Fortress — Unto The Nothing LP / CD

Fortress
Unto The Nothing — Full-Length Album, LP / CD

Unto the Nothing is the debut full-length album by Maryland-based doom metal band Fortress, released in 2014 through Unholy Anarchy Records. The album presents a compelling blend of funeral doom, sludge, and stoner metal, characterized by its heavy riffs, slow tempos, and atmospheric depth.

The album consists of six tracks, each contributing to a total runtime of approximately 51 minutes. Unto the Nothing was mastered by Dan Randall at Mammoth Sound Studios, known for his work with bands like Noothgrush and Unearthly Trance. The album was released in various formats, including a digipack CD and limited edition 12" vinyl, with 300 copies pressed in three random colors (black, clear with black splatter, and grey marble).

Fortress's Unto the Nothing stands as a significant contribution to the doom metal genre, particularly within the Maryland scene. The album's blend of crushing heaviness and melodic experimentation offers a fresh take on funeral doom, making it a noteworthy listen for fans seeking depth and intensity in their music. Fans of Winter, Funeral Moth, Bell Witch and Worship will dig this album.

Maryland’s spot on heavy metal’s long list of historically important sites was won way back in the 70s, but the Old Line State still turns out more low-slung, hard-hitting doom riffs than you can lob a Natty Bo at. Case in point: Fortress, a band from Hagerstown that has come stomping in out of nowhere with one of the year’s heaviest slabs of corrupted doom. Taking cues from Winter, Grief, and Worship, the band’s debut album Unto The Nothing is a slow, cruel slog through enemy territory. Funeral doom is seldom this compelling, and a lot of the album’s success can be credited to the band’s willingness to deviate from that norm. Instead of playing by genre rules, Fortress experiments with dynamics and melody, welding its funereal passages to moments of fuzzed-out stoner doom beneath a cloud of distortion. [Vice, Kim Kelly, 2014]

Band: Fortress 
Title: Unto The Nothing 
Label: Unholy Anarchy Records
Format: Full-length album, LP, 12" Vinyl, Gatefold Cover, CD, Digipak 
Release Date: December 2014
Genre / Style: Doom Metal, Funeral Doom Metal, Sludge Metal
Streaming Link: Bandcamp

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