Colosseum

Finland has been one of the leading exporters of funeral doom for a number of years, with early pioneers such as Thergothon and Skepticism setting the standard and more recent bands like Shape Of Despair and Dolorian offering their takes on the genre. Colosseum, founded by former Yearning frontman Juhani Palomäki, continued the tradition. The core elements of classic funeral doom are all here -- songs that progress at a snail's pace, rich, organ-ish keyboards that usually dominate the guitars, very low and gutteral vocals, and lyrics concerning sadness and despair. Yet this is not just a by-the-numbers affair, but a quite mature and developed take on the genre. Fans of any of the aforementioned Finnish funeral bands would certainly take to these guys as well. Sadly, Palomäki passed away in May 2010, putting an end to the band, though a completed third album is expected to be released in his honor.

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