ROTTING CHRIST - Khronos 2-LP (Black Vinyl)

Khronos, I feel, is Rotting Christ's darkest album. Everything from the arcane cover art to the abstruse-yet-sophisticated straightforwardness turns what Sleep Of The Angels did and makes it an ideal. Essentially, it makes the album larger in scope and more impactful. The loud, perfunctory / industrial resonance brought by the Abyss Studio production and the depth of the compositions yields the band's greatest creative gamble. Sometimes I think of that game Killer Instinct like with the beginnings of "Aeternatus" and "Time Stands Still" (practically the same riff). The slight industrial polish on black metal roots and gothic inspiration makes for a pretty unique sound that at the core can't be described as remote experimentation.