DEUS SABAOTH – Distortion Of Lies

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• Bands:
  DEUS SABAOTH
• Duration: 00:34:59
• Available from: 05/29/2026
• Label:

• Paragon Records

It certainly cannot be said that Deaus Sabaoth likes to sit idle; just one year after the release of their debut full-length, “Cycle Of Death”, the Ukrainian melodic black metal band is, in fact, already ready to get back on track with “Distortion Of Lies”, a sequel destined to reiterate and strongly consolidate the foundations of the band's sound, made up in equal measure of massive doses of melodic black metal with clear references to the second half of the Nineties and abundant connotations suspended between the atmospheric and the gothic doom of the golden years (to which the poignant violin inserts, entrusted to the care of the guest Sofia Konstantynova, contribute significantly).
Wanting to describe the music of Ours to those who have never come into contact with it, one could imagine it as an ideal meeting point between the enveloping and evocative black metal of acts such as Lunar Aurora and Imperium Dekadenz, the humoral density and executive intensity of the very first Aeternus and Throne Of Ahaz, the austere atmospheric depth of fellow countrymen Drudkh and 1914 and the desolate ecstatic exaltation of the pain of living of My Dying Bride, early Anathema and Yearning.

From the initial “Worship”, Deaus Sabaoth once again prove to be very skilled in knowing how to convey all the aforementioned influences present in their sound into decidedly functional and organic compositions, credible in form as well as in content (net of some obsolescence that a classically anti-religious concept, like the one proposed here, necessarily brings with it).
Slow and enveloping portions, guided by full-bodied yet incisive guitar riffs, alternate with vehement accelerations which, however, never compromise the atmospheric continuity of the songs, guaranteeing an immersive and extremely satisfying listening experience.
In this regard, it is impossible not to mention the successful “Distortion Of Lies”, “Last Gleam” and the funereal “Wooden Box” among the absolute peaks of the album, precisely by virtue of the intense imaginative charge that the aforementioned compositions bring with them, helped, in this, by the poignant violin parts that underline the most emotionally intense moments.

Of course, what Deus Sabaoth proposes is probably not destined to change the course of atmospheric black metal, nor does it have the ambition to do so, but, all things considered, this awareness of its own 'classicism' (from the point of view of the stylistic references and the solutions implemented) could be one of the keys that allow us to never bite off more than we can chew, opting for functional, essential and well-chiseled musical phrasings (particularly as regards the sector melodic, but the discussion can absolutely be extended to the entire sound structure), avoiding the confusing 'overflow' moments, which often affect the final result of products with such a rich stylistic palette and such a broad dynamic spectrum.
The songs of this “Distortion Of Lies” take the luxury of being simply 'good songs', guaranteeing the listener thirty-five minutes of excellent gothic-tinged black/doom with a good sound impact and intense emotional transport, and reconfirming Deaus Sabaoth among the most interesting and capable bands of the genre. A more than pleasant confirmation.