Forming the Void invoke the progressive and heavy tendencies of Mastodon and Torche, the psychedelic and soaring melodies of Pink Floyd, and the rolling confidence of Soundgarden. With swamp mud stuck to their feet as they trudge forth from South Central Louisiana, they aren't afraid to slow things to a crawl, a welcome approach as shown by their last effort 'Rift' topping the Doom Charts at its arrival.
No strangers to the road, FTV have crossed the US alongside Truckfighters, Church of Misery, Kings Destroy, Gozu and Howling Giant. Their otherworldly sound has earned them spots on large festivals such as Psycho Las Vegas, Denver's Electric Funeral Fest, Stoner Daze and Stoner Jam at SXSW, Maryland Doom Fest, and Descendants of Crom.
For their new album ‘Reverie’, the band seeks to further explore aspects of the sound they've shaped on their previous outings, guided by a desire to strike a balance between organic and intentional. The result is an album that reaches new levels of refined depth, mystical energy and cosmic transcendence.
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“Forming The Void hardly fail to rise majestically to the top.” Prog Magazine (UK)
"Reverie is without a doubt, Forming The Void best album to date and another album of the year contender from the band." Outlaws Of The Sun (UK)
“You know that feeling you get when you hear an album and it just has it? You're hooked from the first notes and nothing can break your attention all the way through. Well, the latest masterpiece from Lousiana's Forming the Void has it.” Metal Injection
“With the release of another r-word album title, Forming the Void does a splendid job of sustaining their stoner prog momentum.” Indy Metal Vault (US)
“One of the year’s best albums, no question, and a rare moment of creative realization captured and preserved.” The Obelisk (US)
“It’s been a remarkable innovative voyage up to this point, and whatever the future might have lined-up for FORMING THE VOID, Reverie proves that no matter what creative spaces they dwell, their dedication to progress is steady and a pivotal detail of who they are.” Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)
“If you’re looking for something to throw on and get lost in, you need this on your radar.” Heavy Blog Is Heavy (US)
“A stunning cosmic ride.” Everything Is Noise
“Reverie is an excellent album: heavy, atmospheric, and all but certain to get your head nodding.” The Sleeping Shaman
“Forming the Void are different. They have some hard-to-define quintessentially special quality that makes for highly engaging and captivating music.” Wonderbox Metal (UK)
“Forming the Void garb their heavy doom in hallucinatory soundscapes and ever-shifting rhythm that makes for a trippy ride.” Invisible Oranges (US)
“Celestial and earthy, “Reverie” shows that FORMING THE VOID is moving forward with purpose and an uncompromising determination.” Metal Temple
“Spaziale, cibernetico, alieno.” Metal Hammer Italy
“Mit “Reverie” ist der Band ihr bisher stärkstes Werk gelungen, welches von vorne bis hinten ein rundes Ding ist. Es gibt keine Längen, keine deplatzierten Themen und keine Mängel.” Betreutes Proggen (De)
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