Incantation β Profane Nexus
- intothewellsabyss
- Aug 11, 2023
- 2 min read
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August 11, 2017 β Incantation released their tenth studio album, Profane Nexus via Relapse Records. (Apple Music or Spotify)
Profane Nexus was their first release on the label since their 2000 album The Infernal Storm. The album was recorded in the band's own Incantation Studios in Johnstown, PA and was mixed and mastered by Dan SwanΓΆ.
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and reached No. 18 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart and No. 32 on the Independent Chart.
Background:
The cover artwork was created by Israeli artist Eliran Kantor based on the album's lyrical themes as explained to him by Chuck Sherwood. In an interview with And Justice For Art, Kantor stated that Sherwood "ππππ ππ ππ πππ ππ’ππππ ππ π ππππ πππ π πππ ππππ πππππππ πππππ πππ ππππππ ππππππ ππππ ππππ. πππππ π ππ πππ ππππ πππππππ π πππ πππ πππππππ ππππππ ππ πππππππ πππ πππ πππππ π πππππ’ π ππβπ π ππππππ ππππ’ππ πππππ ππππ,"
Kantor also added that "πΈ ππππππππ ππ ππππππ π πππππππ-ππππ ππππ’ ππππ ππ πππ, π πππ πππ πππππππ πππππππ ππ π πππ ππππ πππππ ππππ’ ππππ ππππ π πππ ππππ ππ πππππ πππππππππ." π·π ππππ ππ‘πππππππ ππππ πππ π½ππππ π³ππππππ π ππ πππππ πππ πΌππ’ππ πππππ’ ππππ πππππ. π²ππππ ππ‘πππππππ π ππππππππ ππππππ πππππππππ ππππ πππππ ππ βπΏπππππ π ππππ ππ ππππ’ππ (πππππππ πππππ) ππ ππππ π ππππππ πππ ππππ πππ πππππ π πππ πππ ππππ πππ πΈπΆ πππ’π, ππ ππ πππ ππππππ ππππππππππππππ ππ ππβ. πΈ ππππππππ πππ πππππ’ ππππππ ππ πππππππππ ππππ’ ππππ ππ πππ, π πππ πππ πππππππ πππππππ ππ π πππ ππππ ππππ ππππ’ ππππ ππππ π πππ ππππ ππ πππππ πππππππππ."
Critical Reception:
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Critics noted that Profane Nexus is a logical continuation of the typical Death-Doom style of Metal that Incantation have performed on previous albums, but Decibel Magazine described the album as "πΈππππππππππβπ ππππ ππππππππ ππ π’ππππ", while both Exclaim! and Decibel praised the "πππππππππ’" of songs on the album as "ππππππππππ." Critics also noted the ominous, disturbing atmosphere and the strong songwriting.
Metal Injection wrote;
"πΈπβπ πππππππππ’ πππππππππ ππ ππππ π ππππ πππππ ππ ππππ ππ ππππ’ π’ππππ ππππ πππππ ππππππ."
JosΓ© Carlos Santos of Terrorizer Magazine gave the album a high rating, and wrote;
"πππππ ππππ-ππππππ, πΏππππππ π½ππ‘ππ, ππ πππππππ πΈππππππππππ... ππ πππππππππ ππππ ππππππππππ πππππ’ ππππππππππππ πππππππ ππ πππ ππππβπ πππππ’ ππππππππ π πππ ππ ππ‘πππ πππ ππ ππππ ππππππ πππ... ππ ππππ ππππ πππ ππππ πππβπ ππππ£ππ ππ ππππ ππππππ."
Sputnikmusic were more critical of the album, writing;
"π΄ππππ’πππππ ππ ππππ πππ ππππ’ πππ ππππππππ, πππππ πππ π ππ πππ ππ’πππ πππππ πππππ πππ ππππππππππππππππ’ πππππππ ππππππ-ππππ."
Watch the official music video for Messiah Nostrum via Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/music-video/messiah-nostrum/1268277890
Watch the official music video for Messiah Nostrum via YouTube: https://youtu.be/KHnliGRvbgI
Notice: Any reviews shared here are for historical reference. The views and opinions expressed within are not always supported (in full or in part) by Into the Wells. β E.N. Wells
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