The first new release from Fleurety in nine years, the Ingentes Atque unfortunately doesn't have any all-new material, but it does have a couple of older tracks from the early 90's that have been reworked and rerecorded, and I've gotta say that as much as I love the old Fleurety demo and the early compilation stuff, these new versions RIP. Fleruety are still one of the most avant-garde of all of the Norwegian black metal bands, and from the sound of these three tracks, there's a noise element creeping into their sound that I'm hoping we'll hear more of if these guys ever decide to do a new album.

The a-side has a newer version of the song "Descent Into Darkness", which had originally appeared on their Black Snow demo from 1993. Here, the band is joined by Necrobutcher (Mayhem) and Hellhammer (Mayhem/Arcturus/Winds), as well as Runhild Gammels�ter (Thorrs Hammer/Khlyst/Sunn) who somehow replicates the bizarre shrieking pterodactyl vocals from the original demo. Sound-wise, though, this is a much heavier and tougher version of the song, mid-paced loping black metal drenched in icy ominous atmosphere with some subtle industrial elements added to the mix, and a jangly indie rock passage that appears towards the end of the song. Still sounds evil as hell, though. The b-side features two tracks, starting with the industrial synth drones and demonic tape/vocal noise of "Choirs" that quickly gives way to a reworking of one of my favorite Fleurety songs ever, "Absence", which features Petter Berntsen (formerly of Ved Buens Ende) on bass. The original version appeared on the 1995 compilation Blackend and was also included on the Candlelight reissue; here, the song has been turned into a lightspeed blast of noise damaged black metal, that searing central lead racing at mach speed over the churning double bass thunder and jagged thrash riffage; again, like the previous side, there is a slight industrial edge that has been introduced to this new version, with a heavy glaze of noise and synth coating the blackened mayhem up to the point where the song suddenly turns into a propulsive psych/krautrock jam at the end, the band locking into a wicked motorik groove for a moment before the song slams to a halt. Awesome! Aesthetic Death released this EP in a limited run of 666 copies on heavy 180 gram white vinyl, and it comes in a thick cardstock jacket that also includes a Fleurety sticker.