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There are two kinds of heavy bands: the ones that make a lot of noise and the ones that drag you somewhere you didn't know you needed to go. Cwfen
(pronounced 'Coven') are the latter, and Sorrows is a record that doesn't just crush – it haunts long after the final note. The allure of Cwfen’s sound lies in
contrasts: the glacial ferocity of Amenra, with the velvet-and-razor vocals of King Woman, and the rotting grandeur of Type O Negative. It’s as hypnotic as it is
harrowing, but somehow even better than the sum of those parts.
Since emerging from Glasgow's underground just 18 months ago, Cwfen's reputation is growing, selling out shows and pulling growing audiences into their
doom-laden fever dream. Released in October, the band's debut single 'Reliks' was a hit with fans and critics, landing a spot on Kerrang!'s release of the week
playlist. And rightly so. Their sound devours and delights in equal measure. "Cwfen have emerged from the darkest depths of the Caledonian underground
with a beguiling blend of doom metal and gothic post-punk for those who like to live deliciously." Kerrang! Sorrows lives in the space around doom where the
weight of the riffs is matched by the weight in your chest, where the lyrics and the songwriting are as important as the music itself. Loud and crushing, yet
sharp enough to stick in your head for days. It builds, burns, collapses, resurrects. Big on riffs, bigger on feeling. The kind of songs you carry with you. Singer
and rhythm guitarist Agnes Alder bears her claws one minute, then whispers the next, as the band follows like a storm front, rising, breaking, drowning you in
the weight of it. From the guttural Penance to the lush Whispers, to the feral Wolfsbane and the insurrectionist Rite. It includes a long reworking of Embers and
Bodies, the two self-recorded demos that launched them into the scene with a bang and their growing legion of fans already adore. Intricate vocal
arrangements, heavy and harsh guitars, a mix of atmosphere and heft, it undoubtedly punches above its weight for a debut. As Agnes says: “When we stopped
trying to fit into any one space, what came out was this beautiful mix of dark and light. Something visceral and cathartic.” This is a band that sits right in the
boundaries between the heavy genres, pulling in everyone from the young goths and to the die-hard metalheads alike and 'Sorrows' truly does deliver in
spades. Make no mistake, Cwfen are set to be one of the names to watch in 2025. Sorrows, the brilliant debut album from Scottish Gothic Doomgazers, sold
out pretty quickly on release, and its blend of Goth, Doom, Post Punk and Metal certainly gained the plaudits that followed.
‘Sorrows is a deeply powerful album, full of spectral beauty’ – Metal Hammer
‘Rage-filled, hypnotic and eternally dark’ – Decibel Magazine
'a debut to die for full of velvety darkness and spellbinding Sorrows' – Kerrang!
‘an esoteric concoction of goth rock, doom metal, and post-punk’ - The Needle Drop
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