ZIFIR – Demoniac Ethics LP (Gatefold)

Istanbul-based black metal trio, ZİFİR strike back with Demoniac Ethics. Their second release for Duplicate (and fourth in total), it ups the ante on 2017's Kingdom of Nothingness, with the aggressive parts growing harsher and the atmospheric elements ever expanding. Demoniac Ethics shows religion though a twisted kaleidoscope, exposing the imprisoning religious dogma and tyranny that has occurred throughout history – and does to this day. Whereas Kingdom Of Nothingness was a harrowing glimpse into the world of ZİFİR, Demoniac Ethics takes you right into the innermost sanctum of their anti-religious agenda, while delivering one of the strongest and most forward-thinking black metal releases of late.
With stark 'n' haunting cover art created again by Vergvoktre, ZİFİR here have truly hit their apex in terms of vision and execution, always simmering with haunting tension. One could say Demoniac Ethics is ceremonial, given its ominously hovering aspect, but within this ghostly atmosphere lay razors forever circling one's flesh. Behold the fullness & foulness of Demoniac Ethics!