Members of Marduk, Funeral Myst, and Shadow Records have united in the most unholy of congregations in order to initiate the blackest of firestorm onslaughts upon this wretched earth, in the dark form of TRIUMPHATOR. This band exemplifies pure fire breathing Satanic art. Arioch's vocals are freshly resurrected from his shallow grave, uniquely exhibiting more sickened death influences than black and scorch through the bleak soundscapes of each infernal track. His intense riffing produces both atmospheres of total devastation and grim, mournful sorrow. Fredrik's cranium splitting blast beats need no introduction. This contribution certainly adds the dimension that allows for the analogy between Marduk and Triumphator, due to the obvious similarity in drumming styles. This area lends itself to a description of shear velocities developed here, which are, of course, dominated by furious blast beating or near blast beat tempos, with the singular exception of "Crushed Revelation". Placed in the midst of the recording, the slow paced "Crushed Revelation" is the mentally ill product of gravebound demonic possession. It lumbers slowly through pools of blood and lifeless bodies in a both torturous and triumphant style; very original to say the least. Lyrics are essentially what you'd expect from such a beast of a band, however, it should be mentioned that lyrical imput came from mutliple noteworthy sources including Nattfursth of SORHIN and Morgan of MARDUK. To conclude this review, I'll leave the reader with an advisory. If you enjoy the blackest works of bands like SETHERIAL, SORHIN, INFERNAL 666, DARK FUNERAL, and BLOT MINE, then you will most definitely cherish TRIUMPHATOR's "Wings of the Antichrist". If your interpretation of what true black metal should be varies from the above mentioned legion, you are lost in confusion and will detest this album's raw ungodly energy. -I-
