SAMAEL

Release Year: 2014
Artist Origin: SWI
Style: poignant rhythmic atmospheric black metal

limitless expansion, compositional rigour, subtle eclectics and sleek control - these four traces basically define this powerful opus [2007] by much respected, always actual, often hardly predictable and constantly progressing Swiss entity, partly directing its creative nucleus back again to unique dark vibe with a black metal aureole, bleakly reflected via effectively haunting and intricate set of eleven episodes; this is perhaps their most vital and memorable recording since 1996 or so, burning with assertive itch to rebel, lifting the aggression level up in spades either to consider this longplay as a serious contender of worship; this exclusive limited and machine-numbered three panel digipak edition comes on golden disc with twenty page booklet and extra Architect song, copy #1487/2000