No Clean Singing says, _between the crippling insanity of The Axis Of Perdition and the warped humanism of Glorior Belli, Reverence successfully fuse the angular chaos of the former with the darkness of the latter. Their latest release takes pride of place alongside the arcane experimentation of Blut Aus Nord and the ritualistic self loathing of Deathspell Omega.? French industrial black metallists deliver their first proper release to North American audiences. _The Asthenic Ascension is a record of fury and immediacy. It is cold and merciless and worthy of your time,? says ThisIsNotAScene.com.