It’s gritty, ugly, rancid and abysmal, preserving the olden aesthetics of Canadian/Brazilian/Finnish black metal. The vocals are marked by reverb-drenched throaty rasps born from the innermost spirit of a tormented self, a style that works brilliantly to do justice to song titles like “Ritual Vomitting”. Both the strings and the drums have followed simplistic structures that remind of the darkest essence worshiped in the days of yore in classic releases like “Blood Upon The Altar” and “INRI.” The hymns flow through passages of lightning fast barrage of blasts and memorable, evil riffs while slowing down in phases in the middle just to gear up for another assault on the senses of all that is consecrated. Influenced by the great elder deities of iron and hell like Blasphemy, Sarcófago, Venom, Beherit, Immortal, Bathory Etc, SERPENTS ATHIRST’S release is marked by simplistic structures carved with the involution and evolution of world-tormenting hatred from within. After Sri Lanka’s GENOCIDE SHRINES took the world by storm with their celebrated EP “Devanation Monumentemples” released in 2012 through Cyclopean Eye Productions, India (the same label that is releasing SERPENTS ATHIRST’s offering in MCD format) SERPENTS ATHIRST have followed the dark paths to the abysmal vaults to conjure up another heaven-slaying pillar of blasphemy and entropy. Sri Lanka’s Naga worshipping regiment SERPENTS ATHIRST return with an all-obliterating offering of 3 venomous hymns on MCD format titled “HERALDING CEREMONIAL MASS OBLITERATION”.

Reverse side cardboard sleeve print including insert on 190gsm offsett paper. Limited edition black vinyl with logo screen printed on B side.

Mass obliteration