NOEMI AURORA - Kintsugi

Review by Chris Magdalenski

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Like a siren’s call across a boundless ocean of dark hymns, singer Noemi Aurora draws me in with her elegant vocals. Sweet with a breathlessly bitter edge, they weave their way into my ears — each verse casting a spell that entices me to prolong my visit to her sonic realm. 

But this lyrical enchantress is more than just a beautiful voice. With their catchy beats, pulsing baselines and sweeping synths, every track on the album would be at home as the background music to a night out at the goth club. There’s a catchiness to the songwriting that’s undeniable, with songs such as “Dal Giardino Di Algos” and “The Alchemist” being two that I keep coming back to over and over again.

That said, Aurora isn’t afraid to experiment. “Yugen” is atmospheric piece that utilizes many multiple layers of vocals to create a dark yet lush soundscape that is both mysterious and epic. It showcases a somewhat different side of her, one that reaches for a complexity beyond the dance floor or the lounge. Halfway through the album I was already a fan, but it was this song that sealed the deal.

At this point, I have little else to say except that Noemi Aurora is a crafter of the kind of sultry goth songs I could listen to over and over again. I highly recommend giving all her albums a listen.

For more Noemi Aurora: https://noemiaurora.bandcamp.com/

Bad Guys Get Dead - Stellar Cartography

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

Bad Guys Get Dead’s Stellar Cartography carries listeners on a powerful, ethereal and dramatic journey through the complexity and majesty of the universe. An underlying darkness fills the music while moments of triumph and tenderness mingle with richly layered synths, guitar and percussion. The artist crafts a galactic journey that is full of both shadow and beauty, much like the universe in which we live.

One of the first elements that drew me to Stellar Cartography is the atmosphere that Bad Guys Get Dead creates. The music’s spaciousness and weighty feeling generates images of vast blackness. Intricately interwoven synth layers paint images of grand galactic structures and beautifully sparkling star fields. I can close my eyes as I listen and be transported across immeasurable distances and through sights of stunning cosmic beauty by the music.

Another factor in Stellar Cartography's success is the way it layers together sonic elements, like an artist building up the impasto on a painting. Each flickering mote of light and rumbling bass wave adds another layer of complexity and depth to the album. The interaction between guitar, synth sounds and the propulsive percussion creates microtonal beauty and a sense of three-dimensional sound that I am strongly enamored with.

I also want to mention the melodic writing on Stellar Cartography. Bad Guys Get Dead has created melodies that are sometimes tragic, sometimes triumphant and always full of engaging feelings and expression. His facility for conveying emotion in his melodic writing carries me away and moves me with the way each melody unfolds. Each melodic part only increases the feeling of journeying across space.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

“Melancholy of the Voyager” starts off as deeply shifting bass growls while a voiceover speaks about Voyager 1 sending information back to Earth. Distantly wandering notes move through strangely twisting space, writhing and vibrating with a haunting feeling. The voiceover echoes above the roughly rumbling low end, creating a vast feeling as twanging bass begins to undulate with gruff edges.

The pulse becomes more intense as faraway sounds begin to tremble and shift, while notes drift like solar wind. A warmly beaming, minor-key-tinged synth trails as the drums and bass form a dynamic, cutting line that oscillates while quick sounds whisper through the music. I enjoy the unsettled, off-balance quality of the track as computerized notes burst and fade while the low end adds dramatic sensations. The 8-bit notes carry a melody that roams with digital randomness before the track ends.

A deeply open sound glides with luscious depth and surging power to kick off “Stellar Cartography.” Now computerized notes float out with a trailing lightness as the round depths below flow and glide. Fragile, ethereally glittering tones hover with brushing delicacy as sharp sounds float out into the distance above the thick bass swell.

Expansively slipping feelings fill the music as metallic notes trip and heavy drums thunder. A sweeping sound flits as the hard-hitting low end and gigantic bass shape the music. In the distance, cosmic sounds drift out into openness while ringing notes add a mechanized quality. Razor-edged sounds vibrate into the hollowness around them while the thick drums continue to pulse. A sense of inevitable motion fills the music, imbuing me with feelings of intense strength.

