Empyrée

Cénotaphe’s Empyrée on Nuclear War Now! Productions channels raw black metal fury through lo-fi production and tremolo-picked riffing that feels ancient and urgent simultaneously. The French outfit constructs cavernous, hypnotic passages where melody drowns beneath layers of distortion and blast beats—a sound that prioritizes atmosphere over technicality. Nuclear War Now! Productions' commitment to unpolished extremity finds a perfect match in this release’s deliberately murky aesthetic.