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Mar Da Deriva

Vauruvã

If the album makes you look for answers, it did its job properly. But, there are no answers to be found. Instead, the deep-pocket sound deals with possibilities that almost seem endless, laying out a myriad of paths one could follow and allowing each person to make that decision for themselves.
December 5, 2025

The Metal Archives lists the band as a Progressive Black Metal band, hailing from Brazil. Formed in 2020, this is the band's third full-length album, and it has three lengthy songs. "Legado" is first. There is a slow and long lead-in of sounds. A low electronic hum enters innocuously, followed by the strum of clean guitars and spacey keyboard notes. You can feel the tension brooding. What follows is what I would describe as a firm and aggressive bite of Black Metal, but not one without melody. The mood is a combination of longing and regret, even sentimental at times, and there is no loss of emotion in the music, no matter how aggressive the music gets.

"Os Cacadores" has a gentle opening…it sounds like boots on the ground strolling casually, and there are more clean guitar tones and melodies. Still, you get the sense something is out there, perhaps hiding in the shadows. The vile creatures steps forth, and although he is frighteningly menacing, there is something vulnerable about him that you can feel. The breadth of what the band offers in this song is deep, especially considering it's base is Black Metal…they experiment freely while not moving to far away from the core sound. For example, melodies are tossed about like prizes in a carnival, without concern for how they may alienate more traditional fans of the genre. They burn just as hot as the naked aggression.  

The final song, "As Selvas Vermelhas no Planeta dos Eminentes," is the longest. The band likes long build-ups of darkness and uncertainty, and it sets the mood once more. The harsh vocals that appear suddenly out of the shadows rage with intensity, and the music shifts constantly, at times supporting the aggression, while other times reflecting more melody and emotion. You can hear things like disappointment and longing. Like a dying old man looking back on his life, you will always find things you could have handled differently…but then again, would you even be the same person? If the album makes you look for answers, it did its job properly. But, there are no answers to be found. Instead, the deep-pocket sound deals with possibilities that almost seem endless, laying out a myriad of paths one could follow and allowing each person to make that decision for themselves.

8 / 10

Excellent

Songwriting

8

Musicianship

8

Memorability

8

Production

8
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"Mar Da Deriva" Track-listing:

1. Legado

2. Os Caçadores

3. As Selvas Vermelhas no Planeta dos Eminentes

 

Vauruvã Lineup:

Caio Lemos – Instruments

Bruno Augusto Ribeiro – Vocals

 

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