{"id":230863,"date":"2026-02-27T21:51:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/?p=230863"},"modified":"2026-02-27T21:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:51:53","slug":"post-luctum-timor-lucis-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/post-luctum-timor-lucis-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Luctum – Timor Lucis Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Even with someone as infinitely absorbent as this sponge, things slip through the cracks sometimes. In 2019, I gave a shout to Post Luctum<\/strong>’s debut EP After Mourning<\/em><\/a>, citing its very promising funereal pall as a welcome comrade to contemporary heavy hitters like Altars of Grief<\/strong><\/a> and Slow<\/strong><\/a>. Somehow, some way, I completely missed not one, not two, but three<\/em> full-lengths from the Maryland-based solo artist in the span between then and 2026’s Timor Lucis<\/em>. But it couldn’t have come at a better time, with the inclement weather demanding tunes of a dour, reposed, overcast character. The only variable left is how much Post Luctum<\/strong> changed in the years since my last visit.<\/p>\n

Aside from overall recording quality and songwriting polish\u2014both of which have improved significantly over the course of seven years\u2014Post Luctum<\/strong> are exactly as I remember, just more refined. Like a friend for whom time apart never creates a mire of awkwardness at the point of reunion, mastermind Ian Goetchius’ slow and steady despair rings with the same earnestness that made After Mourning<\/em> such a striking proof of concept. At once, I feel comforted and warmed by Timor Lucis<\/em>’ Slow<\/strong>ed melodies, chilled by its Altars of Grief<\/strong>-like eulogy, and heartened by post-metallic touches that evoke hints of In Mourning<\/strong><\/a> or Latitudes<\/strong><\/a>. It’s a reliable sound that should be familiar to anyone who partakes of the funeral side of the doom spectrum, and Post Luctum<\/strong> applies it with poise and passion.<\/p>\n