Luiz Eduardo Viana is an incredibly talented individual who seems to be filled with a lot of pain, which cannot be pleasant. Fortunately for the rest of us – and without wanting to sound like an asshole, as I know how bad depression can be – he has chosen to funnel all of this raw anguish into Namuh and his latest release, Poisonous Depressive Dimension, and what he has given us are three tracks that encapsulate the torment of the broken mind.

Musically, the songs (cries of anguish?) on offer – Far Away Rift Transition, Surrendered and Isolated, and Solitude and Existential Slumber – switch and change like the rolling sea, between break neck speed and introspective passages, with riffs that feel like they would slice you to your core if you get to close, while his vocals scream and howl his suffering into the insufferable void of exsistance. This is all backed up by lyrics that expose the naked nerve of his soul and explains, at least partially, the abject agony that Luiz Eduardo Viana is going through.Trust me, this isn’t easy listening.

Sure enough, the music is expertly written and technically superb meaning that you will have no trouble appreciating it on that level, but the utter despair that runs through Poisonous Depressive Dimension like a festering wound reminds you at all times that this isn’t going to be your normal black metal jaunt through devil worship or viking lore. This shit is personal, openly so, and it makes no bones about it.

Personally, I love it for that. Art should always challenge you, it should always make you feel uncomfortable yet, at the same time, make it difficult for you to look away, and Luiz Eduardo Viana, via his alter ego Namuh, does just that with Poisonous Depressive Dimension.

You can check out Poisonous Depressive Dimension out yourself over on Namuh’s Bandcamp page.