{"id":105141,"date":"2025-06-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=105141"},"modified":"2025-07-18T14:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T13:21:20","slug":"album-review-angel-of-damnation-ethereal-blasphemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-angel-of-damnation-ethereal-blasphemy\/","title":{"rendered":"ANGEL OF DAMNATION – Ethereal Blasphemy (2025) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANGEL OF DAMNATION
\nEthereal Blasphemy<\/strong><\/span>
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\nDying Victims Productions (2025)<\/span>
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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With only their third full-length in just over 20 years, this German combo, who go by the names Doomcult Messiah (vocals), Avenger (guitar, bass and keyboards), Forcas (bass) and Neudi (drums), are a well travelled bunch. Between them they have been in at least 30 bands, so maybe that\u2019s why releases under this moniker have been sporadic.<\/p>\n

Angel Of Damnation\u2019s first opus, Carnal Philosophy<\/em>, was issued so long ago (2011) that I\u2019d completely forgotten what style of music they played. The new album then is somewhat of a refresher course, with seven lengthy songs of strong doom metal structure and satanic aplomb.<\/p>\n

Most striking here are the lyrics to \u2018Evangeline\u2019 as Doomcult Messiah (aka Gerrit P. Mutz) groans absurdities, such as \u201cI\u2019m wet and open \u2013 eagerly. Imagining receiving thee, one hole for each of you is free, my threesome with the trinity\u201d<\/em>, and \u201cThis crucifix to symbolise, your love made flesh \u2013 perfect in size. With you in mind I penetrate, my velvet portal \u2013 holy gate\u201d<\/em>. All intriguing stuff delivered to a soundtrack of chiming rhythms which veer towards Candlemass.<\/p>\n

Opening slog \u2018Eternal Life In Hell\u2019 creaks like timbers from an old ship, groaning with colossal drawn riffs and Neudi\u2019s slow, booming percussion. Glints of laborious melody twinkle through the ever thickening grey clouds as \u2018Lost In A World Of Despair\u2019 trudges nicely. The vocals are clear cries of mourning as Doomcult Messiah solemnly croons: \u201cShield my face from the sunlight, I can\u2019t take all its glow anymore\u201d<\/em>. It\u2019s effective lyricism harkening back to the days of traditional doom metal\u2019s reign via the thunderous echoes of Solitude Aeturnus and Candlemass led by the mad monk Messiah Marcolin.<\/p>\n

\u2018Warning From The Sky\u2019 begins like Black Sabbath<\/a>; aged, antique, stuffy yet somehow upbeat through the layers of dust. The bass work acts as the skeletal spine to a jovial dynamic as a timely gallop takes effect. In contrast, the bizarrely titled \u2018Anal Worship Of The Goatlord\u2019 aches and drones, utterly abysmal from its yawning eaves. This is the quartet at their most despondent as for ten minutes they drag us into their mire of romantic yet sinister lyricism and a fluttering of evocative keyboards. This really is a solid doom metal experience, one so heavily familiar and yet elegantly crafted. It\u2019s not doom metal of human sacrifice or witch burning, but instead a poetic retelling of the events preceding such misery.<\/p>\n

Ethereal Blasphemy<\/em> is an ancient tapestry littered with Tony Iommi-styled grooves (\u2018Hungry Hordes Of Hades\u2019) and bewitching fluidity (\u2018Stigmata\u2019), a perfect cocktail to subdue the colours and dampen the spirits.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ANGEL OF DAMNATION Ethereal Blasphemy Dying Victims Productions (2025) Rating: 8\/10 With only their third full-length in just over 20 years, this German combo, who go by the names Doomcult Messiah (vocals), Avenger (guitar, bass and keyboards), Forcas (bass) and Neudi (drums), are a well travelled bunch. Between them they have been in at least […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,5941],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-angel-of-damnation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105141"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105144,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105141\/revisions\/105144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}