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... But in 2017, a more widely available and 'professional' split EP with Peruvians doom masters MIRTHLESS paved the way for a new and exciting chapter... Even to the chosen few who knew the band from before, Wisdow of the Dead will come as a surprise. The trio always had a taste for the epic but as spearheaded by the super limited and daring 2017 rehearsal demo Ritual Before Thy Fullmoon (a 27 minutes long instrumental drums/synth duel!), their first proper album reaches an almost ritual sense of foreboding, as if with it the listener was treading on uncharted, solemn yet majestic territories. And this is no accident, considering the slow process that gave birth to GRIMOIRE DE OCCULTE. "The band has always been about bordering to the other side, the afterlife and building a bridge between dreams, death and the occult" concedes their founding member and drummer, Baal. "Many things come to me in dreams. That's where I found the band's name and also where I envisioned our very first recording, more in a drone and ritual vein. I originally was on my own and talked about that concept with a longtime friend of mine, frontman Philsoph. He took he photo I ended up using for our first demo cover, done in a local cemetery with a small lake at its center, with the water symbolizing the inter connection in between the land of the living and the land of the dead. We had such a good connection that I asked him to join and later on, we recruited Viator Noctis on guitar and bass as he shared the same interests." ... they focused more on their death metal roots, citing respected signatures such as ANTHROPOMORPHIA, ETERNAL DARKNESS, DEAD CONGREGATION OR NECROS CHRISTOS as influences, as well as some "more obscure" ambient and ritual acts. 180g (Heavy Vinyl), 300gsm Cover, Insert, Black Paperbag, Poster in A2 format

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• Serious and Dismal Occult Death Metal from Germany
• A absolute recommendation for fans of NECROS CHRISTOS, ETERNAL DARKNESS and DEAD CONGREGATION
• Exclusive artwork by italian well known – and genius painter Paolo Giraldi
• 180g (Heavy Vinyl), 300gsm Cover, Insert, Black Paperbag, Poster in A2 format
• Mixed and Mastered by M. Dahmen at Liquid Aether Audio (Germany)

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8 Points !

     —Dutch Pearce, Decibel Magazine (USA)

6 of 7 !

     —Christian Hemmer, XXL Rock (Germany)