Another sect, another review by Joel

Lol people in this sect really lost their shit. Delusional from the beginning but at least at one point they started doing what they really wanted to, and showed yet again the nature of a man. Nice review, thanks for the translations. Minute 16 in the second song I got a headache

Written by Sand on 08.09.2022 at 12:21

Lol people in this sect really lost their shit. Delusional from the beginning but at least at one point they started doing what they really wanted to, and showed yet again the nature of a man. Nice review, thanks for the translations. Minute 16 in the second song I got a headache

The translations begin quite innocent enough, but the further the album goes, the less I even want to translate what's being said, because some of it is truly fucked up. But the atmosphere and beautiful music really welds together, and 80 minutes feel like 40. Thanks for reading!

Holy shit sign me up for a spin. Laestadianism is abundant here in my region of Finland, but I wasnt aware of this Korpela sect. Excellent review as always, keep them coming!

Written by Nargeus on 08.09.2022 at 13:42

Holy shit sign me up for a spin. Laestadianism is abundant here in my region of Finland, but I wasnt aware of this Korpela sect. Excellent review as always, keep them coming!

Ah, home city of Sentenced, I see. Yeah, the sect was based in Tornio Valley after they got expelled from Finland, and then turned immensely wrong after a while. Laestadianism seems like the kind of doctrine that would make people rebel extremely like this, however. It's quite prominent in north-eastern Sweden too. This is a really unnerving album at times, but it's pretty amazing. Kiitos ystävällisistä sanoistasi

This us cool Sabbath and worship the Norrbotten

You lost me at "sex rituals with minors."

Written by Bad English on 08.09.2022 at 15:02

This us cool Sabbath and worship the Norrbotten

Wait... What do you mean Sabbath?

Written by Rage10000 on 08.09.2022 at 15:18

You lost me at "sex rituals with minors."

Well, that's the official story, deal with it. How is a cult like this not a powerful concept for a black metal album?

Yeah , Nejde recommended this to me too and he added that he would also mention it to you since it is clearly more up your alley. Very interesting album on all levels. Superb review, but that's no surprise.

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Written by Rage10000 on 08.09.2022 at 15:18

You lost me at "sex rituals with minors."

Well, that's the official story, deal with it. How is a cult like this not a powerful concept for a black metal album?

I guess. But what if they like what the cult stood for? It doesn't matter. Part of the problem for me, is that I didn't really care for what I was hearing. That wasn't meant to be a slight against your well written article. I'm always testing my Metal horizons, and when I see both high reviewer and fan scores, I tend to check it out. Nothing personal.

Written by nikarg on 08.09.2022 at 17:55

Yeah , Nejde recommended this to me too and he added that he would also mention it to you since it is clearly more up your alley. Very interesting album on all levels. Superb review, bit that's no surprise.

He mentioned that! I think there's a bit of a language barrier to this album, what with all the spoken word sections. The band could stand to gain from releasing lyrics with translations if they want to reach an international crowd, as the story is a major aspect of the album. Then again, I wish I hadn't heard some of it, yet I still listen once more. Thanks for your kind words!

Written by Rage10000 on 08.09.2022 at 17:58

I guess. But what if they like what the cult stood for? It doesn't matter. Part of the problem for me, is that I didn't really care for what I was hearing. That wasn't meant to be a slight against your well written article. I'm always testing my Metal horizons, and when I see both high reviewer and fan scores, I tend to check it out. Nothing personal.

No offence taken, don't worry! Reading their Facebook posts, I am certain they are using it as a concept, nothing more... Like so many other bands The only user score as yet is my own, so it's no surprise it's as high as the review rating, hah!

At your service

Written by Netzach on 08.09.2022 at 15:32

Written by Bad English on 08.09.2022 at 15:02

This us cool Sabbath and worship the Norrbotten

Wait... What do you mean Sabbath?

I was trying to say fly to Blåkulla, but then I think type wrong on mobile.

Written by Nejde on 08.09.2022 at 18:34

At your service

Your service is most appreciated!

Holy hell this was an interesting, albeit slightly fucked up, read. Thank you for another great review! Will listen and get back with my thoughts

This is mighty interesting. I'm even considering purchasing this for a full experience with the lyrics. I do think that the concept and the language are so cool that it sadly results in a barrier for others. Definitely worth the google translate for the rest. Perhaps I feel depraved curiosity due to me understanding the lyrics but also having a background in catholic schools in a catholic country where fucked up things happened more often than in the secular Scandinavia of today. So it's basically a marriage of things that interest me.

The seriousness brought by the lyrics and the excellent performance gives a very blood-chilling vibe that I would compare to Reverorum Ib Malacht but musically more structured.

Thanks a bunch for writing this review! This could very well be the black metal discovery of this year for me.

Written by X-Ray Rod on 13.09.2022 at 22:11

This is mighty interesting. I'm even considering purchasing this for a full experience with the lyrics. I do think that the concept and the language are so cool that it sadly results in a barrier for others. Definitely worth the google translate for the rest. Perhaps I feel depraved curiosity due to me understanding the lyrics but also having a background in catholic schools in a catholic country where fucked up things happened more often than in the secular Scandinavia of today. So it's basically a marriage of things that interest me.

The seriousness brought by the lyrics and the excellent performance gives a very blood-chilling vibe that I would compare to Reverorum Ib Malacht but musically more structured.

Thanks a bunch for writing this review! This could very well be the black metal discovery of this year for me.

I also want the lyrics, and would definitely translate them myself for the site if I could only find them somewhere. Some of it is pretty hard to make out due to the distortion and growls and stuff.

I think morbid curiosity is definitely a selling point of the entire album, and the concept manages to feel depraved and disturbing for real, for once. Not many bands manage that, I think, in a genre so saturated with darkness as black metal.

