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Sothis - De Oppresso Liber |
Sothis ~ De Oppresso Liber
1. Of Night And Silence
2. De Opresso Liber
3. Beneath A Black Boiling Sky
4. Lunar Descent
5. Obsidian Throne
6. Defiance
7. The Cold Disconnection
8. Lair Of The Benighted
9. Perpetual
Although this is Sothis’ debut full-length effort, they have been creating waves in the subterranean. Hailing from America, the listener should discard prejudices of the usual monotonous USBM bands. In fact, Sothis play symphonic black metal with embellishments of orthodox and melodic black metal riffing.
‘De Oppresso Liber’ is strongly keyboard driven, whipping up sinister melodies typical in symphonic black metal accentuated with developed twists. The title track and ‘Lair Of The Benighted’ are fine illustrations of this technique. ‘Beneath A Black Boiling Sky’ sounds much akin to a slower Tartaros song with an increased usage of melodic black metal riffs.
The main draw back of this release is the ordinary drumming employed. There is far too much simplistic speedy double-bass drumming that gets tiresome and obnoxious all too rapidly. Another negative point is that Sothis appeared to have relied too much of Emperor and Dimmu Borgir. Whilst they have depicted originality in the music, there is not an ample amount of innovation in occurrence. Still, this debut is enough to harbour promise and is a fair breath of fresh air from the usual tangle of black metal that emanates from America.
Reviewed by Elena Francis
‘De Opresso Liber’ is out now through Candlelight Records.
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