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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Saint-Paulin, Quebec, Canada | |
| Genres | Doom Metal, Drone Doom, Stoner Metal, Sludge Metal, Funeral Doom Metal, Death/Doom | |
| Years active | 2016 - Present | |
| Labels | Unsigned | |
| Associated acts | Estrangement | |
| Website | https://www.soulers.wixsite.com | |
| Current members | Dai Maō | |
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Soulers is a Canadian doom metal solo project from the French-speaking municipality of Saint-Paulin, Quebec formed in 2016 by musician Dai Maō. The project is known for its hyperactivity and in just 3 years, its discography has grown to more than 50 recordings, as he releases them every month or week of the year, depending how much time it takes for him.
The debut Soulers album was recorded in 2016, but was not released to the public until August 11, 2017.
History
Soulers was formed in the summer of 2016, when Dai Maō recorded several unreleased demos. The first album to be released to the public was Beautiful Like a Rainbow on August 11, 2017. It was followed by two albums titled The Forest and Soulers in September of that year.
Time to Prey was more satanic than the previous albums, and notably featured more sludge elements. November 25's Trip - The Satanic Sounds of Soulers was the last album to be released in 2017. In 2018, Dai Maō started a saga of albums simply known as The 2018 Saga, which started on January 1 with Yami no Kokoro Kara Shuppatsu and ended on December 25 with The Cycles of Helplessness and Awareness.
To this day, Dai Maō keeps recording and releasing new music under the Soulers name, depending how much time it takes for him.
Discography
Studio Albums
2017
- Beautiful Like a Rainbow (Self-released, August 11)
- The Forest (Self-released, September 1)
- Soulers (Self-released, September 10)
- Time to Prey (Self-released, October 30)
- Trip - The Satanic Sounds of Soulers (Self-released, November 25)
2018
- Yami no Kokoro Kara Shuppatsu (Self-released, January 1)
- Operatic (Self-released, January 14)
- The Cosmic Dimension (Self-released, January 25)
- Master of Rituality (Self-released, February 25)
- Vol. 10 (Self-released, March 31)
- Soulers Bloody Soulers (Self-released, April 29)
- The Urilia Text (Self-released, July 17)
- To That Great Hope Which Does Not Wane Even in the Nights of Solitude (Self-released, August 25)
- Descend from Wherever We Shall Ascend (Self-released, October 28)
- The Storming Heavens as a Father to All Broken Bodies (Self-released, November 16)
- The Cycles of Helplessness and Awareness (Self-released, December 25)
2019
- Island on Fire (Self-released, January 3)
- Rosetta (Self-released, February 5)
- Shadows of Ancient Cults (Self-released, April 20)
- Hai (Self-released, May 30)
- Obscura Silva (Self-released, August 7)
- Seas That Swallowed the Night (Self-released, September 16)
- Soulers 2: The Drones Return (Self-released, October 6)
- How It Was Meant to Be (Self-released, November 28)
2020
- Midhir (Self-released, January 31)
- Behold the Gathering (Self-released, February 20)
- Endless Descent into Ruin (Self-released, March 4)
- Fantomatic Ascent (Self-released, April 12)
- A Rapture in Twilight (Self-released, May 30)
- Infernal Grief (Self-released, June 21)
- Broken Life (Self-released, July 13)
- The Sobbing Murmur of the Sea (Self-released, August 15)
- Acid Trip (Self-released, September 9)
Other Releases
2017
- The Blizzard (Single, Self-released, November 21)
- The Wizard of the Night (Single, Self-released, December 1)
- Burn in Hell (Single, Self-released, December 9)
- Funeral Skies (Single, Self-released, December 31)
2018
- Cornellia (Single, Self-released, January 4)
- The Collection (Compilation, Self-released, January 5)
- Coverture (EP, Self-released, January 23)
- Electric Blizzard (Single, Self-released, January 26)
- Mind Funeral (Single, Self-released, February 17)
- High Enough (Single, Self-released, February 18)
- RadioWizard (Single, Self-released, February 23)
- Swallow the Sky (EP, Self-released, May 19)
- Ancestral Visions (Single, Self-released, November 3)
2019
- Ineffectual (EP, Self-released, March 9)
- Jane (EP, Self-released, March 9)
- Gilgamesh (EP, Self-released, March 9)
- Under My Gleam (Single, Self-released, April 7)
- Kiri wo Nogareru (EP, Self-released, June 26)
- VII (EP, Self-released, June 26)
- No Angel or Demon (Single, Self-released, October 6)
- Depths (Single, Self-released, November 25)
2020
- The Omophagic Way (EP, Self-released, March 21)
- Towards the Stream (Single, Self-released, July 22)
Members
Current Member
- Dai Maō – all instruments, vocals (2016-Present)
Up until the Descend from Wherever We Shall Ascend album, Dai Maō's name was listed in Japanese kanji alphabet until he decided to correct it.