After hearing
Si Monvmentvm Reqvires I knew this was something astonishing, but still I couldn't figure out the whole album at once...It dragged me down the long path of sorrow, until the essence of this album enlightened me with dark joy.
Its difficult to get over dark and beautifully gloomy chanting... The compositions that follow are filled with a growling voice, like a constant prayer that will submit you to the dark one. Yes!! I am talking about masterpieces like
Si Monvmentvm Reqvires and
kenose.
Now DSO is back and that too with a sound of billions of orc horns. You will hear em even if you go deaf. *I am serious*.
Fas - Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum (Go, cursed ones, into eternal fire)
gaze at the title
This is just the beginning.
Evolution!! I witnessed the emotions, meanings and images through sound. The opening track
Obombration is a real tension builder, to climax in vocals. It dies slowly and gives birth to new pandemonium.
Then the sound of a golden horn, silence...Frantic, almost hysterical riffs welcomes you in tracks like
The Shrine of Mad Laughter and especially
Bread of Bitterness. Guitar tones are damn crispy, and you can feel them again like you just hammered on them.
Songs like
Bread of Bitterness and
The Repellent Scars of Abandon and Election reflects this beauty in their music. Be it only halfway, from there the hysteria of songs engulfs you completely. A sound that's a bit fuller, but as clear as the predecessor and harsh at the same time. Vocalist isn't screaming, nor is he grunting. He is sort of telling the story with a transformed voice. \m/ \m/ Drums...yes the drums are excellent, sounds sweet as hell. And then comes
Obombration to end this journey filled with dark melancholy or I must say 'dark joy'. Itll leave you with hallucinating sounds of cursed ones, burning into eternal fire.
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