Sadness - I Want to be There (CD)

Label: Flowing Downward

Genre: Depressive Black Metal / Post-Black Metal / Shoegaze

Country: United States

Format: CD

Description:

I Want to Be There is a profoundly vulnerable and emotionally immersive release from Sadness, presenting black metal as open wound rather than armor. The album feels intimate and exposed — sorrow expressed with honesty instead of aggression.

Hazy tremolo riffs and shoegaze-soaked guitar layers wash together into soft yet crushing soundscapes, supported by restrained, flowing drumming that prioritizes emotion over intensity. Vocals alternate between distant screams and fragile, almost whispered passages, reinforcing a sense of loneliness and emotional dislocation. The production is warm yet blurred, allowing feelings to bleed into one another without sharp edges.

Rather than nihilism or confrontation, I Want to Be There centers on longing and emotional absence. Black metal here becomes confession — a place to sit with sadness rather than fight it. Each track drifts slowly, as if searching for comfort that never fully arrives.