Nexus come from L’Aquila area in Italy and they were formed in 2009.by vocalist/guitarist Vlad Voicu and bassist/backup vocalist Tony Di Marzio with a dream of combining alternative metal, gothic rock and electronics in their music.

Agoge Records released their new album and I listened to it and reviewed it for this zine. The album contains 9 tracks of melodic alternative metal with gothic rock influences. The emphasis is on metal because the song structures are heavy but melodic and you ccan almost imagine dancing on these tunes in some gothic club. Vocals are nice and they are not some half spoken word from the tomb, quite the contrary, they make goosebumps on my skin with the melodies especially on “Crimson Wine”, one of the best songs of the album. The use of keyboards and electronics in the songs makes them more rich soundwise. Along the mentioned song, some more songs that were somehow the best for me on this album are “Stillborn” and “Close Your Eyes”. This album is a perfect soundtrack for the rainy and gloomy day, to stop you from being so depressive and teach you how to live with the depression.

8,5/10

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