The second full-length recording by Process of Guilt, is a major step forward for the portuguese band. Progressing even further from the post-doom sound crafted on their much lauded debut Renounce, the four musicians keep spreading their creative wings, breaking down genre boundaries and solidifying their very own personality.The album was captured, produced and mixed at 5ª Dimensão Studios – between August and November 2008 – by João Bacelar and Fernando Mendes with the band. Afterwards the tracks were mastered at the Boiler Room, by Collin Jordan (well-known for his work with such bands as Ministry, Minsk or Buried at Sea).
"(...) this portuguese band may yet emerge as the forerunners in a genre that's moving forward, much like the music itself, at a geological pace. Refreshingly different, their particular brand of death/doom is atypical of either traditional doom or any other sub-genre you care to think of.(...) ultimately producing something uniquely of their own." Anthony Balaqua . Rock-a-Rolla (UK)
"I really think this is one of the best bands in this genre at the moment and I can only stress that you have to hear this record, for this is an exceptionally good album." - 92/100 Pim B. . Lords Of Metal (NL)
"ALBUM OF THE DAY: PROCESS OF GUILT «EROSION»" Roadburn (NL)
"I cannot see any other band, well-known or underground, even come close this year (...) or even in the next couple of years, unless Process Of Guilt are about to outdo themselves." - 9.4/10 Marcel Hubregtse . Metal Storm (NL)
"I'd highly advise you give the talented Process of Guilt some immediate attention. Erosion has turned out to be one of my sleeper hits of 2009. Definitely recommended." - 8.2/10 Michael Wuensch . Metal Review (US)
"Process of Guilt have delivered an immensely solid, if not ground-breaking, release." - 7.5/10 Kim Kelly . Terrorizer (UK)
"But even now, with erosion, PROCESS OF GUILT shows that they play - high in all cases - in the top league." - 9/10 Olvido . Metal.de (Ger)
"A powerful, powerful Doom Metal album that is hard to match! I can not help to give this work the full mark: 5 hedgehogs! " - 5/5 Fimbulthul . IgelMetal (Ger)
"An album that will remain in the senses of the listeners. Do not hesitate a second to place it among the true revelations of this year." - 8/10 Luca Pessina . Metalitalia (It)
"Seriousness in heavy metal is frequently a false assumption. (...) If I had to guess, in the case of Process Of Guilt, they mean it." - A Patrick Slevin . The Aquarian (US)
"PROCESS OF GUILT stand for a dense, organic heavy sound that will appeal to all listeners into intensive sweeping down-tempo sounds." - 12/15 AK . Legacy (Ger)
"Un excelente álbum de Doom y vaya si lo han conseguido, es lo mejor de este genero que he escuchado en una larga temporada.(...)" - 5.5/6 DooMsteR . Grey Day Zine (Sp)
"It is the kind of music that makes you reach over and flip on a light just to be on the safe side." - 4/5 Scott Ward . Sea Of Tranquility (US)
"Heavy, melodic, diverse and with a big impact. (...) you'll get to hear an updated doom death from the deep valley, where the genre comes to creativity(..)" - 92/100 Jan Hendriksen . Zwaremetalen (NL)
"This disc is definitely pulling me down, and that's exactly what I expect from this sort of music!" - 9/10 Slowmas . Doom Metal Front (Ger)
"It is classical in the best sense of the term; this is a block of massive and dense sound, brutal and dry. However, the band is achieving something of its own on this album (...) there is a mineral edge to it, a roughness that is, if not deeply personal, radical, profound and sincere. Bertrand Marchal . Doom-Metal.com (No)
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Process Of Guilt started their existence as a band throughout the Portraits of Regret recordings in early 2002, having their foundations firmly based in doom/death metal music. In late 2003, the quartet recorded Demising Grace and showed a new level in the development of their music. Incorporating a more organic feel to their own vision, the four musicians gave a stronger and more concise production to their own brand of doom/death. Between 2003 and 2005, the considerable list of live appearances can thus be crowned with performances alongside Morgion and Mourning Beloveth. Besides the intense live activity there was also an effort to create a new set of songs that were in line with the enduring expansion of the band. In late December of 2005, the recordings for the full-length album Renounce finally begun. Mastered at the
Cutting Room Studios, in Sweden, by Thomas Eberger (who worked with bands like Katatonia, Opeth and Daylight Dies), the album took the band to all four corners of their native country, impressing fans with their devastating performances and also sharing the stage with acts as diverse as Katatonia, The Ocean, Intronaut, Swallow The Sun, Napalm Death or Rotten Sound. Paving the ground for the release of their second full-length, titled Erosion, Process of Guilt recently unleashed three limited releases on the masses:
a split 10” with british master of mystery Caïna, a remastered version of Demising Grace on pro-CDr and a tape version of the debut album.
Some Thoughts on Process of Guilt’s Renounce
“A highly successful album which sidesteps the clichés of doom/death while holding on to what makes the subgenre so perennially attractive to its disciples. (...) An optimist may suggest that a record like this one could help bridge the gap between two hitherto divergent areas of extreme music and make life a lot more interesting for us all”. Joe Stannard . Terrorizer (UK)
“I honestly haven’t encountered an album of such impressive overall quality from this niche of the metal world in quite some time, so I’m really blown away by this material. Remarkable”. Andrew . Aversionline (US)
“A truly inspiring revelation of a band that must be heard to be believed, especially in a live setting, where they have the potential to redefine the rules of how music of this sort should be approached on stage.
Mandatory, this is”. José Carlos Santos . Unrestrained (Can)
"Keep it dark", indead I will. I love your music. I love the emptiness of your sound. I love the quality of the recording, I love the guitars/vocals/drums. I can't find anything I don't like. Welldone. All the best. Thanks for the friendship.
Épa, eu até curtia ter umas novas, mas sou sempre deixado para segundo plano, ou ultimo!! Bah... A ver se o Pedro consegue tirar umas bonitinhas no sábado :P
bem, espero que tenham chegado saos e salvos... aproveito pra o dizer mais uma vez: mas que grande concerto, sim senhor. Foi de se lhe tirar o chapéu! Até à próxima, fiquemos em contacto.
Boa Sorte para a vossa passagem por terras da boa verdura!!! Não é que precisem... estou certo que será apenas mais um capítulo numa carreira recheada de sucessos!
Olá! Obrigada por aceitarem a amizade. Visitem a Nemesis Radio em www.xdradiorock.blogspot.com Não somos melhores...somos diferentes! Cumprimentos de toda a equipa da Nemesis Radio. \m/
Obrigada pelo add...infelizmente não tive a oportunidade de vos ver em Vagos, mas pelo que já vi e ouvi,gosto bastante do vosso som!Continuem o bom trabalho e viva o bom metal português!!Cheers
Primeiro que tudo, os meus parabéns pelo álbum Erosion, é brilhante. Só vos fiquei a conhecer no Vagos Open Air, e não foi preciso muito tempo para ver a qualidade e o poder de som que vocês debitavam no palco. Sem dúvida alguma o melhor álbum já ouvi dentro do género. Keep up the good work...Cheers!
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