An open-voiced, fluting melody carries a deeply tranquil and meditative tune, lifting me away into the vast spaces of the universe. The drum beat’s pulse shapes the music as galactic notes roam out through the void. Tremulous notes cry out in slashing but brief patterns as distant serenity flows around them and the low end drives on. Metallic notes ring again and a steadily pulsating, bouncing rhythm moves through the music before silence falls.

"People of the Kuiper" starts with crackling static and slowly floating sounds that blend into the music as gruff sounds shift. Now the drums and bass heave with powerful muscle and echo outward while harshly growling notes tremble. The hi-hat begins to kick with the bass drum, creating powerful forward motion as the gritty sounds snarl in the distance. Weight and strength pour from the music as ominous notes rumble and twisted voices move in the background.

An electric guitar bends into the music with minor key madness, exuding threat as it twirls and cuts while the low end continues to pulsate. Rough sounds slice through and the drums continue to pound hard while the bass swirls. Rough noises slip through the music as a guitar growls again, with slipping notes moving behind it. The hi-hat continues to trip as the electric guitar shreds into the music with tearing energy and harsh noises rip through. There is a dominant power here that I find intimidating in the best possible way.

Long sweeps of sound call out while the guttural notes rumble below. The bass rebounds with colossal weight as angular noises echo into space. The drums continue to batter as distant noises cut in and fade. Power emanates from the music along with a palpable shadow as the guitar howls in ghostly motion. Rattling noises slice in the distance while the drums continue to hammer and the wobbling notes writhe. The guitar is a physical force above the unending low-end heartbeat. The track hammers to an end with darkness and threat.

"Protogalaxy" opens with serenely drifting synths that move with lusciously undulating bass. Arpeggiating notes float in steady motion, deep and rich, while a slowly thudding kick drum moves below. The spinning notes create elegant motion as swirling sounds combine in the distance. The drums are heavy and sharp as the continually oscillating arpeggio creates increasing depth and density.

The drums collide as the dramatic tension builds while the arpeggios spin. Brilliantly glimmering chords rise with minor key light as the drums add more speed, becoming faster and more intense. There’s a countdown and the low end begins to speed forward as sharply twisting notes swerve through the music in rapid cascade. The twirling arpeggios add to the forward motion, speeding up with increasing wildness.

A nasally dancing synth slashes through the music with an off-key feeling while the low end continues to batter. The ever-accelerating track creates a sense of a newly forming galaxy in roiling motion. I am compelled by the mad rush as the sounds intermingle and charge forward. The percussion continues to rebound while warning sounds cry out. The track ends as it began, with a calming and tender sonic flow.

"Dust Nebulous" commences as a steadily hovering sound moves distantly, with vibrations reverberating throughout. A distant, plaintive chord adds a wandering, searching quality as the ruffling synth lightly touches the track. There’s a tentative and uncertain feeling as the winding synth rises slowly, adding a soft glow.

A broadly throbbing drum forms a steady heartbeat as warm strings curl together. The drums and trembling synth create a feeling of continual motion while the caressing strings add cosmic gentleness. The low-end pulse is shifting and uneven, while rough sounds slip past and a rapidly rippling synth arpeggiates quickly, adding tranquility.

Rattling sounds shift as the quickly undulating notes intermingle with smoothness and tenderness. Harder-edged noises buzz in the distance as the drums pulse and arpeggios swirl above the stuttering, breaking drums that echo into open space. I enjoy the hauntingly meditative quality that permeates this music as the drums rush and fade to silence.

"Cosmic Obscura" kicks off with slowly descending, sparkling notes flowing out into a static backdrop. Threatening bass looms as glowing motes of light trickle downward in sharply angled motion. Now the bass pulses evenly while a clean, whirling arpeggio dances in the distance. Massive bass seethes below as quickly shimmering notes reverberate into open space.

