A Review by Gioia –

Terramorta return with The Fading Lumina’s Embrace, a confident step into a more focused blend of black, death, and symphonic metal. 
The album is cinematic and atmospheric, balancing brutality with orchestral depth and a strong sense of storytelling.

The opener Baba Yaga starts strong, with a noticeably pronounced bass that gives the track real weight under the symphonic layer.

Caronte is one of the early highlights. The intro feels like a blackened march, immediately pulling you into the album’s world. 
The mid section, where the vocals take on a more narrative role, is atmospheric and genuinely transportive, like stepping into distant, shadowy lands. 
There is also a really good guitar solo in that moment, and it deserves to sit a little louder in the mix because the playing is excellent. Still, as a whole, the track is a complete banger.

Fog of War goes full black death intensity, fast and direct, and the double kick drums are seriously good, blasting at a pace that keeps the track constantly pushing forward. 
The guest vocals from Daniela Costa add a great contrast, operatic colour against Dan’s harsher delivery. Agent of Change, featuring Enrico Di Lorenzo, also hits hard, 

bringing extra depth to the vocals while the orchestra keeps everything grand and dramatic.

Later in the tracklist, Sovereign of the Void stands out as an almost imperial march. The orchestration is genuinely impressive, and the intro feels like a call to battle. 
It sets up Sic Semper Tyrannis perfectly, where that warlike atmosphere becomes even more prominent. 
The orchestra continues to shine, the drums keep the pace fast and disciplined, and the vocals feel stronger here than on most of the other tracks, adding extra punch to the intensity.

A special mention has to go to Light Imprisoned, featuring Derek Sherinian. The keyboards work extremely well with the symphonic direction and the voice tone changes are really well placed. 
The intro has a spooky, almost haunted quality before the song erupts into a darker blast of harsh screams and deep growls that hit the black metal mood perfectly.

The artwork is slick and minimalist, a clean match for the album’s polished presentation.

Overall, The Fading Lumina’s Embrace is a strong release with real peaks, especially when the symphonic, death, and black metal elements blend into one cohesive, cinematic atmosphere.

We’re giving THE FADING LUMINA’S EMBRACE 8/10

Listen to them here – https://terramortaofficial.bandcamp.com/album/the-fading-luminas-embrace

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