Et Moriemur - Epigrammata (2018)
Coming four years after their last
album, Epigrammata shows the
Czech group of Et Moriemur performing in high form, with a blend of
black, death, and doom metal furnished in elegant presentation and
finesse in crafting. Piano melodies thread through bellows and
sinister bass drones, choral arrangements mix with razor-ground
guitar-work, and moments of tenuous serenity are regularly bashed
into pieces. Good handling of tension and momentum give the songs an
unnervingly focused honing of their tone, and while a few of the
tracks sound a bit too similar for the good of the album, the band's
care for letting individual moments have adequate room to breathe
helps Epigrammata rise
above a pretty large slice of their peers' efforts.
As the
majority of the music operates with an ear towards atmosphere as the
dominant quality, there's some paucity of memorable riffs. Luckily,
the band is deft enough with their juggling of the various elements
at play to keep it from growing overbearing, and the production has
enough power to it to effectively serve the king-sized sound. A few
sections of somber spoken-word glazing are evocative of Ulver's
late-'90s material, but by and large, Et Moriemur do a fine job of
establishing their own style. Check it out if big and bold doom with
emphasis on mood over fuzz fits your tastes.
~
Gabriel
For
Fans Of; Gallow God, Lurk, Tons, Ulver, White Darkness
~
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