Label: Black Gangrene Productions
Genre: Black Metal / Medieval Black Metal / Occult Black Metal
Format: Vinyl
Description:
Medieval Dark Arts is a shadowed and ritualistic invocation from Blood Magic, channeling black metal through imagery of medieval sorcery, ecclesiastical corruption, and forbidden knowledge. The album feels ancient and clandestine — like rites practiced behind stone walls, illuminated only by candlelight and intent.
Cold, winding tremolo riffs coil through murky atmosphere, driven by deliberate drumming that favors ritual pacing over speed. Vocals emerge as incantations rather than performances, reinforcing the album’s occult focus and ceremonial gravity. The production is raw yet immersive, allowing distortion and reverb to create a sense of age, dust, and secrecy.
Rather than chaos, Medieval Dark Arts thrives on control and repetition. Black metal here is invocation — sound as method, pressure as belief. Each track feels like a chapter from a forbidden grimoire, where faith is inverted and power is drawn from heresy rather than light.