VENENUM - Venenum · BLACK TAPE

Limited black music cassette.

Background information about 'Venenum'

This self-titled offering from Venenum represents a masterful exploration of atmospheric death metal that weaves together haunting melodies with crushing brutality. The album opens with the epic "Bewitched Craft", a nearly eight-minute journey that establishes the band's ability to craft lengthy compositions without losing the listener's attention. Short interludes like "Veneficium" and "Deathscent" serve as eerie bridges between the more substantial tracks, creating an otherworldly atmosphere that permeates the entire release.

The second half of the album showcases Venenum's versatility with tracks like "Sacrosanct Transcendence" delivering powerful death metal passages, while "Lunar Tombfields" closes the album with another extended piece that demonstrates the band's compositional maturity. The production maintains that perfect balance between clarity and rawness that allows each instrument to breathe while preserving the dark, oppressive atmosphere that defines quality death metal. This release proves that Venenum understands how to create music that's both technically proficient and emotionally engaging.

For fans of: Incantation, Dead Congregation, Grave Miasma, and Cruciamentum.

Track listing

A1. Bewitched Craft
A2. Veneficium
A3. Crown Of Reversion
B1. Deathscent
B2. Sacrosanct Transcendence
B3. Abominate Ways
B4. Lunar Tombfields

Manufacturer: Darkness Shall Rise Productions, Lengenfelder Straße 58, 08107 Kirchberg, Germany, Contact: darknessshallrise.de