THE SPIRIT (Germany) - Of Clarity And Galactic Structures (sealed LP copy) (2022) Released by Art Of Propaganda on Black gatefold vinyl  **IMPORTED FROM GERMANY** 
 Blending an array of musical styles from Black Metal like Satyricon and Uada and with a large dose of Death Metal mixed in, including later-era Death, THE SPIRIT channels sonics that are going to be quite familiar to many listeners. With this, they also bridge over genre boundary lines to compose something that is really progressive and attention grabbing. 
Each of the songs is a journey for the listener. THE SPIRIT are able to hit that difficult sweet spot where black, death and prog all intersect in a way that isn't over-complicated. They aren't trying to cram too much in their songs and that's one of the key reasons why it all works.
Recorded by none other than V. Santura (you know him from both Dark Fortress and the immeasurable Triptykon) at Woodshed Studio in Germany, the songs are recorded expertly and crisply, aptly allowing room in the mix for all of the little nuanced sounds that we might expect to hear in a prog-oriented LP like this one. 
The same level of quality is displayed in the absolutely gorgeous cover painted by Eliran Kantor, who has also done highly memorable covers for bands like Testament, Helloween, My Dying Bride, Hate Eternal, and Archspire.
Showcasing strong technical prowess, death and black metal intensity and progressive sci-fi imagination, THE SPIRIT unleash a cacophony of heaviness with discordant blasts of metal aggression and thrilling technicality, the grandiosity that is present is not unheard of in this style of music but is rarely showcased in such a complete and satisfying way.  --  Art Of Propaganda Records – AOP092LP