Celebrating 11 years of existence on a tiny tropical country like Costa Rica for a child might not be such a big deal, since we have a very “1st world country” mortality rate (A little socialist propaganda there for you!); but for a black metal band living in a very conservative, Christian country is a big deal, and so Morbid Funeral has accomplished that, to survive the society that surrounds them and their inner struggles to have a solid line up, so hails to Morbid Funeral.

Congratulations, adulations and respect aside “Satanas Rules The Earth” is a weird album, the description of the record is of been a “Best of” compilation but I don’t see this tracks on previous releases so I guess is just a regular album or speculating maybe a gathering of demos and unreleased tracks. (There is practically no info on this release on the bands website) So how does it sound? If you have heard underground raw black metal then you know exactly what this album is all about; the guys do infuse a couple of very catchy riffs here and there, but mainly the record consist on monotonous, ultra dirty songs, with blasphemic intentions, something that will please every black metal fan, but that lacks in emotion and variety as to make this album something memorable.

Jesus ,(you) Whore! Introduces the album and displays the lowest point in the entire production, the track is fast and in your face, but the drums are so incredibly repetitive as well as the simplistic guitar riff, that you can only hope it ends soon… and it does. Gradually the record begins to improve, song by song the guys from Morbid Funeral start to write a bit more complex and compelling songs, adding catchy melodies, like the great “Dark,Cold,Hellish” truly the best song on the album.

“Black Wizard” is another one of those well though, well written tracks that sadly ends up and introduces another yet repetitive song… apparently “Satanas Rules The Earth” plays between those fields, jumping from a fast straightforward song into a more complex piece that motivates you to stick around for the whole production. So if you are into underground black (and I think there is only that category when talking about real black metal) you should look for this record, just know that it will not surprise you, but reaffirm your love for the genre.