Black Hole
Living Mask
Black Hole is an obscure Italian trio that recorded its first LP 'Land Of Mystery' in 1985. That work is considered a doom masterpiece, a forerunner to the funeral doom sound developed by others years later, giving the band an increasing popularity, granting a "cult" status. Few know Black Hole recorded a second concept-album, 'Living Mask', in 1989, but this album remained unreleased until 2000 when Andromeda Relics came up with a limited CD-edition that quickly sold out and nowadays is almost impossible to find. The best way to describe Black Hole's sound is experimental horror/doom metal, though certainly not doom metal in the classic sense. Death SS is acknowledged as a pioneer in Italian horror-inspired doom, and is a fair comparison for Black Hole.