VIRVUM's 'Illuminance' is a mind-melting album of sterling technical death metal. Recorded at Iguana Studios (NECROPHAGIST), 'Illuminance' is a razor-sharp, surgically precise exercise in modern metal extremity. The Swiss quartet temper their laser-guided attack with a pronounced attention to dynamics, and almost cinematic approach to tension and repose. VIRVUM is without question a band on the rise, and 'Illuminance' is a masterful example of world-class tech-death.