On September 12th internationally, Personal Records is proud to present Infernal Thorns‘ highly anticipated third album, Christus Venari, on CD format.
Infernal Thorns was founded in 2003 by Andrés Arancibia in the city of Valparaíso, Chile. The band was active for three years, although intermittently, due to constant lineup changes. During that period, two singles were recorded: “Impious Bloodbath” and “The Cross Falls With God.”
After a long hiatus, in 2016, Infernal Thorns began recording their debut album, Diabolical Goat Presence, which was recorded with session musicians and independently released at the end of 2017. With the album completed, the search began for permanent members to perform the material live, leading to the addition of Christian Glavich on drums, Daniel Pérez (King Heavy, ex-Procession) on bass, and Aquiles Espinoza on guitar.
At the beginning of 2018, a national tour was launched, consisting of 18 dates across Chile. During the tour, Rodrigo Serrano (ex-Massacre) joined the band, replacing Aquiles Espinoza. With this lineup, the tour was completed, and work began on new material for what would become the second album. In mid-2019, recording sessions for the album Inflicting Ravage to the Holy Cattle began, which was released the next year.
In 2022, the EP Keep The Bastard Under Torture was released independently, leading to a subsequent lineup change with Paolo Fernández replacing Christian Glavich on drums. With him, the band began shaping the songs that would become part of a third LP.
In 2024, Infernal Thorns entered Audiocustom Studio to record their fourth release, the album Christus Venari. Produced by Seba Puente, Christus Venari is the fullest, foulest display of Infernal Thorns‘ all-too-considerable powers. No longer hidden in the shadows, the band’s third full-length boldly and brazenly conveys what’s been simmering for so long – that Infernal Thorns are the near-perfect symbiosis of northern black metal melody and southern death metal ultraviolence. Put another way, Christus Venari sounds similar to peak ’90s Necrophobic crossed with comeback-era Atomic Aggressor; indeed, Infernal Thorns are that good, and have been for years now. Across nine songs in 39 minutes, the quartet vomit forth a brand of death / black metal infected with various strains of dark and suffocating force – again, a blend of extreme metal schools where rawness meets outstanding craftsmanship in terms of breaks, speed, structure, and rhythm – resulting in an album that resonates with haunting, hammering songwriting and utterly crushing execution. Which is to say nothing of the solos and leads, which are controlled chaos incarnate…the mind will melt!
Hark, for Christus Venari marks the international arrival of Infernal Thorns! The ascent begins here!
In the meantime, hear the brand-new track “Christ Distressed” HERE at Personal Records‘ Bandcamp. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Infernal Thorns’ Christus Venari 1. Death Chants
2. Desde El Infierno
3. Christ Distressed
4. Black Flesh
5. Implore Me
6. Profane The Mass
7. Finis Incipiet
8. Officiate Lapidation
9. Illuminated By The Flames
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