Funebrarum - Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence (2026) Review

After 17 years of anticipation, the dream has finally become reality. Among the countless bands and albums of the "cavernous" death metal movement throughout the 2010s, Funebrarum's first two albums have been endlessly cited as predecessors and essential points of reference. Their 2009 masterpiece, The Sleep of Morbid Dreams, in particular (alongside Dead Congregation's Graves of the Archangels), is so complete that it almost renders further listening of this genre unnecessary. You don't feel the need to listen to anything similar once you have consumed it. Nevertheless, the band's return with their long-awaited third full-length record, Beckoning the Void of Eternal Silence, presents them in probably their most overwhelming form to date. Aesthetic presentation is immediately captivating, with the subtly refined logo (by Turkka G. Rantanen — RIP) and Daryl Kahan himself drawing the magnificent black metal-ish, frostbitten front cover. The production is equally impressive, to a point…