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Portuguese Mons Veneris has set 27 September as the release date for a special maxi-single, Excesses Of Perpetual Gloom, which will get out on CD format via Signal Rex.
For 20 years now, this shadowy and insanely prolific Portuguese cabal has pursued a uniquely vile vision with an unquenchable thirst. From hammering primitivism to medieval melancholy, volcanic drone to chaotic oblivion, nods to the French Black Legions to frequencies far outside of metal, there's never any guarantee of how Mons Veneris' vision will manifest itself - only that they'll explore a darkness few have the constitution to tread.
The latest evidence: Excesses Of Perpetual Gloom, a three-song maxi-single meant as an appetizer for the band's forthcoming full-length, Ascent Into Draconian Abyss, due for release this winter through Signal Rex. Anguished and antagonizing, Mons Veneris' latest short-length recording surges with both familiarity and foreignness. Fanatics of the band will surely recognize the orkish vocals here, with an equal prominence of cleaner vocals - an almost Gregorian/demonic monk style of "singing" that's haunting to the extreme. This duality further shows in the band's songwriting, which is highly incensed yet somehow tuneful in its attack; one could easily hum these riffs and get haunted in the quiet hours... By this evidence alone, Ascent Into Draconian Abyss should surely approximate its namesake.
Now, the first revealed Excesses Of Perpetual Gloom's eponymous track... Link
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