AFFLICTION VECTOR (It) – ‘Contra Hominem’ CD Digipack

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!