Being the lover I am of bands that play Metal subgenres with the word “Doom” placed before or after, I ventured into listening to another new band for me: MY DEMENTIA, from Portugal. A Doom / Death Metal band that came to enrich my musical palate from the very first second. Melancholic, melodic, agonizing, slow. Just the way I like these kinds of bands. They pick up the pace at the precise moment to play with tempos and rhythms, but always with the intention of generating that tension and typical pain of Doom / Death that seeks to be a hand that slowly takes you by the neck and asphyxiates you. But it is a delicious asphyxiation. A sweet death. Isn’t that the point of Doom / Death Metal? For me, that’s what it is. And I believe that this type of music was born to take us to that other side of Metal that has nothing to do with the mosh pit that many people associate with Metal in general. I think that must be the picture everyone outside of this scene has of Metal. But no, not everything is extreme speeds and songs that go like lightning. There are these other bands that seek to explore a deeper and (perhaps) mystical part of ourselves. In short, MY DEMENTIA is back after 10 years of silence with this album called “Premonição: Só Me Arrependo do Que Não Vivi” (“Premonition: I Only Regret What I Haven’t Lived”). It was released by the label Caverna Abismal Records in CD format. The only thing that the band had done before was a 2015 EP called “The Struggle (To Find One’s Identity)”, which essentially laid the foundation for music destined to go deep into human fibers with a sound that goes against euphoria. I have the impression that the EP (10 years ago) was more “nostalgic, musically speaking”, but in general, the band is the same and didn’t change its spirit. In any case, this album became (perhaps unintentionally) just that, a premonition for the band. Because shortly after the album’s recording, on April 8, 2024, the vocalist, Miguel Carneiro, passed away, leaving the band with his voice, his songs, and his agony captured on an album that will immortalize his message and his feelings. Now Miguel is the eternal wanderer… More information here: www.facebook.com/mydementiaband, www.facebook.com/cavernaabismalrec