After recently publishing my review of Lucynine's "Melena", I now had the chance to dive even deeper into the world behind this powerful record. Lucynine, also known as Sergio Bertani, created an album that feels deeply personal and strikingly universal—a raw confrontation with grief, isolation, and resilience. From the very first listen, it became clear that "Melena" is not just a collection of songs but a sonic diary, each track reflecting states of mind with honesty and intensity.
When a record bears the name of a medical condition (melèna is the discharge of black, tarry blood), you already know you're not dealing with an "ordinary" release here. With his second full-length album, "Melena", Turin-based multi-instrumentalist Lucynine (aka Sergio Bertani) delivers a work that bleeds despair, claustrophobia and raw intensity into thirty-two minutes of post-black metal, post-hardcore and avant-garde experimentation. To be released on October 3rd 2025, via Talheim Records, the album is as much a cry of personal anguish as it is a reflection of the world around us…
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