Reviews
“...the song writing in here is very fresh and very interesting. I love the dynamics. It sometimes feels more progressive than just tech on here. The lead work is absolutely incredible. The vocal work is absolutely incredible as well. A lot went in to this. - 4/5” - Necrotic Nick
“AETHEREUS' "Leiden," is setting the bar high for tech death very early in the year but it has more than enough staying power and memorable moments to not get lost in the upcoming flood of releases. - 10/10” - Justin Wittenmeier
“Leiden’ will surely be appreciated by death metal fans, as well as fans of technical metal in general, and it has a voice of its own that somehow manages to be unique, in a genre where everyone seems to have done everything already. - 9/10” - Andrei Dan
“...Leiden is on a whole different plane of existence. I saw these guys open for Archspire, Inferi, Virvum, and Wormhole on Tech Trek IV, and it’s as if they absorbed the best qualities of these bands to level their sound up into something truly special. - 4/5” - Holdeneye
“A marked improvement on 2018’s promising Absentia, with Leiden [Aethereus] are no longer toiling away in the formidable shadow cast by Archspire, First Fragment, Inferi etc. Instead, they’re basking in the light of their own making… - 8/10” - Chris Jennings
“Absentia was one of my favorite albums of 2018 and still gets regular spins from me, but Leiden represents a substantial upgrade. It marries concept and music flawlessly, and the songwriting is more cohesive, weird as it is by the end.”