Reviews in English:
Lords of Metal
Kogaionon
in French
Obskure
The French Touch
Thrashocore
in German:
Vampster
Metal.de
The album was also reviewed in the following magazines:
Zero Tolerance (UK) 25
"... To those who have not yet experienced the Officium tenebrarum cycle
or indeed any of Elend's works this serves as undoubtedly the finest introduction;
Elend's bleakest, darkest, most passionate and beautiful creation.
The thirty-strong choir, mesmerising lyrics and seemingly endless
depth to the layers of sound combine to form some of the finest music
this listener has ever heard, far exceeding the usual expectations of darkness,
despair and beauty from both the 'extreme' and classical domains.
Absolutely essential." (Alex York)
5.5/6
Terrorizer (UK) 172"... From the (bonus) opening 'Overture' through the centrepieces tumultous violence
to methodical reduction towards transcendent silence and, ultimately, finis,
this staggering document is most certainly a dark masterpiece of late 20th Century interpretative composition." (John Mincemoyer)
10/10