Nostrae Mortis Signaculum

The dying bride and her mourning beloveth have given birth to a hideous, venomous heir, so there's hope that the kingdom of true doom/death will sustain its unholy legacy.

Five years after the rotten ''Empty, Silent and Cold'' demo, the band returns with an extremely improved sound and with a clear and defined musical direction. What is offered here generously and sincerely by Ophis, is innovative, esoteric, nihilistic, brutal and melodic top notch doom/death metal with a strong personal aesthetic both in music and lyrics.

This EP, the first official chapter in the Ophis legacy, is consisted of three doom/death hymns and a keyboard outro and is nothing but pure greatness.Slow dark harmonies, delightful, soul crushing riffage, violent death metal assaults and a breath-taking vocal delivery. Imagine combined together the sophistication of My Dying Bride, the melodies of Mourning Beloveth, the morbidity and groove of early Asphyx, and a general old school death metal vibe along with an almost black metal depression, somehow infiltrating the whole atmosphere. This special and unique sound first presented here, will be sustained and exlored further in the following releases of the band.

The short but substantial sonic journey, contains no weak moments, with every one of it's three actual songs being addictive as hell while it wraps you tight in it's ebony shroud. Instantly it becomes recognized the vast potential and talent of Philip, the man behind this venomous work.

Nihilism and cynicism have been stated sufficiently: ''There's nothing but decay.'' And this is just the beginning.