There was a certaine Barren King by Birth,
Composed of the Purest, Noblest Earth,
By Nature Sanguine (which is faire) yet hee
Sadly bewailed his Authoritie.
Wherefore am I a King, and Head of all
Those Men and things that be Corporeall?
I have no issue, yet (I'le not deny)
Tis Mee both Heaven and Earth are Ruled by.
Yet there is either a Cause Naturall
Or some Defect in the Originall:
For though the Wombe I never opened
I under Titan's wings was nourished.
Each vegative which from the Earth proceeds
Ariseth up with its own proper Seeds:
And Animalls (at Seasons) speciously
Abound with Fruit, and strangly Multiply.
But yet my Nature is so much Restrain'd
No Tincture from my Body can be gain'd:
And therefore it is Infoecund: nor can
It ought availe, in Generating Man.
My Body's Masse is of a Lasting-Stuffe,
Exceeding Delicate, yet hard enough:
And when the Fire Assays to try my Sprite,
I am not found to weigh a grain too light.
supported by 6 fans who also own “Act I - The Barren King”
Raw, aggressive, an unyielding, which is pretty much everything there is to love about black metal. An absolutely tour de force that will have you throwing up horns and sticking your tongue out as you “BLEGH!” your way through this EP. Kirk Gauthier
A blackened doom concept record about the very real problem of amphibian extinction, “Croak” is a punishing, essential listen. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 23, 2022
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Both of these bands have the distinction of completely wretched vocals, some of the most disgusting you will hear. Musically I’m partial to Atra Mors, but Torver rips as well with intense blackened punk. Unholy Invocation is the weirdest black metal song I’ve ever heard, and that’s saying something. It sounds more like the theme to a cop show, or a cheesy horror film, from the 70s or early 80s. Metallurgical Fire