Light bringer
Serpent so black
Bearer of knowledge
So great as to crack illusionary forms
Between the self and the horns
A gateway through venom shall engulf
I behold
Serpents so old
My path will unfold
A step into the reflections of the illusive
And cold aspects of my soul
Translucent figure of Sapphire
Eternal spectre of thyself
Come to me
Come to me once again!
Appear before me
And I shall be as you!
Ascend in darkness
Descend in disease
Savour this sacrifice
For this dark God’s will is to reave
Accept this offering
Prepare the seventh gate
Now flay the fallen Son
In black, lycanthropical hate
Dense and coiling, pulsating tunnels
Channel the judgement of the deceased
The throbbing viscera salivate
And beacons of self-salvation gleam
From the ashes around my neck
Lupus!
And the thorn in my side
Lux!
From the opening of hallowed wounds
Redemption dies!
The sulphur fires unearth my shallow grave
The constellation swung its reddened blade
And stars fell down to jewel the crown
That burns the air betwixt the kingdom and beauty
Swirling guitars, furious drums, vocals that at the same time howl from infinite distance and are right up in your head; everything put into dissonant form with the help of unconventional songwriting. This album is my personal key to the icelanding black metal madness that I've ignored for way too long! Lukas Kaufmann
never been a big death metal fan but this is actually super accessible for the genre, has fun concepts, and personally i'm always a fan of albums with short tracklists and huge runtimes (for individual songs) Great time, good jumping on point for newbies too. alienasu
Литоургиiа réussit l'impensable : faire entrer le black metal dans l'église orthodoxe. S'il y a une dimension dramaturgique (indissociable de tout office religieux), Литоургиiа reste profond, solennel et touche le sublime.
Après la sortie de cet album a lieu un Grand Schisme et un larcin : Христофор se fait dépouiller de son propre groupe par Барфоломей et Мартин ; tout ce qui reste ici provient de ces deux hérétiques. Suivez la procession de Батюшка ici : https://sphieratz.bandcamp.com/album/- Jordan Vauvert
OK, I know I'm seriously missing in the 2016 department, still I have no excuse. This is genre and life changing.
"Cthulhu on vocals". How true. YomaBarr