Blasphemous Black Metal legion PROFANATICA, has unveiled “The First Fall”, the second single of their upcoming album “Crux Simplex”, which will be released on September 22nd via Season Of Mist.
“Crux Simplex” is something of a concept album. It takes aim at none other than Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion (talk about kicking someone when they’re down). Each song spits at a different station of the cross, a la Regan from The Excorcist.
PROFANATICA are at the vanguard of the first wave of American Black Metal. Founded and led by infamous master of black perversion Paul Ledney (drums/vocals), they have purveyed primeval blasphemy for nigh on thirty-three years. Ledney formed the band from the ashes of the first INCANTATION lineup when he split and took with him all of the members sans John McEntee.
In fall 2018, PROFANATICA joined forces with Season of Mist and undertook their biggest tour to date supporting WATAIN and ROTTING CHRIST across Europe. And a year later, the trio vomited forth a most vulgar strain of black metal ejaculate with their SoM debut album “Rotting Incarnation of God”.
The band embarked on an extensive twelve-country European headline tour in the album’s wake. Shortly after returning home that winter, the world ground to a halt in 2020. Save a live-streaming concert production for the legendary Rock al Parque in conjunction with BATUSHKA, little was heard from PROFANATICA.
That is until spring 2023, when PROFANATICA emerged from their den of iniquity on a European headline tour to promote their new album, “Crux Simplex”.
“Crux Simplex” track listing:
- Condemned to Unholy Death
- Take Up the Cross
- The First Fall
- Meeting of a Whore
- Compelled by Romans
- Wipe the Fucking Face of Jesus
- The Second Fall
- Cunts of Jerusalem
- The Third Fall
- Division of Robes
You can listen to “The First Fall” in the following video:
