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Raw & Wild (italy) review
March 9th, 2010
Ulderico Amoroso at Italy’s Raw & Wild online radio / webzine has reviewed ‘The Wrath of the Lambs’… better late than never! 9/10 ain’t bad either!
The Rising Tide Kerrang! review
November 30th, 2009
The Rising Tide review in Kerrang!
A decent review,- and a spot of half-baked fortune telling thrown in for good measure – from everyone’s favourite weekly music / trendy fringe magazine.
“If such a thing is even possible, illuminatus just made their already shadowy, brooding sound even darker. Their progressive socially conscious menace gets another airing on this follow-up to 2008’s impressive debut, ‘The Wrath of the Lambs’. It may be an EP between albums -and in fact one of the tracks here is an acoustic version of an old song- but there’s still enough here to intrigue and perplex in equal measure. All of the new tracks are ambitious in scope; heavy on guitars and full of cynical vocal gnashings and angry political polemic. Clearly (here it is – Ed), illuminatus are always going to be a band that will never progress further into the mainstream than its fringes. But their poetic and melancholic oddity proudly rejoices in being different.
Steve Beebee KKK
Download Buy: Red
For Fans of: Anathema, Oceansize”
Room13 Review
September 14th, 2009Nice review of The Rising Tide EP @ Roomthirteen.com
Illuminatus is a truly continental band, with members hailing from Spain, Germany, Italy and England. Dealing in expansive soundscapes, razor sharp dynamics and no-nonsense melodic song-writing, the band is blissfully ignorant of what’s hot and what’s not in the music world which is very refreshing!
Every song on ‘The Rising Tide EP’ carries an air of mystery about it; with instrumentals a-plenty along with powerful mind-blowing vocals of the screaming and singing varieties, Illuminatus is not a band to take lightly. Bonus track ‘Wargasm’ in particular is outstanding – this is an atmospheric acoustic number with intriguing lyrics that will have you mesmerised from start to finish.
Are you looking for something new to add to your CD collection? Something that’s unlike anything you will have ever heard before? Something that’s powerful, thought-provoking and very, very special? Then this is the band for you… what better way to introduce yourself to their magic than with ‘The Rising Tide’ EP..! This is definitely not one to be missed.
Illuminatus is vocalist and guitarist Julio Taylor, drummer Felix Rullhusen, guitarist Jonathan Martin and bassist Leo Giovazzini.
The Rising Tide review @ Thisisnottingham
August 24th, 2009Great review from thisisnottingham.co.uk of our latest EP, out September 11 on Porkneck records.
“Illuminatus, The Rising Tide EP This multi-national four piece have certainly been kept busy over the last few months supporting the likes of Gibraltar metal stars Breed 77. Those dates followed acclaim for their excellent debut The Wrath Of The Lambs. This follow-up EP is full of power and panache. With exciting ferocity, the track Rising Tide is carved with blissful instrumentals and is a true delight to the ears. Illuminatus stand above and beyond in song-writing and atmospheric power. 5/5″
The Rising Tide review @ Rock3 Music
August 23rd, 2009Great review of The Rising Tide EP from Rock3 Music.
“The Rising Tide EP Opens with ‘Cave In’ and a sweet rounded melodic riff that is charged with an underlying emotion setting the scene for illuminatus to power through with their trademark wall of passionate guitar scrubbing while Julio’s vocals make the hair on the back of your neck raise.
This is the introduction to the new illuminatus four track EP and is worth the entrance fee already, but never ones to short change the fans, illuminatus proceed to give double value with the title track ‘The Rising Tide’, the passion that the band write with is truly amazing, and to bundle it with a metal sound that can be harsh but beautiful at the same time must surly be unique. illuminatus provide three fresh powerful songs to wet our appetite with the third song simply ‘Red’ rising and sweeping like a stormy sea that you wish would never end, finishing off with a wonderful acoustic version of one of the bands earlier songs ‘Wargasm’ which conveys ever more meaning each time you listen.
illuminatus on this showing are proving that there is a lot more to come yet from this team of committed to the cause band of brothers, long may they rise.”
Read the full review here.