Death metal band Xpus from Italy have created a form of dark and pummelling death metal that doesn’t owe too much to one type of band. They’ve taken the best elements of a few sub-styles to create the best expression where this kind of music goes. US site The Metal Wanderlust premiered a brand new song AT THIS LINK.
“Utter magnificence. Death, Black, what the fuck ever you want to call it, Xpus are making an incredibly massive statement this year, that being “Look the fuck out, we have arrived”, and I for one welcome them with open arms, and maybe a sacrificial gift or three. You have been warned, evil is coming”
– “know to keep death metal morbid and gruesome” – Rebel X (UK)
– “fantastic” – Nattskog (UK) 8/10
– “excellent” – Wake the Dead Media (UK)
– “refined compositions” – Brutal Land (Poland)
Xpus (Italy) – In Umbra Mortis Sedent (April 24th, 2020)
Genre – Death Metal
Release Date – April 24rd, 2020
Record Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of – Verthebral, Incantation, Cruciamentum, Funebre, Fetid, Rebaelliun, Krisiun, Rottrevore, early Deicide, Centurian
Xpus from Italy are invoking the ghosts of the dark and harrowing bands that surfaced in the ’90s such as Morbid Angel, Deicide, Incantation and Sinister, but obviously channeling it through their intensified, dense sound that makes it somewhat unique and frightening. There’s palpable dark energy in this band’s execution and none of it is blurred from chaos, rather it’s brilliantly enunciated and fleshed out for maximum impact. With artwork from the acclaimed artist Misanthropic Art bringing to life their cryptic, graveyard-crawling death metal, the packaging furthermore receives a shot in the arm because of the unique and probably never before done before glow-in-the-dark effect. This is pummelling, dark death metal that doesn’t nod off and makes sure its grip on you keeps tightening.
Band lineup –
Mornak – Funeral guitars
Aren – Morbid voices/plaguer bass
Ulviros – AK-47 drums
Mastered at Resonance Sound Studio (Blood Incantation, Cruciamentum)
Artwork by Misanthropic Art (Trench Warfare)
Layout by Francesco Gemelli (Towards Atlantis Lights)
Track listing –
1. Abyssus Abyssum Invocat
2. Into the Sphere of Madness
3. Blood Rite of Liberation
4. The Gates of Doom
5. Of Purity, Chastity and Temptation
6. Broken is the Seal of Equilibrium
7. Clerical Rooms of Depravity
8. Righteous Hands of Molestation
9. Holy Sperm upon the Lambs
10. Repentance, Forgiveness and Salvation
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