Demoncy is one of the pioneers of American black metal, and although their new album is very epic and has heavy influence, they are still the fundament of the scene. “Faustian Dawn” is their first full length and it’s unrepetable art. There is no other Demoncy album even close to this record.
            All evil starts with a backward recorded intro(after turning it right, song sounds still very similar and words are hard to recognize).
            Winter Bliss –  This is the time of celebration! This is unbelievable how atmosphere can be created without keyboards. For careful listeners if u noticed the ”techno” beat at 2:02 - 2:06 you are aware what will be going on further exactly black metal which can lead everyone to madness and fears, wonder why it’s not banned! The quality of sound of this and other songs is just ideal. Guitar tuning or synthesizer or whatever they used to made this madness just chills your neck. Later on after reading the lyrics and seeing member’s pictures and a cover art you have one feeling: those guys should be kept in hospital for lunatics. Not only their nicks like Desolate Wings of Pagan Dawn or Wicked Warlock of Demonic Blasphemy but also their image( one of them has half bald half hairy head) proves that they are mad.
            Second song – “Satanic Psalms” defines the lyrics “I desecrate the one Named Christ” - pure desecration and holyness turned upside down, that’s what’s going on here, no place for people who are into dark funeral and similar shit! Tempos are very differential, great riffs happen rarely but they kill - 5:33 .
            Third song is something like ambient shit which can be ok after some drugs but it can be skipped also(like as other non metal shit here). “Denial of the Holy Paradise” – “River of blood from Angel Eyes” - changeable tempos, great lyrics and that subconscious voices; great echoes 1:07 - 1:10, at the end of the song, plenty of effects such as on the whole album.
            ”Hidden Path to the Forest Beyond” – “Feeling Adoration of Beautiful Silence” - shortest song but very powerful, can be taken as a summary of whole album, it has everything, all the genius inside - vocals, riffs, all the evil atmosphere.
            ”Fullmoon Twilight” - unbelievable riffs and all the genius which I mentioned above - 2:11 - chilling sigh of evilness which shows that subconscious sounds and whispers are much more effective and far reaching than stupid shouting.
            Last song is a cover of some shitty death metal band, skip it. All in all this relase is one of the best five ever. That’s the way how black metal should sound like, hails!

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