IN AETERNUM Forever Blasphemy Vinyl LP (1999)

1999, Sweden. The second wave had already drawn the map, and In Aeternum were somewhere in the darker corner of it, playing black metal with death metal teeth and absolutely zero interest in pulling punches.

Forever Blasphemy lands in the tradition of Swedish extreme metal that treats melody as a weapon rather than a comfort. There is a directness here that bands like Dark Funeral and Dissection built the template for, and In Aeternum understood the assignment completely. This is the kind of record that sounds better loud, in the dark, on vinyl, the way it was always supposed to be heard. A cornerstone of the late nineties Scandinavian black/death underground and a worthy addition to any serious collection of gothic and dark aesthetic music.

Vinyl LP, full length album. Released 1999, Sweden.

Fans of: Dark Funeral, Dissection, Dawn, Azure, In My Embrace, Nazghor