Debemur Morti

The denouement. The calm after the storm (but, still, disquiet interrupts the serenity); when the floods have washed away the debris. The circle is closed. Haunting, dreamlike, an altered state has been achieved. All-knowing wisdom prevails. At one with all omniscient. Soaring, alive with insight, bursting with extra-ordinary energy. Almighty. At the centre of an infinite structure in perpetual deconstruction, "777 - Cosmosophy" represents the instinctive manifestation of human and obsolete conception of Time. Where the light feeds the darkness, where every second is the Eternity and sounds the death knell - the monumental work of the eccentric soul gets lost in a deep echo... and this echo is the sublime Sound of the Universe. A beautiful tragedy; a tragic beauty. Devastatingly restrained, the climactic movement in the monumental "777" trilogy represents the culmination of a rapturous evolutionary process.
 

Quarto album per questo progetto statunitense ora avvalorato dal potente e preciso drumming del nostro Gionata Potenti, già batterista di una moltitudine infinita di grandi bands
 

Disc: MINT

Digipack: would be a near mint but there is a small cut on the spine

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

MINT copy

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

NEAR MINT

Horna
1. Unohdetut Kasvot, Unohdettu Ääni 07:30

Tenebrae in Perpetuum
2. Un Sogno Oscuro 06:03