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Septicflesh - 'Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX'

The Greek sci-fi obsessed black metallers played a one-off show in Mexico city last year with a full orchestra and choir. This is the recording of that very show. Now, there has always been a distinctly symphonic element to their music so this feels like a natural evolution as opposed to some major change in direction. It's big, bombastic and cinematic, and in any other year would be the last word in orchestrated metal, but.....