(Review borrowed from Metal Archives)

First wave black metal worship done gloriously. If you seek a record that summons the spirits of Bathory, Venom, Celtic Frost and their kind but with an anthemic twist, The Gauntlet is definitely for you. Raw, powerful and simplistically evocative. A cut of wax for pounding fists, banging heads and blazing a trail of demonic mischief. Definitely a rager of epic proportions!