"The Loss of Beauty" is Shores Of Null’s fourth album and follows the acclaimed “Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying)”, unanimously considered by fans and critics as one of the Doom Metal gems of recent years. Both albums were recorded between 2019 and early 2020, and although "The Loss of Beauty" was initially conceived as the band’s third album, ‘Beyond The Shores’ took its place as it better reflected the doom and gloom sentiment of the 'annus horribilis' 2020.
Across 11 tracks (plus two bonus tracks), Shores Of Null once again submerges listeners with tempestuous and turbulent riffs. The band continues to hone its sound and take its melancholic dark metal to new heights by mastering an assorted palette of genres with inbred poignancy. The lyrics celebrate beauty in imperfection and transience and are meant to be an invitation to seek beauty in little things, especially those unexpected and ephemeral.
"Those who follow Shores Of Null from the very beginning know that our influences touch many genres, and I think those who loved ‘Quiescence’ and ‘Black Drapes For Tomorrow’ won’t be disappointed. Actually, I consider ‘The Loss Of Beauty’ to be the natural evolution of those records, while ‘Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying)’ represents a slight detour from the main road, a quite successful experiment in which we gave vent to our most dark and dramatic side, focusing exclusively on gothic/death/doom metal, almost funereal at times. Those who have known us with ‘Beyond The Shores’ might find ‘The Loss Of Beauty’ a bit different, faster in tempos but still very gloomy and melancholic, so I’m pretty confident the album will be well received by fans in general." adds vocalist Davide Straccione.
Dark and heavy, tinged with feelings of despair, “The Loss Of Beauty” is now out as of March 24th, 2023, and recommended for fans of Swallow The Sun, Borknagar, and Paradise Lost.
Album Stream:
YouTube - https://youtu.be/vWOcwJYjhq8
Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3ZckbMW
Album order (Digital, CD, Vinyl) - https://linktr.ee/thelossofbeauty
Music Videos:
“Nothing Left To Burn” - https://youtu.be/wuP14Dgx4F4
“The Last Flower” - https://youtu.be/W_LV8-Mz8qA
“My Darkest Years” - https://youtu.be/DUgQC52vyOY
“Destination Woe” - https://youtu.be/_Qc7i8Zshu8
Shores Of Null European tour with Swallow The Sun, Draconian and Avatarium in April/May 2023: https://www.shoresofnull.com/tour
02/04/2023 - Parkteatret - Oslo (NO)
04/04/2023 - Pumpehuset - Copenhagen (DK)
05/04/2023 - HeadCrash - Hamburg (DE)
06/04/2023 - Doornroosje - Nijmegen (NL)
07/04/2023 - Het Entrepot - Brugge (BE)
08/04/2023 - Rebellion - Manchester (UK)
09/04/2023 - Slay - Glasgow (UK)
10/04/2023 - Limelight 2 - Belfast (UK)
11/04/2023 - Whelan's - Dublin (IRE)
12/04/2023 - The Underworld - London (UK)
13/04/2023 - Essigfabrik - Köln (DE)
14/04/2023 - Matrix - Bochum (DE)
15/04/2023 - Colos-Saal - Aschaffenburg (DE)
16/04/2023 - Im Wizemann - Stuttgart (DE)
17/04/2023 - Le Grillen - Colmar (FR)
18/04/2023 - Backstage - Paris (FR)
19/04/2023 - Le Ferrailleur - Nantes (FR)
20/04/2023 - Le Rex - Toulouse (FR)
21/04/2023 - Story Live - Madrid (ES)
22/04/2023 - Sala Bóveda - Barcelona (ES)
23/04/2023 - Secret Place - Montpellier (FR)
24/04/2023 - CCO Villeurbanne - Lyon (FR)
25/04/2023 - Legend Club - Milan (IT)
26/04/2023 - Orto Bar - Ljubljana (SLO)
27/04/2023 - Schüür - Luzern (CH)
28/04/2023 - Undertown - Meyrin (CH)
29/04/2023 - Caves du Manoir - Martigny (CH)
30/04/2023 - Backstage - Munich (DE)
01/05/2023 - Barba Negra - Budapest (HU)
02/05/2023 - Viper Room - Vienna (AT)
03/05/2023 - Futurum - Prague (CZ)
04/05/2023 - Hole44 - Berlin (DE)
05/05/2023 - Drizzly Grizzly - Gdansk (PL)
06/05/2023 - Klub Łącznik - Wrocław (PL)