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Celestial Season
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The career of Holland’s Celestial Season was characterized by two very distinct stylistic phases, as the group started out life as a somber, epic-minded doom metal band, then shifted gears a few years later to conclude its existence as a groovier, rock-based stoner group. This might seem like a minor difference upon first glance, but one listen to the group’s first and final albums reveals just how much wiggle room actually exists between the further reaches of these two sister genres. Inspired by the work of doom metal giants such as Candlemass and Saint Vitus, Celestial Season formed in 1991 and initially featured vocalist Stefan Ruiters, guitarists Robert Ruiters and Jeroen Haverkamp, bassist Lucas van Slegtenhorst, and drummer Jason “Bong-Ra” Kohnen. The “Promises” demo and Flowerskin EP from 1992 set the stage for their independent debut of the following year, Forever Scarlet Passion, which boasted competent if rather unadventurous pure doom metal. The similarly slothful and depressing Solar Lovers album from 1995 would redress this issue somewhat, enriching the band’s sound with the addition of full-fledged violin arrangements, courtesy of Jiska ter Bals and Maaike Aarts. Guitarist Pim van Zanen and guitarist/bassist Olly Smit had replaced Haverkamp and van Slegtenhorst for this release (which was supported by a European tour with countrymen the Gathering), but before the year was out, Celestial Season would undergo a drastic metamorphosis with the arrival of new singer Cyril Crutz and the transitional Sonic Orb EP.
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c-187 wrote:
Only the old style rules for me, same goes for MDB and other doomlikes.
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Imberance wrote:
I think early My Dying Bride has some similarities.
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xjochemx wrote:
Listening to Soft Embalmer of the Still Midnight (from Solar Lovers) is giving me goosebumps. Does anyone know if there are other bands, perhaps just albums, that are similar in that violins/chellos are used in combination with doom (or death) metal?
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oNebulaQueeno wrote:
I love this band
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owentje wrote:
Don't call their other albums apeshit. It's just different (IMO better). If you like stoner, it's soo goood.
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owentje wrote:
Chrome and Lunchbox Dialogues are my favourite albums! Stardust, Lonely Man burning, Retrosky but also Wallaroo (Orange album) still groove through my speakers.
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Forever_Dead wrote:
Hahaha, thank you.
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Headcult wrote:
Solar Lovers works too. Then they went apeshit.
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Forever_Dead wrote:
Forever Scarlet Passion is pretty good, how are their other albums?
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djantithetical wrote:
There was a time when I simply couldn't tolerate life without Solar Lovers. Still a great album!
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trust_no1_628 wrote:
haha me too, i got it for £10 was well pleased. band is the best
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derangered wrote:
yay I finally got a copy of Lunchbox Dialogues for less than $100.. Im pretty happy :D
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kuoppa wrote:
Solar Lovers is just amazing
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YourLivingBride wrote:
Dancing to a thousand Symphonies rulezzz <3
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black_art wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Requiem+Laus http://www.last.fm/group/REQUIEM+LAUS free download all discography at www.requiem-laus.com
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xjochemx wrote:
Solar Lovers rules... I love the violins and chello, especially on the song Soft Embalmer Of The Still Midnight.
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derangered wrote:
quite impossible to find the Lunchbox Dialogues CD anywhere... well not for a decent price anyway. If anyone who reads this can give me the heads up on where to get this CD from I will buy it immediately ... but I doubt that will happen because no-one can help me!
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sanguineheart wrote:
This means nothing to me. OOHHHHH VIENNA!!
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Idaniel2005 wrote:
wtf is stoner metal?
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medbofconnacht wrote:
Heard that one. Great record!
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- Jason Kohnen
- Jiska ter Bals
- Maaike Aarts
- Olly Smit
- Pim Van Zanen
- Rob Snijders
- Robert Ruiters
- Stefan Ruiters
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