Beauty Fleeting by SURRENDERING INTO SOIL
SURRENDERING INTO SOIL's second album, "Beauty Fleeting," refines the crushing, darkened death doom metal sound established on their debut, "Withering." The new album exercises its approach to stark minimalism and glacial pacing, anchored by deep, cavernous male growls and the increasingly refined singing of frontman John McDougal. Despite the overwhelming despair, the band masterfully weaves in surprisingly catchy melodic hooks, often carried by unsettling augmented and rich minor chord progressions. A pervasive atmosphere of spectral sorrow is painted by weeping violins and haunting, sad piano lines, which elevate the emotional weight and build to profound, aching climaxes – brief moments where a fragile beauty surfaces before being consumed by the darkness.
Tracklist
| 1. | To Fade Away | 6:40 |
| 2. | Death, My Guide | 4:32 |
| 3. | Enshrouding Eternal Sleep | 6:22 |
| 4. | Let Loose My Tears | 5:43 |
| 5. | Cemetery Sentinel | 4:14 |
| 6. | Scarlet Secrets Flow | 5:21 |
| 7. | Unfounded | 5:41 |
