Artist: Crévüre
Country: France
Label: Self-Released
Formats: Demo Tape
Year: 2026
Five weeks ago, on March 17th to be precise, the debut demo tape of Crévüre was released and it is clear that Sanglant, the sole member of the project, doesn’t intend to waste much time. As on this very day, on April the 26th, he releases his second demo tape, ‘L’exutoire Sur Mon Lit De Mort’. With that first tape still strongly present in my memory it was easy to dig into this second attempt as well. Those who were charmed with Crévüre’s take on the Raw/Lo-Fi Black Metal aesthetics, will definitely be pleased again.
In the review for ‘En Rase Campagne’, the first demo, I wrote that I was not convinced that Crévüre is Sanglant’s very first step into the world of writing, recording and releasing Black Metal. And, honestly, I still don’t know. But what did surface in the last few weeks though, information-wise, is that he is also behind the more Punk-infused Black Metal project Vouge, that debuted with ‘Médiéval Militantisme’ two days prior this second Crévüre demo. So, whether these are his first contributions to the Extreme Metal scene or not, at least it seems he’s up there with the right intentions.
As a whole, ‘L’exutoire Sur Mon Lit De Mort’ is a logical continuation from the demo from five weeks ago. It is not very unlikely that these four songs in total, two on each of the demo tapes, were recorded in (more or less) the same take. The two tracks on this second demo also have that same haunting and oppressing atmosphere as the early recordings by Xasthur and Leviathan, all poured into a very tasty lo-fi production that gives it an extra disturbing atmosphere. The production, which sounds very subdued throughout, emphasises the vocals, which do seem to have been recorded in a room down the hall; otherwise, it is mainly the simple rhythm section that takes centre stage. As for the guitars, although audible as a separate entity, no details or structures can be discerned. Fans of riff-driven or guitar-oriented Black Metal will find nothing to their liking here, but those who listen to Black Metal for its suffocating and gloomy atmosphere will once again be in the right place.
This tape has once again been self-released by Sanglant, this time in a run of just 25 copies. So those interested would be wise not to wait too long; you can get one for just a few quid.
