LUCTUS

Release Year: 2009
Artist Origin: LTU
Style: devastating violent thrashing black metal

thoroughly worked out, inflaming and inspirational, devastating, violent and ambitious thrashing black metal full-length of the most perspective Lithuanian metal entity, recorded by Kommander L. and Kingas in Phoenix studio, Latvia, surprises with relentless fury of music and compositional maturity - it is a concept album, dealing with subjects of war, approaching end and patriotism, stomping such outstanding numbers as G.Ž.R., Žalčio Žvilgsnis or Tikrovės Iliuzija, where juxtaposition between lightning-fast riffs, clearly defined rhythmic breaks and darker transitional passages creates dramatic tension, with vocals often shifting from aggressive shout to a more declarative narration, while drums maintain a strict battlefield pulse, with atmospheric sections and guitar melodies added to provide sharper contrast, allowing the story to unfold coherently and effectively; deluxe three panel digipak edition comes with sixteen page booklet