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OTUS (official capitalization) is an experimental sludge metal band from Rome, Italy. Started in 2012. Born in 2012, OTUS take elements of Ambient\Post metal bands as Isis and Cult of Luna, passing through the Black Sabbath's doom up to the experimental music of Tool, Om and Sunn O))). The band enrich their sound playing ethnic instruments, building their own synthesizers, chanting mantras and taking particular care of their visual and symbolic identity, from show posters to onstage visual projections. The result of this research, moves the band's approach on mainly long and complex compositions, that evolve smoothly between aggressive and relaxed moments, atmospheric and violent resolutions — all in the service of the concept among occult and science that OTUS offer through their lyrics and visual art. This musical project was inspired in fact, also by the desire to deal with concepts related mainly to Eastern philosophies, which intersect with the more recent discoveries of modern physics, and who find in authors such as Fritjof Capra and Jiddu Krishnamurti, some of the most important sources of inspiration. After their first demo-ep released in 2013, OTUS took part in several gigs in Rome, playing with great bands as Intronaut, And So I Watch You From A Far, Toner Low, Scale The Summit, Shores Of Null, getting positive audience feedback and good reviews by musical webzines as Metalitalia and 100Decibel. In December 2016 OTUS sign with Argonauta Records.