A nasty little record this one, combining raw black metal and grim death metal. Strangely this sounds older than what it is, but that's down to the primal nature. Vocally it's quite hideous as Pete Helmkamp gives us a horrific impersonation of a guttural demon and rasping witch all the while the sludgy, punk-infested guitars have a sort of crusty accessibility about them meaning that the seven-minute title track, the pungent opener 'The Edge of Forever' and the vile 'Blood & Thunder' remain infectious yet gritty and raw. If you ask me there's a British feel about this billowing mess of a record, because it has such a thick sound - Chuck Keller's weird, choking guitars are quite smothering and the dark philosophical lyrics give this album an oily edge - the stains will be a nightmare to remove after a spin of this filth.
8/10
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