Out of the cursed depths of the French underground emerges Hexekration Rites with their full-length assault ‘Misanthropic Path of Carnal Deliverance’, a record that embodies pure Black/Death Metal madness in its most venomous form. France has long been a breeding ground for extreme and unorthodox darkness, and this trio proudly continues that lineage with an album that feels less like music and more like an unholy ritual unfolding in real time.
From the ominous opening moments, the band conjures a suffocating aura before erupting into savage blasts, twisted tremolo riffs and abyssal growls that sound like incantations spat from a desecrated altar. The guitars carve through the chaos with jagged, almost serpentine riffs while the drumming alternates between relentless war-blasts and crushing mid-paced strikes that hammer the listener into submission.
What makes ‘Misanthropic Path of Carnal Deliverance’ particularly compelling is its balance between unhinged violence and ritualistic atmosphere. The songs do not simply rush forward in blind brutality; they spiral and mutate, revealing layers of dissonance and infernal melody hidden beneath the sonic carnage. It is Black/Death Metal that thrives on tension: feral yet deliberate, chaotic yet commanding.
Vocally, the performance is drenched in cavernous malice, somewhere between guttural proclamations and demonic invocations. The production avoids modern sterility, opting instead for a raw and oppressive sound that enhances the album’s occult aura. Every instrument feels like it is clawing its way out of the same subterranean abyss.
In spirit, Hexekration Rites stand firmly within the militant Black/Death Metal tradition, where sacrilege, violence and spiritual corruption are embraced as aesthetic weapons. The album feels like a descent into a blasphemous liturgy, each track another step deeper into misanthropy and carnal transcendence.
‘Misanthropic Path of Carnal Deliverance’ is not meant for casual listeners or polished metal crowds. This is music for the devoted: those who seek the raw, barbaric pulse of true underground extremity.
