RISING FROM THE ashes of the scintillating but short-lived The Oath in 2014, Lucifer have spent the last decade steadily spreading their wings and delivering some of the most chilling, thrilling and seriously catchy tunes in metal. Led by Johanna Platow Andersson, their fifth album sees them refine and perfect their fusion of doom, occult and 70s shock rock, and features songwriting that’s as sharp as their namesake’s trident.
Conjuring up images of old Hammer and Amicus movies and full of hook-laden hybrid moments, sees these Stockholm-based misfits –who also include Johanna’s other half, Nicke Andersson Platow of Entombed and Hellacopters fame in their ranks –at the peak of their powers. Much like Christopher Lee’s Dracula whenever he locked those blood-red eyes on his victims, many of the nine tracks on offer are impossible to resist. Johanna
