Release Date: August 08th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD
Enlèvement - Tracklisting
1. Visitation (3:27)
2. Scent (5:37)
3. Altar (9:35)
4. Alt(e)r (3:33)
5. Reckoning (11:51)
Members
B.I. - vocals, guitars, bass, synths/organs
R.R. - drums
A.A. - vocals
A.P. - lead guitar, synths, production
Review
Enlèvement is the debut album from Death/Funeral Doom Metallers in this house of mourning where they create an unsettling record full of different and violent atmospherics which sees the band fully align themselves next to the likes of THOU, Primitive Man, The Body and Celtic Frost. The record has a nihilistic quality with the band taking their time bringing a “standard” groove within the opening track of Visitation where in this house of mourning conjure up Drone and Funeral Doom rhythms against a downbeat soundclip which only adds to the sense of despair the record takes you upon next.
Second track Scent is where the real business of the DEATH METAL aspect appears within the vocals from A.A. and B.I. This is sinister and gut-wrenching stuff with harsh growls and extreme vocals colliding for a sense of fear and dread throughout. The music is very stripped back and has a down-tuned SLUDGE METAL energy which reminds of EYEHATEGOD with the decaying filth that appears with the Psychedelic Sounds and eerie Synths that can be quite COSMIC based at times. Damn. I wasn’t expecting that at all but the synths add a sense of surreal grittiness and a level of grounded realism when the band fully transfer over into the realm of Death Metal.
The lyrics written on this album are delivered with violent intent that can be quite horrific but in this house of mourning fully sell their creative vision. I’m not the biggest fan of Death Metal and Funeral Doom being fused together but this is stunning stuff with in the house of mourning creating something original and unique within the excellent third track of Altar which combines elements of Occult, Sludge, Stoner and Prog Metal under the guise of their hybrid sound of Death Metal and Funeral Doom with some interesting clean / harsh vocals being used to tell an intriguing story of absolute madness by the sounds of it.
The later stages of Enlèvement operate within a seedy and grimy LOW & SLOW environment within the house of mourning, never breaking out of character to play a faster style of music. Everything is played at a suitable and superbly intense “mid-to-slow” pace that allows the Psychedelic and Cosmic instrumental passages to grow naturally especially on the sublime fourth track of Alt(e)r which feels like a very cool homage to the mighty SUNN 0))) at times.
The final track of Reckoning is where the band throws everything at you for the heaviest, sickest and outstanding slice of EXTREME music contained on the whole album. Everything is stripped back and played once again at a violent slow pace which allows the listener to take in every sick and twisted note from start to finish. The vocals once again move from clean extreme growls to the more indecipherable vocals which gives a great balance to what in this house of mourning ultimately strive to achieve within Enlèvement.
Enlèvement is a highly intelligent and brutally original slice of Extreme Metal that’s bound by the themes of Death Metal and Funeral Doom that did in fact want me to hear more especially when the band moved into Psychedelic Metal and Cosmic Doom territory in the closing stages of Reckoning.
The record is quite on the short side that lasts for around thirty four minutes in length but that’s more than enough time for in the house of mourning to SCARE THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF YOU!!!
Excellent and Highly Recommended.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to Good Boy PR for the promo.
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