Orchestral strings play and now ferociously slicing notes move above a hollow and peaceful synth, creating a sense of all-pervading calm. I enjoy the fluting synth’s contrast to the colossal and abrasive sounds moving in the distance. The drums flourish and pound as the twirling notes cascade downward above the darkly rising bass.

The drums tap and smack as sounds descend rapidly, open-voiced and thoughtful in their feeling. The drums collide again and the hissing background is cut by clear strings that add delicate luminosity above the throbbing drums. The strings tremble and flash, intertwining as the endlessly drifting notes wander through the track. Once again, the drums rebound while the orchestral strings are cut by trumpeting noises with a sense of danger. Luscious sounds dance together before the track comes to an end.

Conclusion

Stellar Cartography is a thrilling and well-crafted musical journey that carries me through the stars. From the impossible voids of endless space to intensely beautiful planetary vistas and sparkling planes of stars, Bad Guys Get Dead fills me with sublime terror and intense joy through his music.

The Blue Book Project - Almost Human

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

The Blue Book Project’s Almost Human is a rich mixture of layered textures with well-crafted melodies, thoughtful songwriting and excellent guest performances. As a whole, it is a beautiful instrumental and lyrical exploration of the human condition and experiences we all share.

One of the stronger aspects of Almost Human is the melodic writing that The Blue Book Project demonstrates throughout. He crafts nuanced and touching melodies that are full of emotion—sometimes bright and encouraging, other times dark and melancholy. Either way, the melodies draw me in and capture me with their expressive and direct feelings, adding to a fuller listening experience.

I also enjoy the songwriting that The Blue Book Project brings to Almost Human. The lyrics are full of nostalgia, memory and a mingling of hope and melancholy. I appreciate the way the artist captures emotion and transmits it to me through his words. The songs are filled with strong imagery and emotional clarity, creating a deeper attachment to the album.

Another strong aspect of Almost Human are the guest performances featured on it. Each guest brings a unique vision to the music, adding their own touch to the overall approach the artist takes. Whether it’s the vocals on “Castle in the Sky” or “Dreamers in the Night”, the performances are heartwarming and deeply touching.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

“Midnight Drives” comes into being as an easily spinning, intensely luminous synth twirls out alongside a warmly energizing arpeggio while the thudding kick drum pulses. A dreamy quality fills the smoothly levitating synth as it dances through the music while the snare drum kicks.

Undulating notes exude luxurious brightness as the drums flourish and reverberant chimes ring out with a celebratory melody. A sense of freedom and the open road under the wheels of a beautiful sports car pervades the music as the tensely leaping notes with a metallic ring skip along.

The drums continue to punch and flourish while the trumpeting notes carry a melody that fills me with an easy-going lightness and a sense of adventure. The chimes ring ethereally again, spreading their graceful luminosity. Now the twisting, nasal-sounding synth carries a noble melody with a slightly distorted feeling before the song drives to an end.

Solidly pumping drums and hollow percussion move with a distantly surging bass pulse to start “Overload”. Now the computerized-sounding synth shifts in towering walls of energetic sound as the drums and bass continue to pulsate. A robotic-sounding noise moves in the distance as the steady pulse oscillates. Gliding notes intertwine in the distance as a happily glistening melody sings an encouraging tune above the steadily bursting low end.

Hollow percussion pops as the brightly dancing notes interlock with flaring liveliness. The melody that slides in grabs hold of me and pulls me along, eager and joyous, moving through the music with glowing ease. The drums continue to add shape while the melody sings with an affectionate feeling. A darkly angular pulsation rises and falls rapidly, sharp edges cutting as the digital-sounding pulse continues to move, while the brighter notes glitter before the continual pulse fades.

A razor-sharp, medium-high synth carries an enigmatic melody out above sweeping winds as “Almost Human” starts. The kick drum begins to pulsate in a steady beat as the sharp-edged synth repeats the melodic pattern with hypnotic energy.

