__________.____ ______________________________ .__ _______ ________ \______ \ | \_ _____/\_ _____/\______ \ |__|\ \ / _____/ | | _/ | | __)_ | __)_ | | \| |/ | \/ \ ___ | | \ |___ | \ | \ | ` \ / | \ \_\ \ |______ /_______ \/_______ //_______ //_______ /__\____|__ /\______ / \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ artist: V°lus title: Merciful the Dying Light year: 2024 genre: Death Metal type: Album label: Vargheist Records language: English rel. date: 2024-09-07 source: WEB/MP3 quality: CBR 320kbps / 44.1 kHz / Full Stereo runtime: 00:31:20 size: 75.24 MB rip date: 2024-09-06 source url: http://deezer.com/album/618730581 tracklist: 1. Crowns of Ulthar 5:21 2. Sanity Forsaken 4:00 3. Blasphemies Infernal Strife 3:51 4. Merciful the Dying Light 3:49 5. Hissing Dissent 3:28 6. Revengeance of Blood 4:38 7. Between Two Fires 6:13 release notes: æMerciful The Dying LightÆ is the fourth and latest release from V°lus, the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and owner of Vargheist Records Justin V°lus where he can unleash his musical demons and experiment with several musical styles. This album seems to be about inner struggles, eternal conflicts and Justin poured a lot of passion and anger into the album. Musically itÆs ultra heavy Death Metal infected with influences of Doom, USBM α la Leviathan and even hints of Sludge, Noise, Grindcore. All merged into a swirling mass of molten metallic violence. As a matter of fact, the entire album radiates an intense torrid atmosphere full of sultry darkness and malevolence Justin uses different types of unclean singing, ranging from deep bellowing to snarling diabolical, which fit in perfectly with the overpowering musical mayhem and sonic eruptions. From the Lovecraftian æCrowns of Ulthar, to æBlasphemies Infernal StrifeÆ, Hissing Dissent to the demonic æBetween Two FiresÆ the album stomps, pounds, hacks itself a way through seven songs in a very grotesque and vehement manner. ItÆs an overwhelming and bewildering experience, this album. Just listen to the esoteric lyrics, the elusive guitars, layers and layers of them wall-to-wall and the killing rhythm section and youÆll understand what I mean. ItÆs another progression, compared to its predecessor æOathsworn VengeanceÆ 2023. Those who arenÆt familiar with the evil blackened Death/Doom Metal of V°lus or any other release from Vargheist Records really need to check out this material. Those who find Christ Denied from Spain not extreme enough can purchase this album blindly. The album gets a maximum score from me for its boldness and experimental drift into the realm of Black- and Death Metal extravaganza.