Behold! The sleeper in his crypt has risen
Crossing the skies with ravenous hunger
Wrenching out the frightened hearts of the divine
Devouring to sustain him for all of time
He kept troth with no one!
and violated all law!
Revealed above all for the Lords to see!
Silenced,shocked mute in catastrophe
Armored by the sacered texts of protection
Swallowing the knowledge of every GOD!
He shatters the unbreakable gate!
His fathers and mothers tremble in his wake
Their powers,lifeforce,are his to take!
The cycle is complete and the Gods..
Have been betrayed!
He is the Ascendant,and thus the Oldest of the Old
He crushed their spines! the texts have seen to it!
He sunk his teeth into their lungs,hurtling ever upward!
He nourished himself on their souls on his way..
An outstanding Extreme doom death album, in the best tradition. The funerary atmosphere reminds of Evoken ('Centuries of ooze" bears striking similarities, for my delight). It is overall sharp, dark, hypnotic and unrelenting. One of those rare convincing new bands that hold proud the legacy of the biggest names. Bertrand Marchal