Othuum: With gloomy mood

Germany’s Othuum presents their debut full-length, The Astral Horror. The album is a doom metal effort with elements from classical metal and influenced by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, which is reflected in the overall concept of the album, including the titles, the layout and even the band’s name.With The Astral Horror, the band’s message is very simple, to create music they all enjoy listening to. To be artistically active without the need to preach anything and without portraying a deeper message. If anything, The Astral Horror is an invite to all the listeners to become aware of one’s own insignificance and uselessness in the face of the immensity and complexity of the whole universe and what lies beyond. The track Anti-Cosmic Good,

Othuum was initially founded in 2016 as a nameless project. Already existing song ideas were worked out relatively quickly in cooperation with all members to finished songs and compositionally refined over time. At first the name Void was agreed upon. Two live appearances under this name were completed before the band concentrated on recording the songs in autumn 2017. Meanwhile the name changed to Othuum and they deliver a gloomy mood. The style can be called doom, especially because of the moderate tempo, although elements of classical metal have certainly left their mark. The track Curse Of Darkness,

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