POWER FROM HELL "Psalm of Corruption" [from 'Primordial Disobedience' LP 2027]

⚡ LP/CD/MC/DL/TS pre-orders to be announced later. HELLS HEADBANGERS RECORDS is proud to present POWER FROM HELL's highly anticipated eighth album, Primordial Disobedience, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats. For over 25 years now, POWER FROM HELL have been flying the flag for ancient black metal. Led by founding vocalist / guitarist Sodomic, the band's first four albums spanning 2004-2011 established the Brazilians as staunch purveyors of vintage violence, depthless darkness, and straightforward simplicity. In 2015, the band aligned with HELLS HEADBANGERS for the release of Devil's Whorehouse, which brought this sound to a boil while simultaneously expanding their ghostly aura. Thereafter, POWER FROM HELL released two more albums, 2019's Profound Evil Essence and 2022's Shadows Devouring Light, both of which saw a certain maturity and a shedding of older, comparatively archaic skin. Now, more than a decade later, POWER FROM HELL return to HELLS HEADBANGERS for the release of their eighth album. "Returning to HELLS HEADBANGERS feels very special to us, states Sodomic. "HELLS HEADBANGERS has always represented a very important part of the extreme underground, and being back with the label for Primordial Disobedience feels like returning to a place where the music can be presented exactly as it was meant to be." Provocatively titled Primordial Disobedience, indeed does LP8 show POWER FROM HELL in fine, rule-breaking form. Arguably the best's darkest record thus far, Primordial Disobedience surges and slithers in a most serpentine fashion, fusing sooty atmospheres with challenging song constructions, mesmerizingly melodic riffing with sweat-inducing, almost-sexual tension.  "With Primordial Disobedience, we wanted to go deeper into the darker side of the human condition and into the idea of disobedience itself," explains Sodomic, "not simply as rebellion against religion, but as something primordial, something rooted in mankind before moral systems, dogmas, and institutions attempted to define what is right and wrong." For sure, this is POWER FROM HELL at the height of their songwriting powers. Those that cried afoul about said "maturity" will only be stunned by the multi-layered sensory explosion the quartet dole out here. That all the colors emanate from a bottomless pit of black makes it all the more magickal: defiant to the end, masterful every step of the way. "The lyrics deal with corruption, religious faith, the destruction of morality, human cruelty, indifference, and the emptiness that lies beneath the structures we create to give meaning to existence," Sodomic continues. "Songs like 'Psalm of Corruption' reflect this perspective, while other tracks explore the darker and more brutal aspects of humanity from different angles. The title Primordial Disobedience represents the core of the whole record, the instinct to reject imposed truths and question the very foundations of morality, faith, and human civilization. Musically and lyrically, we wanted the album to feel dark, hostile, and uncompromising, but also cohesive like different manifestations of the same destructive force." A more perfect summation of Primordial Disobedience one will not find. Still, the record remains amazing given the long, strange trip POWER FROM HELL have been for those 25 years... "We see Primordial Disobedience as a natural evolution of POWER FROM HELL," Sodomic concurs, "but at the same time as one of our darkest and most focused records. We never wanted to simply repeat what we had done before. Every album has its own character, and this one continues the path while pushing the atmosphere and the lyrical concepts further. There is a stronger sense of darkness and nihilism here, but the essence of POWER FROM HELL remains intact - raw black metal, aggression, blasphemy, and an uncompromising attitude." Concluding, Sodomic brings it all back home: "The record is deeply connected to the underground spirit that has always surrounded POWER FROM HELL, and HELLS HEADBANGERS understands that world better than almost anyone. We are very proud to be working with them again, and we believe Primordial Disobedience is the kind of record that belongs there - raw, dark, uncompromising, and created without concessions."