A truly solid album is often defined by its sound; _Letum_ thunders ferociously with none of the instruments or the vocals being buried in the mix. This great production adds massive power to the five unnamed tracks, making sure they are both raw and substantially more impressive than those thin buzzing demos released on a daily basis.

The music itself is of an evil breed, grimly beautiful and relentlessly aggressive. Not unlike Ulver's _Nattens Madrigal_ or Mayhem's mighty _De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas_, Melencolia Estatica's second album achieves atmosphere, melody and variation through densely layered guitars, pulsating bass, relentlessly pummeling blastbeats and inhuman vocals, taking full advantage of the wall of sound and intensity. You cannot but sit back and marvel at the nearly ceremonial sound of "Letum IV" -- towering riffs, tremolo picking, staggeringly grand atmosphere altogether. A chilling and rather gratifying experience.