HEATHEN DEITY: SATAN’S KINGDOM

[CD/MC, 2024, LP in 2025]

“One of the best albums of the year by far.”

THIS IS BLACK METAL WEBZINE

“One of the strongest players in the UK black metal scene”

THE GOAT TAVERN

“An epic for the ages, a long-awaited grande affair and a sonic conduit for the power of Satan… Makes you wonder why this band hasn’t released more albums.”

(9.5/10) METALBITE

“On one hand, it’s a thrillingly old-school experience. Equally, there is the sense of timelessness that comes with the very best of black metal.”

(4/5)KERRANG!

“Heathen Deity’s adherence to the uncompromising principles of true Black Metal and total sonic annihilation are on full display and admirably so. Enter if you dare.”

(4.5/5) METAL RULES

Unleashed in late November 2024, Satan’s Kingdom picks up where the 2021 debut album finished, offering an equally intense assault, but introducing an even greater level of musicianship and performance, as well as more sophisticated songwriting.

An hour in length, it is a dynamic work that contains moments of absolutely frenzied black metal bombardment, as well as more epic, earnest and atmospheric numbers. Clean guitars and vocal parts are used selectively and effectively, with surprisingly rousing choruses surfacing from the visceral songs.

‘Uncompromising’  can often mean generic, but Heathen Deity continue to fly the flag for aggressive and anti-religious black metal without ever being derivative. The songwriting shines, with an abundance of genuinely memorable riffs and stirring passages.

For fans of: Gorgoroth, Hecate Enthroned, Marduk, Setherial, early Mayhem.

Artwork once again created by our longtime comrade, the talented David Thiérrée.

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