THE INFERNAL SEA

 

Origen: U.K.

Formados: 2010

Estilo: Black

Temática: Anticristianismo, blasfemia, historia, nihilismo, oscuridad y pestilencia

Enlaces: Bandcamp, deezer, facebook, instagram, soundcloud, spotify y youtube

Miembros:

• Chris Revett Bajo
• Dean Lettice Voces
• James Burke Batería
• Jonathan Egmore Guitarra

Discografía:

• Call of the Augur CD 2012  
• The Crypt Sessions EP 2013
• The Infernal Sea / Disinterred Split 2013  
• Insidious Art and Serpentine Rites Split 2014  
• Det svartner nå Single 2014  
• The Great Mortality CD 2015  
• Agents of Satan EP 2017  
• Negotium Crucis Single 2020  
• Befallen Order Single 2020  
• Devoid of Fear Single 2020  
• Negotium Crucis CD 2020
• Apostle of Gehenna Single 2023  
• Elixir of Death Single 2023  
• Bastard of the East Single 2023  
• Lord Abhorrent Single 2023  
• Hellfenlic CD 2024

HELLFENLIC (2024)

En activo desde 2010, la banda inglesa llega a su curto larga duración, un trabajo que se centra en la historia de la caza de brujas y en la figura de Matthew Hopkins, logrando a lo largo de sus poco más de cuarenta y tres minutos sumergirnos en un ambientación oscura, fría y pagana. Con un sonido black que no renuncia a ciertas dosis de melodía arranca este trabajo en donde la banda ha sabido cuidar tanto esos pasajes más directos de guitarras agresivas y un sonido de batería potente, como aquellos que ejercen de eje diferenciador en donde el ritmo se resiente pero existe un trabajo de guitarras mucho más elaborado con secciones que tanto se adentran por un terreno más melódicos, como sobre todo aquellos que logran un carácter más evocador a la hora de recrear esa ambientación del siglo XVII y el asesinato de mujeres inocentes. El álbum es bastante dinámico en cuanto a sonido e influencias, la extensión de los temas permite que estilos como el heavy o el punk se encuentren también presentes, el uno cuando la melodía quiere hacer acto de presencia, el otro cuando el sonido se libra de cierto artificios, sin que en que ningún momento se resienta la ambientación. Las voces de Dean, importantes en cualquier álbum conceptual que se precie, siempre están presentes para poder ofrecer su visión de lo sucedido, sin sonar menos importantes que la instrumentación, a pesar de aflora muchas veces en medio de un poderosos sonido y perfectamente equilibradas en la mezcla. The Infernal Sea siempre han tenido presente en su música su historia local, si a ello le unimos la oscuridad y la frialdad de un estilo como el black, el resultado solo puede ser un álbum inmersivo en donde nos sentimos parte de la historia que nos cuenta. (8,3)

Candlelight Records

1. Lord Abhorrent 04:11  

 Speak now heretic

You dare to commit regicide

Against our King

A murder so callous

Impeach our sovereign

And in turn, bestow to him

False claim to his rightful place

On Britannia’s throne

I am the true Messiah

Master of your destruction

Begone, Lord Abhorrent

His evil will be done

Villainous utterance praised

Summoning elemental power

Unending greatness

A spell to crush the enemy

War rages against the Church

Dare to cast aside God and worship the goat

Speak now witch

Make peace with your God

My Lord can’t save you

From bewitchment

Blackened angel

Forever fallen you let him in

Faith is failing

Your soul ailing

In your darkest hour

Resist temptation

Resist Satan

Begone

I am the true Messiah

Master of your destruction

Begone, Lord Abhorrent

2. Shadow of the Beast 05:02

Forever in the shadow of the beast Entombed in his darkness Grand Master of deceit Sadistic angel of death Our Lord is displeased Satan wielding raw power Enlisting the weak The true servants of Baphomet Submit to sin Transference of sanity between Realms of holy and demonic We must remain vigilant And deny his very existence A millenia dormant Waiting to strike Gates of Hell, open Your end is nigh Forever in the shadow of the beast Entombed in his darkness Grand Master of deceit Sadistic angel of death Vengeful serpent besets the night Nefarious warrior Fear the Dark Lord Fear Him, bringer of death  

