Hekseblad - The Fall of Cintra Format:10" - Elder Blood "An Abscess on the Heart

"An Abscess on the Heart of the State" is a raw onslaught of destructive and dirty black metal filled with aggressive and discordant riffs that invoke the spirit of the second-wave sound with cold soaring tremelo leads brushing against urgent rhythm sections

Purists will surely find this to their liking

this incarnation of Spread The Disease honours its underground roots while forging forward with sharpened purpose

Beyond that

Enigmatic titles of songs unfold the lyrical themes of "Beyond Ratio" - existential horror

Hekseblad - The Fall of Cintra Format:10" - Elder Blood "An Abscess on the HeartOriginally unleashed on Halloween 2021mere months after the bands inception"The Fall of Cintra" laid the foundation for what Hekseblad would become today. The roots of what you hear on Hekseblad's 2024 full length "Kaer Morhen" are present, but this EP is a different beast. Channeling a raw primal energy reminiscent of black metal's second wave, "The Fall of Cintra" is aggressive and atmospheric, with hints of symphonic and melodic flourishes