heavy-metal-darkness: Oromet | The Sinking Isle | Hypaethral Records/Transylvanian Recordings

Sunday, November 23, 2025

Oromet | The Sinking Isle | Hypaethral Records/Transylvanian Recordings

Release Date: November 7^th, 2025

Format: CD/Digital/Vinyl/Cassette

Genre: Funeral/Doom Metal

Country: United States

Oromet rose out of Sacramento in 2022 when guitarist and vocalist Dan Aguilar joined forces with drummer, bassist and synth player Patrick Hills. From the start they aimed for a melodic approach inside funeral doom, something that leans hard into atmosphere without losing emotional weight. Their self titled debut introduced that vision with long, towering compositions wrapped in sorrow and grandeur. The duo has kept strong ties to the work of fantasy artist Ted Nasmith, whose imagery matches their slow moving approach and the melancholic worlds they build. With “The Sinking Isle”, Oromet moves further into shadow while keeping melody at the center of everything.

“The Sinking Isle” grows out of the foundation laid by their first album, only this time the tone is darker and the pressure heavier. The music stretches forward like a storm rolling slowly over an empty sea, and the vocals rise from deep inside that massive sound. Oromet stays patient, letting sadness and tension unfurl in long waves that keep the listener inside a single emotional landscape. The duo handles this with seriousness, allowing harmonies to rise like distant lights that cut through an otherwise bleak horizon.

Guitars create long, winding paths while the rhythm section moves with solid power. Nothing rushes, nothing snaps, everything is given room to sink in. The melodies come in like brief flickers, small sparks on the edge of the gloom, and they help the album maintain direction even when it leans into darker territory. The production keeps the music wide and towering, supporting the slow, overwhelming pressure that funeral doom demands.

Vocals emerge from far below, rough and desperate, almost swallowed by the surrounding sound. Instead of fighting the mix, they merge with it, adding an extra layer of bleakness. This approach strengthens the sense of drifting through ruins, which fits the album’s focus on collapse and renewal. The band explores these patterns without theatrical exaggeration, presenting them with a worn-out honesty.

The three compositions move like chapters from the same long story. Oromet stays committed to atmosphere, using repetition in a hypnotic way, allowing the listener to slowly sink into each section. The sense of endurance becomes part of the emotional impact. Nothing turns dramatic for its own sake. The album grows with patience, like a monument emerging from fog.

“The Sinking Isle” stands as a strong continuation of Oromet’s vision. It keeps melody as its guiding point while pushing deeper into sorrow, decay and the dim hope that remains somewhere inside all of that. The result is immersive funeral doom that rewards listeners who want something heavy, thoughtful and slow burning in the most literal sense. Oromet stays true to what they set out to do, and this album shows a band progressing with assurance in their own bleak world building.

Score: 7.5