CRUENTATION – damned fallen angels LP black

350gsm Jacket with inside flooded in black and matt varnish
– 140g Black Vinyl
– 250gsm Art Paper Insert
– Limited to 200 copies

Hailing from the oft-overlooked New England black / death underground, the four-pierce CRUENTATION possess an impressive resume of cult bands concurrent or prior: Witch Tomb / Impenitent Thief, Hirudenia, Cemetery Lights, Martyrvore, Ninnixu, and Embryonic Cryptopathia among many others. Those bands collectively defied the usual codified norms of the “underground” and struck deep into the heart of filth, whether it was strictly black metal, death metal, grindcore, or even thrash metal or noise; simply, the experience of righteous sonic defilement was paramount. And so it goes with CRUENTATION, who are now making their full-length debut after a trio of short-length releases.

Appropriately titled Damned Fallen Angels, CRUENTATION’s debut album confronts and crushes with defiant zeal. This 10-track / 32-minute monolith soon becomes a soul-devouring abyss the second you press “play,” existing somewhere between the most “deathened” black metal currently around or some of the most Satanic (and thus blackened) death metal birthed from the unholy legacy of Finland’s Belial. Either way, the power-trio peel off one bestial pulse after another, moving with exceptionally tight execution and utterly devastating tone – no weak “raw” garage ones here – that thankfully all exudes a full-blooded physicality too often missing in these days of Bandcamp-only solo-projects. More that the sound itself, CRUENTATION excel at the art of songwriting: flowing and fluid, never ornate nor overly simplistic, and “catchy” in the sense of engaging the listener with an immediacy from beginning to end. In fact, with two members hailing from the pivotal Witch Tomb – who carried on Profanatica’s sonic legacy while that band was on hiatus – it’s not unjust to suggest that Damned Fallen Angels picks up where the short-lived Impenitent Thief left off. Feel the timeless wisdom of darkness!

Tracks:

1. Horrible Manuscript
2. Thy Broken Apostle
3. Impudent Robberies
4. Prayers and Piss
5. Snake of Knowledge
6. Presbyter
7. Master’s Perversity
8. Chaos and Old Night
9. Damned Fallen Angels
10. Dagger in My Heart

Genres: Black Metal, Death Metal

GPSR Information:
Manufacturer:
Iron Bonehead Productions
Auf dem Bock 29, 47669 Wachtendonk, Germany
info(at)ironbonehead.de