JOYLESS - Unlimited Hate Digi-CD

Joyless are a forgotten addition to the Scandinavian black metal scene. When we think of the careers of the musicians behind the original line-up for this band, during their black metal tinted career, we think of Forgotten Woods. This band was always meant to be a side-project for Olav, Rune and Thomas, two of which still represent Forgotten Woods, so perhaps my surprise is silly, but given the familiar feeling of the material and the fact that Forgotten Woods are a well known black metal band, even in today’s scene, I imagined that Joyless would pull in the crowds in terms of their early career work since the band have now evolved into a depressive rock outfit since two of its earliest members, Rune and Thomas, have now departed. Perhaps the hype surrounding this band has died down because of the severe lack of material in recent times? Joyless’ last full-length record was nine years ago and whilst it didn’t reflect a black metal world, it still had ties to Forgotten Woods who have had a major impact on the global scene, innovating the depressive market during the mid 1990’s with their best full-lengths.