Two short years after the release of Cerement, INFERA BRUO returns with Rites of the Nameless (Prosthetic Records); a six part subterranean odyssey through modern blackened metal. The transformative powers of those intervening years have elicited an evolution in INFERA BRUO, captured in equal parts aggressive and melodic form here on their new album. Today, we’re giving you a special track by track commentary, delivered by the band’s vocalist and guitarist Galen Baudhuin himself. Threads of that ritualistic transformation are woven throughout the fabric of the album, embedded in the roots of the ensemble’s creative vision. Calling upon the occult and the power of magick to affirm their path forwards has resulted in a bold collection of songs that bristle with defiance and aggre...