Today, Darkness Shall Rise Productions announces February 27th, 2025 as the international release date for a reissue of Hell Militia‘s cult-classic debut album, Canonisation of the Foul Spirit, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.
Hell Militia – an assemblage of the vilest and most depraved individuals the French underground has spawned who have earned themselves a bad reputation by participating in Mütiilation, Arkhon Infaustus, and Temple of Baal among others – burst onto the scene with their first full-length in 2005. Preceded only by an appearance on a split 7″ and a demo, the aptly titled Canonisation of the Foul Spirit was unleashed to wreak havoc and soil anything pure and holy in utter contempt. The album comprises 10 tracks (Psalms) with a professional but not-too-clean studio production, allowing for each instrument to be easily distinguished from one another without resulting in sounding polished or sterile. The riffs which are not too far removed from what one can hear on some of the albums the members have had a hand in and the quality of the songwriting disclose the fact that Hell Militia are anything but newcomers. The demented vocals that grace jolly carols like “Burning Human Pigs,” “Prophecy from the Mutilated Children,” or “Black Fucking Cancer” are cantillated by none other than Meyhnach from Mütiilation. Listening to him preaching the false gospel and spewing foul bile in his characteristic, unmistakable way of madness is certainly one of the highlights of Canonisation of the Foul Spirit.
Out of print for nearly 20 years, this reissue features an exclusive bonus track. Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Hell Militia’s Canonisation of the Foul Spirit
1. Psalm I – Burning Human Pigs
2. Psalm II – Torture of the Saints
3. Psalm III – Black Arts of Crime
4. Psalm IV – Prophecy from the Mutilated Children
5. Psalm V – Dead Children‘s Choir
6. Psalm VI – Black Fucking Cancer
7. Psalm VII – Blood from the Pig
8. Psalm VIII – Goathrone
9. Psalm IX – Ritual
10. Psalm X – Years Ago (Alice Cooper cover)
11. Black Arts of Crime (2024 re-recording)
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www.darknessshallrise.de
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www.darknessshallriseproductions.bandcamp.com