Remember Akercocke? If not, they were (are?) five well-dressed gentlemen from London, England who delivered face-ripping, yet avant-garde death metal directly to your doorstep. In 2017, they released Renaissance in Extremis, their first set of new material in a full decade. It has been radio silence ever since. Drop that noose because I have good news. Akercocke is still around! Kinda. Maybe. I should explain.
The Antichrst Imperium is an intriguing project based out of London, England featuring two members of Akercocke (including snake-armed drummer David Gray). And boy, do they sound a fucking lot like Akercocke. Look, I'm not repining over a contentious case of plagiarism, but the similarities are there. Both bands give you hyperblasting death metal (Gray is a goshdarn gunsmith, if you'll excuse the language), ghostly clean vocals, and lyrical...no, silvery (!) keyboards that recall 80's goth/new wave. The two groups are identical on tape.
Normally, I'd bloviate more about the music, but this edition of A Band is centered on facts. FACT: Akercocke rules. FACT: The Antichrist Imperium rules. FACT: I forgot to count their third long player - III: Satan in His Original Glory - among my list of the top records of 2022. FACT: That makes me a loggerhead. FACT: I recommend starting with II: Every Tongue Shall Praise Satan. FACT: These guys really, really dig Satan.
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