A controversial and punishing black metal outfit based out of Beirut, Lebanon, Ayat employ an alternately polarizing and engaging blend of anti-religious punk, industrial, and extreme death metal. Formed in 2000 by Reverend Filthy Fuck and Mullah Sadogoat, the group issued a pair of demos (2001's Possession of Sister Clair and 2002's Al Nabi Mojrem Moghtaseib Dajjal, and an EP (Al Nabi Moujrem, Moughtaseb, Dajjal) before dropping their debut long-player, Six Years of Dormant Hatred, in 2008 via Moribund Records. The LP brought the group underground acclaim -- and death threats...