The snare drum comes in and bursts now as chimes ring out with a ghostly melody and the kick drum is joined by the solid bass. A broadly intertwining synth shifts with cosmic delicacy as the low end pushes the music forward. The chimes flash as the melody slips past on a drifting synth. A robotic voice comes in now as the drums and bass accelerate, with hollow percussion adding an additional element.

The lead synth has a clean, metallic sound as it rings out, carrying the mystical melody. A bending, twisting synth solos with a wildly arcing feeling as crystalline chimes call out with a gentler and more aching melody. Underneath it all, the drums and bass continue to launch forward with driving energy before the track falls silent.

“Dreamers In The Night” commences as shimmering, resonant bells ring out along with rich bass as a firm kick drum pulses. Alex from eLxAr’s voice is full of abiding gentleness and a light, airy quality.

Shimmering chimes dance with flaring radiance as a brassy synth calls out with encouraging energy. The drums burst along with the vocals which ache with a nostalgia that permeates the music. The chorus soars up with Alex’s voice brimming with expressive energy. Widely glistening bells ring out with gentle luminosity as drums and bass shape the music.

The chorus rises up with positivity and warmth as a broadly gleaming synth fills the background. Bells tremble with brightness as Alex's delicate voice captures the music's dreamy quality. A disco section with flashing string-like synth leaps out before the chorus lifts up with joy and guitar sings out with dynamic life. The vocals mix with the other musical elements before silence falls.

The storyteller talks about having a flashback of the days when they were young and could be “chasing dreams under the stars." They were living their lives and enjoying themselves under the city lights “where freedom never dies." They wore leather jackets and kept their sunglasses on at night as they felt “wild in the neon light." It was all about vintage cars and late night drives where it felt so good to break the rules.

Our narrator talks about him and his friends being "dreamers in the night" as they danced all night long and played music to feel alive. He goes on to say that the night air was full of disco beats. There were “midnight tales in every street” along with their echoing heart beats. He talks about how "synth notes and electric guitars resonate in our hearts.”

The storyteller and his friends left “footprints on the vinyl floor.” They were full of vitality and feeling “lost in time” as they stayed living through the night. He concludes that they were "wild hearts of the night “ as they danced under neon lights and dreamed, lived and loved.

Warmly intertwining, smooth synth tumbles as a solid drum and bass pulse shifts as “Castle in the Sky” begins. Piano chords are gentle and aching as Nicolas’ softly touching vocals carry the delicately caressing melody.

Arpeggios with a shining radiance leap and Nicolas captures melancholy and wistful thought in his lyrical voice.

Bell-like synth carries the main melody, caressing me with painful tenderness. The softly affecting vocals slip past as the drums and bass add shape. Glistening arpeggios wash through and the chorus fills me with deep emotion as the track progresses.

Now the softly twirling synths and bell-like keyboard move as the drum beat changes tempo, while Nicolas' voice and the backing vocals create a dreamy, hurt atmosphere. Chimes ring with soft luminosity and the chorus arcs upward as the guitar cuts in. The arpeggios undulate and the track comes to an end on the expressive vocals.

Our narrator is turning "a blaze into a haze of half-remembered days" as he brings what's "retrograde into the future." As he builds a sky castle, he burns his bridges.

The songwriter adds that "it's something nobody can see, nobody else but me." He says that he cannot keep his friendships safe "from turning black and white." He says that he conceals them in his pocket, just in case they start to fade away.

Our narrator’s burning bridges remain unseen to others, but when he glances around, realizing that everything has changed, he wonders, "What was really true?" As he searches for an unchanging thing, he discovers that he is starting to change himself.

Fascinating, open-voiced percussion rebounds as clapping and seeking sounds add to the variety of percussive effects to open “Life's a Beach”. Sharp-edged, shifting rhythms move as the hollow drums float out to create a groove. Trumpeting shimmies with a hip-shaking motion as the drums move around one another. A panpipe-like melody skips out in a chilled-out and playful tune, wriggling through the music with a laid-back sensation. The tropical vibes that emanate from the track draw me in with their fun and easygoing nature.

