
Born in 2022, NYC/Philly/PNW black metal outfit SEV LEZU delivers sonic malignancy rooted in the sounds of old, with musicality drawing from the frigid majesty of the Swedish tradition (à la Dissection and Bathory) and Finnish institutions Sargeist, Horna, and Satanic Warmaster, all channeled through the grinding rhythmic violence of Terrorizer and Nasum, warhorse charge of Iron Maiden, and percussive dynamism of Death.
SEV LEZU’s seven-track debut record, BLOOD CONSCRIPT, recorded at Artifact Audio by drummer, vocalist, lyricist, and producer Sasha Stroud (Belexum, Onw), spins a cursed and bloody tale of dark, polytheistic mythology, a hateful pantheon, and ensanguined revenge. Guitarist Melissa Moore (Crossspitter, Sonja) and bassist FW (Manat)--along with guest guitarist/songwriter Mia Priest (ex-Impiety) on the track “Corpse Step”--join Stroud to realize SEV LEZU’s strict creative vision of GRINDING, MELODIC BLACK DEATH. An unrelenting force of misanthropic darkness, SEV LEZU rises to kill!
Credits
M- Guitar
FW- Bass
S- Drums, Vocals, Synthesizers
Mia Priest- Guest Guitar and Songwriting on Corpse Step
Cover by Tara Atefi
Logo and Borders by Elika Nakhaee
Photography by Eva Tusquets
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Sasha Stroud between 2023-2025 at Artifact Audio NYC and Portland, OR.