RAVENCULT (Greece) - Force Of Profanation (sealed LP copy) (2016) Released by Metal Blade on Clear w/Black Marbled vinyl - limited to only 200 hand-numbered copies worldwide.
  With a freshly inked deal with Metal Blade, Hellenic horde Ravencult – seasoned veterans who mastered their craft playing with Greek forefathers Varathron and Thou Art Lord – are slowly drifting towards a more straightforward and harsher sounding Thrash Metal assault.  Force Of Profanation also boasts a slick production and a collection of more scrupulously developed compositions of gritty Thrash violence than shown on previous works.
Fast, attitude-filled Blackened Thrash describes most of the album, but Ravencult don't fall into the monotone trap and serve us with a few slower, albeit crushingly heavy moments that balance things very well. 
Tortured harsh vocals bring in just the right amount of seasoning to this delicious Thrash fest.  It’s an album that truly reflects the abilities of a band that have outgrown the limitations of Black Metal and are now seeking a more rewarding and broader sound more, akin to recent Deströyer 666 than the lo-fi underbelly and regulations of the underground.   Metal Blade Records – 3984-15486-1