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Album Review – Escarnium / Inexorable Entropy (2025)

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This Brazilian outfit continues to craft raw, visceral Death Metal fueled by anguish and nihilistic idea in their new album, cementing their name as one of the driving forces of the current scene.

Formed in 2008 in the city of Salvador, Brazil, Escarnium emerged in the local scene committed to crafting raw, visceral Death Metal fueled by anguish and nihilistic ideas. Now in 2025 the band currently formed of Victor Elian on vocals and guitars, Alex Hahn also on the guitars, Gabriel Dantas on bass, and Nestor Carrera on drums returns with their fourth full-length album Inexorable Entropy, featuring nine track of unrelenting, blast beats driven, infernal Death Metal. Recorded at Walzwerk Tonstudio (vocals), Escarnium Studio (guitars and bass), and RMS Studio (drums), mixed and mastered at Walzwerk Tonstudio, and displaying a suffocating, anguished artwork by Hugo Venancio and Nestor Carrera, Inexorable Entropy is highly recommended for fans of Dead Congregation, Cruciamentum, Krisiun, and Fossilization, among others, cementing the band’s name as one of the driving forces of the current Brazilian Death Metal scene.

In the intro Fentanyl, the somber keys by Nestor will darken the skies before the band pulverizes us all with Relentless Katabasis, a demented onrush of classic, infernal Death Metal where Nestor also sounds inhumane on drums. Cancerous Abyss is another ruthless display of heaviness and savagery, also carrying a beyond sinister name, where Victor’s deep guttural will send shivers down your spine while the same Victor and Alex extract sheer aggressiveness from their axes; whereas the title-track Inexorable Entropy reeks of the music by their countrymen Krisiun, which means it’s a visceral, undisputed tune tailored for fans of crushing Death Metal. And Gabriel and Nestor keep shaking the foundations of the earth in The Heritage, crafting a thunderous atmosphere perfect for Victor’s demonic growling.

Gabriel’s reverberating, metallic bass lines set the tone in Revulsion Of Carbon, offering more of the band’s spine crushing, no shenanigans Death Metal for our absolute delectation, and they show zero mercy for our souls and bodies in Through The Depths Of The 12th Gate, adding hints of Doom Metal to their core essence to make things even more obscure, and with Nestor delivering venomous yet intricate beats flawlessly. Before all is said and done, the cryptic interlude Ashen Path will warm us up for their final attack entitled Pyroscene’s Might, starting in a neck-breaking manner to the vicious riffs and solos by Victor and Alex, again blending their trademark Death Metal with doomed elements while Nestor hammers his drums like a demonic beast nonstop.

As aforementioned, Escarnium are undoubtedly one of the frontrunners of the current Death Metal scene in their homeland, and their brutal and visceral new album is a strong confirmation of their growing importance to the extreme music scene worldwide. You can get in touch with those Brazilian metallers via Facebook and Instagram for new, tour dates and more of their music, stream their ruthless discography on Spotify and purchase a copy of the austere, infernal Inexorable Entropy via mailorder or from BandCamp, or simply click HERE for all things Escarnium, proving you’re a true servant of old school Death Metal, therefore keeping the violence crafted by the band throughout the entire album flowing to all four corners of our dying world.

Best moments of the album: Relentless Katabasis, Inexorable Entropy and Revulsion Of Carbon.

Worst moments of the album: None.

Released in 2025 Everlasting Spew Records

Track listing
1. Fentanyl 1:15
2. Relentless Katabasis 3:47
3. Cancerous Abyss 4:15
4. Inexorable Entropy 4:58
5. The Heritage 3:07
6. Revulsion Of Carbon 3:31
7. Through The Depths Of The 12th Gate 4:38
8. Ashen Path 1:45
9. Pyroscene’s Might 4:00

Band members
Victor Elian – vocals, guitars
Alex Hahn – guitars
Gabriel Dantas – bass
Nestor Carrera – drums, keyboards on “Fentanyl”

Album Review – Lumnos / Ancient Shadows Of Saturn (2018)

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Contemplate an ancient life born from a star longing in Saturn changing and elevating everything around, embraced by the ethereal and delicate sounds of Atmospheric Black Metal.

