84. Asphagor - "Pyrogenesis"

Stripped back black metal from the Icy summits of the Tyrol’s. As we have already seen there is an awful lot of genetic modification going on when it comes to black metal and this seems to be a current penchant for splicing any genre that is going to its demonic majesty. “Pyrogenesis” swerves this particular trend by pruning all the unnecessary bumf and taking black metal back to its malignant nasty core.

It’s a hasty record that has no time to admire the scenery. Instead, it races from track to track like it was recorded on the clock. It’s searing simplicity is equally refreshing and invigorating and it pumps new blood into black metal by the simple virtue of doing the basics incredibly well.