Fas-ite, maledicti, in ignem aeternum
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| Studio album by Deathspell Omega | ||||
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| Label (s) | Norma Evangelium Diaboli, The Ajna Offensive, Southern Lord | |||
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6th |
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46:16 |
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Fas - ite, maledicti, in ignem aeternum ( lat . 'The divine law - enter, damned, into eternal fire ') is an album by the French black metal band Deathspell Omega from 2007. The album forms the second part a concept trilogy started with Si monvmentvm reqvires, circvmspice . The title of the album refers to ( Mt 25.41 EU ), “discedite a me maledicti in ignem æternum” , usually quoted as “ite maledicti in ignem aeternum” . Accordingly, the texts deal thematically with theological and philosophical considerations and read like cryptic theological theses.
Track list
- Obombration - 4:48
- The Shrine of Mad Laughter - 10:37
- Bread of Bitterness - 7:49
- The Repellent Scars of Abandon and Election - 11:40
- A Chore for the Lost - 9:15
- Obombration - 2:07
Music genre
Fas - ite, maledicti, in ignem aeternum continues the tendency of the earlier releases to chaotic and complex structures and combines the aggressiveness of Si monvmentvm reqvires, circvmspice with the progressive elements of the Kénôse EP and strong death metal influences in the style of Immolation . The guttural singing of Finnish member Mikko Aspa (including Grunt, Clandestine Blaze , Stabat Mater ) is a defining feature, but mixed more quietly than on the previous releases. Erik from metal.de justifies the relative shortness of the album compared to the band's last releases with the fact that they "threw almost all more easily accessible passages overboard"; He describes the music as "unruly monolith [s], dissonant, largely dispensing with harmonic elements, cold, aloof, unapproachable", comparable to Secrets of the Moons Antithesis at 78 rpm and without melodies.
The album begins with the brief introduction Obombration, calm and atmospheric with increasing intensity, which culminates in the beginning of The Shrine of Mad Laughter . The piece seems chaotic with its variable drum rhythm combined with fast riffing . Bread of Bitterness begins slowly and powerfully, but becomes increasingly fast and chaotic; in a "calm, atmospheric passage with very soft, shallow sounds and tones", "the previously confused atmosphere instantly gives way to a clear, dark mood". This passage is followed by a long, faster, but catchy playing style. The Repellent Scars of Abandon and Election , the longest track on the album, again consists of chaotic structures and a calm, gloomy and increasingly powerful middle section with choral singing . In A Chore for the Lost there are "[n] the fast, sometimes frenzied structures [...] some dark, harmonious passages that again remind a little of Kénôse." In the middle section, a clear, calling voice can be heard accompanied by fast drums and "confused guitars that even drift a little into a short soli". The album ends with another track called Obombration .
reception
Archaic-Magazine.com's Filip Dupont described the album as a hard nut to crack and one of the more original black metal albums he'd last heard. Erik from metal.de criticized the "rather monotonous" vocals, in his opinion "such an obsessive performance" as on Funeral Mists Salvation "might have been better suited to the storm" he describes the album as. Note the band's statement on the album that "the lyrics have absolute priority while the music is just number two"; Fas - ite, maledicti, in ignem aeternum is "a really good, demanding album that 'objectively' doesn't have much to criticize. But the raw energy is missing, the unbridled nature shines musically through its absence ", the band has" [v] or sheer spirit [...] almost completely forgotten the body ".
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Alec A. Head: Satan Stole My Teddybear music reviews - Deathspell Omega. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 11, 2010 ; accessed on May 10, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Filip Dupont: Archaic-Magazine.com :: FAS - Ite, Maledicti, Ite Ignem Aeternum :: Deathspell Omega /. (No longer available online.) July 30, 2007, formerly in the original ; accessed on May 10, 2010 (English). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Erik: Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum - Review. metal.de, August 7, 2007, accessed June 30, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c Aceust: http://www.hateful-metal.de - Deathspell Omega - Fas - Ite, maledicti, in ignem aeternum. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 29, 2007 ; Retrieved May 10, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
