Epic Funeral Doom Death Mettalers Ennui Prepare To Release Qroba!
Jan 11, 2026
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Formed in 2012, in Tbilisi, Georgia, by David Unsaved and Serge Shengelia, Ennui have become a revered force in the funeral doom genre. The band, now expanded and completed by the addition of Alexander Gongliashvili, Andre Azatyan and Kakhi Kiknadze, have carved out a place for themselves in the annals of the doomed with their supremely heavy and emotively melodic music and their considered lyrical explorations of life, death and the other fundamental concerns of human existence. Over the course of four unique albums, each demonstrating a continual musical and philosophical evolution, Ennui have garnered plaudits from critics around the globe, with even writers who would customarily avoid the slow, harrowing sounds of funeral doom being drawn under their spell. Now, as this new year dawns, Ennui are poised to unveil their most powerful and effecting release to date – Qroba.
The band is known for its monumental soundscapes and deeply emotional compositions. Since its debut, the band has explored the most desolate forms of melancholy through massive guitars, cavernous growls and hauntingly slow tempos. ENNUI’s music stands as a reflection on despair, existential decay and the beauty of emptiness.
'Qroba' means “Vanishment”. It is a story of coming to terms with the inevitable, told through melancholy and contemplation. The fifth full-length album by Ennui blends atmospheric funeral doom and death metal with Georgian poetry and the spirit of the land it was born from. Slow, heavy rhythms, cold harmonies, and haunting melodies evoke a descent into stillness, where pain and peace become one. This is music about the beauty of disappearance, majestic, inevitable and timeless.
David Unsaved - vocals, guitars, bass, panduri
Sergi Shengelia - guitars
Andrey Azatyan - guitars
Kakhi Kiknadze - guitars
Alexander Gongliashvili - drums
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Mixed and mastered by Esoteric’s Greg Chandler (Officium Triste, My Silent Wake, Pantheist etc), Qroba has exactly the sonic palette it needs to deliver its message with the maximum impact, with every nuance and detail given its space within the tumultuous waves of sound. With the package completed by the expressive and wonderfully realised artwork of Ben J ‘Winterkeep’ (Ofnus), Qroba is the definitive expression of Ennui’s overwhelming music. Meuse Music Records will send Qroba forth on February 27th…look for the darkening of the sky…
Music, lyrics and concept by David Unsaved
(written between 2023–2024)
“Decima”, “Down, To The Stars”, “Mokvda Mze” - words by Konstantine Makashvili (1876–1927)
Re-amping, mixing and mastering by Greg Chandler
at Priory Recording Studios, UK
Drums, vocals, acoustic guitars and panduri - recorded at Garden Sound Studio
Engineered by Michael Lenz
Recording operated by Igor Gerashchenko
Cover artwork by BenJ Winterkeep
Design and additional artwork by Vladimir Chebakov
All rights reserved. ENNUI & Meuse Music Records - 2026.
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