From Bandcamp, “This new era of BLACK HATE bursts from the inner flame of metaphysics and mysticism. While drinking from the renaissance of baroque Spanish mysticism, we strive to communicate the delight and horror that dwells within the abstraction of divinity. “V​í​a Purgativa​:​ Qui Spiritu Diaboli Aguntur Hi Filii Satanae Sunt” is but the beginning of a new journey, a voyage into the depths of despair and the secrets of the night. As the sun sets, a phosphoric light burns anew. Those who know, know.”

The album has seven songs, and “To the Firmament” is first. It’s a short intro song, and they set a foul and frightening mood. Church bells ring, but they are not from a Christian church. “Trembling Hands of Sorrow” roars forth with a blood-curling scream, and the overly treble production that many bands use in the genre strike me first. I hate to remark on this, but the sound suffers a bit from an amateur quality. The riffs are pretty standard, and the harsh vocals don’t stand out enough. “Luminous Ruins of Death” has a slower moving song where some of the harrowing qualities begin to fade a bit, and what you are left with in the genre isn’t much when that is gone.

“Tempestad” has a sturdier and heavier riff in the Thrash style at first, which morphs into more of a Death Metal/Black Metal riff. The sheer energy of this song does keep the album afloat for now at least. “Ascension of a Burning Soul” has some more time to develop, given its length. The drummer is rock solid in terms of being able to maintain the furious beating, but the rest of the band, not so much. The song drags on for far too long. “Diasparagmos” has an evil quality to the vocals, which I enjoy. From there however, it falls back to the familiar sound once again. “Dark Night of the Soul” closes the album, and it’s a 13-minute opus that overstays its welcome unfortunately.

They have all the right ingredients to be a solid Black Metal band, a screechy voiced singer, a powerful and thunderous drummer, and the right song titles, reflecting many anti-religious themes. They have energy as well, but the riffs are trite, and the sound too much like so many of their peers.