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Venezuelan Gothic Doomers STRATUZ Share New Music Video, “Left”

~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

By Billy Goate

STRATUZ may be a new name to these pages, but the the doom-death quartet from Venezuela has been around since 1984, with their debut album In Nomine… arriving in the mid-'90s, placing them as one of the pioneering acts in extreme metal.

After numerous celebrated and controversial live performances and three studio full-lengths, the band decided to hang it up in 2006. But it's hard to keep a good band down, and in 2019 they came back together for a new album, 'Osculum Pacis' (2022), which translates "A kiss of peace."

Lyrically, it speaks of the abuses of the church and its deafening silence in the face of so many denunciations of abuse. It speaks of the manipulation of the masses, and injustice, but at the same time, it also speaks of the awakening of consciousness, of death as a process of transformation, and the need to change ourselves in order to rise up and banish our own miseries. It speaks of rising up aware of who we are.

Indeed, Stratuz was the first Venezuelan band to write songs against the Catholic Church, before widespread scandals rocked The Holy See throughout the 2000s. Keep in mind that it was illegal to do so in their country back in the '80s, so this caused quite a stir. For example, one major Argentine newspaper published a column to discredit Stratuz with the headline, Stratuz: Worshippers of Satan. The effect was the opposite and the band became more popular.

The single before us, "Left," according to the band, addresses "that emptiness that many people feel internally, that feeling of abandonment, of loneliness, of neglect, that lack of sense for being on this plane, taking refuge in their own sorrow.

The track begins with grim, quiet strumming and then is ignited with a glowing melody pronounced by the electric piano. Gothic vocals follow, tortured with the thought, "We are alone!" As the song develops, it asks of us, "Is today one day more or one day less in your dreams?"

Osculum Pacis is a mighty struggle between light and darkness, that fans of Paradise Lost and Type O Negative should take a fond liking to. Now streaming on Spotify and available for purchase on Bandcamp and other platforms.

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Venezuelan atmospheric death/doom Stratuz unleashed their latest album “Osculum Pacis” in April 2022, which marked their return since going on hiatus in 2006 and reforming in 2019. The album is an immersion into the band's own universe of sound, which will lead you to listen to each of the themes repeatedly and thus discover each sound layer and the sensations to awaken you

"So many years away from the scene led us to experiment with other musical currents and the studio, which allowed us to nourish ourselves and thus reach the level we are at now. This record we hope will awaken your senses with its eleven tracks that ebb and flow through dreary gutturals, majestic choruses, and heart-pumping riffs." says the band.

Lyrically, “Osculum Pacis” speaks of the abuses of the church and its deafening silence in the face of so many denunciations of abuse. It speaks of the manipulation of the masses, and injustice, but at the same time, it also speaks of the awakening of consciousness, of death as a process of transformation, and the need to change ourselves in order to rise up and banish our own miseries. It speaks of rising up aware of who we are.

Osculum Pacis by Stratuz

Today, Stratuz shares their latest lyric video for the track "Left", a song that reflects the emptiness that many people feel internally. "This is one for those who know that feeling of abandonment, loneliness, neglect, and that lack of sense for being on this plane, taking refuge in their own sorrow." adds the band.

The band is currently preparing to continue promoting their latest album “Osculum Pacis” in Venezuela and other countries along with working on new material to follow in the near future.

"For those of you who have already heard our current work Osculum Pacis, you will have high expectations with the new stuff we will produce, however, we are convinced that we will surprise many again and it will be very well received."

Stratuz live transmits a much more powerful energy than on recordings, and there are always comments that the band sounds much better in concert than on recordings, and this is because of the particular energy that can be appreciated in the shows. They are recommended for fans of Paradise Lost, Tiamat, and Moonspell. The album “Osculum Pacis” was released on April 26, 2022, and is available on CD/digital on Bandcamp and Spotify.

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von-vom · 5 months

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Make way for to me fall I'm too far from orbit now The silence is so deafening No way to save you from What's hidden from our view And it's nothing more than stars That are meant to align

The weight on my heart Is taking me under now For sounding the call Run Weather the storm This will be over when It comes for us all

Make way for to me fall I'm too close to the end of it all Just waiting for a light to guide me home When every star aligns Nothing lives forever It's fated for the ocean to be my grave

The moment I crashed Into silent waters In my wake Unearthing every shipwreck I know There's no safe harbor here

Under the waves In a deluge of souls I saw the beacon The moment I caught a glimpse Of my dying reflection in your eyes

The light in me is waning I became the amber sky All the lives I had to wager So I could finally die The world beneath us tremors When It calls you from below With your eyes upon your maker It beckons you home.

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doktordismemberment · 10 months

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Funeral

Fuck, why is the Funeral album that contains my favorite song they ever did the one that is fucking IMPOSSIBLE to find?

What kills me is that I used to have this album back in the day but wound up loaning it to a friend and never got it back.

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doomanddead · 1 year

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Embrace the Unexpected with The Medea Project’s ‘Reflections’

The Medea Project is an anomaly. For 20 years the band has resisted conforming to any one style. Black metal growls, sweeping gothic interludes, raspy crust punk edges, and walls of doomed distortion are equally at home in a Medea Project composition. For a band with a reputation for dynamic songwriting, maybe the most dissident move of all is to come out with an EP full of covers. Strap in with me and expect the unexpected as we explore the band’s latest offering, Reflections.

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The first track, The Ghosts of St Augustines MMXXII, is a wrathful rendition of a track from the band’s first album. The piece takes its name from an old psychiatric hospital in Kent. This song has the same character as the original, but boasts many subtle refinements. New guitar runs swoop and dive over the plodding rhythm, adding new texture and depth to an already-intense offering. Brett Minnie’s vocals are as dark and brutal as ever, invoking the multitude of spirits that struggled in the place. Pauline Silver raises the dead with drum work that’s even tighter and more vivid than the previous iteration.

Next up is the band’s rendition of Venom’s 1984 single, Warhead. It’s everything I could want from a Venom cover: a sneering, devilish jam that’s been rolling in its own filth. If this one doesn’t get you foaming at the mouth, then nothing will. The Medea Project expands on the original, rocketing up tension with a slow build. Sections of growled vocals smear things oily and black. This track is a caged tiger—muscular, on edge, and ready to rip into you the moment you look away. 10/10.

The Ghosts of St Augustine (Video Edit) is a more radical reconfiguration of the track. This one has been hacked apart and sewn back together to create a whole new unholy abomination over two minutes shorter than its predecessor. Sometimes you have to break things down in order to build them back up anew. This is necromancy at its finest.

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Next the duo tackles Cain, a song penned by Swedish goth metal act Tiamat. It’s an eccentric and totally unexpected re-imagining. The romance and woe of the original are traded in for a hearty helping of avant-garde grit and desperation. The drums set the pace of this dour slog, while the vocals play up tortured content of the lyrics. It’s the kind of unique angle that could only come from The Medea Project.

The EP closes on a cover of Motörhead’s Nightmare/The Dreamtime, and boy is it a doozy! The Medea Project’s version plays up the slinky qualities of the song, dressing this devil as a seductive and creeping gothic ballad. The guitar lingers on the scene with a desert twang, hissing doom metal into your ear. Where Lemmy was all gravel and tar, The Medea Project is velvet, smoke, and poisoned drinks. This version of Nightmare/The Dreamtime is entirely novel, and every bit as dangerous.

The songs on Reflections are unyieldingly bohemian deviations… exactly what makes a cover worth listening to. The EP is available now on Bandcamp, or wherever you buy music.