new Inquisition (Washington state, U.S.A.) album in the works

The black metal entity Inquisition (in Washington state, U.S.A.) has been working on the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Bloodshed Across the Empyrean Altar Beyond the Celestial Zenith (2016). On July 3rd, 2020 they posted the message: "Album information later this year."

Back on December 24th, 2019 guitarist/vocalist Dagon wrote: "Inquisition update. I went with a modern classic set up this time, after two albums using the Soldano SLO I was craving a bolder low end, so I finally went with my Rectifier, first album with a Rec. That Marshall JCM 900 is a mint condition 1996, SLX model fitted with 6L6 tubes adding another layer to the Rec; first album with a 900. The SSL board you see there, another first for us, we still ran everything through some vintage Neve 1073's outboards. On the drum front, we could not be happier." Dagon posted the following pictures:

Biography: The band Inquisition was formed in 1988 in Cali, Colombia by Dagon. The band started as a thrash metal act, and in 1994 evolved into raw black metal.

In 1996, Dagon left Colombia and moved back to the United States to continue Inquisition and search for a new drummer. That same year Dagon met Incubus, who joined the band on drums and the creation of their debut full length album began. This line-up has remained stable for more than fifteen years and is now seen as the classic Inquisition line-up.

INQUISITION style of black metal involves slow, deep and dark riffing combined with sudden tempo changes to faster sections based around blast beats and high-speed riffing; at times adding melodic solos. The classic Inquisition sound incorporates a combination of early era thrash metal-influenced riffing with darker and more chaotic black metal, primarily involving fast, tremolo picked minor-key guitar riffs, thus creating the trademark "Inquisition sound".

Bloodshed Across The Empyrean Altar Beyond The Celestial Zenith by Inquisition