MONGREL’S CROSS – arcana, scrying and revelation – CD

Black Metal, Death Metal, Thrash – Hells Headbangers

Hailing from the extreme metal hotbed of Australia, MONGREL’S CROSS were once of the best-kept secrets Down Under. The band’s debut album, The Sins of Aquarius, was released in 2012 via HELLS HEADBANGERS, and presented an unselfconsciously unique twist on paradigmatic Oz black/death. Grimily gratifying, MONGREL’S CROSS unleashed a widescreen span of filthy thrashing, down-tempo war-marches, and epic metal grandeur alike, and diehards dutifully took note. Unfortunately, lineup struggles would hamper momentum, and it would take six long years before another recording reared its head.