Undulating bass is joined by quickly trickling notes that shimmer past as the clapping percussion adds a steady heartbeat. Brassy tones move with a shuffling, cool energy and a melody that has a summery vibe. A xylophone flickers in the background before the active bass cascades and throbs. The glowing sound has a groovy swing to it while nasal-sounding notes wind out with relaxation. A steady, warm glow suffuses the background as the bright shuffle is joined by bubbling pipes that cruise to a conclusion.

Conclusion

Almost Human is an emotional and musical journey that carries me through lusciously layered sounds and melodic beauty while capturing deep emotion and a sense of dreamy hope and remembrance. I could listen to this album many times and always find it enjoyable.

Exorcisor - Divine Justice

Review by Karl Magi

Overall Album Impressions

Divine Justice is a potent evocation of demonic forces locked in battle with one who seeks to destroy them. The album roars and tears, smashing with unrelenting ferocity and hellish panic. Exorcisor weaves an intoxicatingly dark atmosphere and tells his tale of battles against the forces of evil with musical imagery. The addition of his formidable guitar playing and the blood-spattered rage of the album only add to the shadowy strength pouring from it.

Atmosphere is key to Divine Justice and Exorcisor does an excellent job of creating it. The entire album is a wedge of screaming, howling and seething energy that tears at me in a way I find enjoyable for its uncompromising sound. The way in which Exorcisor explores his ragged, viciously attacking material fills me with feelings of foreboding and outright danger as the music unfolds.

I'd also like to mention Exorcisor’s guitar skills, which are showcased on Divine Justice. He makes the instrument shred and rip, a wall of unstoppable anger and righteousness. I can picture the conflict between the demon within and the exorcist without, through the guitar. The battling impression of Exorcisor's guitar playing here only adds to the horror exuded by the music.

The album is full of incandescent ferocity and a sense of dark threat that doesn't diminish. I appreciate Exorcisor’s skill in conveying massive energy and continual spiritual conflict throughout the tracks without becoming repetitive. Feelings of bitter darkness permeate every pore of the music and pull me inward into a twisted world.

My Favourite Tracks Analyzed

“Call of Duty" comes into being as monastic chanting floats ethereally and bells ring with an ominous clang. Dark piano surges in a tumbling rush, shadows rise against sharp-edged synth that calls out in the background. The piano carries a classically inspired melody as strange whispers move around it.

Haunting noises shift as the piano thunders and a phone rings. The background begins to agitate as a phone conversation unfolds, razor-sharp edges slashing and drums pounding. The piano carries an unearthly melody as Exorcisor's guitar cries out, swirling with wraith-like tendrils, while the low end batters. The piano slips past in a silky flow as the synth pulse creates a counterpoint.

The guitar entangles with urgent energy as someone begs for help and horrifying feelings fill the music. Now, the drums and bass move with the flitting piano notes as they intermingle with a slashing synth. A sense of growing tension fills the music as Exorcisor's guitar fades into the shadowy piano. Tensely wound synth trembles and rapidly moving lines as the drums continue to pulsate and the piano dances in a surprisingly mournful melody, which I find touching before the song ends.

Intensely cascading, nervous notes vibrate rapidly as murky sounds move in the distance to open “Another Nightmare.” A solid drum begins to punch as the rapid notes twirl and the track surges forward with foreboding arpeggios whirling as a guitar twists in the distance. Exorcisor's guitar’s cadaverous quality makes it loom over the track, full of portentous feeling.

Open-voiced, trembling synth howls with unsettled sound as tense noises spin. A high-pitched note cries out and trickling sounds rush as the drums explode. A vocal synth adds a ghostly, trailing sound as the kick drum keeps throbbing hard. As the guitar slashes into the music with wild madness, I feel danger approaching through the shadows, jagged claws reaching for me.

