Mriodom | Vlies | Self-Release

Release Date: October 3, 2025

Format: Digital, CD, LP

Genre: Doom Metal/Sax-o-Doom

Country: Germany

Germany’s Mriodom emerges with their debut “Vlies”, an album that introduces a band walking their own strange and brooding path through the darker corners of doom metal. Formed in Berlin, Mriodom began as a project exploring how brass instruments could merge with extreme music textures. Over time, the group found a unique balance between heavy riff-driven foundations and saxophone-driven tension, sculpting a sound that’s emotional and physical at the same time.

“Vlies” takes its name from the fleece of a shorn sheep, and that metaphor runs through every part of the album. The music strips away layers until only something raw and exposed remains. The guitars move in deliberate cycles, thick and droning, while the drums keep a ritual-like steadiness that lets every crash echo in the background like a hammer on stone. The bass lingers low and heavy, stretching under the weight of the songs, while the saxophone cuts across it with mournful, human-like cries.

The vocals range from haunted whispers to furious shouts, keeping the language in German, which adds a rough immediacy. The delivery sounds personal, as if each line is carved directly into the mix. There’s a sense of confrontation in how the voice interacts with the instruments, sometimes buried, sometimes pushing forward, giving the music a constant push and pull between control and collapse.

Jan Oberg’s production at Hidden Planet Studios captures that tension with precision. Everything is close, tangible, and organic. The sound isn’t distant or heavily processed; it’s like standing inside a dim room where each note resonates through walls and skin. The saxophone is not a gimmick but a permanent thread in the album’s fabric, blending with distortion rather than competing with it.

Mriodom’s “Vlies” moves through its songs with patience, carrying a sense of narrative that unfolds slowly. The album builds its own gravity through repetition, tone, and emotion, staying heavy without losing its sense of atmosphere. It’s an album that draws you in through its texture, demanding that the listener stay within its hypnotic world from start to finish. “Vlies” is a debut that suggests strong artistic direction and a clear idea of sound. It speaks through tension, restraint, and presence. Mriodom doesn’t sound like they’re reaching for something outside themselves, they’re simply revealing what’s already there under the wool, raw and unguarded.

Score: 7.0

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