Spiritus Mortis’ sophomore album Fallen reissued for its 20th anniversary in November

Spiritus Mortis' Fallen returns, celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the landmark releases in Finnish traditional doom metal.

Released in 2006, two years after the Finnish band's long-awaited debut, the sophomore effort takes everything that worked before and sharpens it into a leaner, more confident statement. Rather than chasing heavier production or modern trends, the band doubles down on traditional doom rooted in Black Sabbath, Trouble, and Saint Vitus, while adding enough heavy metal to keep the music from sinking under its own weight. Now, two decades after its original release, Svart Records is honoring the album with a long overdue reissue on both vinyl and CD in November.

Fallen remains an underrated gem of traditional, epic doom metal. The album may not change the genre, but it exemplifies why traditional doom continues to endure. A tribute to 20 years of uncompromising heaviness, Fallen remains as dark, majestic, and captivating today as it was on the day it was first unleashed.