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Endonomos

Endonomos is an Austrian doom metal band. The band has released two albums on Italian label Argonauta Records.

Reception

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Their first full-length was 2022's Endonomos, released on Italian label Argonauta Records. Norway's Scream Magazine graded it 5 out of 6, giving it praise for being "heavy as lead", melodic, "nothing short of beautiful" and "balsam to the ear".[1] Rock Hard landed on a 7,[2] whereas Metal.de was somewhat lower with only 6. On the good side, "Endonomos skillfully weave together elements of classic doom metal in their multifaceted sound, spicing it all up with powerful death-doom elements". On the other hand, Endonomos lacked "their own unique touch"; "the influences are too obvious" and the vocals "lack originality".[3]

Metal.de improved their rating for the sophomore album Endonomos II – Enlightenment, upgrading to 8 as the songwriter had now taken a "significantly more mature and focused approach", had been "refined with greater sensitivity and nuance", showed "greater determination" and a clearer "vision of doom death metal". While the influences were still "clearly audible", it had "distinct character" and blended doom and death metal "in a unique way". It was a "mature work that captivates throughout, lulling the listener with gentle passages, teasing them with dissonances, and crushing them with its powerful depths"—and was "thoroughly enjoyable" and "indispensable" for genre fans.[4] Powermetal.de [de] opined that "the riffing sounds truly powerful" and the overall sound was good, with a "​​very well balanced" mix. The reviewer however found the songwriting too stretched out, failing to maintain "a consistently high level of intensity". With "little perceptible variation", the records became tedious with "recurring lulls that even the sometimes deep growls and the actual death metal bursts can't mask". The rating was only 6.5 out of 10.[5] Inferno.fi [fi] gave 3.5 out of 5.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Bøkseth, Frank (2022). "ENDONOMOS "Endonomos"". Scream Magazine (in Norwegian). No. 268. p. 33.
  2. ^ "ENDONOMOS - Endonomos". Rock Hard (review) (in German). No. 423. 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  3. ^ Schreyer, Oliver (14 September 2022). "Endonomos - Endonomos". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  4. ^ Schreyer, Oliver (6 October 2024). "Endonomos - Endonomos II - Enlightenment". Metal.de (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  5. ^ Backes, Björn (23 October 2024). "Zwischen Länge und Langatmigkeit". Powermetal.de (review) (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  6. ^ Koskinen, Kimmo (13 December 2024). "Mojova annos raskassoutuista melankoliaa – arviossa Endonomos". Inferno (review) (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 February 2026.
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  • Review of Endonomos by Metal Temple
  • Review of Endonomos by Distorted Sound
  • Review of Endonomos by Stormbringer.at (in German)
  • Review of Endonomos by Veil of Sound
  • Review of Endonomos II by Metal Temple
  • Review of Endonomos by Distorted Sound
  • Review of Endonomos II by Angry Metal Guy
  • Review of Endonomos II by Stormbringer.at (in German)
  • Review of Endonomos II by Earshot.at (in German)
  • Review of Endonomos II by FFM-Rock (in German)
  • Review of Endonomos II by Ever Metal
  • Review of Endonomos II by Wonderbox Metal
  • Review of Endonomos II by Inferno.fi (in Finnish)
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