When you’re happy, when you’re lost, when you’re angry or when you’re sad … If you like music than that’s your therapy .

Strangely for me the metal music I listen to when I’m sad gets me more into sadness but stops the pain sooner .

Here are some tracks that get you into the max of melancholy; I should call it “My down Compilation”:

1- “Aureole” by “Yearning”

Starts with the greatest lyrics i have ever read:

“The wind blows through

A broken window

Bringing the leaves of autumn inside

As I am sitting here …”

Voice is unique. Drummer is really variant. You will keep repeating this song endlessly …

2- “Last Summer Days” by “Frown”

Definitely unique. Lyrics are most touching, feelings mixed with guitar harmonics, makes you cry …

3- “To Solitude” by “Tears of Mankind “

Lyrics are in Russian … but strangely you will hear the vocalist singing again and again ” Shadows fall ” , ” Shadows lie ” … This track ambiance is gets through you …

4- “Rain wash me” by “Saturnus”

Doom at its best, piano intro is WOW.

5- “I want to Die” by “Mortal Love”

The title says it all ! lyrics are so filled with passion and self-hate … its love and separation . Obsession to the extreme !

6- “Over and Over” by “Black Sabbath”

Well Black Sabbath … ok!! ? … Don’t know if the vocalist is singing or crying …

7- “Cry with a Smile” by “After Forever “

Talent !

8- “Why” by “The Arcane”

Yep the Lebanese band! If you haven’t got their album … I think you can still find it at Virgin Megastore for 11 $… It’s a great album from track 1 to 10 from composition to lyrics! Waiting for your next album!

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9- “Ride On” by “Cruachan”

The Folk love and separation,  just hear the male vocalist …

10- “Solitary Ground” by “Epica”

Everyone agrees Simone has an angel’s voice! Lyrics and music are magical.

11- “Memory…” by “Forgive-Me-Not”

Starts with the rain falling, gets you in the mood, lost and scared … You would think he’s describing your state of mind.

12- “Sleep Demons Sleep” by  Grave Flowers”

It’s about all thoughts that hunt you, listen to it and this track will haunt you!

13- “Watching Over Me” by “Iced Earth”

About a lost friend who’s always on your mind … (damn Metal lyrics … talks about every damn situation in your life)

14- “Rise” by “NFD”

Gothic / Dark vocals (Fields of the Nephilim ) … I am sure you haven’t heard like it.

15- “Sentient 6″ by “Nevermore”

Powerful track, you might think it’s about fiction but think twice, it’s about you when you feel you’re not like everyone else …

16- “Is the Same for Everyone” by “The Old Dead Tree”

Suicide! Real story, they have lost a band member and the hole album with this track is for his memory. Solo makes me cry each time.

17- “Vocari Dei” by “Pain of Salvation”

It’s mainly not music nor Metal … it’s simple background music and mainly people sending a msg to God on his answering machine.

18- “Iter Impius” by “Pain of Salvation”

This is when one gets all what he needs and realizes that he has lost all what is important! “I rule the ruins … !”

Hope you’ll like all tracks and share your opinions about them.