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Genre: Black/Doom Metal

Metal Archives Rating: 100% (1 review)

1. Enter An Encysted Hibernation
2. Asstrum Argentum
3. La Sorella Di Satana
4. The Serpent´s Lament
5. Horta Funebra
6. Mortuus Infradaemoni
7. Spheram De Tenebras
8. Ad Posthumum
9. Pax Moriendi
10. Umbradiabolous

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"Argentum's style on this release is a spectral mixture of doom, death and black metal. There are very tasteful keyboards used in most of the songs, but it's the guitarwork that follows the keyboards that makes this album shine musically. The lead guitarist is so amazingly good that he makes Crypt of Kerberos sound like first-year amateurs. Just listen to the leads at the beginning of "Astrum Argentum" or at the end of "Horta Funebra" and tell me different. The vocals, courtesy of Khabee, are some of the most unique and vicious sounds to ever grace my ears. His style ranges from deep, cataclysmic chanting, as on "Pax Moriendi", to high-pitched reptilian rasps like those found in "Umbradiabolous". There's also a fair amount of eerie spoken word used on many of the tracks, some of which is supplied by a female who sounds just as lustful and seductive as Salma Hayek with her lovely accent.

The songs vary in tempo, from the doomy, abysmal pace of "Enter An Encysted Hibernation" and "The Serpent's Lament" (both of which begin with some ethereal acoustic guitarwork), to faster works like "Mortuus Infradaemoni". The final track, "Umbradiabolous" (labeled as "Horta Funebra Revise" on the CD), at first listen has a very odd, upbeat feel to it - but it's not misplaced at all. Instead, it sounds like a majestic celebration after a victorious battle over christendom. The guitar leads towards the end of that piece are some of the most impressive and emotional on the entire disc. The drumming is very simple throughout the album, quietly sitting in the background of things for the majority of the time. His double bass is soft but effective, gracefully helping to keep everything in motion."

-Paraphrased from Drowned's Metal Archives review, and I cannot agree more. This album is by far one of the best out there. I highly encourage anybody who finds this album even the least bit intriguing to read the entire review.