Katharsis - Kruzifixxion LP

KATHARSIS – Kruzifixxion (LP) The second full-length from Germany's Katharsis, released in November 2003 via Norma Evangelium Diaboli — catalog number NED 001, the very first release on that now-legendary imprint. A statement of intent from the very beginning. Compared to their debut, Katharsis take steady steps deeper into darker and gloomier territory. Six tracks of raw, raging black metal, interspersed with four short interludes of whispering voices that bleed between the songs — meaning every proper track erupts with a tremendous blast of noise and screaming. Standouts include "The Chosen One" and "Blood Stainth the Temple Stones" for their riffs and unsettling melodies, and the sprawling closer "Infernal Solar Vortexx" for its inspired, churning chaos. Encyclopaedia Metallum + 2 The cover art, a creation of Jon Thorns, is among the most fitting and powerful in black metal. Both Kruzifixxion and its successor VVorldVVithoutEnd were later featured on Rock Hard magazine's list of 250 black metal albums you should know.