CRUCIVORE · Desecration | CD

Jewelcase CD with 16-page booklet.

Background information about 'Desecration'

In the old harbour city of Lisbon, there is something stirring beneath the sun-drenched gardens and tiled walls. When the last revellers stagger home just before dawn, an ancient, gnawing presence crawls up from below, and that exact feeling of dread is what Crucivore have bottled on their debut full-length "Desecration". These are veterans of the Portuguese death metal scene, and it shows in every single note. The foundations here are brutal and uncompromising, built on the raw, punishing principles of the genre, but what makes this record so damn exciting is the way they drag that sound kicking and screaming into the present.

There is a cinematic sweep to "Desecration" that most death metal bands simply do not bother with. The tracks lean into drama and epic scope without ever losing their ferocity, and you can hear the brutal death and slam influences bubbling under the surface, ready to snap your neck at a moment's notice. This is not some nostalgia trip from guys resting on their laurels. It is a band with a burning vision, a clear idea of what uncompromising death metal should sound like in 2026, and the chops to back it up. Twelve tracks of relentless, atmospheric heaviness that respectfully broaden the horizon of the genre rather than just rehashing it.

For fans of:
Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Cannibal Corpse, Deeds of Flesh, Defeated Sanity

Track listing

1. The Crucivore's Feast
2. Memento Mori
3. The Banished Torment
4. Condemned
5. Whispers From Eternal Sickness
6. The Oracle
7. Triumph of the Grotesque Disorder
8. Reminisce Devotion
9. The Matriarch
10. Devourer of Existence
11. Depths of Despair
12. Terminus

Manufacturer: ProMedia GmbH, Im Gartenfeld 1, 54516 Flußbach, Germany, Contact: testimonyrecords.de