I truly believe this CD was released to "cash in" on the BLACK FUNERAL name, and to say Mike Ford (aka Baron Von Abbadon) hasn't sold out would be completely idiotic. Maybe the point of this release is something only he knows and understands (I certainly don't!). It sounds like a VALEFOR throw-away album to me. Yes, I'm more than aware that VALEFOR is one of his (many) projects, and maybe that's why it sounds exactly like it. It's quite good dark ritualistic/ambient music, but nothing like the previous stuff released under BLACK FUNERAL. If one can look past all the nonsense I'm sure they might be able to find a way to listen to this...

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