From Bandcamp, "Benediction, Part 2" cultivates the same derelict impulse first heard on SODALITY's 2020 debut, "Gothic," and sharpened further on "...Part 1". This is Black Metal stripped of pretense, carrying all the hallmarks of esoteric warfare and devotion pushed to its breaking point. Five hymns for ruinous faith echo through a cathedral of spiritual collapse, upheld by the smothered breath of saints, the weight of silence, and the violence of belief. Guided by bursts of inspiration rather than deliberation, the material retains the immediacy of its creation. The riffs and melodies are swampy, evil, and suffocating, just like the Catholic sense of morality and the divine."

The album has five songs, and "Precious Blood" is first. Out of the gate, it is dreadful sounding, with tortured vocals, and raw production, which certainly adds to a frightening listening experience. "Confession" is a slab of aggression that runs deep into the bowels of the earth, and the scratchy guitar riff and massive drum strikes add to the feeling of weight. In the background, tortured vocals wail, adding to a constant sense of tension on the album. "Heathen Angel II" is a nine-minute opus, and the chaos that enfolds throughout the song reminds me of someone being tortured repeatedly…like a scene right out of Hell itself.

"Pure Light Shineth Through a Simple Servant" goes deeper and darker, into the places beneath the earth that are befouled with the smell of decayed flesh. Again, the backing vocals add to that feeling of heightened awareness that keeps the hairs standing on the back of your neck. "Blood on a Mirror" is the final offering, and once that riff and drums get moving, it's like a diesel engine kicking over on a big truck. Contentious and aggressive, it moves with authority. Overall, this wasn't a bad album by any stretch…it had an evil and harrowing sound. It just didn't bring anything new to the genre.