TodoMal

TodoMal are announcing their third album and first for Season of Mist today. Graveyards of Joy comes out August 7. I would love for you to cover it. If you’re interested, please, let me know. The band are touring this summer with Evoken. If you like the combination of Pink Floyd, Katatonia and Candlemass, then their new album should be plenty appealing.

Here’s the link to the video for the album’s lead single “Point of Coalescence”

TODOMAL came to life in 2020, conceived by Anglo-Spanish musician and composer Christopher B. Wildman and musician, composer and producer Javier Fernández Milla: two veteran multi-instrumentalists of the Spanish underground scene whose careers span a wide range of projects and styles. A product of pure serendipity, TodoMal represents a deeply personal fusion of the solemnity of traditional doom metal and the expansiveness of space rock, interwoven with nuances of ecclesiastical music, classic hard rock and cinematic soundscapes.

Their debut album, Ultracrepidarian (2021), evokes the placid yet desolate moorlands of their base in northern Alcarria and the region of Matarraña (Teruel), two emblematic landscapes of Spain’s so-called “emptied lands.” With A Greater Good (2023), the duo crafted a collection of what they describe as “dark songs,” evolving into a complex, dense and unclassifiable album that appeared on several year-end lists and sold through its initial pressing. Fuelled by this momentum, they expanded into a five-piece live ensemble, joining forces with Javier Félez (guitar; Teitanblood, Graveyard, Balmog), Javier “Bud” Martínez (drums; Dejadeath, Jade, Ktulu) and Cecilia Tallo (keyboards/vocals; Maud the Moth).

Graveyards of Joy is the third album and the closing chapter of a trilogy. Written in solitude following personal tragedy, it channels grief, anger and hard-won hope into nine tracks of slow-burning, widescreen doom. The music breathes: vast Hammond-driven passages give way to desolate folk, Morricone-like strings open onto dusty cinematic plains, and heavy riffs anchor songs that never lose sight of melody. A DIY record of striking emotional depth and modern, alternative edge.

Tracklist:

1. Mare Ignis (05:14)
2. Lucid Nightmare (04:31)
3. Point of Coalescence (05:04)
4. Misericordiah (02:50)
5. Unholy (04:22)
6. Deliverance (07:25)
7. Humanised Gods (03:54)
8. For Mercy (03:02)
9. Graveyards of Joy (06:51)
Full runtime: 43:15
 
Recording Line-up:

Wildman – Guitars and Vocals
Mile – Bass and Vocals
Javi – Guitars
Bud – Drums
Cecilia – Synths and Vocals