Lotan’s Yetzer Hara wields black metal like a ritual weapon—sharp, deliberate, and steeped in spiritual corrosion. The album’s name, drawn from the Hebrew term for humanity’s darker urges, sets a thematic course through sacred decay and chosen destruction. Lotan build tension carefully, erupting only when the silence grows heavy with menace.Each song carries a distinct texture of violence—from the warlike stomp of “Minenwerfer” to the hypnotic spirals of “Omnicide Manifest.” Guitars slice with purpose, drums mark both ceremony and combat, and vocals range from blasphemous cries to priestly incantations. It’s not chaos—it’s architecture; destruction mapped like scripture. There’s melody too, but never at the cost of conviction.Yetzer Hara stands apart as a black metal album that’s less performance, more reckoning. It refuses to overindulge, keeping its power coiled and its focus tight. ~ FF