| CD version of the 2020 demo, originally recorded in 2010 and unreleased until now, by this Canada/U.S. act. Compositionally, one hears the heavy influence of Bathory and other seminal acts overwritten by the sound of classic French Black Metal such as Osculum Infame, Bekhira, Chemin de Haine, Cantus Bestiae and Machiavel. The tracks are rich in melody interspersed with an air of intransigent pride and adorned in the opulent ornamentalism of aristocracy and empire. Keyboard stabs and swells outline the riffs, accentuating the guitarīs stately thrust. Rising out of the music, the vocals seethe, the commingled expression of scorn for life and spiritual dissent. The recording manages to capture the best elements of raw Black Metal, leaving the guitars brittle and charged, while simultaneously supplying depth and balance. |
