As Black Metal moves ever further away from its dangerous, mysterious and antihuman roots, it is perhaps more timely than ever to acknowledge and celebrate the contribution to this once cursed, fanatical and adversarial art form of the deliriously oddball and occult entity that is Dead Reptile Shrine. One of BM?s most eclectic, inaccessible and intriguing forces, Dead Reptile Shrine is an uncompromising countercultural phenomenon that has harnessed down through the years, nay decades, a rich legacy of weird, jarring, and unpalatable sonic misanthropy, never following the flock, always ignoring trends, blazing its own indignant path. Originally released on cassette in 2002, ?N.T.K.? is the second full-length conjured by S. Devamitra under this twisted banner, delivering a journey of shamanic, satanic subterranean antihumanism ? manic, deranged and reeking of bleak desolation. The music on this record is about as primitive and depraved as one could wish for, imbued with a genuine darkness that cannot be faked (though too many try to do so these days).