The kind of record that will make you notice a band you’d never heard of, and fall right into their world.

Encoffination is an acquired taste.

There is good material on this record, but you have to work too hard to find it.

Vergence will find a home in any death-doom fan’s collection.

Everything here has been done better by countless other bands.

Atavisma have a tremendous album in The Chthonic Rituals, as it shows a young band with boundless potential and a great sound.

These demented souls from Germany have grabbed my attention, gained my respect, and earned themselves a new fan.