heavy-metal-darkness: Drowned In Silver | Mothers

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Drowned In Silver | Mothers | Pagan Records

Release Date: 7 November 2025

Format: CD/LP/Digital

Genre: Occult Doom Metal

Country: Poland

Drowned In Silver emerged from musicians already known in black metal and experimental circles. Instead of following their past paths, they built a project focused on trance driven occult rock. Their influences come from spiritual and ritualistic traditions, especially the atmospheric pull of The Devil’s Blood, the ceremonial darkness of Dead Can Dance and the folk mysticism of Wardruna. The band’s work leans toward long compositions, hypnotic rhythms and vocals that function as both narrative and incantation. For their debut album they also collaborated with visual artists and dancers, expanding the project into a broader artistic expression.

“Mothers” arrives as a debut with a clear direction. “Drowned In Silver” create long, meditative songs shaped by slow building progressions, steady percussion and layers of guitar that move between shadowed chords and brighter surges. The saxophone and duclar add an unusual voice, giving the album an air of old ceremony mixed with modern doom rock. The band pulls from various corners of dark atmospheric music and the result is an album that unfolds like a half remembered dream.

The vocals guide the listener through this landscape with an almost storytelling quality. They shift between calm spoken lines, trance chants and sorrowed melodic passages. The addition of Emil Gruca’s vocals strengthens these moments, turning some sections into something close to a ritual choir. The production allows all elements to breathe in a steady and grounded way, supporting the long running structures without turning them into chaos.

Each track stretches forward with patience. The guitars repeat slow phrases that create a circular effect, the bass anchors everything from below and the drums keep the pulse steady. The saxophone sometimes cuts through with mournful, droning tones that lift the songs into a more psychedelic zone. The band’s use of rattles and hand percussion adds to the atmosphere, giving the music an earthy texture.

The themes of “Mothers” touch on grief, spirituality and the transformation of identity. The lyrics move between personal imagery and mythic symbolism, often circling around cycles of death and rebirth. As a debut, “Mothers” shows a band that knows its direction. The album offers a deep dive into occult doom metal with a trance like approach and a strong sense of atmosphere. Listeners who enjoy The Devil’s Blood, Dead Can Dance or Wardruna will feel at home in this sound. “Drowned In Silver” manage to craft a work that invites the listener into a dark and patient universe, built on repetition, voice and ritualistic tones.

Score: 7.0