X PUS “Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth”

Another Side Records, 2015

Music: Black Death Metal
Website: www.facebook.com/xpus.official/
Duration: 38:06 minutes (10 tracks)
Country: Italy

The album starts the very interesting intro: amateur recorded of choral singings of the faithful of both sexes during the mass in some Italian church, interrupted by inclusions of aggressive metal – this Horned Devil demands for their rights 😉

The Music of X PUS defines the term black-death, but the beginning of the disc includes a majority of style death. In the tracks 2 and 3 we hear the grinding guitars, the drummer that has a lot of inventive and original solutions rhythmic. In the “Desecration of …” was used single sounds of beating bell, probably generated from a keyboard. The song ends with the singing, which we already know from the Catholic mass. The track “Die as a Sinner” also was interesting arranged. In next tracks grow influences of black metal, till total domination. The guitars are sharp and heavy in every time. The instruments are low-tuned. There is the atmosphere of darkness. In next further tracks was used insertions of Catholic singings as well as the sounds of a bell. The brutal fragments often interspersed with slower motifs and there are moments when the band is quiet, and the one musician only play, a guitarist or a drummer. This introduces variety.

Unfortunately after that the storm from album gets more and more steady, that it is a bit boring. The band can not interestingly create all the songs. Perhaps such was the plan: the growing and surging aggression. For me, the second part of the album is too monotonous. The album ends with outro, the pious songs similar to the intro.

In summary, this is not a bad proposal. This is a good brutal metal, although it could be better. If you like extreme death-black then you can boldly reach for this title.

Tracklist:
1.Intro
2.Desecration of the Image of God
3.Die as a Sinner
4.The Cherub’s Throne
5.LHP
6.Whirlwind of Fire
7.The Great Worm of the Third Circle
8.Primordial Evil Essence
9.Eternal Flame
10.Outro

Line-up:
Mornak – guitar
Aren – vocals, bass
L – drumas

Rate: 7.5/10