This is an altar before which all black metal fanatics must at some point kneel. While each of the recordings featured in this box set can be found in other formats, never have they been combined in such a way that so vividly demonstrates the evolution and mastery of Mystifier. Instead, they have previously only been released in a piecemeal and frequently disappointing fashion for worshippers of Mystifier. Here, at last, all of these classic recordings have been gathered together in a single release. Examined as a whole, they chronicle the development of the identity of Mystifier as well as a pivotal moment in the history of the black metal genre. As you play each of these rituals of baphometic blasphemy, contemplate their significance and permit yourself to feel the totality of the effect… Immerse yourself in their infinite shroud of obscurity and darkness, the invocation of evil and disorder, the ferocious hatred and contempt for all things pure and clean, the quest for the achievement of the highest order of consciousness… Let these tracks deliver you to those corners of the universe that can only be attained through ritual and ceremony. Open the devil-worshipper’s prayer-book, invoke the Mystifier…