The Choir of Agony – Forsaken Lament

Wine in the Glass, Doom in the Air: Flogero & The Choir of Agony

Amid the ocean’s aggressive waves, a current emerges and brings a crystalline touch to the atmosphere. Melancholy rising from the water dissolves into the veins, for it advances with silent steps through the most destructive depths, carrying you toward a song. Its name: Forsaken Lament by The Choir of Agony.

     Forsaken Lament Lyric Video

I first discovered İzmir-based The Choir of Agony at one of my favorite rock bars, Tato, where they performed Draconian covers. The covers were executed flawlessly, but it was the smoothness of the brutal vocals that especially stood out. What’s more, these powerful, dark growls came from a woman—delivered with a talent so sharp it could make even male vocalists envious. Breaking the cycle of the doom-gothic style with this vocal approach and bringing something new to the genre is worth underlining.

In September 2025, The Choir of Agony released their debut single, Forsaken Lament. With steady yet relentless steps, they struck their first blow with a piece that slowly but surely seizes your heart with its blackened hands. The elements of gothic doom are meticulously placed, the melodies left to drift in their most natural flow across a darkened sky. Guitars prepare the way for the shift from brutal to clean, the production is polished, the bass resonates with depth, and the drums slow the pulse into rhythms that pierce the heart of melancholy. 

Especially striking are the climactic moments where the clean and brutal vocals overlap, close in on each other, and then part ways—the most dramatic peaks of the song. This dual-layered vocal design drags the listener deep into darkness while simultaneously opening a door toward the light. The band is ready to construct their pitch-black musical fortress.

As a bonus, the track features Aeonian Sorrow’s Gogo Melone with her enchanting clean vocals (her experimental black metal work with Elysia is also worth exploring).

Here is a band arriving with the inspiration to resurrect doom-gothic from its grave. Even more intriguing are the surprising collaborations they have planned. Metal needs to breathe with ideas like these, reaching out to the souls who have devoted themselves to this culture. Among the projects I most eagerly anticipate is their cover of The Forever People with Aaron Stainthorpe of My Dying Bride and Eduardo Habinger of Doom. And I am already eagerly awaiting their upcoming EP, where all this darkness will converge.

So then—dim the lights, and start sipping from Forsaken Lament while you have a glass of Flogero 2022 made of Merlot by Greek wine producer Katogi Averoff.