INKUBUS SUKKUBUS

“Dark Goddess” is, if we’re not mistaken, the 13th album already by the English pagan rock duo Candia and Tony McKormack. This album shows us the sinister side of Lilith, the first wife of Adam and sometimes considered the first vampire. Inkubus Sukkubus doesn’t worship evil or pessimism: their music is extremely high-spirited, in the darkness there’s always hope to be found. Recommended songs are the heavy rocking “Night Angel”, “Lose Yourself At The Nymphaeum”, “Bacchanalia”, “Hammer Of The Witches” and the exceptionally beautiful pagan chant “Karnayna”. Backbiters may pretend that Inkubus Sukkubus have done nothing but repeating themselves through all these years, but this is probably one of the few authentic bands with an unmistakable atmospheric, energetic and exciting sound of their own. Score: 8/10

Kurt INGELS
30/03/2011