Lumen Ad Mortem – Upon The Edge Of Darkness LP

Debut album by Adelaide, South Australia black metal band Lumen Ad Mortem. Awesome symphonic styled black metal that will appeal to fans of second wave black metal, Emperor etc. "Bottom line: a pitch black infected ear candy that saves you, kills you and is another favorite for my 2023 album of the year!" – Hellfire Magazine (10/10) "Throughout this impressive album the band plant a never-ending series of images in the mind of vast snow laden mountain ranges, dense forests and mystical lights glowing high in the cloudless night skies. Their musical performance is breath-taking, the songcraft a wonder to behold, and the visceral brutality of their intensive sound should be experienced by all who have a mind to fathom it!" – Ave Noctum (9/10) "Although much of this album does adopt a more classic take on black metal, Lumen Ad Mortem have also, notably through the use of the brilliant orchestration and keyboard work on this album, made an atmospheric black metal record that stands head and shoulders above about 95% of many of the current acts out there... It’s a truly impressive start to what will hopefully be the first of many great albums from this band." – Distorted Sound (8/10)