Running at a length of just over half an hour, the band display a widespread appreciation of every traditional metal genre under the sun – taking inspiration from the epic ventures of US power metal, the galloping rhythm sections of the early NWOBHM band and the slow, mournful passages of classic doom. Coming from an extreme metal background, perhaps it’s not surprising to also feel the presence of Viking era Bathory flowing constantly.

Right out of the gate, the self-titled opener “Sacrifice Doth Call” comes with an explosive barrage of melody and colossal guitar leads – only briefly slowing the tempo to once again burst at the seams. The comparisons to Manilla Road, Brocas Helm, and Bathory are somewhat inevitable. “Suncrater” and “To the Gallows” and keep the blood flowing with its galloping rhythm section and sudden speed transitions which bring to mind those early punk-flavoured NWOBHM singles. The Candlemass comparisons are apparent with the doomy pacing of “Bless us o Ra”. However it’s with the closer of the EP, the 12 minute long epic “The Final Beholder” brings all the previous ideas on display for an explosive potpourri – one where the song takes constant shifts and swirls between doom metal passages and energetic eruptions of guitar solos before once again descending into a mournful and somber close.