ZEALOT CULT - Spiritual Sickness CD

BLOOD HARVEST RECORDS and HELTER SKELTER PRODUCTIONS are proud to present WITCH KING's highly anticipated debut album, Voice of the Ossuary! Hailing from Rhode Island, WITCH KING have been a prolific force in the American black/death underground. Since 2008, this power-trio have been patiently perfect their craft over a slew of demos, an EP, and a split album with the considerable likes of Bestial Mockery, Obeisance, and Manticore. The WITCH KING aesthetic has been firm from the beginning, but with Voice of the Ossuary, they take it to the darkest and most disgusting depths. Wasting no time whatsoever - no ceremony, no hope, nBLOOD HARVEST RECORDS and HELTER SKELTER PRODUCTIONS are proud to present ZEALOT CULT's highly anticipated debut album, Spiritual Sickness, on CD, Cassette and vinyl LP formats. In early 2016, Ireland's ZEALOT CULT self-released their debut EP, Karmenian Crypt. Duly impressed by this young quartet's power and poise, BLOOD HARVEST stepped in and released Karmenian Crypt on 12" vinyl later that autumn. Quickly, Karmenian Crypt reaped critical acclaim, and for good reason: here was a band mature beyond their years, seemingly effortlessly crafting pure and total DEATH METAL that was simultaneously timeless and modern. Alas, those three songs were just a teaser for more mastery to come, and it's now arrived in the full-length Spiritual Sickness. Instantly upon pressing "play" on Spiritual Sickness, this is the same whirlwinding ZEALOT CULT of before, only taken to bolder and more bellicose ends. Here exist those same strong, expertly integrated influences from classic Floridian death metal and especially the early Roadrunner/RC catalog which fostered same. And yet, ZEALOT CULT further manage to make epic, multi-dimensional majesty from that firm foundation, their compositions constantly rising and falling and taking dark 'n' doomed directions, all while remaining immediately memorable. So, while various strains of Pestilence, Death, Morbid Angel, and especially Obituary can be heard loud 'n' clear across Spiritual Sickness, its eight songs build upon said foundation and contribute to this rich legacy, underlining the unyielding ties to tradition whilst making majesty in modern times. Completed by clear-yet-crushing production and a fully satisfying 42 minutes, Spiritual Sickness is indeed aptly titled. The time is NOW to join the ZEALOT CULT! o fun - WITCH KING blast into Voice of the Ossuary with primeval abandon. Theirs is an ancient sound, bucking nowadays trends, and returning to the foul recesses of classic blackgrind, informed by early Blood, Archgoat, Naked Whipper, and of course, the almighty Blasphemy. But whereas so much parallel "bestial metal" crams in non-sequitur riffs and transitions - or simply forgets them altogether, just plowing through one riff monochromatically - WITCH KING actually possess songwriting, and unfurl one flowing fountain of filth after another. These songs gnaw at your very being, but they remain in the subconscious long after play has commenced. And that's not to mention the pure physicality of Voice of the Ossuary: all muscle, no fat, total 3D crush. Hark! Hear the Voice of the Ossuary, for it is WITCH KING's, and there's nothing but absolute dread and doom on the horizon..