Imperium Dekadenz - Procella Vadens - review
Imperium Dekadenz - Procella Vadens - review
Tracklist
01. Die Hoffnung Stirbt...02. Lacrimae Mundi
03. A Million Moons
04. Ego Universalis
05. À La Nuit Tombante
06. An Autumn Serenade
07. Ocean, Mountain's Mirror
08. The Descent Into Hades
09. Procella Vadens
10. ...Wenn Der Sturm Beginnt
A review by
KwonVerge October 12, 2010
The main atmosphere-evoking factor has to be the razor sharp sound of the guitars that violates gently the ears of the listener and creates an arena of melancholy that overruns the whole duration of the album, flirting with ominous sound corridors. Of course there are moments when electricity goes off and the acoustic parts take control alongside some keyboard lines that play their part in the final outcome. The main tempo is actually somewhere in the middle, being neither afraid to speed up without losing in terms of atmosphere and expression nor slow down and calm the overall soundscape for a while. Horaz's vocals remain utterly hallucinating with his dry yet to the point howls and screams that step on the pathway the organic marriage of guitars and rhythm section pave in harmony. The production is clean enough as well as distorted to make the sound of the album vivid and at the same time manifest the ambiance of the compositions.
Procella Vadens is an album that combines the aggressive face of melody with its more fragile side, lowering the defences of the listener, offering him wholeheartedly a one-way ticket to a dissonant landscape that consumes body and soul. Some of the highlights have to be the ceremonial aura of "The Descent Into Hades" that sounds like a collaboration of Dead Can Dance's earlier work with a darker Loreena McKennitt, the epic air of "Ocean, Mountain's Mirror", the imposing sense of desolation through "Lacrimae Mundi" and "A Million Moons" and the more tormented "An Autumn Serenade" and the title-track.
Imperium Dekadenz managed to release one of the strongest black metal releases for 2010 the way I see it, inspired and filled with atmosphere that will appeal to the audience of the band and why not, anyone involved with black metal.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 9 |
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This album is indeed really really good. This band has yet to fail me, hopefully this review will assist the band in receiving the acknowledgment it deserves.
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The beautiful bleak cover inspired me to read this review. This review inspired me to listen to a track. The track inspired me to order this album. All in all an inspirational day. Thanks for the review!! 
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Posts: 5068 Written by Dark Seraphim on 12.10.2010 at 23:34 Thanks, i'm glad!!!
---- Dec. 30, 1334. ...And the whiskey and wine entered our veins when blood was too weak to carry on.
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This was a great way to start off the new year for me. An 8.5/8.7 from me for sure. Very chilling, though I prefer some of the other black metal releases this year.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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The album art is some of the best i've seen in a long time. i'm gonna check this out.
---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
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Posts: 21306 Written by Ikuinen on 14.03.2012 at 16:38 Definitely one of my favorites from that year. Horaz is a fantastic vocalist.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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