Grey Skies Fallen - Molded By Broken Hands (2024)

Since While Heaven Wept disbanded a few years back, Grey Skies Fallen has been left carrying the torch for that unique mixture of Epic-ish Melodic Doom/Progressive Metal that mostly North American bands have been playing. With “Molded By Broken Hands”, the band further refined their sound while keeping their signature elements and delivering seven tracks and nearly 50 minutes of moody and melancholic music.

Opening with the acoustic guitars of “A Twisted Place in Time”, the band quickly sets a very melancholic vibe as the doomy distorted guitars come in alongside harsh vocals and engaging atmospherics. The album title track dabbles into more atmospheric territories at first with some crafty guitar leads and it progresses with some excellent moody tempo changes.

The band’s ability to change things up and go from heavier moments, to atmospheric sections, and then infuse some traditional Doom tempos is perfectly showcased on “No Place for Sorrow” and the heavier “I Can Hear Your Voice”. Rick Habeeb’s clean vocals nicely give that Epic Doom Metal vibe but with less of a Heavy/Power Metal edge and more of a melancholic touch to them, similar to Rain Irving of While Heaven Wept fame.

As the release closes with powerful tracks like “Cracks in Time” and the melancholic “Knowing That You’re There”, Grey Skies Fallen have managed to deliver another well balanced and quite diverse release that keeps things interested and the listeners engaged. We particularly enjoy these types of releases that while having a core sound, they keep adding different elements and new ideas to keep it fresh and powerful.

Label: Profound Lore Records

Release: March 8th, 2024

Genre: Melodic Doom/Progressive Metal

Country: USA