Unbroken and undeterred, local heroes Honey for Christ come back with yet another outstanding release. Since their formation in 1998 this Northern Irish trio have released a string of outstanding demos but The Darkest Pinnacle of Light is without a doubt their best yet.
Thunderous opener Satan and Swastika comes out all guns blazing. This is a typical Honey for Christ track with its full on dynamic explosion and its melodic death metal tinged guitars.
It becomes apparent that Honey For Christ are motoring on with what happens to be their best set of songs to date. H.F.C may have lost Jason but Andy has done a fantastic job in filling in his role. The passion of Andy's delivery is evident on the opening lines of The Final Transition
The production is head and shoulders above most local Irish releases. Praise must be given to the band for producing it themselves and coming out with a clean and polished sound. At times the drum sound is slightly under produced or too high in the mix but the actual musicianship is superb throughout. My own personal highlight of this category being the epic guitar solo in the Katatonia esque Sorrow Descending.
On previous releases the Honey for Christ sound has often hinted at a more sorrowful and melancholic direction. The obvious doom influence has been apparent on their last two demos’ , but it is only now that this has become fully realized.
The two standouts happen to be the blaster of a title track and the epic Sorrow Descending. Much like Movements Below The Surface on their last demo the epic build up of Sorrow Descending leaves the listener dazzled and wanting more. The Darkest Pinnacle of Light is easily the strongest "fast" Honey for Christ track to date. This track fits easily among their already fantastic back catalogue
To conclude Honey For Christ have came out with what happens to be their strongest release to date but this reviewer still feels their best material is yet to come.
