JUDAS ISCARIOT

Release Year: 2002
Artist Origin: USA
Style: intense harsh aggressive black metal

on this farewell mini album Akhenaten triumphantly ends up his exceptionally suggestive grim black metal journey, where music creates eerie misanthropic feeling that does not let the listener out from a mesmerizing state of magic, amplifying the ritualistic tension with hauntingly minimalist riffs, chilling tremolo passages, and piercing vocals that weave a relentless, oppressive atmosphere, conjuring both cold detachment and latent fury, marking it as a quintessential Judas Iscariot statement that embodies nihilistic despair and uncompromising dark artistry; three first tracks were recorded in April 2001 with Proscriptor McGovern [Absu] delivering the drum parts, and the fourth tune is attached as bonus, accomplished in December 2000 with Duane Timlin bashing the skins, while Puissance dudes share their skills in intros