From Bandcamp, “Descent Into Madness” follows the journey of a man who after his studies of evil, and readings of forbidden occult writings, is haunted by wicked entities whenever he closes his eyes. Grown sick of the terrible visions he sees in his nightmares, the man must go on an expedition into the deepest, darkest of jungles far away from any other civilization, where a tomb rests. A burial ground which keep the secrets to his life - as detailed in some of his findings in an ancient tome that tell the tales of good and evil, other worlds, and forbidden knowledge that should not be known.”

The title track is first, and it definitely reflects the sense of a sickness…a deep, black poison that begins to spread until your mind has succumbed. The music is heavy, slow, and doomy, but I have always maintained that harsh vocals seem to work better in this genre than clean vocals. “Dreamworld” begins with softer, clean guitar tones, and that feeling of depression is still at the forefront of the music. The hopeless tones drag out for a while in this song, but again, the clean vocals don’t do a whole lot for me. They just don’t bite hard enough. “Insomnolence” has a familiar riff but it has been used too many times in the past, and it seems as if Marcus isn’t pushing himself much. The sound is genuine, but re-hashed.

“Into the Tomb” has a heavier, and deeper sound with vocals that bite a bit more. If he would just take a few steps forward the explore the darkness a little more, the album could come to life. “Paradise” is a lackluster effort in my opinion. I fully understand the parameters of Doom and the sounds, and the fact that the riffs take center stage, but even considering all of these things, the song falls flat for me. “Sconces of Fire” has a little more of a “get up and go” quality to it with the faster pace, but again, the riffs just fall flat. “Phantasmagoria” closes the album, with a tough SABBATH riff and a hearty sound. It’s just a bit too little too late for me however. Considering this was a one-man project, you have to give the composer some props for this, but overall, the album fell flat for me, and it didn’t push the genre any further ahead.