Don’t be judge, don’t condemn,
Words of fictitious wisdom coming out of a bastard mouth
Sermonize, twist the knife again
Tell me when you plan on practicing what you preach
Bastard son, spawned by deceit
Bloodsucking vermin, stillborn in the mind
Not realizing death had invaded your cells
Until the body spoke, painfully, endlessly
(Long is the path to salvation)
Abandoned by your peers, obviously, endlessly
Embedded within walls made of lead
Descending alone at full dark, alone.
Heavy and will scare the pants off of you and you’ll sit there pantless and fucked up by metal. Riffs are your friend tho, and this has so many of them. Heavy as fuck! Jono Schneider
What a monster of an album - the dense, vicious nature tears your chest open and devours your insides. Sick fuckin’ riffs - always a big fan of this one since release. MetalJazzDnB
This record recalls that quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away". There's nothing left to take away here - the composition and execution is thoughtful and sure-handed, the result focused and powerful. This is black metal long removed from icy Norwegian forests; instead, it trawls shadowy inner currents, where spirits dwell. Abandon hope, but discover oneself, all ye who enter. fyeahmetal
Tempering death metal riffs with goth rock melodies, the Finnish outfit deliver a commendable, unsuspectingly catchy slab of fury. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 29, 2023
Suffocating black metal in the Swedish style that mercifully throws in a bit of melody to save the listener from total darkness. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 29, 2017
The album description mentions an “emotional apex.” That’s really the difference between Stare and the band’s previous albums. Ulcerate was always supremely technically proficient. I just didn’t care all that much. Their growth has come from making music you will feel. Metallurgical Fire