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Reign In Blood - Missa Pro Defunctis

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adam2aces Like the lead guitar stuff, simple but catchy. Love it when the scream cracks under full gust. Favorite track: Dawn Of A Dying Soul.

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	1.	Invoke The Shapeless Ones 01:11
	2.	Dawn Of A Dying Soul 04:30
	3.	Black Hole 04:46
	4.	Metamorphose With The Universe 06:51
	5.	Missa Pro Defunctis 05:57
	6.	Domus Mortuorum 05:24
	7.	Anima 05:28
	8.	Wolfhour 06:06
	9.	Into Nothingness 01:25

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IRON BONEHEAD PRODUCTIONS is proud to present REIGN IN BLOOD's long-awaited comeback album, Missa Pro Defunctis, on CD and vinyl LP format.

Staunchly German, REIGN IN BLOOD formed in Saxony in the dark days of 2004. Largely steered by founding vocalist/guitarist Demon Raise and drummer Athanasius, the band soon assaulted the black metal underground with a demo, a split, and an EP, all between 2006-2007. Then, in 2009, came REIGN IN BLOOD's cult debut album, Diabolical Katharsis, and they then seemingly receded into the shadows, as violently as they originally burst forth from them.

Athanassius and bassist Asuras left REIGN IN BLOOD to focus on their own projects, and Demon Raise was unable to celebrate the band like in the early days because of personality reasons. Demon Raise and fellow guitarist Deus made a decision to put the band on ice for an indefinite time - but the impulse to create music again never died. And so, at the end of 2016, REIGN IN BLOOD began rehearsing again. In short time, it was clear that a new album must be made.

Alas, longtime fans IRON BONEHEAD are honored to hoist the banners of REIGN IN BLOOD's surprise comeback with the LONG-awaited second album, Missa Pro Defunctis. Truly "old-soul black metal," there is nothing trendy nor nice about REIGN IN BLOOD's attack here: featuring both ultraviolence and melody, hammering primitivism and fleet-footed complexity, haunting atmospheres and dizzying delirium, Missa Pro Defunctis is an album of stark contrasts that somehow is threaded together with the most elusive 'n' sulfurous magick.

Fittingly recorded at Old Spirit Studio with mixing & mastering courtesy of the esteemed Patrick Engel at Temple of Disharmony, REIGN IN BLOOD's return also elusively locates a soundfield that's both rudely raw and clear, cutting, and nuanced in a disarmingly professional manner - again, further underlining how elusive and sulfurous these Germans' magick is. Indeed, this is defiant German black metal that could've been released at the dawn of the new millennium, when the BM underground was still a dangerous entity, and here are REIGN IN BLOOD to regain their rightful throne. All hail!

current REIGN IN BLOOD lineup
Demon Raise - vocals / strings
Malus Deus - lead strings / bass

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released July 10, 2019

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