A 50-minute work broken into nine songs but unified as one winding, widescreen composition, Venenare shows KRATER at the height of their all-too-considerable powers, a blinding and windswept vortex of sumptuous songcraft and passionate execution. Motifs slice and dice, blast and race with a grace that's simply stunning, as melodic counterplay runs riot with a proud 'n' powerful assertion of classic metal sensibility. KRATER's contours here undeniably exude a sleek and urban quality, but with abstracted hints of their pagan past subtly woven in to the soundfield, the result is staunchly second-wave black metal bravely recast for the 21st century. With cover artwork courtesy of Misanthropic-Art and mixing & mastering handled by Esoteric's Greg Chandler, KRATER have gone full-force to deliver a great work for the ages with Venenare. Said about the previous album 'Urere': While brutal and militant, this Saxony-based four-piece have a dark and unusual atmosphere to their music...evil as hell. - Metalsucks the album is a blast from start to finish - Stereogum Krater rule at high speeds but they also excel at slower parts, allowing the song to breath and creating a nice emotive atmosphere. - Trevor Strnad (Black Dahlia Murder) TRACKLIST 1. Eruption 2. Prayer for Demise 3. Zwischen den Worten 4. Stellar Sparks 5. When Thousand Hearts 6. Atmet Asche 7. No Place for You 8. Darvaza Breeds 9. Wasted Carbon
