AFFLICTION VECTOR (It) – ‘Contra Hominem’ LP

IRON BONEHEAD PRODUCTIONS is proud to present AFFLICTION VECTOR’s highly anticipated debut album, Contra Hominem, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

Formed in 2018, Italy’s AFFLICTION VECTOR started as a duo of vocalist / guitarist / bassist Ans (ex-Ooze, ex-Grime) and drummer Chris (Feral Forms, ex-The Secret). Together, they made their recorded debut in 2020 with the Death Comes Supreme EP, which was truly titled: mangled-yet-glorious blackened death metal steeped in sepulchral sonics. Silence as cold as the crypt followed…until now, with their debut full-length.

Titled Contra Hominem, AFFLICTION VECTOR’s first full-length displays the full power of their potential. Despite “just” being a duo, Ans and new drummer Stefano (Claustrum, Fuoco Fatuo) create a swirling mass of miasmic physicality, patiently doling out dizzying speed and stomping doom alike; every single second – every single strike of string or drum, every howl from the abyss – is actually felt, so authentic is their execution. The humidly analog production amplifies this sensation, and their songwriting in kind continues to attack, attack, ATTACK until gibbering delirium is instilled in the listener. But for however overwhelming their black / death is on the surface, there’s a congruent sense of space, of almost-ethereal atmosphere lingering both above and below – in effect, AFFLICTION VECTOR are offering an inter-spiritual bridge between the heavens and Hell itself. And then, after nearly a half-hour, Contra Hominem concludes and that listener is either invigorated or drained…or both. Highly recommended for maniacs of more-recent Teitanblood or esteemed labelmates POSSESSION and VENEFIXION!