By: Chris Bull
Album Type: EP
Date Released:
31/08/2018
Label: Southern Lord Recordings
“Lux Tenebris” is absolutely terrifying
in its delivery and atmosphere, by the time the slower riff of “Cupio Dissolvi’
cascades into the ether, you’ll begin to wonder whether you’ve listened to an
EP or been sacrificed to a dark entity.
“Lux
Tenebris” DD//LP track listing:
1).
Vertigo
2).
The Sorrowful Void
3).
Cupio Dissolvi
The Review:
Italians
The Secret
are a band that are difficult to pigeonhole. Equal parts blackened hardcore,
sludgy crust and nihilistic grind, with a pinch of apocalyptic doom for good
measure, they seem to get heavier...and indeed better, with each new release.
So it comes as no surprise that ‘Lux Tenebris’ the new 3 track EP is a
maelstrom of hell fire and fury.
From
the slow build of 'Vertigo' with its
evil melodies penetrating the methodical black magic ceremony within, it
switches gears as it struggles to contain the raging beast that is 'The Sorrowful Void'. Absolutely
terrifying in its delivery and atmosphere, the track takes no prisoners and the
blastbeat halfway through is almost a respite from the oppressive nature of the
music.
Closer
‘Cupio Dissolvi’ is probably the
blackest and nastiest the band have ever sounded; the tremolo riffs, blasts and
d-beats create a magnanimous and utterly filthy piece of music that stands out
among this year’s releases. By the time the slower riff cascades into the
ether, you’ll begin to wonder whether you’ve listened to an EP or been
sacrificed to a dark entity.
“Lux
Tenebris” is available here
