Band:	Litrosis
Album:	I Am Death
Style:	Symphonic black metal, Extreme power metal
Release date:	May 2012

01. Litrosis
02. Insomnia's Lullaby
03. Soulcide
04. Burn The Sun
05. Countless Wounds
06. I Am Death
07. Bloodred Desert Plain
08. In The Grave You Go Alone
09. Bury The Dead

Here's some great news meloblack fans; thanks to Litrosis, you now have a band to listen to without feeling like a total wuss.

Before we begin, let this be known; I Am Death is a grower of an album. Quick, initial listens will give the impression this is just another typical synthy melodic black metal release. The further you dig into this album, the more that reveals itself. At first, it's merely impressive that a band can rage this fucking hard while still being as a whole, extremely catchy.

Then the cross-breeding happens. Isolating certain keyboard leads, and a few of those slightly neo-classical sounding guitar face-melters, you'd think you're listening to a Sonata Arctica release. Take that Euro-flower-power sound, and slap it between some drums gone into full-blown beast mode, gnashing vocals, and hyper-speed black metal rhythm guitars. Take that sound, then make the whole mix as loud, aggressive, and overwhelming as possible, what you've got is a truly unique experience.

Litrosis have really put themselves in a strange position with I Am Death. They incorporate all these highly catchy, melodic elements and translate them into a sound so aggressive it might not appeal to fans of power metal, but a little too heroic and melodic to appeal to black metal purists. This really isn't a pitfall by any means, just a speculation as to how this fantastic crossover might not see a lot of strong support despite being...well, fantastic!

This will really appeal to people, much like this reviewer, who love a lot of aspects about Euro-power metal, but just find the approach a little too soft. Throw some raging black metal into the mix, and the result is at bare minimum interesting, if not thoroughly enjoyable.