I'm happy you like it, so do I, obviously, and thanks for reading! One of the most memorable albums of the year, indeed. Would be really cool to see this performed live.

So I was at the office the other day, 10 am in the morning listening to this, which sounded like someone getting grabbed and hanged slowly by the balls probably. Honestly, this threw my expectations out the window, even after reading your review, as it sounds more depraved than I expected, and I kinda like that The growls, the distortion, the static, the church bells. However, I expected the actual playing part to be bigger, but that's not an issue.

And no matter how much I searched, couldn't find the lyrics anywhere. I considered buying the actual vinyl, but I don't think it has a lyrics sheet - at least I expect the band to not include one on purpose to keep some kind of mystery to it. As disturbing and trauma-inducing some of the subject matters are, I am super curious and need to read the whole thing!

Anyways, a great finding for sure, and thanks for putting out this review and letting the people here find about it.

Written by Enissa on 16.09.2022 at 10:59

So I was at the office the other day, 10 am in the morning listening to this, which sounded like someone getting grabbed and hanged slowly by the balls probably. Honestly, this threw my expectations out the window, even after reading your review, as it sounds more depraved than I expected, and I kinda like that The growls, the distortion, the static, the church bells. However, I expected the actual playing part to be bigger, but that's not an issue.

And no matter how much I searched, couldn't find the lyrics anywhere. I considered buying the actual vinyl, but I don't think it has a lyrics sheet - at least I expect the band to not include one on purpose to keep some kind of mystery to it. As disturbing and trauma-inducing some of the subject matters are, I am super curious and need to read the whole thing!

Anyways, a great finding for sure, and thanks for putting out this review and letting the people here find about it.

I wouldn't want to get grabbed and hanged slowly by the balls, but the musical equivalent to it is quite pleasurable, indeed. The depravity makes for a great, moody, story, and I'd wish non-Swedes could follow along with the words better.

I could try transcribing and translating it but it wouldn't be the same and some of it I can't hear properly. I don't see the point in having it be a mystery when the story and concept is sort of the main selling point here. The music is fantastic, but the words are what sort of gel it all together.

All in all it's hard to find music that really gets under your skin like this, and I love it for that. The review is mine, but the finding was Nejde's, so thank him as well I'm glad you're enjoying it!

This was pretty great. The ambient/drone parts are phenomenal throughout, the black metal parts however I found a bit hit or miss. Especially when it hits the first time I found the transition to be super jarring (same with the folk song out of nowhere at the end, it's like there's a hard cut in the audio). That has its own charm, of course, but I can't help but think I would've preferred if the two parts were woven together a bit better. Similar to what was done on the later tracks. Some of the black metal parts on the other hand are great though. Half/half I'd say.

I can't comment much on the lyrics (or the subject matter) as I don't speak swedish, but the whole thing has a pretty nice atmosphere that befits a "satanist UFO cult", as you described it (though the wikipedia page for the thing made it seem way less interesting hahaha)

Definitely one of the best albums I listened to this year.

Holy. Fucking. Shit. I gave this a chance because of the concept and the good words in the review about the actual black metal parts. I usually hate albums with too much nonsense in between the actual music, but this one is different. Very different.

This album truly makes me feel physically and mentally ill. And I fucking love it!

I honestly listened to this every chance I had the last 4-5 days without skipping any parts. The way the atmosphere is built up on this thing is something else. It portrays trauma from religious oppression and how that is transformed into a mental illness and sociopathic narcissistic behaviour from the point of view of a cult leader. That is not easy to do in a convincing way. It takes some imagination to come up with the concept also. Hats of to the band for that! The storyline grips hard, and the distorted preaching is intense. That combined with the ambient/drone parts builds up nicely towards the actual black/thrash metal parts, which in turn are awesome.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I also would like to see the lyrics of the inaudible parts. I speak Finnish and Swedish so what can be understood I understood, but would be interesting to see the rest in written format.

Oh, and as for live shows. I'm there if I get the chance!

Thanks for the awesome review Netzach!

Written by Netzach on 13.09.2022 at 22:27

Written by X-Ray Rod on 13.09.2022 at 22:11

This is mighty interesting. I'm even considering purchasing this for a full experience with the lyrics. I do think that the concept and the language are so cool that it sadly results in a barrier for others. Definitely worth the google translate for the rest. Perhaps I feel depraved curiosity due to me understanding the lyrics but also having a background in catholic schools in a catholic country where fucked up things happened more often than in the secular Scandinavia of today. So it's basically a marriage of things that interest me.

The seriousness brought by the lyrics and the excellent performance gives a very blood-chilling vibe that I would compare to Reverorum Ib Malacht but musically more structured.

Thanks a bunch for writing this review! This could very well be the black metal discovery of this year for me.

I also want the lyrics, and would definitely translate them myself for the site if I could only find them somewhere. Some of it is pretty hard to make out due to the distortion and growls and stuff.

I think morbid curiosity is definitely a selling point of the entire album, and the concept manages to feel depraved and disturbing for real, for once. Not many bands manage that, I think, in a genre so saturated with darkness as black metal.

I'm happy you like it, so do I, obviously, and thanks for reading! One of the most memorable albums of the year, indeed. Would be really cool to see this performed live.

The lyrics can be found from their bandcamp. Although as an image...

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Thank you! A bit hard to read but definitely worth it. There is some real genius behind this writing. The way the wording is set up indicates clearly that there are two speakers, one of which has Finnish roots (Korpela), and the frustration seeps through really well. Very creepy lyrics! Typical cult leader preaching and especially the ending of Telofas before the Finnish part stands out. Korpela is claiming to be the son of god and wants to plant the seed of god in men, women and children. Likely quite close to what really happened back then with this "movement". I am really impressed by this album overall.