Album Review: Fäust – Crypts of Eternity

Band: Fäust
Title: Crypts of Eternity
Label: Black Lion Records
Release date: October 24th, 2025
Country: France
Format reviewed: High-Quality Digital Recording

Album Review: Fäust – Crypts of Eternity via Black Lion Records by Sílvia

The French one-man band Fäust has just released their second full-length album, “Crypts of Eternity”, and it’s an impressive work of Melodic Black Metal, with a massive guitar work and a thick atmosphere that I simply can’t resist.

After a mysterious intro, an obscure riff is thrown to the listener’s face, besides fast drumming with a lot of cymbals crashing, and a savage scream soon rips the air. Ahh, that’s a proper start. This song, “To the Fire, to the Death” counts on an infectious guitar riff that’s repeated many times, and drums alternating between frantic and quite half-paced. The melodies are awesome, a dark atmosphere surrounds you, the bass is doing its thing in the background… The only thing I miss is a bit more obscurity in the vocal work. Just my appreciation.

There’s an undeniable influence from the Swedish scene in this album. Specially in the riffs; when I listen to them, my head unconsciously leans towards Sweden and some recognizable Melodic Black/Death metal acts. And well, when it comes to the guitar solos, here is Michaël Hellström doing an impeccable work.

There’s a menacing atmosphere all through the album, I can see a shadowed path in front of me and all the sinister figures lurking from behind the tombstones in the cemetery. I feel the cold wind blowing, Death ambushing from every corner… Yeah, I’m all in! The feeling is unsettling but, at the same time, kind of comforting if it makes sense…

“In a Ghastly Silence”, one of the longest tracks, has some drums that mark a fast pace, and more of those infectious riffs, and also a very good bass work. The short solo is neat and vibrant, breaking all the dense atmosphere for a while. There’s a mesmerizing solo in “Sorcery”, a song that starts in a very obscure way and then runs and runs… with outstanding bass lines and plenty of tremolo riffs, and even conjuring a witches ritual in the middle. The last song, “And Then Blows the Funeral Winds” is like a farewell: the pace is fast, with a soft dreamlike interlude in the middle just to regain forces for the last attack. Vocals are showing rage, more than extreme darkness. But they are good for me. Again, the riffs are familiar, Swedish Old School style, creating that special atmosphere. The galloping bass remarks the urge to reach the end, and here comes another brilliant guitar solo that fills the last strands of the album.

In addition to the music, the artwork (done by the American graphic artist Riaj Gragoth, aka Luciferium War Graphics) depicts an impressive scene: a devilish temple in flames, with plenty of dark imagery. There are devil heads vomiting lava, some tombstones and skulls, and also figures of monks from Hell on top of pedestals. Black and red are the colours, and the result is really striking.

This album has surprised and captivated me equally. 8,5/10

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8,5/10 To Greatness and Glory!
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