(written by Islander)

Let’s dive right into the video and song we’re premiering today from Descent Into Lunacy, the debut album of the Swedish death metal band Cryptorium, and then come back to fill in the details.

“Horrid Exultation” is the name of the song, and that title is the epitome of truth-in-advertising: There is not one thing about the song that’s sane, not one thing amenable to reason or mercy, only the kind of demented and frenzied viciousness that spawns ghastly visions — and a finale that brings horrors of a different kind. Continue reading »