LORD BELIAL

9th album from 2022 by Swedish LORD BELIAL, released after a fourteen-year recording hiatus and widely regarded as one of the strongest comebacks in Scandinavian Black Metal. Rather than reinventing themselves, the band fully embraces the elements that made them a genre classic: icy melodic riffing, dark atmospheres, relentless aggression and an outstanding balance between speed, melody and epic intensity. Andy La Rocque's production delivers power and clarity while preserving the band's raw spirit.

Remaining true to the essence of classic '90s Swedish Black Metal while benefiting from a modern performance and production, "Rapture" presents an inspired and highly dynamic collection of songs, shifting effortlessly between furious assaults and more atmospheric, majestic passages. A triumphant return that confirms LORD BELIAL as one of the enduring pillars of melodic Swedish Black Metal.

Recommended for fans of: DISSECTION, SACRAMENTUM, NECROPHOBIC, UNANIMATED, DAWN, DARK FUNERAL. [Slipcase]