review: Eximperitus: brutal-melodic, technical-progressive, and doom-atmospheric death

Eximperitus

Meritoriousness of Equanimity

Willowtip Records

30 January 2026

Sergey Liakh - guitars

Paweł Nałęcki - vocals

Davide Billia (Italy) (Antropofagus, Beheaded) - drums (session)

I see this music as eclectic death metal with brutal-melodic, technical-progressive, and doom-atmospheric elements, creating a heavy, dense, but engaging listening experience, usually categorized within the brutal technical genre. Generally identified as a band originating in Belarus (the Eastern Slavic country to the north of Ukraine and west of Russia), it is not clear if they are still based there. Given the present Belarusian government's support of Putin's war against Ukraine, many people in the country are apprehensive about the future.

Or, as the band puts it: "In times when despair overflows human hearts… when the chasm of strife between civilizations widens… when loyalty to ideologies tears blood ties apart… when the world stands still, poised for the final leap of prolonged self-destruction… We can draw strength solely from internal sources, which are filled only by the multifaceted power of Death Metal..."

This is their third album and, in my opinion, it is very well-executed. It is technical, but it features melodic passages that provide a contrast resulting in a cool juxtaposition within extreme metal. The music occasionally hits full-on blasting death metal speeds, but they aren't a one-trick pony; rather, they utilize a large bag of tools for moods and tempos. Overall, I get the sense that they worked hard to deliver quality in everything from the songwriting to the bold inclusion of melody. There is even some melodic singing on track four, a welcome contrast to the low, guttural growling.

The growling is the predominant vocal style and, to me, the one element that is the least developed. It is a bit too monotonous and percussive, following the rythmic patterns; it could benefit from more unhinged, maniacal, or tearing screams. Regardless, I have enjoyed the album immensely. It is certainly not a stiff-necked or limited release. For example, the melodic singing should have been used even more than the small amount featured here. The listener gets brutal heaviness and fierce intensity, but also an atmospheric richness and emotive depth that serves as an unexpected surprise.

track list

1. One Step Long Infinity 02:25

2. Contemplation of the Plastic Fibers of Perfection at the Second Level of Reality 05:05

3. Twelve Centuries of Triumph of the Third Kingdom: the Idea of the Inner Creation of the Aristocratic Character of the Leader and the Process of Tempering Him in the Crucible of Trials in the Face of the Exaltation of Life as an Ode to the Heroic Ideals of Future Civilizations 01:24

4. Finding Consistency in the Fourth Quadrant of Eternity 05:12

5. The Untimely Fruit of the Unsaid 05:40

6. Golden Chains for the Construction of Individual Greatness 04:06

7. Molecular Disintegration of an Unattainable Solitary Will in a Vessel of Wisdom...as a Result of the Soul's Aspiration to Break the Summed Up Set of Delusions of Reason... in the Course of a Personal Experience of Accepting the Imperfection of the World and Proving that Time Gets Rid of the Fragile and Leaves Invulnerable 01:38

8. Chalkionic Wandering Among the Wreckage of the Future 03:29

9. Standing at the Skirt of the Ruins of Human Nature (...on the Other Side of Man and Time) 04:52

total time 33:51

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