“Halflight” is a logical and easy transition from where Distractive Killusions ended off. Now, seven years on from Distractive Killusions, will Deus Ex Machina suffer the trappings of moving towards an ever more commercially driven sound, or will it deliver the intrigue and snarling grandiloquence of the band’s early work?ĭeus Ex Machina doesn’t entirely recapture the vitality of Firefrost Arcanum, rather the new album steers the band ever closer to commercial success.
A short while later my enamour with Distractive Killusions had me tracking down Vesania’s God The Lux (a more straight forward offering), followed by their début Firefrost Arcanum, secreting an unexpected mid-period Emperor and tech death influence. The album packed a modern unorthodox mix of Polish black metal and symphonics all pulled together with charming melodies and the kind of maniacal cackling that set my heart on fire.
Back in 2007, Distractive Killusions, a motley jester of an album, crossed my path. American Horror Story: Freak Show puts faces to the monsters that walk among us, case in point Twisty the Clown! Lords of chaos and insanity, Orion ( Behemoth), Daray ( Dimmu Borgir, ex- Vader) and Heinrich (ex- Decapitated) of Vesania, give these monsters a soundtrack.
