Funeral Winds
Godslayer XUL
Emerging straight from the grim Dutch shadows, Godslayer XUL stands as the ferocious 1995-recorded debut full-length by Funeral Winds. This is raw, unrelenting second-wave black metal at its most primitive—no symphonies, no clean breaks, just razor-sharp guitars carving through blasting rhythms and venomous screams dedicated to pure Satanic dominion.
Captured in the mid-90s underground spirit, the album unleashes eight tracks of blistering aggression: opener "For The Glory Of XUL" sets the infernal tone with relentless fury, while cuts like "Thy Eternal Flame," "Resurrection Of The Five Winds," and closer "Night Of The Utterdark" deliver cold, hammering assaults steeped in anti-divine rage and nocturnal darkness. Clocking in around 33 minutes, it's direct, unadorned extremity that rejects any softening or trend-chasing.
This is the authentic sound of European black metal's uncompromising roots. Funeral Winds has held the line since 1991, and Godslayer XUL remains a cornerstone of that legacy: hateful, archaic, and built for those who demand real darkness over polished pretense.
