Impiety

Surely one of the first black metal ensembles to emerge out of the island country of Singapore, Impiety was formed in 1990 by vocalist/bassist Shyaithan (real name Ariffeen Deen) with guitarist XXXul and drummer Iblyss -- all of whom pledged their allegiance to both Satan and extreme metal after coming into contact with the virulent creations of world-spanning genre pioneers such as England's Venom, Switzerland's Hellhammer, Brazil's Sarcófago, and the early works from Sweden's Bathory, to name but a few. In relatively short order, the trio began making their presence known to...