Atmospheric Black Metal act Lumnos is the solo project of the talented Breno Freire, a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist based in Vitória da Conquista, a city located in the state of Bahia, who’s been working in outer space since 2015 under the nickname Putrefactus. As brutal and austere as his nickname might be, the work by Putrefactus is completely immersed in distant nebulas and quasars lights year away from home, with the sound by Lumnos drawing inspiration from the most recent cosmic currents and bands such as Mesarthim, Lustre and Midnight Odyssey. The contemplative melodies by Lumnos draw pictures of distant planets, ancient celestial bodies, and the endless distances that separate them from us, small creatures scurrying around in haste.

After several digital releases in a span of just two years, Putrefactus took his fascinating work to a complete new level with his brand new album entitled Ancient Shadows Of Saturn, a journey through the deepest universe. Hosting multi-instrumentalists B.M. (from Russian Atmospheric/Post-Black Metal act Skyforest) and Unknown (from Russian Ambient/Atmospheric Black Metal project The Lost Sun) as session members, Ancient Shadows Of Saturn is a landmark album in Lumnos’ career, a mature work which will accompany your astral journeys through this solar system and beyond. The main idea behind this peculiar album is to create a history around Saturn since the very beginning to the fatal end, showcasing an ancient life born from a star longing in Saturn changing and elevating everything around.

Ethereal, atmospheric waves invade our senses from the very first second in the opening track I am Born From a Star, a modern and vibrant Atmospheric Black Metal aria where B.M.’s anguished gnarls match perfectly with the eccentricity of the lyrics (“I’m in a cosmic limbo / There’s no answer, there’s no escape / You won’t rest until you die / I’ll sink through my fade / Where I will go / What will I find / When pain gets too real / You simply can’t hide”). Furthermore, when this multi-layered musical voyage is over, you’ll certainly feel your soul wandering outside your body. Then gentle piano notes and a melancholic background set the stage for another eccentric creation by Lumnos titled Primordial Darkness, evolving into a piercing fusion of Atmospheric and Depressive Black Metal with highlights to the amazing job done by Putrefactus with all instruments, in special his steady, mournful beats and somber guitar lines. And the music remains whimsical, hypnotizing and dark from start to finish, creating a smooth and gripping bridge with the title track Ancient Shadows of Saturn, with its cinematic keys and pensive vibe kicking things off before morphing into an atmospheric and experimental journey that goes on for over four minutes. After that “extended intro” it’s time for B.M. to begin blasting his somber gnarls while the music flows gently and melancholically until its end.

Actually, you can consider all songs as one single entity if you prefer, as No Soul is Near continues from where its predecessor ended, an instrumental extravaganza thoroughly put together by Putrefactus with a strong focus on the balance between his gentle keyboard notes and his Stygian guitar lines, all embraced by slow and steady drums and an aerial vibe. Lastly, we face another instrumental blast of heavenly sounds and unorthodox experimentations entitled Existentialism, flirting with pure ambient music until after five minutes traditional Atmospheric Black Metal riffs invade our ears, giving the song a darker vibe and guiding it to a beautiful grand finale; followed by a bonus track that comes exclusively with the limited edition of the album (which you can by the way listen in its entirety HERE), named Crystal Clouds, Diamond Sun, a 9-minute instrumental tune that continues to showcase Putrefactus’ undeniable ability to craft high-quality ambient music.

The primordial darkness was gone and ancient shadows of Saturn were set free to conquer the entire galaxy, and in order to join Putrefactus in his otherworldly expedition, simply go check what he’s up to on Facebook, listen to his music on Spotify, and buy Ancient Shadows Of Saturn from Lumnos’ own BandCamp page, as well as from the Flowing Downward’s BandCamp page. Ancient Shadows Of Saturn is Ambient Black Metal at its finest, courtesy of a multi-talented Brazilian metaller who doesn’t seem to care about any boundaries when creating his musical universe, and that’s why he more than thrives in his endeavors.

Best moments of the album: I am Born From a Star and Primordial Darkness.

Worst moments of the album: None.

Released in 2018 Flowing Downward

Track listing  
1. I am Born From a Star 12:09
2. Primordial Darkness 10:43
3. Ancient Shadows of Saturn 10:35
4. No Soul is Near 9:08
5. Existentialism 8:59

Flowing Downward Limited Edition bonus track
6. Crystal Clouds, Diamond Sun 9:46

Band members
Putrefactus – all instruments

Guest musicians
B.M. – vocals (session)
Unknown – clean vocals, additional Synths on “I am Born From a Star” (session)