There is such mysticism behind the guttural echoes of Deliverance. A band from the UK of reasonable obscurity, yet a band who somehow, despite their facade of eerie gloom, managed to fire out a few mini-classics that really hold the metal flame aloft. 'Evil Friendship', very much like the spooky 'Devils Meta' is black rock, a thunderous noise from what appears to sound like the most vile place on the planet, and yet deep down I'm quite positive that Deliverance are nothing more than a bunch of geeky youngsters with an uncanny ability to ravage the senses with their truly satanic sound. This is true heavy metal, the guitars of the mysterious Sin flail wildly all over the place, the bombastic drums vibrate the speakers and the foundations and Venom are completely obliterated in the wake of these lunatics. The lyrics, so many decades later may appear dated, sure, it's all Satan this, Devil that, but the noise which provides the framework for such evil ramblings is a true wall of spectral sound. Difficult to really categorise this hellish spectrum of sound, somewhere between the rockin' doom of say Pentagram, Witchfinder General, the drunken gurgle of Venom, but standing alone, 'Tongues Of Lies', 'Lord Of Vice' and 'Bell Book And Scandal' will leave you chilled many years later. Riffs to die for, a heavy, monolithic doom to conduct a seance on a rainy evening, and enough claustrophobia for any black vault or stuffy coffin. The flames grow higher and higher with this criminally ignored band who've had a cult following for many years, and that's just how it should remain, deep within the pits of unfathomable metal. And blessed with an almost childish sleeve sketch that one would've craved during the '80s...666.
8/10
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