PYRIPHLEGETHON (Hol) – ‘Night Of Consecration’ LP

Scabrously raw black metal with a sublime balance of haunting, beyond-the-shade atmosphere and a mysteriously entrancing catchiness on the right side of ‘melodic.’ While blastbeats and other uptempos are certainly employed, on the whole, Pyriphlegethon sticks to the classic first-wave mid-tempo, where the latently anthemic nature of these tracks is ripe for the unveiling, soon worming their way into the listener’s subconscious like the blackest of magic. Melody, too, plays a crucial role in cutting through the blown-out fuzz, creating a curious disconnect that somehow connects: a Night of Consecration indeed!