This Ukrainian Black Metal horde returns in full force with their sophomore offering, tracing the quiet seduction of belief and exposing how easily comfort becomes deception.
“In this cold-lit sermon where redemption and obedience blur, and devotion feels less demanded than desired, the thrill lies not in force, but in the willing surrender to something feared, and thus revered.” – Deus Sabaoth
After the successful release of their 2025 debut Cycle of Death, the unrelenting Ukrainian Melodic Black Metal horde Deus Sabaoth wasted no time and continues to spread their dark music across the four corners of the earth with their sophomore opus, entitled Distortion of Lies. Exploring controversial themes such as religious criticism, existentialism, nihilism, and solitude, the new album by N-Exul on vocals, Alyona Neith on bass, piano, music composition and lyrics, and Ercld on drums, with the support of session musicians Anton Vorozhtsov on the guitars and Sofia Konstantynova on the violin, plus drum recording and partial composition by Dmytro Kim, drifts through the fragile architectures we build to protect ourselves from reality. It traces the quiet seduction of belief – whether wrapped in sacred language or stitched together from desperate hope – and exposes how easily comfort becomes deception.
The pulverizing opening track Worship starts in an epic manner before exploding into absolute Black Metal chaos where Ercld’s drums boost N-Exul’s vocals to a whole new level, kicking off the album on a sulfurous and demented note for the delight of all admirers of the darkest of arts. Then Alyona’s melancholic piano kicks off the title-track Distortion of Lies, a grim composition where the guitar by Anton exhales obscurity, proving why he was chosen by the band to be responsible for the album’s riffs and solos. After that, Alyona and guest Sofia Konstantynova embellish the airwaves with their respective piano and violin in Last Gleam, where Black Metal clashes in absolute darkness with the Stygian sounds of Doom Metal.
The scorching Imperishable Script is another song where Alyone steals the spotlight with her devilish piano, with all caustic Black Metal riffs and bass blasted by the band crushing our damned souls mercilessly. And in Tree of Knowledge the vile N-Exul declaims the song’s scathing words like a demonic entity, accompanied by the demented drumming by Ercld. For There Will Be Dawn offers us all a good display of Epic Black Metal, albeit not as dynamic nor detailed as the rest of the album, whereas their black mass comes to an end with Anton, Alyona and Ercld crafting a visceral and piercing sonority in Wooden Box, while N-Exul growls nonstop with tons of anguish and hatred in his heart.
“And beyond the longest night, there will be a dawn, when every distortion fades, leaving nothing but what was real all along,” cryptically commented the band about their newborn beast, and if you want to follow those Ukranian black metallers into oblivion you can find them on Facebook and Instagram, stream their previous album and very soon their new one on Spotify or any other platform, and above all that, grab a copy of Distortion of Lies from their own BandCamp, or from Paragon Records. Cold, blasphemous and grim, Distortion of Lies will keep the fires of Ukranian metal burning bright, inspiring Deus Sabaoth to keep delivering their blend of blasphemy and darkness for the delight of us all, mere mortals, for many years to come.
Best moments of the album: Worship, Imperishable Script and Tree of Knowledge.
Worst moments of the album: For There Will Be Dawn.
Released in 2026 Paragon Records
Track listing
1. Worship 5:13
2. Distortion of Lies 4:24
3. Last Gleam 4:33
4. Imperishable Script 6:12
5. Tree of Knowledge 5:25
6. For There Will Be Dawn 4:34
7. Wooden Box 4:40
Band members
N-Exul – vocals
Alyona Neith – bass, piano
Ercld – drums
Guest musicians
Anton Vorozhtsov – guitars (session)
Sofia Konstantynova – violin (session)
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