Band draws its inspiration from black metal’s most valuable classics, especially Sarcófago and Bathory. Riffs are heavy, trashy, fast and stunningly surrounded by tight drumming. Song introductions are mostly catchy and immediately drive the listener to tap his feet. Nothing fancy here, just efficient and well-done heavy black thrash metal with mammoth balls.
But main aesthetic characteristic of this album is based on classical music samples inserted at key moments, thus contributing to the creation of a persistent anxiety feeling. Theatrical, probably taken from horror movies, these short sequences develop grandiose and terrifying atmospheres. I must also underline the celebration of an authentic black mass right in the middle of the album! Mass for the Master leads us into a bleak universe from which springs a sinister voice reciting a prayer, supplemented by a short presentation of Gnostic doctrine on Cross of Initiation. That is an album that recalls the heyday of Satanic black metal, in perfect communion with Evil and its minions!
Mysteria Mystica Maxima XXIII cannot just be listened: it must be enjoyed in the dark, with only a candle dim light. I suggest you try it, if you want to understand the deeper meaning of black metal. Maybe you will hear the devil whispers in your ear and feel evil invades your sou
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