On this eight song album you can hear fast, atmospheric black metal. The atmosphere is created by brooding keyboard sounds while the guitars try to add aggression with biting tones. The guitars are not always played as typical black metal. The keyboards sometimes remind me of Veni Domine, like in the titletrack. Not all the stuff here is fast and aggressive as the band slows down now and then for midtempo parts or doomier stuff. The vocals are hissing screams that turn into deep growls at times. One of the better songs is The Wanderer where the guitarwork is at its best and you can hear a wailing hard rock singer, Per Hagström, do some guest vocals along with Sanctifica's hissing monster Hubertus Liljegren. An interesting album from this Swedish band. Only the moods could be a bit darker to my idea.
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