Published: May 8, 2024

Named after Dødsferd's founder, the 12th record from Greek black metal institution sees them heading back to their roots with abrasive, glacial, furious black metal. Never attempting to be pigeonholed, the band have released atmospheric albums, acoustic albums but with raw, visceral black metal that Wrath has made their mark on the revered Hellenic metal scene.

Wrath then paves the way for the next part of their existence, inspired by political corruption, capitalism, war and ecocide, Wrath fleshes out the raw black metal template with influences with other styles to keep the experimental nature the band have always approached their albums with.

The band here is Wrath on vocals/guitar, Neptunus on bass and N.D on drums but this is Wrath's record, totally written in solitude it's Dødferd and Wrath are one and the same. What's obvious on Wrath is the production is a lot cleaner than on previous albums, with the fury of Restoration Of Justice still retaining that blackend filth sound but just a lot clearer to hear.

From then on we get plenty of tremolo on Decayer Of Sanity, battery on Raging Lust Of Creation and some outright viciousness on Heaven Drops With Human Filth. If you've only heard the last two albums from this band, you'll be surprised by how visceral Dødsferd are as a band. If you think you know the Hellenic underground, then think again as Dødsferd/Wrath are the underground.