DIRGE is an incredibly unique band! Criminally undervalued and way underrepresented in the media.
Every of their last records, and especially the predecessor Elysian Magnetic Fields, is a masterpiece, taken as the non plus ultra of the genre and fully rated yet outperformed by the following one. I would not have imagined that it is possible (again) but the French guys did it (again). On Hyperion DIRGE take it another step further and meanwhile left bands such as Neurosis, Isis and their epigones behind.
Hyperion hits the listener with an all destroying impact. Its heavily melancholic and depressive atmosphere captivates, hypnotizes with an almost physically felt pain and causes goose bumps all over the entire running time. That’s definitely nothing for tender-hearted listeners.
Hyperion does not differ that much from its predecessor; it is just an ongoing progression and sophistication, mixed with a wider range of influences. Former brutality got scaled down a little bit more, while alternating dynamics, apocalyptic and oppressive Industrial-tinged soundscapes, occasionally dissonant guitars, mesmerizingly monotonous and long instrumental parts as well as tribal-like drumming at points create a nightmarish and dismal atmosphere that could not be more intensive and dense. Just listen to the 16 minutes running instrumental monolith Remanentie. 
Marc dominates with his rough and harsh growling voice, while Stéphane accentuates with his clean singing every now and then. Once again DIRGE invited musicians for guest vocals as there is Nicolas Dick (Kill The Thrill), Tara Vanflower (Lycia) in the epic Venus Claws and Milena Rousseau (Miroda).
As on the previous records it is not possible to point out a single song, because every one of them is a monumental epic, a gem of mental destruction, timeless, and hauntingly beautiful. And always again you start listening it is a new discovery, musically as well as emotionally.
Damn, I need a new rating system for DIRGE!