There was a time around the release of Solar Lovers in 1995 that Celestial Season seemed like they were going to start to be mentioned along the lines of such doom greats as Paradise Lost, Anathema, and My Dying Bride. They had two violin players, and made better use of them than My Dying Bride. They had the melancholic atmospheres and crushing riffs of Serenades-era Anathema. They also had the raw grit and punchiness of Shades of God-era Paradise Lost. Granted, Solar Lovers was still a little rough around the edges, but they were on the cusp. Instead, they moved into the kind of stoner doom dominated by bands like Cathedral and Trouble, and eventually faded away. Twenty-five years after the release of Solar Lovers, and Celestial Season is back with everything that made them great. Classic 90s-era doom.
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