Seven tracks of operatic intensity distilled from one of the most musically ambitious visual novels in the chuunige canon. Dies irae's PSP port brought this mini album along for the ride, and it hits with the kind of dramatic weight you'd expect from a story steeped in occultism and Wagnerian mythology.
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"Jubilus" opens with a soaring vocal performance that sets the tone for the entire console release, while "Sanctus" closes the loop as the ending theme with something more reflective and bittersweet. The short versions exist for convenience, but it's really "Amantes amentes" and "Omnia vincit Amor" where the album finds its emotional center, wrapping Latin phrases around melodies that feel genuinely earned.
"α Ewigkeit" caps things off with an ethereal finality that lingers. For a "kleines" album, this punches well above its size, delivering a concentrated dose of what makes Dies irae's music so compelling to its devoted fanbase.