The name of this cd suits it well. Mourning is exactly what I wanted to do after listening to it. I was let down hard by Paramaecium. Paramaecium has always been a personal favorite, even when my personal taste in music changed from a total metal head to a loveable hardcore kid. I love Within the Ancient Forest and Exhumed of the Earth. A Time to Mourn just does not demand the same amount of awe as those two cds. To me, the reason for this is quite clear. Its name is Ian Arkley. I have never been an Ashen Mortality fan and I'll be darned if this cd doesn't just sound like a mix between the Paramaecium of old and Ashen Mortality. A Time to Mourn does have its bright side. After all, it is Paramaecium. The vocals are better and it definitely has a few good parts but that's about it. Although this cd is better than the average death/doom band, it does not live up to the standard Paramaecium has set for themselves. I have another theory as to why that is. From what I can tell from the inside cover, this cd is just Andrew Tompkins and Ian Arkley. That would mean that Jayson Sherlock is no longer with Paramaecium. We all know what happened to Mortification upon the departure of Jayson Sherlock, just compare Scrolls of the Megilloth with Blood World. Let's all pray that Paramaecium is not on the same decline that Mortification suffered.
5.5/10
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #79Reviewed by Doug Van PeltIt's been way too long for another release from these guys. The new news on this release is that Jayson Sherlocke is not drumming here (Mark Orr is) and ex-Seventh Angel guitarist Ian Arkley played the guitars and co-wrote much of the material. The doom sound is still prominent here and much of the material is slow, but Ian's presence is definitely felt in faster tunes, like, "I'm Not To Blame,"…Dead Zine 1999Reviewed by D_ListerI've been hearing a lot of negative talk about this CD, and for me that just feeds my desire to hear an album. Now upon hearing the first track it's more than evident this is not the same Paramaecium sound we are used to. Is that a bad thing? HECK NO! All buzz is right, the sound is a more polished sound, and yes to some extent I feel that does take away from the doomy style the band has become…Similar sounding releases
1998VisionaireMystical Dominion
2003ZaoLegendary
2001MortificationThe Silver Cord Is Severed
1999Eternal DecisionGhost in the Machine
2003A Jealousy IssueIf The Flames Don't Kill Us, We Will
1994GodfleshSelflessMore from Paramaecium
2004Echoes From The Ground
1993Exhumed of the Earth
1997Repentance
1996Within the Ancient Forest
1991Silent Carnage
