LUCIFER’S CHILD

One member of Rotting Christ is pushing BM’s values onto a wider plane of consciousness

NO ONe Makes a record like Lucifer’s Child’s The Order unless it’s driven by fervent belief, an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, and an instinctive understanding of how to make an audience lose their collective shit. Part feral rite, part bug-eyed, anthemic groove machine – with an occasional detour into atmospherics that ring with baleful splendour – the Greek quartet’s second album may observe the fundamental tenets of black metal, but does so in the rear-view mirror as it careers at full pelt into your consciousness, refusing to let go of the pedal until it pushes you over the edge of reason.

Devout followers of the brimstone-dusted left-hand path, and woven through with Wicca-derived worldviews, Lucifer’s Child reach a heightened state through sheer force of will. But as immediate and adrenaline-inducing as they might sound, the means of getting there are still steeped in mystique.

“It is very difficult to put it into words,” says guitarist (and member of Rotting Christ) George Emmanuel about the band’s creative process, “since this state is an abstract and esoteric trip. Inspiration and creation are processes that take a lot of time, isolation and research. We want to reach a state of empowerment, but to get there, there are no short cuts.”

For all the spiritual stormfronts raging throughout The Order, Lucifer’s Child aren’t beholden to tradition, be it philosophically or musically. For George, Satanism, Wicca and black metal are fertile raw material from which to forge your own quest. They’re at the most potent when activated by your own, personal observations.

“Our aim is to reach into ourselves and deliver our darkest and deepest experiences through playing black metal,” he states.

“We feed from the roots and respect the path that black metal has carved, but that’s not to say that experimentation and evolution is wrong; life evolves, and knowledge evolves. Music should liberate you from the stereotypes modern society sets out for us, and that is why black metal is not just a music genre. I strongly believe it’s also a way of living and thinking that guides you to a path of freedom.”