The drums continue to rocket forward as the minor-key solo writhes with evil hunger. A nasal-sounding, bending synth adds a misty feeling to the music as the pounding kick drum continues to drive. The spinning arpeggios only add to the nervousness of the music as the drums burst again. Exorcisor's guitar slices with precise, angry power as the drums collide. I enjoy the way in which the whole track exudes menace and impending doom while the tautly wound arpeggios spin past and the track drives to an end with the elevated notes crying out above the fiercely slamming low end.

“Contact With Beyond” begins with rumbling bass and descending, terrified notes. Glimmering synth intertwines above a roiling low end as the drums begin to charge forward. The guitar is full of jagged edges while the chimes add a spectral quality as the bass pulses. The elevated synth melody is elegant, but now the track rages with diabolical intent, a twisted voice crying out in the distance as the drums attack.

Brightly shining notes flash as the drums batter and now a smoothly gliding, rather caressing melody slips out on an open-sounding synth. An uncomfortable buzzing sound moves in the distance as the lightly swirling synth creates an ethereally surrounding sensation. A choir calls out in the distance as the drums rush and batter.

Now, a distorted vocal sound carries the melody, unsettling and otherworldly, as the growling vocals move below. A sense of impending doom fills me as this haunted track unfolds, charging and jumping onward. Exorcisor's guitar has a blade-like quality as it carries a minor-key melodic pattern, full of lurking shadows. The drums are a hard force as chimes flicker and move with silky motion. The raging voice below haunts me as it growls.

The drums pound again and an oscillating, lacerating bassline moves with the gently floating melody, imbued with a sense of sadness, while the guitar has a razor-edged aggression. Elevated, nervous sounds ring out and the track pounds to an end.

Roughly pulsating, huge bass moves with terrifying, elevated sounds to kick off “The Invader.” Horrible voices drift distantly as the drums collide and mysterious swirling synth floats above glittering chimes that shine with eldritch light, forming an actively jumping melody.

Choral voices cry out above the unrelenting drum beat while the flickering notes dance with will-o’-the-wisp light. Warmly progressing chords contrast with the heavy weight beneath as the delicate chimes shine above while the low end thuds. The choir cries out with dark import as the shimmering chimes add a surprisingly fragile luminosity to the music.

Ghastly vocal sounds move far away as the chimes continue to exude flashing brightness. The undulating low end and pounding drums are cut by quickly rippling notes as the choir cries out again as the drums continue to pound. Darkness pours out in inky black waves, flowing all around me and adding to the sense of danger that echoes out.

The choir is powerful and creates an ancient-sounding impression as the chimes pour out light. The track ends with the brightly cutting synth fading out above the undulating low end.

"Sent by the Vatican" commences as a deeply descending sound moves with melancholy piano and a growl that trembles in the distance. The drums form a steady heartbeat as the fragile piano shivers and tortured sounds twist. A demonic voice calls out and now the shadowy, wriggling synth twists through the music in a tortured motion as the drums slam. In the distance, terrified chords add dangerous import as the descending notes flow past.

Tightly wound sounds move in a cavernous rush, like air from a tomb flowing out. The thundering low end rumbles as a steady sweeping noise lifts. Jagged notes move along with a screaming synth that increases the pressure as steady sounds snarl. The bassline undulates as the massively explosive drums are joined by a chiming synth carrying minor-key notes that add creeping worry. I enjoy the smashing weight of the track and its oppressive darkness.

Exorcisor's guitar screams in agony, writhing and twitching as the drums continue to slam hard. The guitar has an otherworldly quality as whispered, terrifying voices move past. Looming chords add to the feeling of an imminent attack while the explosive low end pushes forward. Delicate chimes sparkle with ghostly echoes as the endlessly pressing low end moves. The drums rush and the flaring synth slices with swift, sharp edges before the track closes.

A fear-filled synth cries out as rapidly flashing notes tremble past, adding terror to start "Interview with the Dead." The drums erupt into an unrelenting pulse as elevated notes sparkle with eldritch light. The bass is a fulminating wall as broadly howling notes float past. The drums are unstoppable as a string-like synth is joined by elevated synth’s fell sound.

