Pictura Poesis

Pictura Poesis was founded in the south of the Netherlands at the closing of 2012. taking their inspiration from paintings and literature, the band succeeds in combining a broad spectrum of classical music with energetic death metal. Frightening string arrangements and massive brass ensembles blend together with tight rhythm sections and pounding drums while broad choir passages and melancholic piano sounds enhance the screeching guitar melodies.
The main inspiration for the lyrical aspect of the band comes forth from paintings and literature. In this, no differentiation is made between old and new or popular and obscure culture, though the emphasis is slightly influenced by the personal preference and knowledge of the writers. For the lyrics, a subject connected with a painting or poem is secluded and looked at critically before writing the text to ensure a critical note on both the subject itself and the broader perspectives they can be placed in by the general public. Thus the band hopes to encourage their listeners both to broaden their horizons and
explore those aspects of society previously unknown to them, as well as hoping to spark a critical note in the conscious of the listeners, enabling them to look at modern society from a different, inquisitive perspective.

As for the musical aspect of the songs, the general mood of the chosen subject is enhanced by the combination of different instruments, every member’s own musical parties contributing to the whole to create a haunting, lingering sound. The emphasis between both the musical and the lyrical aspects, as well as the close connection that is sought between the musical world created by the band and the direct world it finds itself in, gives Pictura Poesis a new and critical edge, and has proven to be a unique aspect of the band.