Agnostic - sermons of Damnation (2026)
Sermons of Damnation earns a slightly higher mark not by expanding its vocabulary, but by how confidently it speaks it. Agnostic are fully aware of the narrow corridor they’ve chosen and commit to it with discipline: the riffs hit hard, the pacing rarely sags, and the album maintains a consistent atmosphere of contempt without lapsing into self-parody. There’s a functional clarity to the violence here — not refined, but deliberate.
What separates this from lower-tier orthodoxy is execution. The band understands tension and release within repetition, and while the songs don’t evolve much, they also don’t feel sloppy or half-considered. The production supports the material without sterilizing it, allowing the album to feel grounded rather than retro-obsessed or cosplay-adjacent.
Still, the ceiling remains firm. The record never threatens to destabilize the form it inhabits, and its aggression, while effective, is familiar enough that it rarely provokes anything beyond respect. This is extremity as maintenance rather than inquiry — solid, hostile, and reliable, but ultimately resistant to growth.
At 57, Sermons of Damnation stands as a well-executed statement of intent: not essential, not disposable, but convincingly alive within its limits.
Genre: Death Metal
Country: Italy
Final Verdict: 57% (Forgettable Album)
Yearly Ranking: 10th / 11
Highlight: Behind the Veil
Made me think of:
Blasphemy
Deathspell Omega
Revenge
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