Testament

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Band Name In Articulo Mortis (FRA)
Album Name Testament
Type Album
Released date 07 October 2016
Music StyleMelodic Black
Members owning this album1

Tracklist

Testament - Limited to 300 copies
1.
 In articulo Mortis
 03:48
2.
 Le Don Obscur
 06:06
3.
 Succubus
 05:39
4.
 La Rose et le Marbre
 05:23
5.
 My Underwater Queen
 04:46
6.
 Embrace the Reapers Wrath
 04:41
7.
 Lunar State
 07:29

Bonus
8.
 Diaboli in Amorem
 03:10

Total playing time: 41:02

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In Articulo Mortis (FRA)


Review @ iam1992

06 January 2018

By the time the album concluded I was convinced it was a stroke of near genius.

The French black metal band In Articulo Mortis was active in the 90s releasing two demos and reformed briefly in the 2010s to release Testament (they reportedly recorded a full length in 1997 but it was never released). The album was first released in 2012 and limited to three hundred copies. Last I heard you could purchase Testament on Amazon but it you missed it you can stream it on Bandcamp as it’s been available there since last October. I read they decided on the Bandcamp release to seek a new audience; this news was related to me from Noemy of Solstice Promotions who introduced me to them out of the blue. For a band that didn’t follow up on their work for whatever reason they’ve shown a fair amount of resilience. The album starts on a good note if nothing spectacular. Mid tempo black metal with a rough guitar sound and production job proportionate to 90s cult bands like Maniac Butcher and Thy Serpent. What heightened my interest were the wistful parts of “Le don obscur” and “Succubus” that sounded slightly gothic with guitar solos calling attention to some goth influence. As the latter song progressed I became increasingly embroiled in the dysphoria I experienced and it slowly dawned on me where In Articulo Mortis were going here. While rough and rudimentary, it is a downward venture into dejection, dashed hopes and forgotten memories that slowly crawls into your mind enshrouding you before you realize it. The atmosphere that complements the storming onslaught of “La rose et le marbre” is the album’s transcendent moment, manifesting the most promise for maturity. The gradual buildup of melancholy is the mark of a band fully aware of what they’re doing. The black metal elements likewise increase in their vehemence during the course of “My underwater queen,” “Embrace the reapers wrath” and “Lunar State” while their mournful bearing doesn’t fade over time. By the time the album concluded I was convinced it was a stroke of near genius. This is one band I would like to see continue to evolve on their own steam.

Dave Wolff - Autoeroticasphyxium Zine

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