From Bandcamp, "Entirely written and sung in French, "Le Sanglot" sharpens the band's vision into something more direct, more cutting, and more exposed. The album is conceived as a sob in sound, the musical equivalent of human tears. Its lyrics observe a fractured world with surgical coldness, portraying ugliness, mediocrity, and quiet violence, yet never abandoning the possibility of grace. From the cathartic surge of "Électricité noire" to the fragile radiance of "À jamais radieuse," darkness and light circulate in constant tension. The record refines IMPURE WILHELMINA's blend of progressive, dark, and melodic rock metal, driven by magnetic vocals and deeply textured arrangements. The arrival of guitarist Edouard Nicod broadens the sonic architecture."

The album has ten songs, and "Électricité noire" is first. Fuzzy guitar tones come out of the gate with heavy bass notes and drums, and the clean vocals have a measure of somberness to them. "Cent mille plaies" has more of an Alternative Metal feeling to it, or, at least, a throwback sound to the 1990's. "Abime" is a little darker and also feels more alive to me. The riff carries some odd chord progressions, and the clean vocals are packed with emotion. Approaching the halfway mark, some of the darkness clears as beams of light stream in. That 180 was quite subtle. "Larmes de joie" is heavy and weighted from the instruments but the clean vocal melodies rise far above. There are also some Progressive elements afoot here, especially in how the band rides an ever-shifting meter.

"Train mort" is the black spot on the album. Aggressive, intense, and steadily angry, the harsh vocals rage. There is some ebb and flow however between harsh and clean passages, and that interplay happens with the flick of a switch. "Frelon ivre" moves slowly and carries a crushing emotional weight with it. The song isn't without a faint feeling of hope, however, although it struggles to gain footing. "Demian j'abandonne" features clean guitars and vocals paired together without bass and drums. It carries a somber feeling with it…one of pain, one of regret, of both? "A jamais radieuse" brings the album to a close. Some of the riffs bring dissonance to the table, but the clean vocals are charged with emotion. You do hear some fleeting moments of hope as well, mostly within the structure of the chorus.

This was a very entertaining album that is difficult to categorize. Deeply somber at times, with flashes of hope intermixed, it's the kind of recording that begs you to keep listening. The more you are drawn in, the more emotions you can hear in the music.