Carbonized Records is pleased to release Ceremonial Magic, the debut EP from Finnish blackened funeral doom duo, PURGATORY HALLUCINATIONS.
Stream PURGATORY HALLUCINATIONS’ Ceremonial Magic HERE.
PURGATORY HALLUCINATIONS hails from Helsinki and was originally forged in 2023 as a solo project by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, A, in a creative effort to embrace the dark arts of Finnish funeral doom legends such as Thergothon, Unholy, and Skepticism. Later, A’s musical conjurings reaped further inspiration from the likes of Merkstave, Disembowelment, Summoning, and Emperor.
Together with the black witchcraft of vocalist/drummer Yaldabaoth, the dark and unique soundscapes that mark Ceremonial Magic were composed. The three-track offering combines chilling atmospheres and ghoulishly slow riffs with ritual magic keys and cold, sorrowful black metal stylings. The esoteric opus takes its listeners on a spectral journey through the kingdom of the lost spirits.
Issues the band, “The dark secrets of Ceremonial Magic begin with a haunting dungeon synth track ‘Introduction.’ First song, ‘Spectral Fog,’ is homage to the beauty of true Finnish funeral doom. The title track is an eight-minute song which includes gloomy, slow riffs, haunting clean guitar parts, and waves of atmospheric black metal. The lyrical themes for Ceremonial Magic are heavily influenced by Manly P Hall’s esoteric philosophy on his book The Secret Teachings Of All Ages (1928).”
Ceremonial Magic was recorded in Espoo at the band’s rehearsal place, in the middle of the icy and cold winter of 2024 and is available on cassette and digital formats.
Stream PURGATORY HALLUCINATIONS’ Ceremonial Magic HERE.
Find ordering options at the Carbonized Records US webshop HERE, EU webshop HERE, or Bandcamp HERE.
