AKERCOCKE

Release Year: 2017
Artist Origin: ENG
Style: vicious intricate death black metal

officially inactive for four years, UK's satanic deputies had no album for the whole decade, so this full-length comeback is quite a celebration for all admirers of vicious death/black metal direction, moreover that it leans back to the classic sound of theirs with renewed focus and returning guitarist Paul Scanlan - at the same time couple of lengthy compositions admittedly expand on progressive approach even more than before, stepping out of the stylistic box on more than few occasions; overall this nine track epic demands an attentive ear, but once music gets under, it provides an evoking listening experience, revealing both the musicians’ technical mastery and the emotional depth of their craft, where chaos, melancholy, and transcendence merge into an exceptionally captivating whole; British gatefold sleeve double black 180g vinyl edition comes with golden hot foil print on cover