Doom:vs

The Profile

Doom:VS is a funeral doom music project conceived in 2006 by Johan Ericson (known from Draconian). Ericson performs most instruments and vocals on the released material, notably the album Aeternum Vale.

The project is described as funeral doom with gothic atmospheres, prominent keyboard and piano parts, very slow, long tracks (review notes songs average around ten minutes) and deep growled vocals. The review compares aspects to Shape of Despair, Skepticism, Morgion, Anathema and Candlemass.

Aeternum Vale (Doom:VS) is presented as a strong example of funeral doom with heavy, gothic atmospheres. Johan Ericson is credited as the multi-instrumentalist and main creative force. The review highlights long, slow compositions, piano interludes and morbid moods, and praises tracks such as "Empire of the Fallen" and "Oblivion Upon Us."