{"id":560435,"date":"2026-07-26T14:22:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/560435\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T14:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:22:34","slug":"ruyned-profanum-sacrificium-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/560435\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruyned – Profanum Sacrificium Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I\u2019ve been on a bit of a thrash bender in June, and Ruyned will conclude this month\u2019s kick for ol\u2019 Grin. The Romanian trio sends me deep into the heart of July with turbocharged, high-octane riffing and a moderate case of whiplash. Profanum Sacrificium, Ruyned\u2019s sophomore LP, plays thrash the way the olde school intended\u2014at furious speeds with the subtlety of an uppercut to the jawbone. My elevator pitch for Ruyned is, \u2018Midnight<\/a> but faster,\u2019 yet the crew also channels Kill \u2018Em All-era Metallica and a stripped-down Hellripper<\/a>. With blistering paces in all the right places, does Profanum Sacrificium satisfy listeners\u2019 need for speed?<\/p>\n

Profanum Sacrificium is a tale of two halves, covering a pair of narrative arcs that relate accounts of violence and death. The front-end scorches with instantaneous shots of adrenaline and describes the heinous depravity of the Vampire of D\u00fcsseldorf. \u201cSpeedchain\u201d and \u201cSex\u2019n Speed\u201d reek of OG Metallica, where \u201cHit the Lights\u201d seems a major inspiration for both \u201cSpeedchain\u201d\u2018s thunderous opening as well as the primary hook in \u201cSex\u2019n Speed.\u201d \u201cSex Commander 666\u201d sprints into Mot\u00f6rhead <\/a>territory, opening with a solo that Fast Eddie Clark would approve of before slinking into a funky swagger that reminds me of \u201cLove Me Like a Reptile.\u201d Where Ruyned plays a touch too close to influence on the first two, \u201cSex Commander 666\u201d exudes a freshness that hints at touchstones without plaguing me with questions of where I\u2019ve heard a riff before. Meanwhile, \u201cOrgasm Through Death\u201d slows proceedings down appreciably, with Bogdan Mateescu\u2019s tortured, blackened rasps guiding listeners through a plodding march that amplifies the drama.<\/p>\n

\ufeffProfanum Sacrificium by RUYNED<\/a><\/p>\n

The second half of Profanum Sacrificium shifts to a separate narrative, describing centuries-long witch hunts from post-medieval Europe steeped in folklore and flames. Musically, this pulls Ruyned away from the straightforward ragers that define Profanum Sacrificium\u2019s first half and into darker, more novel waters. The most immediate difference is that more time gets dedicated to instrumentation on the back half, with two instrumentals and less vocal focus towards the ends of tracks \u201cMalleus Maleficarum\u201d and \u201cWitches Gall\u00f6w.\u201d Originality flares here as well, where the instrumentation is reminiscent of bands like B\u00fctcher<\/a> and Toxic Holocaust<\/a>, but the songs don\u2019t blur with comparisons. \u201cProfanum Sacrificium,\u201d \u201cMalleus Maleficarum,\u201d and \u201cWitches Gall\u00f6w\u201d could pass for decade-old Kreator<\/a> B-sides sung by Tapping the Vein-era Tom Angelripper, boasting snappy melodic riffing supported by Mihai Marinescu\u2019s machine-gun blast drums and Tiberiu Olescher\u2019s mid-range bass attack.<\/p>\n

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In all, Ruyned zips through half an hour of breakneck thrash with enough energy and grit that it\u2019s unerringly easy to enjoy despite some bumps along the way. Even before I discovered Profanum Sacrificium\u2019s two narrative arcs, the musical split between them stood out. While each half succeeds on its own, together they present a whole too disjointed to flourish without an interceding mixer. Ruyned\u2019s instrumentals also undercut Profanum Sacrificium\u2019s potential, where the three of them total four-and-a-half minutes of fluff. The remainder of Profanum Sacrificium barely contains enough meat to qualify for LP status, leaving the album longing for another well-developed song or two rather than three throwaway tracks. Still, the rest of the album supplies plenty of good thrashing, and with a little more consideration to songwriting cohesion, Ruyned possesses the pizzazz to set barns ablaze their next time out.<\/p>\n

After several listens through Profanum Sacrificium, I\u2019m convinced Ruyned can write first-class thrash. Rapidfire riffs and blackened edges give Ruyned a sense of familiarity, and if they can take care to push further away from genre greats and commit to more unified songwriting, they\u2019ll menace listeners with an all-killer fusillade next time. Until then, Profanum Sacrificium serves as a fun diversion when time doesn\u2019t allow for a longer dive, but it ultimately doesn\u2019t threaten what other acts have done in the space this year.<\/p>\n

Rating: Good
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Osmose Productions<\/a>
Websites: Bandcamp<\/a> | Facebook<\/a>
Releases Worldwide: June 26th, 2026<\/p>\n

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