Legendary Spanish act Blazemth releases their first full-length album after a series of EPS and split releases. The result is an album that not only honors the horned one but battle and darkness, a black metal style that has been perfected since their beginnings in 1993 as Daemonum.
The Return of Lucifer is an openly aggressive unsubtle raw black metal effort that captures the essence of nineties black metal.
The intention is to create Hostility as “War” openly declares this is the combination of Mayhems chaos combined with the Melody and style of Dissection with some of the relentlessness of Emperor. The title track is the epitome of their style, focussed, intense, and able to combine various elements of pure black metal. Ferran Volkhaar’s (the only remaining original member) raspy-pitched vocals are the perfect call to arms.
‘’Visions of My Dark Soul’’ is restless and hostile whilst ‘’Inferno’’ beguiles its subtle opening into a massive battle-tinged march of Vitriol and anger.
Magic Invocation provides some atmospheric interlude whilst Jorge Dragons didgeridoo’s work adds some depth to the full-on Black Metal assault.
The Return of Lucifer is perhaps not best described as a debut album but a culmination of more than 25 years walking the dark path. For purists of the genre, it is a must-listen “Hecate” is another highlight of an album that combines the most unholy elements of extreme music and distilled into 45 minutes of sonic darkness.
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Release Year: 2022
Label: Xtreem Music
Category: Album
Country: Spain
Reviewed by Sparky
