CHALICE Chronicles Of Dysphoria CD

Sydney's Chalice were one of those bands who arrived at exactly the right moment, when gothic doom metal was finding its footing in Australia and the world was finally paying attention to what was brewing in the southern hemisphere. Chronicles of Dysphoria, released in 2000, is the record that made it clear this wasn't a scene content to just ape its European influences.

Lush, layered, and genuinely heavy in the way that gothic metal should be, Chronicles sits comfortably alongside the Scandinavian acts that were defining the genre at the time, think the drama of Tristania, the weight of Sins of Thy Beloved, without ever losing the distinctly Australian grit underneath. Dual vocals, orchestral arrangements, and riffs that know when to breathe. This is gothic doom that earns every dark corner it occupies.

Full length album. CD format. Released 2000. Country of origin: Australia. Genre: Gothic/Doom Metal.

Fans of: Sins of Thy Beloved, Trail of Tears, Tristania, Afterwake