Vicious Italian cult THE SECRET returns in 2018, with new live performances as well as this limited edition 12″ vinyl pressing of their their first new material in six years!
The twenty-minute Lux Tenebris EP sees THE SECRET abandoning the minimalistic approach of the previous two albums, the band expanding its sound by adding more layered and textural guitar work to the primordial destructive aggression that distinguished the Solve Et Coagula and Agnus Dei LPs. While still physical and confrontational, these songs show no concern for mortality and forget time and decay, creating new room for resonation and atmosphere. Lux Tenebris is an ode to the eternal night suspended beyond life and death.
The signature sound of the band is pushed to its extreme by further developing the black metal and doom influences reminiscent of Southern Lord mid-2000s catalog, showcasing THE SECRET as one of Italy’s undeniably darkest bands in existence once again. Lux Tenebris was recorded by Steve Scanu and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege and completed with a cover illustration and layout by View From The Coffin.
Southern Lord has issued THE SECRET’s Lux Tenebris as part of the label’s special twentieth anniversary subscription series on Silver vinyl. A limited amount of the pressing on black vinyl is available via direct mailorder.
Lux Tenebris Track Listing:
1. Vertigo
2. The Sorrowful Void
3. Cupio Dissolvi
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