Unowned Diseased Thoughts

Unowned - Diseased Thoughts EP

Hailing from Istanbul Turkey, Unowned employ a mixture of doom, and dark metal with their third release Diseased Thoughts. Not much is known besides their locale, I was curious nonetheless.

A couple things I liked about this EP were the keyboards, and guitars. The keyboarding is interesting because of the constant shifting of tone between the twin guitars. The keys are subtle, and shine with the thick, crunchy, and moody fretwork. There are hints of their middle eastern music, but I felt this was pushed way into the background.

The low marks are the pedestrian vocals, even though they are very audible, leaves little remark or separation from the pack. Secondly, the drumming is pretty much paint by numbers. No real variation, sounds as minimal and simplistic as possible.

The EP mixes the slow, agonized atmosphere, but I would have liked it better if it didn’t feel incomplete. Each song (4) total needed more time, development, and better execution. Unowned could be a nice addition to the scene, if they could break free of the sameness which has stagnated the doom scene. Thanks For Reading.


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