The bass wanders as the raised synth shines with the light of a mysterious orb. Warmer notes add a tragic tinge as the broadly echoing synth intermingles while the low-end maelstrom continues. Elevated sounds add tension while the low end seems unstoppable. The string-like notes create an aching feeling while the warmer synth carries out, leavening the nightmarish sensations with tenderness. The arpeggios spin in manic waves and the drums collide. I enjoy the way this track creates a mixture of gentle emotion and tension as it evolves.

“Novus Macula” starts with a guitar storm along with a surging drum beat that leaps in. The drums have a churning power as Exorcisor's guitar cries out with sinister muscle above them. The drum pulse punches forward as the guitar roars and intertwines.

A melancholy synth calls out, contrasting sadness with the dreadful power that batters below it, carrying a melody that might even be considered wistful as it floats past. The drums have a pounding weight as the guitar tears with razor-sharp claws and the broadly trumpeting synth adds a majestic element.

I enjoy the way in which the track mingles nobility and darkness, driven by the unrelenting low-end attack. The main melody is full of pain but remains noble as the drums strike with metallic force and the bass rumbles. The sadness-filled main melody calls out with a touching quality before the guitar howls like the souls of the damned and the low end batters before silence falls.

Feverishly bright bells ring with intense motion to open “The Exorcist.” A void-deep rush of air moves along with rapidly slicing guitar. Exorcisor's vocals scream with fiendish ferocity as Exorcisor's guitar storms and the chimes flicker while the drums slam hard. Rage and danger pour from the music as a distorted voice contorts and the churning guitar rips through the music.

The vocals are serrated and snarling while the rebounding drums punch and the bass charges. The chimes are full of worry as the guitar lacerates the music and the elevated synth chords keen in the distance. The music’s sheer violence undeniably pulls me in. The slamming low end continues to batter as the vocals tear roughly and the low end attacks. The scream of a tormented synth is joined by the shredding lyrics and the storming guitar to bring the track to an end.

“Transgressor” commences with dungeon sounds and a chanting voice calls out in Latin. Power radiates from the words as a howling sound is joined by broadly explosive drums and a rapidly tumbling synth moves with strings that cry out in horror before the screaming vocals are cut by harpsichord-like notes.

The low end is gigantic and churning as minor-key, bright notes scream and Exorcisor's vocals rip through the music above the threatening low end as a hellish choir wails. A glistening synth flashes rapidly as the drums burst into half-time, massive beneath the wildly chanting lyrics as vibrating notes shriek in a tortured line.

A Theremin-like synth twists with a spectral tone as agitated sounds move underneath, while the drums continue to chatter. The darkness is palpable and draws me in while the gruff edges of Exorcisor’s voice sound raw and harsh. Strings wind up with fearful intensity and the track slams to an end.

Laser-like sounds flash through shadowy chanting and now the drums and guitar charge forward with unrelenting speed to kick off “Divine Justice.” Intensely intertwining, horrified notes move along with the rampaging vocals and the ferociously assaulting drums and bass. Exorcisor's guitar shreds as the drums batter rapidly and the strings intertwine dramatically.

Exorcisor's guttural vocals lacerate the music and the guitar has a terrible force, ripping through it. The main melody exudes absolute fright. I enjoy the music’s wicked atmosphere as the chanting vocals are cut into by a jabbing synth and the guitar’s sharp edges.

The track speeds forward at breakneck pace as Exorcisor's blood-spattered vocals reach a fever pitch while the drums stutter. Twisting notes wander as the hammering percussion assaults my ears before the song ends.

Conclusion

Divine Justice is an atmospheric evocation of evil, darkness and the eternal struggle to defeat those forces. Shadows fill every corner and ferociously surging energy erupts through the music as the album unfolds. I enjoy the way in which Exorcisor has created a terror-filled atmosphere and carried me through it.