Resurrected from the recesses of inactivity Exitium Sui returns. The creation of Chris Gebauer (Deadspace) captures a different reflection of its creator dripping in wretchedness and hardship. ‘’Endless” is the never-ending cycle of despair where finality offers no release.
Thick, dense, and cloying the atmosphere on ‘’Endless’’ is without respite, it is a marked return to some funeral doom-inspired soundscapes that are rich in their ability to create a feeling of utter helplessness that is unrepentant, tortured and without end. The majesty of “Forlorn” with all its accompanying orchestrations and ethereal piano melody creates a visual landscape of loss and bereavement. It is a haunting and powerful opening statement that bears the physical burden of pain and reciprocates it upon the listener. “Escape” is anything but, a relentless excursion through the grandeur and suffocating riffs of a track that builds to its inexorable conclusion and is wholly satisfying for it. ‘’ Treading on the Bones of Loneliness’’ is harrowing. Doom executed this heavily and with such intent is rewarding with its sheer power and volume. It is dark, lonely, and forbidding, yet also filled with splendour and creativity. ‘’Abysmal’’ does not require words, listen, and experience it for the blackened brilliant hatred that it is.
‘’Endless’’ is depressive and its blackened atmosphere makes the emotions within cold and brittle in their fragility. Pain is ever present yet presented in different forms. Exitium Sui represents the darkness where few dwell. The nihilism and misery are ever-present, an inevitability that is painful, mournful and revels in its demise and overwhelms the senses. The result is sophisticated yet inescapable. Highly Recommended.
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Release Year: 2023
Label: self-released
Category: EP
Country: Germany
Reviewed by Sparky
