PORTRAIT

Release Year: 2011
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: energetic mysterious occult heavy metal

after inking a deal with notorious world-famous label and recording at kult Necromorbus Studio with Tore Stjerna, exceptional Scandinavian entity arrives with The Crime of The Injured Divine Majesty - an exciting sophomore longplay, haunting eight track manifest of genuine speedy heavy metal with an occult foundation and mesmerizing vibe behind its ill-natured stories, balancing razor-sharp riffs, ritualistic choruses, nocturnal momentum, and sinister elegance throughout the album's focused runtime, where cover artwork belongs to none other but Tobias Forge's [Ghost] hand; with an arrival of new frontman Per Karlsson mesmerizing music has got more complex at times, still manifesting energy and power in more direct episodes, while evil atmosphere firmly adds a dark spiritual element in; German gatefold sleeve double black 180g 45rpm vinyl edition with extra poster is limited 400 units