We know the underground is dead. It has been dead for thirty years, and we have killed it, by accepting music that imitated the methods of the past without understanding of the why. And yet we soldier on, seeking the few exceptions.
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Twenty-nine years have passed since Spiritual Decay was released, the last full-length from Lethal Prayer. Now, without any digital fanfare, we are presented its long-awaited successor: Sacrilege Infernus. No press release. No Bandcamp. No algorithmic offerings. No social media presence.
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With Sacrilege Infernus, Lethal Prayer offers a faithful yet expansive continuation of Spiritual Decay, and it adheres to the variegated song structures that defined earlier works from the band while allowing broader influences to permeate the release.
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We discuss (not debate!) the intricacies of host culture, feeling of place, influence of language, and threads that contributed to the DNA of proto-metal and later underground metal. Sure, it’s a bit heady, but there’s also a lot of great metal content. With Paul (Condemner), Jason (Goatcraft), Jakob Foli, and yours truly.
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There was almost no metal content because we were all shocked by the sudden death of Ozzy Osbourne, who we all thought was indestructible at this point, but the discussion centered on the differences between anarchism, anarcho-capitalism, and monarchism with insights from Western philosophy.
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Ozzy Osbourne, pioneering singer of pioneering proto-metal group Black Sabbath, has passed on to the great mountain of weed, cocaine, booze, LSD, metal, and good times in the sky.
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As part of their unholy blasphemous summer tour, Profanatica visited desolate Satanic wasteland Houston, Texas and put on a hell of a show despite failing air conditioning, thronging hipsters, and exploding toilets.
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Jason Goatcraft was able to capture a short interview with Profanatica/Havohej founder Paul Ledney:
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Metal and philosophy podcast Necropolis AD unleashes episode #3 “Sodomized by Structure” for your listening pleasure. We cover the use of structure in thought, music, and society. With host Jason Goatcraft and a panel of myself, Paul from Condemner, and Jakob Foli, a Danish philosopher and artist.
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