Emerging from the abyss with a sound drenched in ritualistic filth and ancient hostility, Cultum Interitum’s ‘Sacrum Funeral’ stands firmly in the lineage of the early bestial Black/Death tradition. This is not a modern polished interpretation of the genre, but rather a violent resurrection of the chaotic spirit that once defined the underground during the primitive years of warlike extremity.
From the opening moments, the album unleashes a barrage of barbaric riffs and relentless percussion, invoking the savage aura associated with the earliest wave of Blackened Death Metal. The guitars grind and slash through the mix with a raw and almost cavernous production, while the drums pound with a martial brutality that never allows the atmosphere to breathe for too long. Vocally, the performance resembles an incantation from some desecrated altar; deep, feral and commanding, as if summoning spirits from the grave itself.
What makes ‘Sacrum Funeral’ compelling is its adherence to the bestial formula without sounding completely stagnant. The riffs often spiral into chaotic patterns that echo the primordial fury of early warlike hordes, yet the band maintains a certain ritualistic pacing that prevents the songs from collapsing into mere noise. Beneath the barbaric exterior lies a deliberate structure, where sudden shifts in tempo and crushing mid-paced sections create a sense of looming dread before the violence resumes.
Atmospherically, the album is drenched in themes of death worship and profane ceremony. Each track feels like a chapter of a sacrificial rite: grim, oppressive and utterly unforgiving. The overall aesthetic captures the essence of the underground where Black Metal and Death Metal first collided in a frenzy of blasphemy and destruction.
In essence, ‘Sacrum Funeral’ is a devotion to the early bestial Black/Death path, delivering unrelenting aggression with the kind of raw conviction that many modern acts struggle to replicate. Cultum Interitum do not attempt to reinvent the genre; instead they sharpen its oldest weapons and unleash them once again upon the altar of extremity.
