An infernal duo hailing from Poland consolidates their pact with darkness with a brand new EP of devilish “Nekroritual Black Doom Metal”.

Forged in the year of 2016 in the scorching fires of Gdańsk, Poland, hometown of the almighty Blackened Death Metal institution Behemoth, Black Metal duo Hell’s Coronation has risen from the underworld to unleash upon humanity what they like to call “Nekroritual Black Doom Metal” with their brand new EP titled Unholy Blades of the Devil. Featuring a diabolical cover art by Polish artist Lord K. (aka Piotr Jeziorski), who also worked with the band on their 2017 EP Antichristian Devotion, Unholy Blades of the Devil brings forward around 15 minutes of sheer darkness, hatred and blasphemy, courtesy of the talented Zepar on vocals, guitars and keyboards, and the unrelenting Coffincrusher on bass and drums. In other words, the pact with darkness has been consummated, and Hell’s Coronation are more than willing to provide a soundtrack to that.

A dark, eerie and lustful intro titled Empty Shells Of The Sacrament presents wicked noises and moans, hypnotizing us all before all hell breaks loose in Temple Of Wickedness, with Zepar gnarling in the most malignant form possible while Coffincrusher fires some rhythmic and utterly Stygian beats. In a nutshell, the whole song exhales the most primeval form of Black Metal, boosted by a high dosage of Doom Metal and obscurity coming from its scorching riffs and background vociferations, remaining sluggish and austere until its hellish ending. And Sulfur keeps reeking in the air in the also disturbing Descent Into The Depths Of Unspeakable Evil, where Zepar continues to pave his path of darkness with his almost-vomiting, sick growls and devilish guitar lines, supported by the dense “hell’s kitchen” by Coffincrusher and by his own phantasmagorical keyboards.

The following chant, entitled Satanic Scepter, is an old school and extremely vile display of underground Black Metal led by the infernal roars by Zepar, with its lyrics being so dark and intense they deserve to be fully appreciated even if you can’t understand what’s being growled (“The most distant circles of hell / They infect a soul with possessed dance / Devilish spells run from the edge of the dimensions / I kneel before the fire / Bidding with ghosts / Madness flows through the umbilical cord / From the wolf`s womb was born the antichrist / Rebirth emperor and enlightenment guide / In the light of the black flame / Time to say what`s unspoken / I gave you a treasure chest and cup of semen / By extinguishing all the sun / I give you the scepter of the night / Cold and wild spectacle of master of the land”). And lastly Luciferian Wind Blows From The North displays a beyond creepy intro guided by the howling wind and the sinister keys by Zepar, opening the gates to the netherworld and bringing elements from Blackened Doom to increase its bitter taste, in special its slow and steady beats and macabre riffs. After listening to such devilish display of underground metal, the EP couldn’t have ended in a more diabolical way, I might say.

If you have what it takes to enter the dark and sinister world ruled by Hell’s Coronation, you should definitely visit their Facebook page for news and other nice-to-know details about the band, and grab your copy of Unholy Blades of the Devil (available for a full listen HERE) directly from the Godz ov War Productions’ BandCamp or webstore, as well as from Discogs in CD or in cassette format. Unholy Blades of the Devil might be just the second installment by this up-and-coming Polish act, but it already showcases a band that’s truly focused on writing high-end music and, of course, on worshiping darkness, and I’m sure not only fans of extreme music from all over the world will enjoy their music, but if their EP reaches the hands of a guy like Adam “Nergal” Darski, he’ll be more than proud of his fellow Gdańsk-based infernal duo without a shadow of a doubt.

Best moments of the album: Descent Into The Depths Of Unspeakable Evil and Satanic Scepter.

Worst moments of the album: None.

Released in 2018 Godz ov War Productions

Track listing  
1. Empty Shells Of The Sacrament 1:54
2. Temple Of Wickedness 6:41
3. Descent Into The Depths Of Unspeakable Evil 6:02
4. Satanic Scepter 5:37
5. Luciferian Wind Blows From The North 8:04

Band members
Zepar – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Coffincrusher – bass, drums