Vedova

Vedova is an Italian underground funeral/doom metal band. The mini-CD Remembrances is a concept release dedicated to Giacomo Leopardi and features very slow growled vocals, instrumental interludes and a doom-version cover of At The Gates' 'Blinded By Fear'.

Described by reviewers as 'damn monolithic doom metal'; influences cited in reviews include Cathedral, Dying Bride, Anathema and early Katatonia. Remembrances is presented as a concept album centered on Giacomo Leopardi (referred to as the 'great doomster from Marche'). The band originally intended to play doom-black metal with jazz influences and recorded a slow doom cover of 'Blinded By Fear' (At The Gates).

Vedova's Remembrances is a mini-CD in the funeral/doom tradition with very slow growled vocals and instrumental interludes. The release is a concept tribute to Giacomo Leopardi and includes a slow doom cover of At The Gates' 'Blinded By Fear'. Reviewers praised atmosphere and pathos but noted some predictable riffs.

For:Fans of funeral doom and slow, atmospheric doom metal; listeners of Italian underground metal.