Velório's debut album Extrema Unção came out last December, through War Arts Productions. It came through my inbox just yesterday. I was aware it was out, but I hadn't listened to it yet.
Velório is a onde man Black Metal band from Portugal, and funnily enough, it was the first band I have interviewed for Lachryma Christi back in 2012!
I am pleasantly surprised with Extrema Unção, it is right up my alley. It is the kind of Black Metal I like, almost in its entirety, as I am not a huge fan of the symphonic side of it. But that's only my personal taste. I recognise, however, that the symphonic side is indeed very good, perfectly mastered, and it goes very well with the whole album.
The production is amazing too. I would just point out one thing: the main voices could be a tad higher, as in volume.
Either way, Velório (meaning "wake") is all about death and grieving and mourning, so Extrema Unção ("extreme unction") sounds like the perfect name for a debut album, although there were released two splits before this album.
Extrema Unção has nine tracks. Each of them more aggressive and faster and full of anger than the previous one, I really like it.
Angel-O is a very experienced musician, who has been in the Black Metal industry for a very long time, and it shows.
Extrema Unção is powerful, furious, inflamed even. It is fast and enraged, it is fervid. It is so bloody intense, it brings all your bottled emotions right out, to the point of making you want to go out in the middle of nowhere and scream it all out, until you cant anymore. It is mesmerising.
At the end, after all those feelings and emotions, you get to the last track I II-IV, a much calmer one, instrumental. And it is so sad, profound, strong, so full of sorrow, that it hits you right on your soul. It made me teary. Way to go! What a f*ucking amazing journey.
Do a favour to yourselves and listen to Velório's Extrema Unção.
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