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So Mortal Be

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So Mortal Be were a Doom Metal band from Doncaster, South Yorks, England. We played Doom Metal influenced by Black Sabbath, Cathedral, Pentagram, The Obsessed, Sleep, Electric Wizard and Saint Vitus. These are the main bands that made us want to play this style.
Obituary...
So Mortal Be’s origins lie in the original power trio line up of Jim Stanley(drums), Steve Wilson (guitar and vocals) and Jim Phaily (Bass and Vocals)This initial period garnered a successful 4-track e.p entitled “Initiation into Nothingness,” recorded in 2006, which is now available through Black Tears Distribution and from us directly. The CD is available for £3 (incl. P&P in the UK. Overseas customers, please email us for info).
We rehearsed a lot but our lack of contacts on the Doom scene and our permanent lack of funds meant that we were treading water, most of the time. In our case the old adage that “two’s company and three’s a crowd” certainly rang true and the original line-up imploded at the end of 2006.
For what seemed like a long time we all thought that it was the end. However, in September 2007 a chance meeting in a local pub meant that we could repair old wounds and talk about our favourite subject - Doom Metal!Armed with a second guitarist/vocalist in the form of the sublime Russ Thompson (ex-Iron Void, Tomb, Black Maria, Thine) and the original Lord of Doom, Sealey (ex-Iron Void, Tomb, Black Maria, Sermon of Hypocrisy, Scion) on Bass/vocals, the band reformed in a tighter, more aggressive form.
In July 2008, the end finally did happen and the band split for a variety of reasons. But fear not, because the spirit of the band now lives on in post-So Mortal Be projects, Iron Void and Cosmic Funeral, both of which feature former So Mortal Be members.Let the end begin!!!
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Member Since: 3/29/2006
Band Website: www.freewebs.com/mortalmusic
Band Members: James 'Lord Fear' Phaily - Vocals
Jim Stanley - Drums
Steve Wilson - Guitar & Vocals

Influences: We all have many different musical influences, but we are mainly influenced by classic Doom/Heavy Metal/Rock bands such as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy, Saint Vitus, Pentagram, The Obsessed, Cathedral, Sleep, Electric Wizard, Trouble, etc. It all adds to our sound, which we didn't think about too much, just plugged in our guitars and went for it.
Lyrically we range from thoughts and observations based on personal experience, alien conspiracy theories and some crazy ideas that have passed through our collective minds, to more political, real-life based lyrics, such as Dead Planet, a song about "climate change," and Mankind's corruption and greed...

Sounds Like: The ghost of Saint Vitus
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Demo NO LONGER ON SALE (from this page)

Seeing as the band is no longer running, messages to this Myspace requesting demo CD's will not be honoured. The last few copies of Initiation Into Nothingness went out to Black tears Distribution in ...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:04:00 GMT

Check out this event: Doomsday All Dayer - Sealeys 30th Birthday Bash!

Hosted By:Iron VoidWhen:24 January 2009Where:The Snooty Fox1 Brunswick Street WakefieldWF1 4PWDescription:DOOM All Dayer with Pagan Altar, The Lamp of Thoth, Witchsorrow, Iron Void, Nord, Misericorde ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:07:00 GMT

Last few demo CDs

Black Tears Distribution have finally got the last few copies of our 2006 demo. It's available from them now, along with the full length Iron Void Live 2008 CD. After these copies have gone, the 2006 ...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:20:00 GMT

Archive material

I've posted a new track after accidentally finding a CDR with some rehearsal recordings on it. It's called Winter Sun, and it dates back to 2006. We never finished lyrics for it, which is why there is...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:15:00 GMT

Iron Void myspace is now online

The new Iron Void myspace is now online. It will be taking over from this one. New Music will appear on it in the near future.www.myspace.com/ironvoiddoomAdd it to your friend list now.
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:08:00 GMT

Demo going back on sale

Initiation Into Nothingness CDRs will be available from Black Tears Distribution within the next couple of weeks. This is probably the best distributor for underground Doom and Metal in the UK and wel...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:05:00 GMT

The end / beginning

We have split So Mortal Be after reforming late last year, and trying a few different line ups. We have reformed with another drummer under the name Iron Void, and will be playing future gigs under t...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:48:00 GMT

Noktorn review

So Mortal Be - Initiation Into NothingnessI'm ordinarily not a big traditional doom metal fan, but it's hard not to love this demo. 'Initiation Into Nothingness' is four tracks of pure Sabbath and Ca...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:35:00 GMT

Check out our new group

We now have a myspace group with it’s own forum. I have been running this page for over a year now and I just figured out how to get on there :)This is now our forum and discussion area. All gen...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:34:00 GMT

Metal Waves Review

Here is our latest demo review, this time from Metal-Waves.com webzine.Group: So Mortal Be Realization: Initiation Into Nothingness (Demo) Year: 2007 Country: The U.K. Style: Traditional/Stoner Doom M...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:33:00 GMT