From Bandcamp, Desecration of the Archangels” is CRUCIFIXION RITUAL’s second deathstrike to the skull of Nazarene. Soon to be unleashed by Invictus like the band's debut “Gouging the Eyes of Angelic Purity” EP, this second EP contains four hymns of profane savagery against the archangels of Jehovah, forged in the spirit of the old, true underground. No technicality, no melody, no polish— only war metal barbarity, blasphemy, and death. BLUDGEON THE FUCKING NAZARENE!” The EP has four songs. “Michael – Castration” is first. This is close to as raw Black and Death Metal as one can get. The production is heavily muted, and the low end resonates from the downtuned riffs. The vocals are guttural utterances while the music rumbles forward like rocks falling from a hill. The musicianship is, well, less than stellar. “Raphael – Gouging” has a similar sound. The gas pedal is pressed down firmly and the band doesn’t look back. The only issue with this is that they can lose their songwriting goals in the process, but they don’t seem to mind. “Gabriel – Elinguation” is again, more of the same. The band has the raw, guttural side of the genre down well, but beyond that, the EP is failing to make a mark. “Uriel – Lobotomy” closes the EP. It’s a bit more chaotic, and the wheels nearly come off the machine, but somehow they hold on.

Four songs that sound very similar to one another don’t male for a very good listening experience. I get the message, and it is noteworthy, but the music doesn’t deliver much.