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Cruenta Lacrymis was a symphonic black/death metal band from Padua, Veneto, Italy, active from 2012 to 2017. Their music fused orchestral grandeur with extreme metal aggression, likely exploring themes of spiritual conflict and inner darkness, though no official lyrical themes are listed.

🕯️ Overview

• Origin: Padua, Veneto, Italy

• Formed: September 2012

• Disbanded: Fall 2017

• Genre: Symphonic Black / Death Metal

• Status: Split-up

• Label: Metal Scrap Records

• Contact: cruentalacrymis@gmail.com

• Legacy: Members went on to form Ades Numen

🕸️ Aesthetic & Intent

The name Cruenta Lacrymis — Latin for “bloody tears” — evokes a dramatic and ritualistic atmosphere, consistent with the symphonic black/death tradition. While no discography is listed on Metal Archives, their affiliation with Metal Scrap Records and transition into Ades Numen suggests a continuation of esoteric and theatrical themes.

Their sound likely featured symphonic arrangements, growled and screamed vocals, and blackened riffing, with a focus on emotional intensity and spiritual symbolism.

Cruenta Lacrymis remains a spectral trace in Italy’s extreme metal history — a band born in ritual, dissolved in shadow, and reborn through transformation.

 

• Cruenta Lacrymis Demo 2013
  Sweetness and Blasphemy Full-length 2015