Doom on Valentine’s Day seemed like the obvious choice. Bell Witch and Aerial Ruin brought Stygian Bough Vol. II to Hannover—and somewhere between shared silence, a Backstreet Boys giggle and seismic bass, I finally find the words.

What started as a live report turned into something else entirely: an evening of fog, glitches, and meeting the person whose music had already met me first.

Original English review of Déhà’s funeral doom masterpiece “Nethermost & Absolute Comfort.” First published in German on Stormbringer.at — now restored to its raw, emotional form.