BLACK CULT - Cathedral of the Black Cult
Metal Scrap Records
Call this influenced or homage but definately call it damm good black metal. The BLACK CULT hail from Croatia but if I didn't tell you that you would think Norway circa mid-nineties during the end of the second wave if you gave it a listen. Their back story might explain a few things. BLACK CULT started out a few years ago, 2013 to be exact. In 2014 the band made up of two members (Insanus - Guitars, Bass, Drums and Morbid - vocals) released their debut, Neo-Satanism, which was a package of evilness. Following that the band decided to bring in other members culled from the Croatian extreme metal scene. The final result is this their sophmore release.
Cathedral of the Black Cult is pure melodic black metal with bits of experimentaion thrown in like industrial stylings and classic metal solos. The latter part would be from new guitarist Alen Brentini, aka; Fallen, who's soloing might be out of place for traditional black metal but on here it sounds stylish as well as perfect. And that's the unique part here. You have a mix of SATYRICON, GORGOROTH, DIMMU BORGIR and BORKNAGER with traditional genre lyric themes plus the non traditional elements makes this an excellent as well as accessible release and BLACK CULT as one of Europe's new leaders in the genre. Don't overlook this release.
Rating 5/5
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