Hailing
from Gjøvik, Djevelkult is a Norwegian black metal cult brought out of
void in 2009 by Dødsherre Xarim, with a vision of darkness and chaos,
and to spread a message of blasphemy against man and God. Xarim first
started with a different set of members than the current lineup, but due
to differences, imprisonments, and other situations, the lineup for the
first year went into oblivion. Xarim then got together with the drummer
Ond of Liktjern in 2010, and thus work of the evil chants started.
With Xarim and Ond as the primary lineup, Djevelkult recorded and
released the demo Skapt av Helvetesild in the summer of 2011. At the
same time, Beleth joined in band, and shortly after, Skabb did, as well.
With the lineup now a four-piece, Djevelkult then wrote and recorded
their debut album, I Djevelens Tegn, which was subsequently released by
Morbid Shrine Productions in September 2014.
Ond left the cult in the summer 2014 due personal reasons and T.K.
joined in as a live session drummer for the upcoming tour together with
Kirkebrann. The next year was focused on playing at various festivals
and concerts before Djevelkult entered a studio again. Xarim, Skabb, and
Beleth started the recording of the guitars of the second full-length
in the winter of 2014/15 at Gravkors Studios, and during the summer, the
guitars and bass were completed. The year passed by and the studio
sessions were set on a short break, for the band to focus on the IXXI
tour of 2016 and festivals around the summer.
Former drummer Ond then decided to return to the band again, and
Djevelkult bid farewell to their session drummer T.K. in the late summer
of 2016. Then the band started to record the drums at the beginning of
2017 in the Kirkebrann studio, followed up by the recording of the
vocals. Thus titled Når Avgrunnen Åpnes ("As the Abyss Opens" in
English), recording for the second album was completed in the summer of
2017. Kark of Dødsengel handled the album's mixing and mastering the
album.
Built upon a foundation of cold 'n' filthy riffing laced with an
atmosphere that's both desperate and triumphant, Djevelkult's Når
Avgrunnen Åpnes is some of the purest Norwegian black metal you will be
able to find in modern times. The passion bleeds through every
performance here; the ensuing songs stick in the listener's head without
relying on saccharine catchiness. But as with everything in the band's
restless ways, Djevelkult here chose to shape the new album with
additional inspiration from guest artists: Draug of Kirkebrann sang and
wrote the lyrics of "Vredeskvad"; Invisius of Blodhemn played the drums
and sang and wrote the lyrics of "An Evil Unheard Of"; Ånneland played
the second solo on "Apocalypse (Hellspawn)"; and Kleven plays additional
guitar on "En Ny Tid."
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