Lux Mortalis | The Eventide Collapse | Ad Noctem Records

Release Date: 4 October 2025

Format: Digital/CD

Genre: Symphonic/Black/Death Metal

Country: Italy

Lux Mortalis formed in Padua in early 2024. The band unites musicians who spent many years shaping the Italian extreme metal underground through bands like Ades Numen, Cruenta Lacrymis and Lostair. Their background gives them a solid creative backbone, and they use this experience to build a sound where aggressive death metal, blackened darkness and solemn symphonic lines move together with confidence. “The Eventide Collapse” presents eight songs written with a clear goal, direct and immersive, pushing the band’s idea of dark grandeur without unnecessary distractions.

“The Eventide Collapse” plays like a storm that moves with a steady course. Lux Mortalis build their atmosphere through cold melodies, firm rhythmic momentum and vocals that cut through the mix with a commanding tone. The album maintains a consistent temperature, always intense, always dramatic. The guitars often rise in sweeping patterns that bring an icy, tragic colour, while the symphonic elements add a shadowy glow around everything. Instead of swelling into theatrical excess, the orchestral touches support the anger and melancholy already present in the riffs.

The pacing stays controlled from start to finish. Each song stands firmly on its own thanks to its focused arrangemen., with enough variety to keep the listener drawn in. The band use contrast in an effective way, shifting from surging aggression to more solemn passages without breaking the flow. Keyboards hover like distant storms, never dominating, always sharpening the emotional impact. There is a strong sense of focus, as if every part was placed with intention, and the final result comes across as unified and confident.

Vocals stand as one of the album’s strongest pillars. They move between harsh, scorching lines and more ritualistic tones, which brings extra colour to the music. The guitar work stays gripping throughout the album, switching between melodic phrasing and crushing attacks with fluency. The rhythm section gives the album a solid pulse and a dark drive that keeps everything moving forward. Nothing comes across as ornamental, everything contributes to a sound that is harsh, dramatic and atmospheric at the same time.

“The Eventide Collapse” introduces Lux Mortalis as a band that knows exactly what they want to express. The album blends violence and sorrow, intensity and gloom, in a way that holds the listener’s attention from the first note to the last. It is a strong debut from a group that already understands how to use their strengths to build something striking. Fans of symphonic black death metal will find a work that stands tall, confident, and fully committed to its vision.

Score: 7.5

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https://www.youtube.com/@LuxMortalis/videos