Well there you go, two sequels in a row. The first part was released last December and thereby missed being in 2024 list by the very nature of being a festive month release and arriving after I had closed up shop. It would have indeed charted as it is a highly atmospheric blackened death album, intense but simultaneously moody and ethereal. Maleficium is actually even better and sees them world build with furious precision.

The subject matter is witchcraft and persecution and by using superfast metal allied with malignant doomy refrains, they create an album that sonically matches its lyrical content. It is a highly competent clash of old school sensibility and modern ambient metal, that swill together to create a record that is immersive and highly enticing.

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