Locus Noir Shadow Sun | The Metal Gods Meltdown

LOCUS NOIR

Title: Shadow Sun

Label:Listenable Records

Release Date: February 27th 2026

And this one feels like stepping into a cathedral built from neon, heartbreak, and the ghosts you pretend you don’t miss.

"Shadow Sun" is a record that doesn’t ask for your attention; it demands your surrender.
From the first breath, the band drag you into their world, a world where beauty and decay slow‑dance under flickering streetlights. Every track feels like a confession whispered through clenched teeth.
The First Summoning "Cemetery Youth" was the warning shot, a melancholic, cinematic slow‑burn that introduced the emotional architecture of this album. It’s drenched in nostalgia, but not the sweet kind. This is the nostalgia that keeps you awake at 3 a.m., replaying the moments you can’t fix. The guitars move like shadows. The vocals ache. The chorus hits like a memory you thought you’d buried. A song that doesn't just set the tone, it carved the band’s initials into your chest

The Second Descent "Hollow" is the next release its a sharper blade, a deeper cut. Where Cemetery Youth mourns, Hollow confronts. It’s heavier, more urgent, the sound of someone clawing their way out of their own skin. Verses feel like pacing in a dark room.

Locas Noir at their most volatile and their most alive, with these two tracks already released to the masses. If "Cemetery Youth" was the funeral, "Hollow "is the haunting. Ben Christo (The Sisters of Mercy) Christo’s fingerprints are unmistakable those gothic‑sleek lead lines, that brooding melodic instinct. His guitar work adds a cold, elegant menace, while his backing vocals slip through the mix like a shadow you swear wasn’t there a moment ago. He doesn’t overshadow the band he amplifies their darkness.

Another guest on this opus Céline Bart (Exess) her vocal presence is a revelation. She doesn’t “feature” she invades. Her voice cuts through the gloom like a blade dipped in honey and venom. When she appears, the songs shift shape, becoming something more dangerous, more intimate, more unhinged.

Bens Locas Noir have crafted an album that feels like a séance held in a collapsing nightclub. It’s emotional, cinematic, and beautifully bruised. The singles were the first cracks in the mirror the full album is the moment it shatters.

This isn’t just a collection of songs. It’s a world, a wound and a gothic infused warning!
Locas Noir don’t want to entertain you. They want to change you. And with this album, they just might.

Locus Noir plunge into the gloom with Shadow Sun a brooding, cinematic alt‑metal descent sharpened with emotion and menace. Step into the Shadow Sun.

Review: Seb Di Gatto Score:9/10

Reviewed: 16/02/2026

Tracklist:

01. Walpurgisnacht 1996
02. Shadow Sun
03. Cemetery Youth (feat. Ben Christo of THE SISTERS OF MERCY)
04. A Dismal Romance
05. She Haunts The Night
06. Thicker Than Darkness Itself
07. In Despair We Trust
08. Death, That Elusive Mistress
09. Hollow
10. Full Moon Therianthropy
11. Reburial

CD Bonus tracks:
12. Marry The Night (Lady Gaga cover)
13. How Harsh Is The Light Of Dawn

Band Line up:
Ben DMN – Vocals
Claire Genoud – Guitar
Ales – Bass
Ben Marmier – Drums