Grimorium Verum are a Russian black metal band that have been going for over 20 years now. Their latest album Revenant (released May 2018) is their best album yet. According to their press release “Revenant” is a true journey to the dark corners of the soul. If that’s the mood they are going for, well they damn well achieved it!
Personally I am not the greatest fan of Symphonic Black Metal (well to be fair I am not a fan of Symphonic metal either) I found way too many of these bands to be so way over blown and generally corny but Grimorium Verum know how to be dramatic and build emotion without being cheesy.
I also want to add in case you are not aware the band uses a drum machine but it works perfectly for them (I know some of you guys hate bands that use artificial drums)
If you love old school Cradle of Filth or Dimmu Borgir then the Revenant is for you.
American fans note that this is a co-release with Russian label Satanath Records and American labels Cimmerian Shade Recordings (USA), The True Plague (USA), Black Metal Records (USA) so ya will not have to mail order overseas to get your copy.
Line-up:
Zavalnyy Andrey – guitars, bass, keyboards
Dokuchaev Roman – vocals
Uryavin Alexander – keyboards (live)
Track-list:
01. The Born Of The Devil
02. The Kingdom Of The Pain
03. The March Of The Northern Kings
04. Blind Faith In Nothing
05. The Light Of Dark Father
06. Revenant
07. The Circus Of The Dark Illusion
08. Sacred Temple Of Blood
09. The Great Serpentine Saint
10. The Resurrected On The Devil’s Hands
Length / Length – 56:20
More information:
Satanath Records
Cimmerian Shade Recordings
The True Plague
