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Crucivore
Crucivore work at the brutal end of death metal, setting deep guttural vocals against blast beats, thick guitar riffs and slam-driven breakdowns. The Lisbon band moves between bursts of speed, heavy grooves and darker atmospheric passages, giving its songs more room to develop than a constant assault would allow. Founded by former Analepsy vocalist Ricardo Proença and guitarist Sérgio Páscoa, the group draws on years of experience in Portugal's extreme metal scene. Corruption, mortality, decay and apocalyptic imagery shape its lyrical direction.
Band history
History
Crucivore formed in Lisbon, Portugal, on December 14, 2024, when former Analepsy vocalist Ricardo Proença and guitarist Sérgio Páscoa, previously of Downfall of Mankind, decided to start a new death metal band. The project brought together musicians with experience across the Portuguese extreme metal scene, establishing a sound rooted in brutal death metal, slam and heavier groove-oriented arrangements.
The original lineup included guitarist Ricardo Jorge, drummer Tomás Carvalho and bassist Cláudio Melo alongside the two founders. Crucivore made their live debut at RCA Club in Lisbon on July 25, 2025, sharing the bill with Defeated Sanity and Cognitive. Further performances followed in Portugal during the second half of the year, allowing the band to develop its repertoire before releasing any recordings.
By early 2026, Crucivore were already performing several songs that would eventually appear on their debut album. Bassist Caesar Craveiro replaced Cláudio Melo in February 2026, while Melo remained involved in the band's management and organisational activities.
Crucivore released their first official single, Triumph of the Grotesque Disorder, independently on June 10, 2026, accompanied by a music video presented through Slam Worldwide. In August, the band announced an agreement with German label Testimony Records. The single Depths of Despair followed on August 18, introducing the forthcoming album's darker melodic and atmospheric elements.
Devourer of Existence arrived in September 2026, followed by The Banished Torment in October. These recordings developed the band's approach through heavy breakdowns, aggressive drumming, guttural vocals and contrasting musical dynamics.
On November 13, 2026, Crucivore released their debut full-length album, Desecration, through Testimony Records. Recorded, mixed and mastered by bassist Caesar Craveiro at Fingerprint Studio Lx in Lisbon, the twelve-track album established the band's recorded identity after almost two years of writing, rehearsals and live performances.
Desecration is the debut full-length album from Portuguese brutal death metal band Crucivore, released on November 13, 2026 through Testimony Records. The twelve-track recording runs for approximately 37 minutes and develops the band's combination of brutal death metal, slam and groove-driven songwriting.
The album moves between rapid blast beats, thick guitar riffs, guttural vocals and slower breakdowns. Darker atmospheric passages and melodic elements provide contrast, while changes in tempo and arrangement allow the songs to develop beyond their initial rhythmic aggression.
Opening track The Crucivore's Feast introduces the record before Memento Mori establishes its heavier direction. The Banished Torment draws on fast drumming, double-kick passages and sharply defined grooves. Devourer of Existence emphasises heavy riffs, breakdowns and blast beats, while Depths of Despair introduces a more personal lyrical perspective through darker melodic writing.
Across the album, Crucivore examine corruption, decay, blasphemy, mortality and apocalyptic destruction. The lyrics approach these subjects through grotesque imagery and themes of human decline, with the arrangements incorporating occasional cinematic and atmospheric elements.
Desecration was recorded, mixed and mastered by bassist Caesar Craveiro at Fingerprint Studio Lx in Lisbon. The album artwork is credited to Rudi Gorging Suicide in the band's later promotional material and a November 2026 interview with vocalist Ricardo Proença.
The album is available digitally, on CD and on black vinyl. A limited green vinyl edition with black splatter was also produced. The CD edition carries catalogue number TR088CD.
