I never hided my passion for Sweden’s Svartsyn (why should I anyway?), and with this seventh full length, I am only more convinced of the superiority of this band. The new stuff was recorded in the Mortsella Studio and mixed and mastered in Clintworks Studio with Dennis Israel, whom you might know from his assistance with bands like Katatonia, Void Of Silence, Opeth, Paradise Lost or Amon Amarth. Ornias and his main band evolved a lot throughout the years, yet with keeping the flame of eternal hatred burning. The last release, Wrath Upon The Earth (I can’t find the update on the site anymore???) dates from 2011, but with this effort, Svartsyn go further than ever before. They explore new dimensions, injecting the known semi-blasting aggression (and believe me the average speed is comparable to a hyper-kinetic lightning flash; of course with a satisfying couple of decelerations and points of (un)rest), with an apocalyptic approach that is closely related to the spheres of Funeral Black and Post-Black, but still with preserving the initial malignancy. Black Testament sounds like a post-nuclear soundtrack, with a production so intoxicative and comprehensive; an ethos of displeasure and discomfort is the lovely result.