Following on from their Ancient Sorrow EP, England s Fen present their debut full-length album ‘The Malediction Fields’. The culmination of over a year’s work, the album builds and expands considerably on the atmospheric sounds that the band have become renowned for. Fusing elements of post-rock, ambient soundscapes and gentle acoustic passages alongside raging black metal fury, ‘The Malediction Fields’ is an expression of loss, isolation and hopelessness, a timeless despair that has resonated throughout the history of human experience. With this album, Fen take the listener on a journey through the depths of their own psyches as well as traversing the desolate landscapes of the fens themselves. From the righteous, regret-laden anger of opener ‘Exile’s Journey’ to the closing strains of the lamenting ‘Bereft’, Fen once again supply the soundtrack to bleak solitude. (quote code666)
