Sometimes a record's release is the perfect depiction of a whole scene. This is the case. "Epitome of dark sound" is exactly what its title says : the embodiment of a scene, a movement, a circle. Abysmal Grief, Cultus Sanguine, Black Oath and Epitaph. Four bands that devoted their art to the night and with their long careers carried the torch of Italian dark metal. This is a journey into grave dwelling mysteries. This is music made of pure brimstone and incense, hold strong to your soul or it will be taken away.