IMPALED NAZARENE

Release Year: 2016
Artist Origin: FIN
Style: harsh violent extreme black metal

the grand return [2000] of devil's own sons to nuclear metal roots consists of ten straightforward tracks with fast, heavy and ferocious "fuck you" attitude, while unexpected yet significant addition of Alexi Laiho [Children of Bodom] on lead guitar duties with trademark soloing and intricate licks add up more mastership and harmonious approach, filling the space with missing pieces of an intense sonic puzzle; structures become stricter, tempo is more controlled, and guitar riffs strike without unnecessary detours or decorative hints, so this mercilessly raw assault, also marked by noticeable speed/thrash influence, could easily have become the soundtrack to humanity’s downfall, if only the promised apocalypse had coincided with the dawn of a new millennium; recent French edition comes with authentic design