A lone wolf from the Hellenic Black Metal scene returns with his tenth studio album, bringing sheer darkness to our damned hearts through the album’s impressive 52 minutes of music.

Many try to find solace in religion, but they offer no real answers. There is no ultimate meaning to existence, no grand design, no benevolent god watching over us. In the end, all we can do is accept our fate. We can find solace in the fact that we will eventually be swallowed by the great void and become one with the universe. Until then, we must live our lives with the knowledge that everything we do is ultimately meaningless. That’s the essence of what you’ll find in M​ø​rke (Norwegian for “darkness”), the impressive tenth studio album in ten years of existence by Volos, Greece-based Black Metal one-man army Adventum Diaboli, which means “The Arrival of Satan” in Latin. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Cosmic Lucifer Studios, and displaying a sinister artwork By Dimitris Kostopoulos, M​ø​rke is a classic and solid depiction of old school Black Metal by vocalist and instrumentalist Leviathan (aka Giorgos K.), once again proving why the extreme scene in Greece has been among the most fruitful and exciting ones for the past few decades.

A Doom Metal-infused intro titled The Death Of Light will darken your thoughts before Leviathan unleashes hell on earth in Demons Of My Youth, roaring and screaming in the name of evil while his guitars exhale an obscure lament that lives up to the legacy of classic Black Metal. In Eerie Existential Angst we’re treated to darkly poetic lyrics declaimed by Leviathan (“Mundane people passing by / Painted in blood / I see the sky / From horizon’s gloom / The impending doom”) while he delivers sinister yet mesmerizing riffs from his axe; and keeping the album at a high level of sulfur and darkness, Leviathan continues to crush his drums while also slashing his guitar strings in Reborn From Hellfire, generating a menacing ambience that continues in Air Of Despair, where a delicate yet grim intro evolves into another mid-tempo Black Metal feast offering our avid ears raw, melodic and caustic sounds until the very end. And Γαία Απόκοσμη offers more of Leviathan’s darkened, atmospheric sounds, with his anguished gnarls being fully inspired by contemporary Atmospheric Black Metal.

Featuring synths by guest musician Pan, which bring a touch of finesse to the overall result, De Nihil Philosophia is another melodic and enfolding Black Metal aria by Leviathan and his Adventum Diaboli, and get ready for more of Leviathan’s cryptic words in The Unholy Mysteries Of The Night (“Deep into the night’s dark / Of wisdom there’s not a spark / Secrets of life and death combined / A path not for the weak of mind”), while he generates at the same time a beyond Stygian ambience with his riffs and drums. Leviathan continues to masterfully show his love for all things darkness and evil in Soulless By Dawn, where his riffs sound haunting and austere, piercing our damned minds mercilessly; whereas the second to last blast of Black Metal by our lone wolf comes in the form of the melodic and melancholic The Grand Scheme Of Things, flowing into the ethereal outro The Absence of Meaning, putting a whimsical ending to the album.

The sinister and atmospheric M​ø​rke, which is available for a full and detailed listen on YouTube and on Spotify, definitely represents all the passion for the darkest side of music by Leviathan, and if you also want to show him how much you enjoy his music you can purchase the album from the project’s own BandCamp page or from Apple Music, and don’t forget to also start following Adventum Diaboli on Facebook and to subscribe to its YouTube channel for more Greek Black Metal madness by one of the most hardworking, devilish lone wolves of the extreme scene in his homeland. Let Leviathan and his Adventum Diaboli bring sheer darkness to your hearts to the sound of his newborn opus, helping him proudly carry the flag of Hellenic Black Metal all across our decaying world.

Best moments of the album: Eerie Existential Angst, De Nihil Philosophia and The Unholy Mysteries Of The Night.

Worst moments of the album: Reborn From Hellfire.

Released in 2023 Hellenic Metal World

Track listing
1. The Death Of Light (Intro) 2:09
2. Demons Of My Youth 5:10
3. Eerie Existential Angst 5:33
4. Reborn From Hellfire 4:25
5. Air Of Despair 5:31
6. Γαία Απόκοσμη 7:11
7. De Nihil Philosophia 4:23
8. The Unholy Mysteries Of The Night 4:41
9. Soulless By Dawn 4:36
10. The Grand Scheme Of Things 5:21
11. The Absence of Meaning 3:29

Band members
Leviathan – vocals, all instruments

Guest musician
Pan – drum programming on ”Reborn From Hellfire”, lead synth melody on ”De Nihil Philosophia”