Belgian obscure black metal stalwarts Enthroned invoke ominous forces to compose the merciless twelfth full-length “Ashspawn” which rightfully becomes a celebration of death and rebirth.
“Crawling Temples” is the vessel of uncompromising black metal as guitars violently emerge from some impossibly dark abyss to deliver majestic rhythmic patterns fueled by the insanely fast drumming.
Characterized by uneasy tonalities “Stillborn Litany” gradually acquires indisputable ferocity as the precise rhythmic section dictates a feverish tempo embellished by solemn accents and convoluted guitar leads.
You could never escape the total darkness of the title track which efficiently maintains an asphyxiating rhythmic core, consequently the relentless guitar riffs create a constant sense of impending demise.
“Ashen Advocacy” dwells within a cryptic atmospheric realm where the visceral guitar riffs and the desperate harmonious phrases diligently prepare a perilous descent into tenebrous depths in the midst of a chaotic rhythmic rampage.
In the lugubrious dimension of “Assertion” there is time for introspection but guitars hold an ancestral malevolent essence producing sharp riffage and vitriolic progressions complemented by the hellish growls.
After three decades Enthroned remains faithful to a ritualistic black metal worship and continues to unleash sheer terror through the oppressive soundscapes of “Ashspawn”.