3. Witchfinder 05:57

 No escape from the hunt

The inquisition has begun

Unjust methods of extraction

The work of a masochist

Forgive us our trespasses

The words of wisdom

Satan be banished

In mortality the spell can be broken

A familiar in league with a witch

A covenant with the devil

Confess to your crimes

A trial by gallows

Release the host

As I am your Saviour

Now you must leave

Return the flesh to Christ

Read aloud our scripture

The Lord's Prayer must be heard

Confess to your foul crimes

Release the host

As I am your Saviour

Now you must leave

Return the flesh to Christ

Hang The witch

Forgive us our trespasses

The words of wisdom

Satan be banished

Only in mortality can the spell be broken

4. The Hunter 04:37

  I believe in God

But he no longer believes in you

Failure, judgement in heaven awaits

I stand not for heresy

I stand as one with God

I will purge the Fens

Let your death be a warning

To all human vermin

I’ll hang you, bastard

Until you’re fucking dead

Lead not into temptation

I seek your redemption

The guilty hang for their crimes

Stand not for heresy

I stand as one with God

I will purify the east

Lifeless carcass

Hanging in silence

A stark reminder

Of the consequences

You shall hang

For your barbarity

By God's divine instruction

To stem the spread of evil

Cleansed with the blood of the lamb

My word is law

Your fate within my hands

You stand before this holy court

Guilty of your crimes

Let your death be a warning

To all human vermin

I’ll hang you, bastard

Until you’re fucking dead

I believe in God

But he no longer believes in you

Failure, judgement in heaven awaits

I stand not for heresy

I stand as one with God

I will purify the Fens

5. Bastard of the East 05:28

I am the Bastard of the East Devoted to God Observe my warnings I am the Saviour of the Fens The Master of execution Sworn to eliminate (the beast) I am the sadistic hunter The Witchfinder General Kneel before vast greatness Embrace your salvation I shall extract your confession So fear me... PEASANT Fear the zealous Lord And fear your damnation May our Lord guard me From your foul deception Rotted soul, for purification I’ll sever the tongue of the demon I see corruption build within Your carnal desires Seduced by the Beast And birth his wretched spawn I am the Bastard of the East Devoted to God Observe my warnings I am the Saviour of the Fens The Master of execution Sworn to eliminate (the Beast) May our Lord guard me From your foul deception Rotted soul, for purification I’ll sever the tongue of the demon I see corruption build within Your carnal desires Seduced by the Beast And birth his wretched spawn Mark of Satan upon them Drown the witch God forgives a penitent soul You are all his children Forced repentance he will accept I stand with divine power As judge and executioner I sentence you to death May God have mercy on us all I am the saviour of the Fens And you will fear my name For I am Hopkins

6. Black Witchery 03:45

  From beyond the fields she hails

Eerie voices echo

Hateful whispers in the night

The coven bathes

In the twilight

The sabbat gathers

Devising malevolent plans

To pervert my Christian faith

Paranoia overwhelms me

My Lord protect me

Renounce this manifestation

Banished into Hell

I am your servant

I hear them call my name

I am cursed

Evil channelled towards me

A spirit sent to destroy

In my chamber the Bear takes form

My Lord protect me

Renounce this manifestation

Banished into Hell

I am your servant

I hear them call my name

I am cursed

This wretched beast, towers before me

The face of evil incarnate

Lord protect me

I am your servant

I hear them call my name

I am cursed by Black Witchery

7. Frozen Fen 05:22

I despise bastard-bearers Wenches birthing demonic spawn Dark familiars, inhuman! Released from a hellish tomb. Malevolent force be gone Invoke the dogma of Christ I enforce the Witchfinder Law I can feel the icy grip of the anti-God Starvation claims our young Dead in the Frozen Fen Malevolent force be gone Invoke the dogma of Christ I enforce the Witchfinder Law I witness the pain of the populace It will not consume me I am protector of the east I enforce the Witchfinder Law

8. Messenger of God 08:43  

  Destiny brought me to this place

A Messenger Of God

To extract confessions

of heresy and witchcraft

Rid the land of this plague

Evil shall not triumph

Rise up in the eradication

of the foul Coven

Head bowed in penance

The Lord has spoken

Speak ill of Christ

And suffer the consequences

You allowed the beast

To suckle at your teat

In league with Satan

Cancer at the heart of the Kingdom

Corrupting holy ways

Duty bound to purge the filth

To restore the faith

Your bear his markings

Prick the flesh

Expose the lies

Has the devil had use of your body

I demand to know

Which form did he appear

Do not lie to me

I will make you speak the truth

Or you die a traitor

You shall be burnt at the stake

Until flesh is stripped from bone

Ashes scattered to the wind

Long may you Suffer

  43:05