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Presented in a sturdy 350gsm jacket with matte varnish and a fully black-flooded interior, this edition features a single-sided 140g black vinyl housed with care and intent. Includes a 250gsm art paper insert. Vinyl mastering handled by Krucyator Studio ensures the filth hits with full force, while the layout by Dan Fried captures the sinister aesthetic perfectly. Released under license from Repulsive Echo Records and strictly limited to 300 hand-numbered copies.
Messe Mortuaire make their presence violently known with Nocturnal Demonic Visitation, a debut that reeks of decay, diabolism, and pure, unfiltered death metal filth. Emerging from the French underground and composed of veterans from projects like Sepulchral and Lord, this incarnation channels decades of rot into a 20-minute onslaught of suffocating atmospheres and chaotic violence.
From the tolling bells that usher in the intro to the last note of the outro, Messe Mortuaire summon a sonic plague. The riffs lumber and lurch with the weight of coffins being dragged through sludge, only to erupt into frenzied assaults of bestial energy. Vocals emerge from an unholy abyss—guttural, indecipherable, and perfectly inhuman—while the production, raw and abrasive, bathes the entire release in a layer of grime that feels authentic rather than affected.
There’s a palpable sense of dread throughout these tracks. While often slow to mid-paced, the music is far from monotonous—slithering tempos, rotten grooves, and sudden bursts of chaos keep the listener on edge. The comparison to Autopsy and Blasphemy isn’t just lazy name-dropping; Messe Mortuaire embrace that same kind of feral looseness, but with a distinctly European sense of blasphemous ceremony.
More than a demo, Nocturnal Demonic Visitation feels like an unearthing—of old corpses, of long-buried evil, and of a spirit of death metal that prioritizes atmosphere over polish. It’s murky, malevolent, and utterly convincing. Turn it up loud, and prepare for spiritual contamination.
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