ADifferentShadeOfBlackMetalZine: Grimorium Verum

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Grimorium Verum/REALL/Symbol Of Dominion Productions/2022 CD Review

Russia's Grimorium Verum have returned with a new recording which continues the symphonic style of black metal from their previous releases and this is a review of their 2022 album "REALL" which was released by Symbol Of Dominion Productions.

Dark soundscapes start off the album before going into a very fast musical direction which also utilizes a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats. Symphonic elements also mix in with the heavier sections of the songs at times while the vocals are mostly grim sounding black metal screams and a couple of the tracks are long and epic in length.

Melodies are also added into some of the guitar riffing while all of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them. Growls can also be heard at times along with the songs also adding in a decent mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the solos and leads are also done in a very melodic style.

Some of the riffing also shows influences of death and doom metal along with a couple of the tracks also adding in a small amount of female vocals as well as a couple of songs also being instrumentals. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Satanism and Occultism themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Grimorium Verum and if you are a fan of symphonic black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Through The Labyrinth Of Times" "Last Ritual" and "A Slave Of The Lamp". 8 out of 10.

https://symbolofdomination.bandcamp.com/album/sodp150-grimorium-verum-reall-2022

Monday, May 21, 2018

Grimorium Verum/Revenant/Symbol Of Domination Productions/Cimmerian Shade Recordings/The True Plague/Black Metal Records/2018 CD Review

Grimorium Verum are a band from Russia that has had an album reviewed before in this zine and plays a very symphonic form of black metal and this is a review of their 2018 album "Revenant" which was released as a joint effort between Symbol Of Domination Productions, Cimmerian Shade Recordings, The True Plague and Black Metal Records.

Symphonic sounding synths start off the album and also mixes into the heavier sections of the songs while the riffs also bring in a great amount of melody along with the vocals being mostly grim black metal screams and when the music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast beats can also be heard.

Throughout the recording you can also hear a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts while a great portion of the tracks are very long and epic in length along with the solos and leads being done in a very melodic style and some songs also add in elements of thrash and death metal growls as well as a brief use of female vocals and as the album progresses clean male vocals are also added onto the recording, there is also a brief instrumental before returning back to a heavier direction on the following tracks.

Grimorium Verum creates another recording that remains true to the symphonic style of black metal from their previous release, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Satanism and Occultism themes.

In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Grimorium Verum and if you are a fan of symphonic black metal, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "The Born Son Of The Devil" "The Light Of Dark Father" "Sacred Temple Of Blood" and "The Resurrected Of n The Devils Hands". 8/5 out of 10.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Grimorium Verum/Relict/Symbol Of Domination Records/Cold Raw Records/2015 CD Review

Grimorium Verum are a band from Russia that plays a symphonic form of black metal and this is a review of their 2015 album "Relict" which was released as a joint effort between Symbol Of Domination Records and Cold Raw Records.

A very dark ambient keyboard sound starts off the album before going into more of an epic and symphonic direction and after the intro the music goes into a very fast black metal direction along with a great amount of blast beats and high pitched screams which they also mix in with the symphonic elements.

Throughout the recording there is a great mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts and the music is more rooted in the 90's style of symphonic black metal and the riffs also get very melodic at times and as the album progresses deep death metal growls along with spoken word parts can be heard in certain sections of the recording and when solos and leads are finally added into the music they also enhance the melody that is present on the recording along with a touch of traditional metal and a couple of the tracks are long and epic in length and one song also brings in a few seconds of clean singing.

Grimorium Verum plays a style of symphonic black metal that is more closer to the mid 90's era and also brings back some of the blasphemy that has been missing in the genre for years, the production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Satanism, Occultism and Anti Christian themes.

In my opinion Grimorium Verum are a very great sounding symphonic black metal band and if you are a fan of this musical genre, you should check out this album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Rising Morning Star" "Night Burning Icons" "In Satan We Trust" and "Odium". 8 out of 10.