A day after releasing arguably his best material yet with Submission and Slavery, M. drops Punishment and Devotion, an EP consisting of two songs written and recorded during the S&S sessions that were taken off that record for conceptual reasons. While this makes them leftovers, they aren't "leftovers", as both tracks maintain the high quality experimental black metal Lamp of Murmuur is coming to be known for. A cursory listen makes it easy to determine why they were left off; aggressive and unrelenting, "As My Pain Contorts In The Dionysiac Vortex" and "Forever Bound To The Will Of The Spectres" are much heavier cuts than their sister material, maintaining a crude hardcore edge while also delivering the blackened finesse that's become something of a calling card for the band. Very good.
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