YMMV / Tribulation

• Broken Base: The fandom is divided into those who prefer their early Death Metal sound, while others fully embrace the more gothic and psychedelic approach of their later albums.
• Genius Bonus:
  • The Formulas of Death is filled with references to the Kabbalah, particularly in connection to Lilith, although her name is never directly spoken. Specifically for the former, the artwork in the lyric booklet on songs 9, 10, and 11^note Additionally, the number 11 is associated with the Qliphoth, which has 10 spheres as does its Sephirothic counterpart, but the rulership of Thaumiel is divided between Satan and Moloch prominently feature the "three mothers", Shin Mem Aleph, respectively. It's said that God breathed those letters into the to birth women, and Shin Aleph Mem to birth men. As for the latter, Lilith is spoken of as the "nightside womb" and "the dark side of the moon" in "Wanderer in the Outer Darkness", referring to her role as a ruler of the two lowest Qliphothic spheres, and her name comes from the same etymological root as the track "לילה"^note Meaning "night". Further, the track "Rånda" quotes Goethe's take on the Faust legend directly referencing her, and representations of her can be found in the artwork, oftentimes nude and faceless, other times with a serpentine motif.
  • The Children of the Night and Down Below have no shortage of this, either. The tracks "Melancholia" and "Strains of Horror" from the former make reference to merging with the Jungian shadow, while "Holy Libations" references Pan and Dionysus of Classical Mythology without directly namedropping them. Likewise, the allusions to Jung are also visited in the song "Cries from the Underworld", is comprised of quotes paraphrased from artist Paul Klee, about drawing influence from the unconscious.
  • "The Wilderness", the final track from Where the Gloom Becomes Sound, is about the Kundalini chakras. A more in-depth explanation can be found here. Also a case of Author Appeal, as Adam Zaars is a practicing Hindu.
• Signature Song: "Melancholia" or "Nightbound"
• Squick: "Crypt of Thanatophilia". The song title should say enough, but in case it's not clear:
  The stench of death it fills my brain
  Rigormortic love satisfaction gained
  In here I master what now is mine
  Ejaculation turning divine
• Sweet Dreams Fuel: "לילה" off of The Formulas of Death. It's a simple, comforting Lonely Piano Piece with tinges of synth that contrasts with the majority of the album in its peacefulness. "Purgatorio" from Down Below and "Lethe" from Where the Gloom Becomes Sound are similar in that regard.

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