Praise Armageddonism opens and closes with readings from The Book Of Revelation, but the songs in between aren’t really about the end of the world. Instead, Blood Command’s fourth album deals with the kind of emotions and personal situations which just feel like the end of the world. Appropriately enough, its long gestation has involved no shortage of such tribulations. Originally recorded before the pandemic struck, Praise Armageddonism was shelved when vocalist Karina Ljone handed in her notice. It took over a year before her replacement, Nikki Brumen (ex-Pagan) was announced. The minor detail of her residing in Melbourne, a mere 10,000 miles away from Blood Command’s native Bergen, at a time when no planes were flying, presented further snags. The ir...
