Inquisition Bloodshed Across The Empyrean Altar Beyond The Celestial Zenith

"This is so far the darkest and most aggressive INQUISITION album" reveals singer and guitarist Dagon when he greeted me on the tour bus. "I wanted to make the plate a little atmospheric and this atmosphere filled simultaneously with aggression - both with each other in perfect balance, which is not so easy".

Seems to work fairly well but, like the opener'From chaos They Came' proves a expressive, sound aesthetically excellent, though slightly faded and classical in every respect INQUISITION song. 'Wings Of Anu' and'A Black Aeon Shall Cleanse' perfect the aggressive, sinister and vicious elements of the band and indicate new, dirty vocal skills. By contrast, songs like 'Through The Divine Spirit Of Satan ...' and the title track by built-in acoustic parts, incredibly melancholic-dreamy melodies and the musical setting of the Passion are absolutely touching and rousing. But technically, the two musicians have a lot to offer:"