Los Angeles based instrumental death/doom metal band, Sordes Dominum, has been officially banned from YouTube almost two weeks after their debut video release for their new single, “Exillium”. The band received a bold email from YouTube on July 7th 2021, stating that the view violated their community standards without disclosure as to what precisely caused offense.
The band received no warning email, or any exact reason as to why the video was removed. Not only was the video permanently deleted, but the whole channel was terminated entirely. The video was created solely out of love, and artistic expression as a short film and performance to represent the instrumental music. If you feel the ban was warranted, head over to the Sordes Dominum Official Site, Facebook, or Instagram and voice your opinion. Sordes Dominum is currently in the studio working on new music and plan to shoot the second music video in August 2021 with Industrialism Films.
Watch the music video for “Exillium” Here
“Exillium” showcases Sordes Dominum’s unique guitar and bass tuning, while creating horror themes, atmospheres, and punishing riffs. It was produced, mixed, and mastered by Alex Crescioni (3 Headed Snake, Alexander Blackstar, Ritual Aesthetic) at Stygian Sound. The music video was directed and edited by Vicente Cordero of Industrialism Films. A cinematic, horror-style metal band, Sordes Dominum brings evocative orchestral and atmospheric overtones to their music. Fans of Septicflesh, Cannibal Corpse, Cradle of Filth, and Sunn 0))), will enjoy this band – and they uniquely cater to death, doom, and gothic metal fans alike.
“Exillium” is a music video that pushes the envelope within the metal scene. With haunting instrumental riffs and hard-hitting overtones in the single, producer Alex Crescioni has created a new wave of instrumental heavy metal that is both diabolic and powerful. Sharing on the band’s unique tuning, Alex states, “We are an instrumental doom metal project with a bit of an odd tuning. It’s double drop E, with the lowest string an octave below standard E on both guitar and bass. The tuning is (E A E A D G B). We aim to use horror themes and atmospheres on top of punishing riffs in each song.”
Speaking on the debut music video and single, Sordes Dominum fan, Brent Glover, says, “I had some time to really digest this and I’m diggin’ it. It’s just so refreshing to listen to. I feel like I understand what [Sordes Dominum] is doing; a horror cinematic musical experience… [They] have captured it perfectly and beautifully.”
With influences from the members of the band deriving from Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Rob Zombie, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Korn, Sordes Dominum is eager to get their music out to the world and incite a new sound with metal head fans. Their debut music video and single for “Exillium” is available now on all streaming services.
About Sordes Dominum:
Sordes Dominum is a three-piece instrumental horror doom metal act, based in Los Angeles. The band features bassist, Zander Reddis, guitarist and producer, Alex Crescioni, and drummer, Jorden Mitev. With each member of the band drawing musical inspiration from some of their biggest influences, including, Slipknot, Cradle of Filth, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Septicflesh, Sordes Dominum creates instrumental metal music that is both spectacularly unique, and hauntingly atmospheric and orchestral.
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