From Bandcamp, "CONJURING is a one-man atmospheric black metal project from the Swiss mountains. The music combines melancholic tremolo passages, immersive atmospheres, and dynamic songwriting that balances fragility and intensity. The project draws inspiration from vast landscapes, shifting seasons, fading light, and the quiet presence of ancient spirits. The upcoming fourth album, "Memento Mori," is CONJURING's most mature work to date. Across six carefully crafted compositions, the album explores themes of mortality, transience, and spiritual awakening, embracing darkness and reverence as interconnected aspects of existence." The album has six songs, and the title track is first. The opening tones are dark and sturdy, like a piece of iron. The vocals are horrid, tortured screams, and sound like they come from the pit of Hell.

"Inferis" opens like the morning on a foggy day following the rain. But the melancholy and depressive opener turns dark very quickly with the advent of a scream that breaks the silence. That heavy emotional feeling is still present, even with the aggression, and Alvar balances them nicely. "Ritual" begins with dark, meaty bass notes that creep like a thief in the night, and then it segues into rage and aggression. The landscape painted here is hot…eternal flames and hellfire, and it moves quickly, like a bus careening off the road. "In Nihilum" opens like the canopy of stars on a clear night, and tension hangs in the background like a web of spiders awakening. You can smell smoke in the air before the explosion of sound. From there, it toggles between a swift pace and slower paces, and the constant changes keep you on your toes.

"Aura" feels more like an anthem, and the steady marching of drums combined with somber strings creates a visual of an army of demons preparing for war. Harsh vocals lead the charge, and as long as they are giving commands the army will obey. "Anima" is the final song, and the opening piano notes are fragile. From there, the aggression is slower and steadier, and depression begins to sink in. It undulates as the waves of the ocean…sometimes gentle and other times wrathful. Balance is key on the album, and in many ways, Alvar is right. You can't have light without darkness…good without bad…hope without despair. These themes interconnect with the music very well, and for every instance of aggression, there are also moments of pure beauty. Even the album cover presents this dichotomy…two skulls (death) wedged between brightly colored flowers (life).