Debemur Morti

The 74th release on French label Debemur Morti Productions is going to be very, very special indeed. “In Bondage To The Serpent” – the debut album from veritable extreme metal ubercombo NUNFUCKRITUAL represents something of a departure from the norm for the imprint as it’s not the typically-excellent strain of underground Black Metal one would readily associate with DMP. Instead, it’s altogether more, well, indescribable. Indescribably brilliant.

I grew up listening to and loving bands that Dan Lilker was associated with but I sort of assumed he was yesterday’s news at this stage and never thought I’d see the mighty mop-haired one involved in anything so fresh, vibrant and relevant as this. Colluding with Teloch (Mayhem, Nidingr), Espen T. Hangard (Altaar) and Andreas Johnson (Tyrant), he has surely re-invented himself on “IBTTS”, a release that will introduce him to a whole new generation – and category – of metal fans. We also have guest slots here from Attila Csihar and Ravn (1349), so if that doesn’t pique your interest then you must be dead already.

Normally, when so many known names come together the result is a major disappointment but, incredibly, ‘In Bondage To the Serpent’ is actually greater than the sum of its individual components. The album is like the fucked-up soundtrack to your worst nightmare (everyday life, maybe?), twisted and contorted, evil and nasty, eerie and spiteful. It captures an immense atmosphere of pure and utter filth. It’s truly sick and depraved. Musically, its neither death nor black, sludge nor doom. It’s something new and unique. I won’t even try to describe it (I can’t, anyway…); you just need to hear this leviathan for yourself.

I can’t think of another existing band I’d compare NFR to. They’ve torn up the rulebook and reinvented extreme metal in a stunning new incarnation. This is totally mandatory for anyone who likes dark and evil music. Won’t be available until October but, trust me, this one will be well worth the wait.
 

1. Mass Destruction / Mass Alienation 06:02
2. A Sigil Burnt Deep into the Flesh 09:27
3. This Is Hel(e)l 05:20
4. Cosmos Is Out of Order 06:37

1. Storm Whip 04:14
2. Once Moonlight... 03:59
3. Cruel Black Dead 03:59
4. Bloodstained 04:04
5. Cold Twilight Of The Worlds 04:48
6. Born In the Freezing Dark 04:06
7. Death Nord Kult 05:11
8. Cold Northern Order 05:20

1. Hollow Contact 06:43
2. Mescalyne 05:37
3. Maze of Torment 04:57
4. Revelations 05:41

Reissue 2015

Vehemently sacrificial and pervaded by pure malice, these ten tormented blasphemies hail the rising darkness, welcoming the Luciferian unlight and intensifying Archgoat's relentless black crusade against the religion of the weak. A veritable symphony of impurity, "Whore Of Bethlehem" embraces sodomy and condones writhing animalistic excess in venomous, dark rituals. Intent on desecrating the clean, the liturgies of destruction on this callous slab of twisted black art will snuff out all light.

Digipack CD with booklet glued on the left panel.

1. Crepuscolo Di Misticismo 05:55
2. La Sopressione Delle Fedi 06:24
3. Sub Zero 04:35
4. Terrore Sprituale 04:29
5. Un Sogno Oscuro 05:53
6. Mutilazioni Celesti 05:44
7. Sconsacrato Con L'Odio 06:48

Horna
1. Unohdetut Kasvot, Unohdettu Ääni 07:30

Tenebrae in Perpetuum
2. Un Sogno Oscuro 06:03