Æ NIGMATUM Animus Reflection ( From Deconsecrate LP, 2021)

Ænigmatum Animus Reflection Deconsecrate LP, CD, TAPE, DIGITAL, TS, LS Releasing August 13th, 2021 1. Forged From Bedlam 2. Undaunted Hereafter 3. Disenthralled 4. Fracturing Proclivity 5. Floods Within A Splintered Cortex 6. Larker, Sanguine Phantom 7. Despot Of Amorphic Dominions 8. Animus Reflection The idiosyncratic methodology of Portlands Aenigmatum is instantly apparent from the whipstart blast of Forged From Bedlam, the opening track of their second album Deconsecrate. While the pace is frenetic, speed is never a crutch to be relied upon but rather one deliberate device in a sprawling collection of melodically precise and technically riveting fragmented death shards. The eight songs on Deconsecrate constitute a labyrinthian structure of twisting nuanced complexity and intricate explosive chaos. Bloodfreezing and incandescently beautiful at once, Aenigmatum temper their withering elaborate in