Skepticism

SKEPTICISM又一支來自芬蘭的Funeral Doom樂隊(duì)，不同于THERGOTHON的是，這支樂隊(duì)完全擁有自己的個(gè)性，風(fēng)格，一種教堂般觸摸死亡的聲音，鍵盤在其中起到了關(guān)鍵的作用，而打擊樂器的質(zhì)樸簡(jiǎn)約的用法使樂隊(duì)的作品聽起來略有悲壯震撼感，低沉的貝司使所有作品籠罩在一種極度抑郁甚至昏昏欲睡的狀態(tài)下，嗚嚕不清的死吼把整個(gè)背景壓得很低，總之，SKEPTICISM創(chuàng)造出一種簡(jiǎn)單而凝重、黑暗的Funeral Doom之聲，不可錯(cuò)過。
“重復(fù)就是力量”在SKEPTICISM的音樂中有這么一種核心的思想，當(dāng)然并不是說樂隊(duì)除了重復(fù)的riff什么都沒有，否則怎樣才能成為doomster心目中不衰的Funeral 先行者呢，即使是mold也很鐘愛他們的作品。他們的作品會(huì)讓聽者陷入極度的沮喪之中，或者你會(huì)感覺自己在凋零，再堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的人也會(huì)有一種難耐的感覺。而Funeral Doom往往都會(huì)運(yùn)用一種慢吞吞的步調(diào)達(dá)到折磨人的效果，SKEPTICISM則做到了極致。
SKEPTICISM是一支比較奇怪有些神秘的樂隊(duì)，樂隊(duì)成員表示，他們的音樂不是來源于其他老牌樂隊(duì)。樂隊(duì)的鼓手是一個(gè)喜歡聽各種恐怖音樂的人，而 玩了十多年吉他的吉他手又是一個(gè)非常喜歡各種優(yōu)美有氛圍感音樂的人，雖然在興趣上有如此差異，但大家都能夠綜合自己的感受在SKEPTICISM之中，醞釀出更好的東西。同時(shí)樂隊(duì)似乎不太喜歡暴露自己于外人面前，所以你很少能夠見到SKEPTICISM成員的身影，有些是比較模糊的照片，因此在這許多年后，漸漸的為樂隊(duì)披上了一件神秘的外衣。
Skepticism was originally formed in 1991. The first year of existence brought a few local gigs and the debut release - a 7" EP. The final line-up was reached in early 1993 and consists of a drummer, guitarist, organist and a singer. No changes in the line-up have taken place since then.
The second release - 'AEOTHER KAEAR' promotional tape was released in late 1993. This release both stylistically set the course for Skepticism for the years to come and brought a recording contract with an US label Red Stream. In the reviews of 'AEOTHE KAEAR' Skepticism was also referred to as "Funeral Doom" for the first time.
The debut album Stormcrowfleet was released in 1995. Three re-recorded songs from 'AEOTHE KAEAR' and three new ones are included. Stormcrowfleet is Skepticism at its purest - slow paced and extremely massive. The album got a mixed response - it was renowned as a classic by some and totally disappreciated by others.
On the following releases - 'ethere' miniCD and 'Lead and Aether' CD Skepticism brought their sound even further. The simple and massive soundscapes of Stormcrowfleet had got a more sophisticated form with more aggression and dynamical changes. Again the response was mixed but this time the scene already knew what to expect.
In 1998 Skepticism released the 'aes' - a half an hour composition. The minimalistic and holistic tendencies that had played a supporting part on the first two albums were now in a major role. 'aes' may sound slightly lighter than it's predecessors but is still as Skepticism as ever.
After the release of 'aes' Skepticism devoted to songwriting and not much was heard of the band for quite some time.
The four-year silence ended in 2002 with the release of 'The Process of Farmakon' miniCD. The MiniCD features two re-arranged and re-recorded songs from the upcoming full length album 'Farmakon.' Like the two first albums 'Farmakon' will feature six songs and - according to the band - "be the most terrifying Skepticism album ever." After some delays 'Farmakon' will be released in the summer of 2003.
In addition to preparing the two new releases Skepticism re-entered the live venues for the first time in 8 years. This was also the first live show with the current line-up. The first gig happened in January 2001 at a club in Turku, Finland. Occasional live shows have happened after that prior to getting on the road for the Funeral Procession 2003 tour. During the year 2004 Skepticism played a few gigs in Finland.
Currently (winter 2008) Skepticism is finalising material for the upcoming releases. Skepticism is also going to provide new live shows during the 2008. More information about these topics will be announced on this website.