![]() The man HP and his tales of dread have provided inspiration to countless bands since the dawn of heavy music but seldom has it been done this convincingly. USBM four-piece Crafteon self released their debut album a couple of weeks ago and it’s eight tracks of excellent Lovecraft worship with Swedish-style finesse. You may have seen this one getting a bit of coverage already, unsurprisingly for good reason. Up for name-your-price download, as are his other two great releases. The overall effect is both haunting and immediate, an esoteric and irresistible evil. The desolate yet almost jaunty riffs weave a captivating death incantation, ensnaring mind and flesh alike as depraved vocals swathed in reverb devolve on occasion into otherworldly guttural croaks. ‘The Grotesque of Desolation’ is two tracks imbued with a twisted sense of wretched melody that truly embodies the despair and inevitable decaying consumption of life caused by the disease, and revels in it. Not by any stretch is this your typical raw black metal foray. Name-your-price download with limited tapes still available from Unholy Forces Productions and CDs from Ogmios Underground.Īnother cult, but this time we sink down in a different direction: Sri Lanka’s one man orthodox occultist Bubonic Cult channels total raw death and Satan worship inspired by the horror and destruction of the bubonic plague. Every track here is a winner, they have created something bordering on breathtaking. ![]() I could continue to spew superlatives, but I’ll just say: check this album out. The production is perfectly done, the songwriting almost flawless. The acoustic introductions and interludes are exquisite and some of the best I’ve heard of late. The lyrics are despairing and introspective, nihilistic and beautiful. The five piece includes Sacreligious from Sores (who were featured in Volumes 2 and 10) on vocals and he absolutely nails it here, sounding both distraught and envenomed in one. Just try not to feel something while listening to this it’s a truly moving piece of black art. Everything has been stripped back, each note drips with passion distilled down to its purest and most potent form. This album is a brooding, violent, elegant and somber beast with a deep, dark emotional intensity that grips your soul. To be honest, I wish I’d discovered it earlier. Insanity Cult formed in 2011 and I’ve just discovered their second full-length ‘Of Despair and Self-Destruction’ that was released into the ether about six months ago. Kicking off, we have what could end up being my favourite Hellenic black metal release of the year. Here’s the twelfth installment for your vulgar delectation. ![]() This series aims to shine light on the freshest emanations and foulest incantations from its darkest corners, a few artists at a time. The bottomless wellspring of Bandcamp is overflowing with great shit just waiting to be discovered.
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