"Cursed to the Pyre" keeps grinding and ploughing, crawling and pummeling in all the right places yet never swerving one inch from, as John summarily names it, "pure and uncompromising metal of death." Having said that, the quartet is set to "conquer the world and kick more ass," as bassist and singer Lord Sabathan puts it. It is for this very reason that besides relatively straightforward outings that evoke images of a stirred hive of angry hornets, the record offers acutely atmospheric and almost progressive moments, the kind of which make seven-minute epic 'Hideous Affliction.' Tracklisting: 01 From the Tomb Into the Void 02 Mutilated by Depths 03 Pouring Chaos 04 Hideous Affliction 05 Descending to Black Fire 06 Pyre 07 The Hammer of Ghouls 08 Fog of the Malevolent Sore 10 Elizabeth Needs Blood 11 Demons of the Night
