Lord Apollyon (Drums/Keyboards)
Sirokous (Vocals)
Mutilator (Bass)
Necrochrist (Guitars)
01.Meet Her Majesty, The Black Queen
02.Mystics Of Ritual Madness
03.Mundus Est Diaboli
04.The Grand Archon
05.Nocturnal Gates Through The Night Mist
06.Seeking Blood In The Blackness
07.Arcadian Witchcraft
Black Metal band formed in Greece in 1993 by brothers Lord Apollyon and Sirokous. Necrochrist and Muerte joined the band and entered the Studio to record their first demo tape, Night of The Infernal Lords.
After releasing some more demos, they recorded their debut album, Demonolatria, in 1995 and released it on Unisound in 1998. Shortly afterwards they ceased activity, in 2018 did they return, Medieval Necromancy was the full-length album that marked their resurgence.
Now they have unleashed a new album with new member Mutilator, original bassist of Rotting Christ, he brings along a number of ideas he hadn't used during the '90s, and likewise does Lord Apollyon unearth a number of old unreleased songs from those days. Which brings everything full circle, as Mutilator had been involved with their very first demo recordings.
'Meet Her Majesty, The Black Queen', kicks the album off with gothic organ and some serious metal riffery, then the whole thing explodes into pure evil sounding black metal, but unlike the more well known "symphonic" style of many bands this has a rawness that creates quite a unique sound.
From this point onwards it is an aural assault to behold, brilliant in its execution with superb production.
Rating 9/10
For Fans Of: Venom, Funeral Storm, Hellhammer, Darkthrone
