BARÚS (France) – Drowned (sealed CD copy) (2018) Released by Memento Mori issued in a standard jewel case w/12-page booklet, containing artwork by Timo Ketola & Stephen Wilson (Unknown Relic) - CD version is limited to 1,000 copies worldwide.
Barús is a French Progressive Death Metal band that mixes influences of Black Metal and Technical Death Metal with some semi-distorted guitar tones. Even more, their style of Prog/Death is rather perplexed and leans towards the avant-garde tag to some extent. 
Drowned is the band’s debut full-length which follows their first (Self-Titled) effort released back in 2015.
Their sound could be deemed as an intense, intricate, rhythmic and ambient form of Progressive Death Metal. Their performance on Drowned is outstanding for the style of music that they represent. 
What has been given here is a very crafty and passionate session of music that could be seen as one of 2018's shining stars.  --  Memento Mori – [MEMENTO-LXXVII]