This is the fourth album by Swedish doom/sludge metal band Kongh.
Dissolved in Time contains three sprawling tracks that total 39 minutes. Kongh’s style mixes sludge, doom, and post-metal, delivering a record that makes a good impression.
With contributions from members of Cult of Luna and Grave, Dissolved in Time offers up a well-rounded slab of expansive doom. The music manifests as a compelling blend of immersive heaviness and rich atmosphere. The heaviness is accented by textured detailing, allowing Kongh to blur the lines between crushing doom and tasteful emotive post-metal. Laced with electronics when required, and a psychedelic edge in places, the songs bridge the gap between colossal sludge and doom metal magnificence.
These broad soundscapes consist of imposing doom vistas, but Kongh achieve these without losing a sense of space or depth. The songwriting takes a layered approach, building up music that is weighty in tone and feeling. It’s not a permanently glacial affair by any means; despite the heart of doom metal that Dissolved in Time lives by, a range of paces are represented across the album’s duration, (notably on the energetic shortest cut Guided to the End).
Dissolved in Time is a prime slab of monumental doom, spliced with an expressive heart. Kongh’s music can move mountains, but it can also spread far and wide with evocative colours and absorbing textures.
Very highly recommended.
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