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Inquisition - Veneration Of Medieval Mysticism And Cosmological Violence



7.4 | 102 votes |
Release date: 26 January 2024
Style: Black metal

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01. Witchcraft Within A Gothic Tomb
02. Crown Of Light And Constellations
03. A Hidden Ceremony Of Blood And Flesh
04. Force Of Death Is The Force Of Life
05. Memories Within An Empty Castle In Ruins
06. Primordial Philosophy And Pure Spirit
07. Infinity Is The Aeon Of Satan
08. Pathway Of Light Is A Pathway To Fire
09. Light Of My Dark Essence
10. Secrets From The Wizard Forest Of Forbidden Knowledge
11. Sorcery Through Crystal Eyes In Search Of The Devil
12. Veneration Of Medieval Mysticism And Cosmological
Violence
13. Lord Of Absolute Darkness And Infinite Light


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13.12.2023 - 23:02
Rating: 9
VileVick-Bryant
Time to get Froggy with the vocals
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30.12.2023 - 13:49
Rating: 10
EloZ
I'd never miss their new album!
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Album Release day (January 26, 2024)
26.01.2024 - 07:05
Rating: 7
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Contributor
I'm not quite sure what to make of this, production seems somewhat offish to me, the guitar work sounds kinda fuzzy which is a shame because as usual there's some quality riffs in there, the occasional synths seem add a nice touch though. IDK, it doesn't quite sound like Inquisition of old, but it might be a case of taking time to sink in

Edit: Not such a bad listen, the synths and solos are probably the stand-out factors for me. "Memories Within an Empty Castle in Ruins", "Infinity Is the Aeon of Satan" and "Veneration of Medieval Mysticism and Cosmological Violence" are personal highlights for me.
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28.01.2024 - 16:37
Rating: 8
ChrisWinther94
Some great Black metal here! Nothing I haven’t heard before though, so I don’t know how it’ll hold up. But I was entertained all the way through, and had very few skips. I don’t really like the production though


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29.01.2024 - 02:09
Rating: 7
RoyBoy432
Dr. Quark
"Wow, that was a lot of stuff."

I'm left feeling scatterbrained. It was a lot of stuff, it was pretty good, but I don't know what to do with it. Interesting, but difficult to assimilate.
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01.02.2024 - 23:51
Vombatus
Potorro
another banger. still sounding fresh, even if the formula remains the same with the expected concoction of riffs with a few tweaks here and there.
in this case, those subtle synths and melodic guitars really stand out, particularly on Memories Within.... and Primordial Philosophy. the more straightforward tracks have, as expected, absolutely killer riffs. production does sound more fuzzy and muddy, akin to older albums, but certainly not in a bad way. a cool throwback!
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19.02.2024 - 16:04
Rating: 5
LeKiwi
High Fist Prog
Unless you're enamoured by the vocals you'd be hard pressed to listen to the whole thing. I've listened to (and enjoyed) Inquisition on the past, but is there some long term objective to turn into an a cappella? I can barely hear anything else.
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12.03.2024 - 02:12
Rating: 6
tintinb
Annoying vocals. Not much variation in the drumming as well. Production was not good either. Great lyrical content though.
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Leeches everywhere.
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24.03.2024 - 15:03
Rating: 9
Ryanm123
I love the more atmosphere-focused approach and the lyrics. This album does what it sounds like they wanted it to
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11.04.2024 - 21:01
Rating: 9
Zariel
If you are into Black Metal you can't really miss with Inquisition. Their discography is very good overall and "Veneration of Medieval Mysticism and Cosmological Violence" is not an exception. Sure you can argue that this album does not offer a lot of novelty when compared to the rest of their discography. Just to be clear Dagon & Incubus do not experiment a lot & they stick to the formula they crafted masterfully. Yeah it is predictable but you know you are in for a treat! The beauty of this album is that it was made by a recognizable/distinguishable brand of black metal with reptile-like vocals and it's executed just as we are all used to. Don't be a fool & give this release a chance if you haven't already. It's a rock solid 9 for me & it is a testament to why I consider Inquisition one of the greats of BM.
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25.06.2024 - 19:35
AstralBurial
I like the vocals, riffs, atmosphere, but unfortunately it sounds horrible. what i mean is that production is bad. which is a shame, cause this band is super unique.
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