Named after an Earth
song that in turn was named after the first sentence in William Gibson’s “Pattern
Recognition”, Ever Circling Wolves
from Helsinki, Finland wear some of their influences on their sleeve; others,
not so much. At the core of Ever Circling
Wolves’ music is doom metal, a multi-faceted beast of a subgenre by
now, and this four-piece attempts to draw from this well in a distinct manner
and occasionally sprawl into whole other territories.
Born as Henri Harell’s solo project in 2007, Ever Circling Wolves became a real band in
2008 when Arttu Kantola, Otto Forsberg and Niko Karjalainen entered the fold.
This line-up recorded the band’s debut full-length album, “The
Silence from Your Room,” which was self-released in 2009.
In 2010, Arttu left the band and was replaced on
bass by Sami Nevala. To celebrate this, a two-track ep, “Chapter III”,
was recorded and unleashed upon the internet in early 2011. At this time, the
band was also preparing songs for their sophomore full-length, with recordings
starting in 2012. A mountain of a project, due mostly to the conflicting
schedules of all involved, it wasn’t until early 2016 that the album, “Of
Woe or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Gloom”, was
finished. By this time, Niko had moved away from the capital region, and though
still a member of the band and playing with them whenever time allows, had been
filled in for by Eero Järvenpää in practice sessions and shows alike.
With a release date for the album set for the 27th
January via Cimmerian Shade Recordings,
today you can stream the album in full below. Preorder or buy the album here
and for more information about the band check out the links below.
