To Discover: Exilium Noctis
Greece Just Dropped Another Blackened Bomb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApHDKxLsVFc
Alright, pay attention. Exilium Noctis isn’t messing around anymore. Their second album, Pactum Diaboli, dropped May 9th via Black Lion Records, and it’s the sound of a Greek duo, Thyragon and Omega, finally hitting their stride. No more polite introductions; this is a full-on, nine-track descent into Faustian pacts and spiritual arson.
Remember their 2022 debut? Yeah, the one with Jens Ryden (ex-Naglfar) lending his pipes? Solid start, got them slots opening for Mayhem and Gaerea, not exactly warm-up gigs. But Pactum Diaboli? This feels like the real deal. They’ve swapped potential for potency. The riffs are sharper, the melodies genuinely haunting, and the whole thing swings wildly and effectively, between feral basement chaos and cathedral-sized grandeur. It’s black metal with serious death metal muscle.
And hey, they brought in Henri Sattler (God Dethroned) for the title track. Not a gimmick, but a statement. It adds weight, a certain grim authority that fits perfectly. You can hear the ghosts of Behemoth and Necrophobic in the architecture, sure, but Exilium Noctis isn’t just rebuilding someone else’s temple.
They’re laying their own cursed foundation. Tracks like “All Shall Burn” and “Devil’s March” aren’t just songs; they’re declarations of war on subtlety.
Is it revolutionary? Nah. Do we need another “revolutionary” black metal album? Also nah. What we need is conviction, craft, and a willingness to go full throttle without losing the plot. Pactum Diaboli delivers exactly that. It’s grim, it’s grand, and it’s got the riffs to back up the blasphemy. Greece keeps punching above its weight, and these guys are leading the charge.
Stream it, buy it, whatever. Just don’t sleep on it. Your ears (and your inner heretic) will thank you.
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