KULT Unleashed From Dismal Light Vinyl (2013)

Italian black metal doesn't get talked about enough. While everyone's busy citing the Norwegians, the peninsula has been quietly producing some of the most suffocating, orthodox darkness in the genre, and KULT sit comfortably in that tradition.

Released in 2013, Unleashed From Dismal Light is raw, uncompromising black metal built on atmosphere over accessibility. No clean production, no concessions, just the kind of record that sounds like it was recorded in a cave and that's entirely the point. If you're building a collection that leans into the underground rather than the marquee names, this belongs in it.

Pressed on vinyl, standard black wax. Import pressing.

Fans of: Mortuary Drape, Forgotten Tomb, Mütiilation