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Walking that delicate knife-edge of being rooted in history, yet talking bold leaps forward too, one of black metal’s great innovators returns to where it all began.

The unexpected return of one of the most extreme bands to ever crawl out from under the rock labelled doom – time for the most desolate atmospheres conjured in slow motion.

Paying homage to the music they grew up loving, Dirk Serries and Justin K Broadrick produce a magical ride.

[ B O L T ] have delivered an exquisite album that is all about emotion, a piece of art that tugs deep inside: wondrous and sublime.

Black metal tackling weighty emotions, with a dash of levity. It’s loud, it’s fast, it’s angry, but they appear to have a lot of fun cajoling it all into a single story.

A record that leaves the listener exhausted, scared, but most of all enthralled by the sheer malevolence displayed.

Four friends flit from progressive metal into black, death, and the mercurial post- territories to scratch an itch.

Thunderous, earthquake-inducing doom, the kind where vases fall off shelves and innards quiver from the force of the soundwaves emitted.