Band: LAMP OF MURMUUR (Usa)
Album: "The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy"

Tracklist
01 - The Fires Of Seduction
02 - Forest Of Hallucinations
03 - Hategate (The Dream-master's Realm)
04 - Reincarnation Of A Witch
05 - Angelic Vortex
06 - The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy Part I - Moondance
07 - The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy Part II - Twilight Orgasm
08 - The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy Part III - The Fall
09 - A Brute Angel's Sorrow

::REVIEW::

Lamp of Murmuur’s The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy arrives two years after Saturnian Bloodstorm and lands with absolute intent. The project has always thrived on the pull between instinct and reinvention, and this fourth full-length sets that dynamic into clearer focus. It draws on the severity of the earlier work while adopting a wider symphonic vocabulary, using scale as structure, instead of embellishment.
The first stretch establishes the framework. “The Fires of Seduction” is a controlled opening, atmospheric but unsentimental. “Forest of Hallucinations” tightens the grip, letting keys orbit the riffwork instead of softening it. “Hategate (The Dream-Master’s Realm)” and “Reincarnation of a Witch” advance this discipline with tension-building riffs, synths tailored for contour, and bass that hide melodic intent beneath the surface.
Production choices reinforce that restraint. Guitars carrying full weight, keys remaining luminous but peripheral, and the mix sidesteps the common symphonic black metal collapse into excess. The fog is deliberate enough to reward return listens without obscuring the core.
The title suite shifts the record’s axis. Across its three parts, Lamp of Murmuur folds post-punk cadence, gothic inflection, and heavy metal exuberance into its established chassis. “Moondance” pushes furthest with clean vocals and almost theatrical keys. “Twilight Orgasm” retreats into the atmosphere. “The Fall” reasserts momentum through deliberate melodic phrasing.
“A Brute Angel’s Sorrow” closes with acoustic clarity and synth drift. It functions as the final assertion. Lamp of Murmuur’s strength remains the singularity of its perspective. The Dreaming Prince in Ecstasy consolidates that identity while widening its perimeter, a statement built on discipline, reach, and refusal to stagnate.

Review written by FuegoCasa in collaboration with Headbangers Australia in November 2025.