There is no death metal album more infamous than Illud Divinum Insanus. There are maybe albums more reviled by the hardcores; there is an endless amount of obscure, bedroom-Bandcamp mush that passes through the ears without leaving an impression; there are disappointments, there are polarisers, but nothing has the broad, wide-reaching infamy of Illud Divinum Insanus. It was a record whose reputation immediately spread beyond the reach of your typical post-prime Morbid Angel release, quickly put alongside Cold Lake and St. Anger in the pantheon of the most infamous blunders in metal music. Even amongst those records, Illud Divinum Insanus is … Continue reading How Bad Was Illud Divinum Insanus, Actually?