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Dead Reptile Shrine- A Journey Through the Darkest of Forests/Isth Narai Ja


If I am in the mood for satan, I like my black metal weird. And in this dark kingdom, where hordes of cookie monster vocalists, double bass drummers, and power chords pervade, I need something more.

Which is why Dead Reptile Shrine are by far and away my favorite. I often compare them to Harry Pussy- if Harry Pussy broke up their records with ambient interludes, chanting monks, and the sounds of crackling fire.

Case in point:

Listen to Harry Pussy + I Don't Care About Sleep Anymore

Listen to Dead Reptile Shrine + Exekutioner of the Final Solution

Listen to Dead Reptile Shrine + Diabolical Plague

Their recordings are pretty much impossible to find- and usually go quick at the few outposts in the U.S. which carry them (Aquarius, Hospital Productions). For that reason, I am making the entirety of their album A Journey Through the Darkest of Forests and Isth Narai Ja available.

Download dead reptile shrine.zip