CORPUS DIAVOLIS
Apocatastase
(Les Acteurs De L'Ombre Productions)
44:51min

CORPUS DIAVOLIS is an atmospheric Black / Death Metal band from Marseille, France. “Apocatastase”, is their fourth full length and the first on Les Acteurs De L’Ombre Productions. Very operatic, with layers of riffs, synths and background vocals, CORPUS DIAVOLIS are out to chant the message of their personal lord! Masterfully written with no stretches of deviations throughout the album, the band incorporates the best of harmonies and marries them with mystical vocals that haunt you and eventually comfort you. There is no respite, the band is continuously conjuring images of darkness, coupling it with the omni directional chants. Listening to “Apocatastase” is like being in an abandoned, dilapidated theme park. You want to go up ahead and look at that rusted joy ride closely, you’re even invited over, but you fear the force that’s slowly pulling you fearing for the worst. CORPUS DIAVOLIS have drowned themselves in the harshness of realities that the dark side offers and present it to you without sacrificing any detail whatsoever. The drumming is relentless, it is like a tortured soul fighting in between life and death, whilst bearing the burden of the vision that CORPUS DIAVOLIS present here. The riffs juxtapose with the atmosphere and simply flow through summoning all energy in the room. Undoubtedly, it is the vocals that conjure the individual energies and deliver it in the form of mystical imagery that the band effortlessly present. On the whole, the album in itself is quite well done and to make it even better it is really well mixed! If you like Black Metal in any shape or form, you must consider checking this out. It is like an opera explaining the virtues of the devil, whilst giving you the nectar of humanity. This should make for a phenomenal live experience and I will definitely see them if they’re playing in the area nearby! For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/corpusdiavolis, www.facebook.com/ladloproductions

Vamsi Kanagovi

Vamsi Kanagovi

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