Tag: revived by light

Cryptic Embrace is a somewhat mysterious black metal band from England. Very little is known about them, and I’m not sure if they’re still making music or not. Their history goes back at least to 2013, when they released the album Passion of the Christ and the EP Risen from the Crypt, both issued by the German label No Sleep till Megiddo. What I really like about this band is how they mix the early/raw sounds of traditional black metal (like early Mayhem or Horde) with some experimental sounds borrowing from ambient and dungeon synth.… Continued →

There is an absolute plethora of underground black metal bands in the Christian scene. While this is a fact to be celebrated, at times it is difficult to judge the quality of releases, when there are so many. Antivenom actually managed to escape my attention until recently. This band, like many in the scene, is fairly mysterious. I don’t know where they are from, although one member (whose name will be recognized by Christian bm aficionados) is Armath Sargon (Armath Sargon, Elgibbor, Katumus, Light to Dead, others), who is from Finland.… Continued →