OSCULUM INFAME – AXIS OF BLOOD 2LP (Battlesk’rs Productions)
Belatedly granted the vinyl treatment in November last, Osculum Infame’s long-overdue sophomore full-length, ‘Axis Of Blood’, is commanding and commendable
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