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Artist......: Lucifuge
Album.......: Monoliths of Wrath
Year........: 2023
Genre.......: Black Metal
Type........: Album
Label.......: Dying Victims Productions
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (24bit)
Quality.....: 1679kbps / 44.1 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 10 tracks
Playtime....: 00:37:52
Size........: 455.3 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-07-26
S.Date......: 2023-04-28
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/yqsmlsgjg979a
01. From Cosmos to Chaos 4:14
02. The Cult of Infinity 3:32
03. Before the Altar of Famine and Desire 3:16
04. Visions of Death 4:03
05. Enemies of the Sun 3:16
06. Dissolving Into God 4:45
07. The Art of Putrescence 3:35
08. Resources of Self Destruction 3:43
09. Physiognomy of Failure 3:29
10. The Path to Perdition 4:00
Since 2016, Germany's have been steadily perfect an
addicting style of blackened speed metalpunk, all guided
by the iron fist of mainman Equinox. Come 2021's fourth
full-length Infernal Power, Equinox expanded LUCIFUGE to
a full lineup, and it paid off in spades: the band's
first album under the banner of DYING VICTIMS capped
this signature sound with power and applomb, exuding a
new professionalism that somehow sounded dirtier than
ever.
And as forecasted last year by their short 'n' sweet
split with Italian comrades BUNKER 66, LUCIFUGE continue
to spit-shine that sound with Monoliths of Wrath.
Immediately upon pressing "play" on this fifth
full-length, it becomes clear that Equinox and crew are
taking their sound in a newer but no-less-parallel
direction. Unapologetically more technical than their
more idiomatic "metalpunk" past, LUCIFUGE's latest LP is
not lacking for speed - in fact, it's FASTER - but this
much-more-directly thrash-oriented record takes sonic
cues from classic Sodom, Kreator, Exodus, and of course
Slayer. Thankfully, we're still entrenched in the '80s
here, but more accurately 1987 rather than 1984.
Likewise, the evil, blasphemic, and anti-religious
themes are retained throughout the whole record, but
Monoliths of Wrath sees LUCIFUGE integrating some
almost-atmospheric black metal passages in between. So,
while it definitely follows from the aforementioned
full-length and split, Monoliths of Wrath involves much
more complex song structures overall, which are given
maximum power through the production: full-bodied and
"pro" but hardly soft, LUCIFUGE's first foray into a
proper recording studio (rather than the practice room)
makes a huge difference in highlighting their new
dynamics and tempo variation. Oh, and did we mention the
BREAKDOWNS? Seriously, this is a timewarp to '87, in the
best possible way!
So, a blast from the past, but diffently: LUCIFUGE have
truly nailed their own sound and direction with
Monoliths of Wrath.