Woes of Mortal Devotion, by Mefitic

Woes of Mortal Devotion

by Mefitic

supported by

Matthew Toye Mefitic have a stunning debut. It's got a wall of sound but isn't underproduced. You can hear everything and it isn't buried. I wish more bands who played in this style took this approach. Favorite track: Eroding the Oblates of the Lord.

Jonathan Shkedi Italian Death Metal is definitely at its peak these days. Dark and haunting yet with a terrific groove at points, and always mesmerizingly heavy. Mefitic's best work to date. Favorite track: The Tomb of Amaleq.

more...

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$7 USD or more

	1.	Grievous Subsidence 06:46
	2.	Obloquī 03:01
	3.	Noxious Epiclesis 05:10
	4.	Eroding the Oblates of the Lord 06:14
	5.	Mendacious Psalmodĭa 01:59
	6.	The Tomb of Amaleq 06:04
	7.	Pain 05:20
	8.	The Swirling Columns of Staleness 06:24

about

ANTI-GOTH 277

All too often a band emerges from the underground, records a promising demo or EP, and soon after, under some perceived notion of urgency, releases a lackluster debut album rife with impotent filler tracks, and is thus discarded to the overpopulated scrap pile of mediocre metal bands. Fewer and farther between are the bands that rightfully and patiently take their time to properly develop their musicianship and songwriting abilities, experiment with their sound and recording technique, and then unleash a debut album, sometimes several years later, that is more than worthy of its time in waiting. Having existed for over ten years, but content to this point to have released just a handful of demos, splits, and a single EP, Italy’s Mefitic fits the latter categorization. With its debut album, “Woes of Mortal Devotion,” hereby released under the banner of Nuclear War Now!, Mefitic proves that patience is rewarded by the quality of its product.

Those who are familiar with Mefitic’s earlier releases are likely to note a distinct evolution in the band’s sound on their debut full-length. Although it continues to fester in the wound recently opened by the 2012 EP, “Columns of Subsidence,” the approach to this album is notably less chaos-driven and instead more controlled than previous recordings. On the one hand, it invokes the same raw intensity of bands like Black Witchery and Demoncy, and on the other it conjures a hypnotic dissonance akin to that of a band like Antaeus, as well as a ritualistic dimension similar to that of Necros Christos and Teitanblood. Having been recorded at the infamous Mara Cave, as done previously by fellow countrymen Blasphemophagher and Demonomancy, a gimmick-free and rehearsal-like atmosphere results in a natural sound that successfully enhances the asphyxiating character of the music. Finally, as a perfect complement to the music itself, the artwork gracing the cover of the 12-page booklet, as executed by Manuel Tinnemans, undeniably evokes the same anguished and corrupted vision of a world also represented in Mefitic’s lyrical themes.

- C. Conrad

credits

released June 15, 2015

license

total		USD

about

Nuclear War Now! Productions San Francisco, California

nwnprod.com

contact / help

Contact Nuclear War Now! Productions

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Woes of Mortal Devotion, you may also like:

Exercises in futility
by Mgła

supported by 107 fans who also own “Woes of Mortal Devotion”

When I hear Exercises in futility, I feel mighty, indestructible, and for some reason, alive Fusarium
go to album
Tchornobog
by Tchornobog

supported by 102 fans who also own “Woes of Mortal Devotion”

What more can you say after reading the abhorrent bio of this album that tells the vision behind it? This is the black vomit of Tchornobog: abyssal violation of your senses and pineal gland and you are not the same person after encountering this multidimensional god. 𝙅𝙤𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙡𝙡
go to album
Eroded Corridors of Unbeing
by Spectral Voice

supported by 96 fans who also own “Woes of Mortal Devotion”

This is the best death-doom I've ever heard. You have to go back to early Incantation to find anything close to the level of execution achieved here. The musical arrangements are deeply complex and layered, which means you discover something new with each listen. I think there's something about the variety of tempos and experimentation with different types of composition that make it supersatisfying. And it's a headbanger. eManRenaissanc
go to album
The Broken Seal
by LVCIFYRE

featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 17, 2021
go to album
Seize the Means of Reproduction
by Transgressive

featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 17, 2021
go to album
Dreamers and the Dead
by Doctor Smoke

featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 17, 2021
go to album
Söngvar elds og óreiðu
by Misþyrming

supported by 92 fans who also own “Woes of Mortal Devotion”

Razor sharp icy sinister black metal. Feel the wrath. nawzda
go to album