Let Satan Speak Through Our Lips

Let Satan Speak Through Our Lips is the second LP and third overall release by Latvian black metal band Dark Domination. The album's sound makes notable difference from first album Blasphemy and their compilation of demo tapes … Of Hate and Blood: this album features clear and elaborate sound, making departure from initial raw Second Wave Black Metal sound. This is also the first Dark Domination's album recorded with full line-up, however, drummer Frostmourn was found hanged in the forest on June 8, 2004, and his tracks were completed by Midgard.

Sounds and experiments

Most songs of the album are characterized by typical black metal sound — harsh, distorted guitars, blast beat drumming and dissonant vocals. Additionally, on Let Satan Speak Through Our Lips the band started experimenting with drone doom genre instead of black ambient sounds that appeared on previous two releases. In result, 25+ minutes long droning composition Beyond the Gates of Hell was created and then split in 2-minute pieces to appear on album as an intro and fillers inbetween all the other songs. The track appears in its full length on 2006 Silverthread/Cartagra limited edition split that was released on DVD-audio by Latvian underground label Beverīna (on this release, Lord Messir of Dark Domination have been listed as Cartagra).

The closing track Isanda Teenistuses features guest vocals by Lembetu of Estonian folk metal band Loits.

Gloria Tibi, Lucifer! is an instrumental track consisting of acoustic guitars, organ and samples. This is the only black ambient composition on this album.

Artwork

On this album Dark Domination started their long-lasting partnership with French painter Antonin Delas who created 12 surreal paintings exclusively for this album. Thus the CD have been exposed as a conceptual piece of visual art in Delas' personal exhibitions in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom and other art galleries in different cities. The paintings are also shown on Delas' webpage.

Because the first pressing of the album was extremely small (limited to 200 copies), Let Satan Speak Through Our Lips was re-released in 2007 on Witchcraft Productions with different artwork. It also includes band member photos taken by Ivita Reinfone.

Track listing

All songs written by Dark Domination.

  1. "Intro: Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:55
  2. "Hordes of the Godless" – 5:14
  3. "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:52
  4. "Under the Emperor's Wing" – 6:48
  5. "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:52
  6. "Satan's Worshipper" – 5:16
  7. "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:53
  8. "Let Satan Speak Through Our Lips" – 5:48
  9. "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:54
  10. "Against the Liar" – 3:38
  11. "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:53
  12. "Forest's Secret" – 8:37
  13. "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:53
  14. "Servants of the Black Art" – 6:55
  15. "Beyond the Gates of Hell" – 2:51
  16. "Gloria Tibi, Lucifer!" – 7:00
  17. "Isanda Teenistuses" (feat. Lembetu of Loits) – 6:51

Note: Beyond the Gates of Hell is one track, although split in several parts and located inbetween other tracks.

Personnel

  • Lord Messir — vocals, guitars, keyboards, samples
  • Lodbrok — lead guitar, background vocals
  • Eligor — bass
  • Midgard — drums, clean vocals
  • Frostmourn — drums
  • Lembetu — guest vocals on track 17