Funeral Winds

Originally released in 2004, Koude Haat ("Cold Hatred") stands as a landmark slab of uncompromising, orthodox Dutch black metal. While Funeral Winds has historically functioned as the raw vision of mainman Hellchrist XUL, Koude Haat represents a definitive high-water mark from the era when the project operated as a devastating three-piece lineup.

True to its title, the album offers no modern polish or symphonic fluff. Tracks like "When the Funeral Winds Cry for Revenge" and the blistering title track deliver a freezing, graveyard atmosphere and a calculation-free malice reminiscent of the early, classic 90s sound. It is an authentic, unapologetically raw offering of Satanic pride.

For anyone looking to experience the true essence of the Netherlands' underground black metal cult, this three-piece era of Funeral Winds is absolutely mandatory listening.