Location: Zurich
Country: Switzerland
Genre: Doom, stoner, goth
Full length: Feelings Can Burn You
Format: Digital
Label: Independent
Release date: April 1, 2025
When former Sectarium guitarist Oliva started Godes Yrre in 1994, he released a single demo before his project quickly faded into obscurity. Godes Yrre mysteriously reemerged from the void more than two decades later to release “Inside The Whale” in 2017. This album, as I understand from my research on the project and its releases, was the first chapter of a trilogy exploring hell and its eternally damned citizens, continuing with “Ghost Warriors” in 2018 and “Das Nichts” in 2020.
After organizing older songs into “Symphony of Termination” (2021) and releasing two parts of the compilation series “Nothing Inside the Ghost,” the project remixed and remastered songs from previous EPs for “Feelings Can Burn You.” These reworkings included an additional track and featured appearances by guest guitarists, organists, and string musicians. This helped expand Godes Yrre’s fusion of goth, stoner, and doom metal into a wider visual and sonic perspective.
The EPs the songs are taken from are “LOhaVEte,” “CALManNESSger” and “HAPsadPYness,” all released in 2024. In these reworked tracks, Godes Yrre wastes little time showcasing layered guitars, bass, lead guitars, and keyboards, with varying mixes and sharper production. The drums have an exotic flavor, and the vocals are somewhat reminiscent of Rob Zombie. Riffs inspired by Black Sabbath and Trouble are paired with organs and keyboards reminiscent of the 1930s and 40s. Some tracks evoke waves flowing over bluesy guitars, others resemble rainwater dripping into the ocean, and some feel lifted from progressive rock.
This frigid quality saturates the musicianship, creating a bizarre blend of devil rock and death rock. Yet, the layering of these elements makes it work, often resulting in powerful, monumental soundscapes. In sections like the title track, the musicianship veers toward thrash-based guitar crunch, industrial, darkwave, and black metal, generating a disorienting contrast between each song. This becomes more evident with each listen, drawing influences from bands like Alice in Chains and Pink Floyd. The bonus track “Meditating Inside,” an acoustic reimaging of “Meditating Inside a Coffin” that comes across as personalized and self-reflective.
For example, “Kill the Jocker” delves deep into folk territory. Throughout the album, the inclusion of guest solos and diverse stylistic shifts seem to complement the profound themes explored in the lyrics—emotions and sentiments rooted in historical and mythological contexts. It’s worth noting that these are reimagined songs from EPs recorded at different times, when Oliva was in different mindsets. While the guest solos are intended to hold your attention, they don’t overshadow the original material. Instead, efforts appear to have been made to complement each song’s intended mood, resulting in a richly varied yet cohesive listen. –Dave Wolff
Lineup:
Oliva: Guitars, bass, keyboards, programming, vocals, lyrics
Guest musicians:
Neiver Diaz: Guitar solos on “Meditating Inside a Coffin”
Iolanu: Guitar solos on “Stranger Black Things”
David Nieves: Organ and orchestration on “Feelings Can Burn You”
Jorge Almarales: Guitar solos on “Medusa’s Sighs”
Hansel Arrocha: Guitar solos on “Swimming in the Sea of Fire”
Ismel Leal: Violin solos on “Kill the Jocker”
Mike Haller: Guitar solos on “She Kisses Like a Mummy”
Manuel Varela: Guitar solos on “Loving with Hate”
Juan Paz: Guitar solos on “Poisons & Spells”
Iolanu: Guitars and vocals on “Meditating Inside”
Track list:
1. Meditating Inside a Coffin
2. Stranger Black Things
3. Feelings Can Burn You
4. Medusa Sighs
5. Swimming in the Sea of Fire
6. Kill the Jocker
7. She Kisses Like a Mummy
8. Loving with Hate
9. Poisons & Spells
10. Meditating Inside (bonus track)
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