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“《 There may be no answers, but one must still forge ahead. 》 — Description de la Clef des oubliettes, Dark Souls. Hidetaka Miyazaki. Dark Souls est un jeu de dupes — et le dupé n'est nul autre que vous car Gwyn et Kaathe tiennent les clefs du destin. Et pourtant, l'ultime action reste aussi la plus importante : c'est choisir. Dans The Mortal, Merlin reprend cette thématique de la liberté : il hérite du doom metal puis multiplie les tours de force. Un chef-d'œuvre ! Un grand merci, Ryfalgoth !”
Nocturnal Egg (Jordan) · favourite track: Basilisk
“I have loved Merlin since I saw them at Doomed and Stoned '16. The first time I heard Bad Trip I was hooked for life”
“Merlin are really riding the crest of a creative wave at the moment, this continues their trailblazing psychedelic prog journey that really began in earnest with 2014's Christ Killer. This album expands their sound further, incorporating more sax, flute and keys into their heavy psychedelic rock, at times focussed and driving, at others mellow and (seemingly) free-form. This variety of sonic textures are delivered faultlessly and the songs are put together with consumate skill.”
“Take this epic fantasy voyage along with the wizard, and experience soaring vistas of the mind brought to life through the most inventive and varied set of instrumentation yet in the Merlin catalog--and maybe in any doom release to date.”
DMSipko · favourite track: The Mortal Suite
“So glad I discovered this band. Nothing short of a fuzzy and psychedelic doomy masterpiece. This band knows how to rock out and how to create music that feels like a dream.”
Jeremy · favourite track: The Mortal Suite