But “Umbra Luciferi” trumps them both with atmospheres so thick and consuming, you’ll be scrambling for your trusty scythe to cut through it. “Tyrant of Luminous Darkness” uses similar techniques, but its build doesn’t quite pack the emotional Watain-likepunch of its counterpart. “Pentagram of the Black Earth” rocks your possessed corpse with a Rituale Satanum-inspired riff before setting up a tremolo-led build that grows every time you listen to it. The latter two have some of the heaviest Behexen-meets- Gorgoroth riffs on the album, but are somehow capable of restraining them when the melodic interludes come into play. “Umbra Luciferi,” “Tyrant of Luminous Darkness,” and “Pentagram of the Black Earth” also shop at the Behexen Market, and provide the album with thick atmospheres and memorable guitar work. It has monstrous riffs, church-bell chimes, and a conclusion wracked with hate and pain. Like the overture of a musical, “The Poisonous Path” teases the listening of things to come. LP released by Faustian Distribution & Northern Heritage in June 2006. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Remastered & re-released in 2004 (with new artwork) by Dynamic Arts Records. Its title is a mockery of the religious text of the Catholic faith, Rituale Romanum. The Poisonous Path kicks off with a track as stocked as a one-stop shop. Rituale Satanum is the first full length album by the Finnish black metal band Behexen.
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