Saligia - Lvx Aeternae (2013)

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Keeping their cavernous and compact Black Metal sound from their debut full-length “Sic Transit Gloria Mundi”, today we have Norway’s Saligia and their sickening EP “Lvx Aeternae”. Delivering four track and 25 minutes of truly haunting Black Metal, this band is a combination of the rawness and directness of Watain with sickening atmospheric elements of bands like Bethlehem. If you like your Black Metal to be harsh, but obscure and focused more on cavernous atmospheres over extreme over-the-top tremolo-picking, you are in luck with this release.

The band blasts this release wide open with the crushing “Per Aspera Ad Astra”. In this track Ahzari’s powerful vocals make up for 60% of the overall raw power of their sound, while his pulsating bass guitar line adds to the destruction. The cavernous atmosphere continue with the album title track, but make no mistake and think the production is weak, since you can listen clearly to every single cymbal of V’s drums.

With eerie clean vocals, “Maveth, Malachim” opens up a very ritualistic track with killer rhythms and a very hypnotic pace. The album closes with the imposing “…And Death Shalt Have No Dominion”, a track that fits the more traditional BM norm, but keeps the dark atmosphere of Saligia’s sound. The riffing is quite straightforward, but works perfectly for anybody looking for a well-paced headbanging track.

Overall, “Lvx Aeternae” is one hell of a powerful EP for those lovers that enjoy fine Black Metal without poses or attitudes. Saligia keeps tweeking their sound to make it more powerful and direct and with this release they are one step closer to perfection. Beautifully packaged by Ván Records, this is one release that you do not want to miss.

Band: Deconstructing Sequence Album: Year One

Label: Ván Records

Release: May 7th, 2013

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Genre: Black Metal

Country: Norway

Rating: 91/100
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