Lustmord
Metavoid

THE REVIEW

There are albums that become a hypothetical soundtrack of life, leaving you with unique emotions and sensations, captivating you to the point where you can't do without them anymore. Imagine a movie that tells your life story and then add an album as its soundtrack. In my case, I would have some doubts about which work to choose, but certainly among the "candidates," "Metavoid" would undoubtedly be there. This is because it reflects my personal way of living and seeing reality. And it is precisely because of my pessimistic and catastrophic way of relating to things that Metavoid (sixth album by Lustmord) perfectly aligns with my state of mind. Because this record is a mixture of dark and pressing sounds that aim to intimidate the listener with their force. Eight unhealthy compositions that bring to mind ancient rituals inside caves when man did not dominate the world but was dominated by it.

Stylistically "Metavoid" departs from Brian Williams's previous productions. In fact, especially in the first three albums, the songs were a strange jumble of sounds and sinister "noises," here the sound becomes significantly richer. Despite this, dark ambient remains a genre without foundations, distant from any musical canon, rejecting melody. Lustmord, one of the main exponents of this way of making music, unites human fears through an extraordinary ability to blend dark elements, drones, and ancestral sounds. Williams's music is not the nice and quiet kind you listen to on the radio while you're in the car, nor is it the music that "blasts" your audio system. This is music (although music might not be the most suitable term) to be listened to alone, perhaps with headphones. This is because Lustmord has the gift of being able to evoke true inner journeys with his art, and immersing oneself in the depths of his works is a unique and terrifying experience. Exemplary in this sense is the mammoth "The Eliminating Angel", which with its eleven minutes takes us beyond what ordinary "music" can achieve. The sound is muffled, creating gray sonic spirals that silently intertwine with distant and spatial whispers...

This "Metavoid" is one of the greatest things done by Lustmord and one of the cornerstones of dark ambient. A music that evolves, that "lives," and clings morbidly to your body, creating sensations within you that don't easily leave, because they linger inside you throughout the day. I remember a friend of mine who called this album "metaphysical". An expression that can be extended to Lustmord's entire musical career, as he has evolved himself and his musical conception, creating in Metavoid the perfect combination between human fear and the ever-changing evolution of his artistic creation.

1. "The Ambivalent Abyss" (12:14)
2. "Blood Deep In Dread" (7:54)
3. "The Eliminating Angel" (11:45)
4. "Oblivion" (6:36)
5. "The Outer Shadow" (6:44)
6. "Infinite Domain" (8:27)
7. "A Light That Is Darkness" (4:54)
8. "Insignificance" (5:01)