{"product_id":"arphaxat-loudun-la-mandite-cd-2008","title":"ARPHAXAT Loudun La Mandite CD (2008)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench black metal has always operated in its own dimension, somewhere between historical obsession and total atmospheric annihilation. Arphaxat fit that tradition like a funeral shroud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLoudun La Mandite\u003c\/em\u003e takes its name from the 17th century Loudun possessions, one of the most notorious cases of alleged mass demonic possession in French history, the same events that inspired Ken Russell's \u003cem\u003eThe Devils\u003c\/em\u003e. It's exactly the kind of subject matter that separates French black metal from its peers: not fantasy, not vague Satanic imagery, but specific, documented historical horror with deep roots in the soil. The album delivers raw, atmospheric black metal with a cold, ecclesiastical dread running through it. Arphaxat aren't a household name, but \u003cem\u003eLoudun La Mandite\u003c\/em\u003e is the kind of release that serious collectors of underground black metal know about, and that's the only currency that matters in this genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCD format. 2008 pressing. French black metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of: Deathspell Omega, Vlad Tepes, Mutiilation, Funeral Mist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALT CVLT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45549578911935,"sku":"236393","price":21.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/3633\/0175\/files\/original_c66edf9c-5437-4319-bcb3-9dcedb5c4f57.jpg?v=1777056545","url":"https:\/\/www.alt-cvlt.com.au\/products\/arphaxat-loudun-la-mandite-cd-2008","provider":"ALT CVLT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}