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Samael - Lux Mundi [2011]

Although the title of the album again Samael is "bright" (Latin, lux means "light"), the Swiss on his ninth studio album sounds presented far darker than those which included the Solar Soul or Reign of Light. It's like a group of Locher Brothers was inspired by work on the project Above (Samael single nod in the direction of extreme metal quartet on the previous album). Personally, I am inclined, however, a simple desire to return to the musical spirit of their music from the period between Passage a Eterna l Listening to the album is hard to do without comparisons primarily to the first of these longplays, who was a classic entry in the discography of the formation. So in a nutshell, one could describe the atmosphere of the composition contained in Lux Mundi.


Musicians dropped slightly dance electronics, which sometimes can be heard on recent albums the band and put on a greater role guitars. This does not mean, of course, the resignation of a drum machine and keyboards, which still plays an important role in the compositions. You can hear, however, that the sounds produced by X subsided a bit of gitarowemu weight. Synth sound reminiscent of the brilliant Passage build great atmosphere, the programmed drums also evokes Samael recordings from the mid-90s. In Lux Mundi, were also not typical for the group chwytliwości, not to say - przebojowości.


One of the tracks, Antigod appeared a few months ago on the EP and the album pretty well represents. Other compositions are worthy of mention is The shadow of the sword quite clearly inspired by the black metal vocals, In the Deep of the very effective double the rate in the chorus or The truth is marching on . In the latter once again been inspired extreme metal, especially in parts of the drums. It's like a blast zatęsknili gentlemen that were present in all except a piece on the previous disc.
summarize my thoughts on the new material, the Swiss, I can say that Lux Mundi is the best album of Samael from some ... 7 years. In my Vorph , X, Mas and Macro again put the bar very high, and this time it will be hard for them to jump, so after the very successful Above and good, but hardly revelatory Solar Soul had no problem.

/ B0UNCE