{"product_id":"cwfen-sorrows","title":"Cwfen - Sorrows","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003econtrasts: 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eharrowing, but somehow even better than the sum of those parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince emerging from Glasgow's underground just 18 months ago, Cwfen's reputation is growing, selling out shows and pulling growing audiences into their\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003edoom-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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eplaylist. And rightly so. Their sound devours and delights in equal measure. \"Cwfen have emerged from the darkest depths of the Caledonian underground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eweight 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003esharp 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBodies, the two self-recorded demos that launched them into the scene with a bang and their growing legion of fans already adore. Intricate vocal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003earrangements, 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etrying 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eboundaries between the heavy genres, pulling in everyone from the young goths and to the die-hard metalheads alike and 'Sorrows' truly does deliver in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003espades. 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eout pretty quickly on release, and its blend of Goth, Doom, Post Punk and Metal certainly gained the plaudits that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Sorrows is a deeply powerful album, full of spectral beauty’ – Metal Hammer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Rage-filled, hypnotic and eternally dark’ – Decibel Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'a debut to die for full of velvety darkness and spellbinding Sorrows' – Kerrang!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘an esoteric concoction of goth rock, doom metal, and post-punk’ - The Needle Drop\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Plant","offers":[{"title":"Purple Vinyl","offer_id":54475675992387,"sku":"RPT-23172","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/d704276c66ee51707694f4161b352c8c.png?v=1778578150","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/cwfen-sorrows","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}