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Band
Ctulu
Title
Cultus In Tenebris
Type
LP/EP
Company
Static Tension
YOR
2017
Style
Black
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Second wave German black metal that is light on the black metal
'Cultus in Tenebris' is a 4 track EP from German act Ctulu and is considered to be second wave black metal. Upon listening however, it seems a little more progressive than just traditional black metal. The music is definitely black metal throughout but the vocals tend to be more of a mixture with black, death, clean, and chanting all being present. The song structures are pretty predictable and don't really deviate much throughout each track. The production is quite solid throughout but there isn't really much earth shattering on this record.
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Ctulu 2016 Independent Greg Watson 12/21/2016 3.5 Cultus In Tenebris 2017 Static Tension Greg Watson 9/11/2017 2.5
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