Review by JD on November 15, 2011.

Ever since I started to listen to metal, I always understood one truth that always has defined the genre to a tee. It was blatantly honest to its core. No matter what subgenre the music is placed in, and what it combines into it... metal is honest music to its very soul as is its many purveyors. With some, that is hard to see, but honesty is one of metals finest peices in its metallic jigsaw.

NYC based The Resurrection Sorrow is a bombastic journey into all things metal. Sounding a lot like a crazy concoction made up of equal parts of Black Label Society, COC, older school metal like Black Sabbath and oddly some Soundgarden and then bring in some very melodic Stoner Metal as well to fill it all out. You get what makes this band tick. It is these parts that seem to mesh together, get very nasty heavy before it is unleashed by this powerhouse.

With only three songs, totalling eleven minutes and twenty four seconds, it is well worth listening to. With simple yet effective melodies and acid drenched vocals seem to fuel The Resurrection Sorrow to pound out some crazy and effective music that seems to move and pulse as if it is alive and make metal soar. When a band can do all of this, and so effortlessly I cant help but feel a kinship with them.

The recording could have been a bit better for the band, but it is a point that pales in comparrison to the standing tall music that The Resurrection Sorrow does. Their talent, dedication and purity of passion comes through to knock you on your ass. Excuse me now - I open a cold one and play it again. Just buy this album, dudes and dudettes.

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 9
Atmosphere: 9
Production: 6
Originality:8
Overall: 8.5

Rating: 8.1 out of 10

Review by Adam M on March 15, 2016.

This album has a morose feeling that is reminiscent of Solstafir’s recent material. The use of ambient soundscapes is prominent throughout this release. There is a great deal of emotion present, but it takes a couple of listens to extract this element from the music.

Right from the first track an appropriate emotional buildup is created and capitalized upon. The subtlety of the music takes time to digest, but is overtly present within these rhythms. The songs generally have a slow pace that makes it more atmospheric and gripping. There are several instances where a moment stands out in a manner similar to Solstafir’s music again. The songs are often beautiful and full of nuance. Still, it takes time for this music to exert its presence. This was not an album that immediately grabbed my attention, but one I had to return to for discovering the intricacies. The Solstafir material was more immediately impressive than Kauan’s output. There are also some harsh moments here that are not quite as appealing as the gentler, more subtle ones. This leads to a slight imbalance with the material. Still, the portions that stick out to the listener are prominently on display throughout this release and are held in high regard by this listener. There also isn’t a particularly high degree of demand for this type of music, so the small amount of time we get with it is highly valuable. While it could be considered post music, there are certainly enough traces of folk to lump it in with that genre. When you take the mellow track, At, for example, one can see the greater degree of ambient post music involved over folk.

When taken as a whole, Sorni Nai is an excellent release of subtle atmospheric tracks. It is something that should be lapped up by anyone even remotely approaching interest to any similar styles of music.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Review by Adam M on March 15, 2016.

This album has a morose feeling that is reminiscent of Solstafir’s recent material. The use of ambient soundscapes is prominent throughout this release. There is a great deal of emotion present, but it takes a couple of listens to extract this element from the music.

Right from the first track an appropriate emotional buildup is created and capitalized upon. The subtlety of the music takes time to digest, but is overtly present within these rhythms. The songs generally have a slow pace that makes it more atmospheric and gripping. There are several instances where a moment stands out in a manner similar to Solstafir’s music again. The songs are often beautiful and full of nuance. Still, it takes time for this music to exert its presence. This was not an album that immediately grabbed my attention, but one I had to return to for discovering the intricacies. The Solstafir material was more immediately impressive than Kauan’s output. There are also some harsh moments here that are not quite as appealing as the gentler, more subtle ones. This leads to a slight imbalance with the material. Still, the portions that stick out to the listener are prominently on display throughout this release and are held in high regard by this listener. There also isn’t a particularly high degree of demand for this type of music, so the small amount of time we get with it is highly valuable. While it could be considered post music, there are certainly enough traces of folk to lump it in with that genre. When you take the mellow track, At, for example, one can see the greater degree of ambient post music involved over folk.

When taken as a whole, Sorni Nai is an excellent release of subtle atmospheric tracks. It is something that should be lapped up by anyone even remotely approaching interest to any similar styles of music.

Rating: 8 out of 10