Sepulcros – Vazio
The atmosphere never changes for Sepulcros as they maintain that echoing, haunting tone track after track. On the slower ones like ‘Magno Caos’ the distortion is more effective especially when it comes to the vocals as the reverb just echoes all the way across like a gun shot. It is grim, evil, and perfect, much in the way Deathspell Omega vocalist Mikko Aspa can get that frightening effect for black metal. While Sepulcros are far from black metal, on a track like ‘Hecatombe’ which features some of the faster moments, it can seem like the delve into black metal territories with the faster, rawer parts and the higher pitched screams that would make Funeral Mist proud. The blending of the genres is a delicate balance and Sepulcros do it well.
The only rough part about this album is it seems like it is meant to be played as one whole track. Lots of the songs blend into each other well but at the same time cut off in between, so that might throw listeners off a little. However, aside from that the music here is spot on for anyone who like doom metal with tons of atmosphere and a very raw, atmospheric presence. While there are no keyboards, violins, or anything really classical to give some gothic overtones, “Vazio” uses its ‘bowels of hell’ atmosphere to laden on the depression especially with the vocals and the fuzziness of the guitars to bury both the bass and drums for a simple, yet torturous effect. Crushing and despairing is what listeners will get with Sepulcros, and hopefully they couldn’t be happier with the result.
4 / 5 STARS
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Sepulcros – Vazio
