Metal maniacs, rejoice! I am proud to present to you: CELESTIAL GRAVE; signed via Iron Bonehead Productions, hailing from Finnish grounds - performing Black Metal, on their debut album entitled: "Secular Flesh" (released July 5th, 2019).

Since formation in 2006; the band in question have a Demo, an EP; a Compilation Album, and this here debut album entitled: "Secular Flesh". 4 tracks ranging at around 31:20; CELESTIAL GRAVE arrange an intricately designed formula of heavy-hitting Black Metal developments, "Lamentation" begins the record with a spoken word ritual - until they unleash savagely sinister shreiks and amplified aggression. Conveying boistrously bouncy flamboyancy, and an extreme dose of blackened blitzkreig. Amalgating a fierce distortion of deadly diligence; a blistering barrage of frantically demonic finesse, and a battering frenzy of dark damnation - demonstration hellish chugs and concretely gnarly gallops that ultilize versatile vehemence with uniquely stark rage.

Consisting of an unknown lineup; the vocals consist of typical Black Metal screams of vengeful wrath, pipes of profusely robust lungs and agonized anguish of severe sorrow. The titular track thunders with sonically seamless solidity; screeching with rambunctious riffs, vicious tempos & scorching shreds of rip-roaring soars that also inject a distorted infection of audible bass complexities that rivets with monstrously meaty weight. CELESTIAL GRAVE embodies a dynamic contrast of hostile meticulations, manifesting quintessential soundscapes with progressively technical pursuits of malicious crunchiness & captivation. My only gripe is perhaps the rigourous onslaught of relentlessly visceral retribution; which by all means is a great attribute, only in this sub-genre - there is only so much variety that can be issued here...

...and fans fabricate this ramification anyway. "Gasping From Lips Of Night" crafts an interesting blend of hammering drumming; raspy vocalization, and gnarly implementations while transistioned with solid foundations of borderline detail. Converging inventively constructive ideas like lacerating melodious harmonies, fused into a groovy element of virtuosic results with unprecedented perseverence. Showcasing organic substance; rapidly swift nimbleness, & ruthless pandemonium that quakes with rumbling yet primitive prominence. Embellishing on experimental distinctions, fueled hymns of fluidly polished mayhem juxtaposed with killer jumpiness while pulsing with hellish chaos and grim interventions. Using melancholy; occult themes, and atmospheric tremelo picking for good measure... oppressed with rawly, rough yet depressive edges.

Overall concluding this short but malevolent record with the finale track: "Calamitous Love"; I am compelled to say that this is a very imaginative record, with the last song portraying woeful gloominess - hastily evolving into an fascinating grandure of deep songwriting sophistication & a filthy procedure of thick nastiness...CELESTIAL GRAVE certainly outdone themselves for their 1st outing in the Black Metal universe. This blasphemous act excelled into an intensely immense creation; culminating a rich silver lining with wonderously prodegious torment. This is definitely full of face-melting; full-throttle speed, smothered with depressive doses of formulaic potency & splendid tightness. A good discovery; established with enormously fulfilling Black Metal devastation, do check it out for yourself.