Necrolust
Inferno

Italian underground Black Metal band that I reviewed a million years ago. An interesting work, but in my opinion, the recording quality is rough. I had the chance to read other reviews of the product on websites like North from Northern and Occult Black Metal and noticed that it was reviewed with high ratings and that these sites particularly praised the grim quality of the recording, which makes me suspect that it was probably a deliberate choice by the band during production.
I lost track of the trio over the years and read that they produced the full-lengths "Ancient Worship" in 2018, and "Advent of the New Evil" in 2019; the EP "The Abyss" in 2020.
The band, after the 2006 Demo I previously reviewed, actually disbanded in 2009 and reformed with a new drummer in 2017 releasing the EP "The Awakening".
Inferno is a dark and raw album, pounding from start to finish, allowing brief melodic moments only in the guitar solos. The riffs, mainly in Black Metal style, at times also approach the Thrash/Death Metal style; the lyrics are primarily focused on occultism but also leave space for topics such as death and anger.

The songs that impressed me the most are "The Dark Path," "No Mercy For The Scared," "The Demon In The Snow," "Lost Paradise," and "Satan's Specch".
They are very powerful tracks and stand out for their direct violence of execution and the angry, vicious vocals.

The trio, formed by true occultists, used to deal only with themes related to magic and esotericism, but in this CD, they seem to have also opted for themes such as death and disdain for the current customs of society.
The drummer's performance is good, creating a worthy wall of sound, the bass lines are very powerful and articulated, the guitar strongly recalls Slayer and the very early Marduk while the deep and shouting voice immediately drags us into the spirit of the album.

Overall, Inferno is a powerful album with pounding percussion. Probably it will appeal a lot to fans of Raw Black Metal and much less to fans of more melodic and commercial Black Metal.
An interesting and mysterious band (which prefers stage names like Radamantis, Hack, and Kingvardh over real names) to consider in the overall listening of their other works which seem to have been appreciated in the extreme underground scene.
The album is enjoyable and I recommend listening only to enthusiasts of the genre and to those with strong and well-hardened eardrums.