Italian death metal band Xpus are peddling in dark and intense death metal music that any fan of the genre should like. This is for fans of early Deicide, Incantation, Morbid Angel, Verthebral, etc. and it even has a bit of a black metal flavour. US site No Clean Singing premiered a fantastic song AT THIS LINK.
“The song’s initial pulsing riff has a magnetic quality that ties the song together, creating an ominous and oppressive aura, and although the track doesn’t last long, it’s long enough to get stuck in the head like an iron spike being relentlessly driven deep.”
– “utter magnificence” – The Metal Wanderlust (US)
– “know to keep death metal morbid and gruesome” – Rebel X (UK)
– “a treat that just keeps on giving with every single spin” – Head-Banger Reviews (US)
– “an intimidating, heavyweight type of death and black metal” – Metal Bite (US) 8.5/10
– “punches you square in the face” – Planet Mosh (UK) 4/5
– “gigantic, juggernaut sound” – Distorted Sound (UK) 8/10
– “fantastic” – Nattskog (UK) 8/10
– “excellent” – Wake the Dead Media (UK)
– “This record really grew on me over time” – Grizzly Butts (US)
– “Xpus understand their craft and definitely deliver a strong album” – The Running Death (Germany)
– “a powerful statement” – Ave Noctum (UK)
– “as intense as it is classic” – Metal Brothers (Spain)
– “refined compositions” – Brutal Land (Poland)
Xpus (Italy) – In Umbra Mortis Sedent (May 8th, 2020)
Genre – Death Metal
Release Date – May 8th, 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
Official Bandcamp
Transcending Obscurity Site
Transcending Obscurity Official YouTube Channel
Transcending Obscurity Records Facebook
Xpus Facebook