The album also featured the popular, Neptunes-produced hit “Shake Ya Ass”. Let’s Get Ready debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200, making it Mystikal’s only chart-topping album to date. Let’s Get Ready was released in 2000 and contained “Danger (Been So Long)”, which featured rising pop star Nivea, and was the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single in June 2001. In 1999 he began recording his album after leaving No Limit. That was his last album with the label, and he left later in 1999 to go on his own In late 1998, he released Ghetto Fabulous. He appeared on many of the No Limit albums released from 1997 through a chunk of 1999. He signed to No Limit Records in 1996 and released Unpredictable in November 1997. Mystikal signed to Jive Records and released Mind of Mystikal in 1995. It wasn’t long after their beef that Mystikal and Lil Wayne decided to squash it and become collaborators.
The songs “Dedicated To Michelle Tyler”, “Murderer” (both on Mind of Mystikal), “Murder 2”, “Shine” (both on Unpredictable) and “Murder III” (on Let’s Get Ready) refer to her murder. Mystikal’s sister, Michelle Tyler (whom he had close ties with), sang the chorus on “Not That Nigga” and her fate became a major influence on Mystikal’s music after her untimely death. He struck back with the diss “Beware” which was on his sophomore effort Mind of Mystikal. They dissed him on tracks like “Drag ‘Em in Tha River” by U.N.L.V. He found himself in conflict with fellow New Orleans rappers signed to Cash Money Records including U.N.L.V., Lil Wayne and B.G. Inquisition proves all it takes is a two-man army to create ‘true black metal’ that will remain timeless.Mystikal’s debut album, Mystikal, was released on New Orleans-based independent record label Big Boy Records in 1994. The production of the album is still raw and brutal but sounds polished, not too polished though as some black metal bands go over the top losing that true black metal sound. There is so much texture in Dagon’s riffs and the fact that a bass is not needed and the way he plays the guitar to achieve this is what stands Inquisition apart from other bands of the genre. ‘Hymn for a Dead Star’ is another favourite of mine as is ‘Across the Abyss Ancient Horns Bray’ which wraps the album up nicely with its complex composition. Title track changes pace after the shortest track on the album ‘Upon the Fire Winged Demon’ with its solos and speed. ‘Cosmic Invocation Rites’ is Inquisition at their most brutal, constant blast-beats with Dagon proving yet again that he is an absolute powerhouse of riffs. ‘Desolate Funeral Chant’ starts out slow and depressing and almost 3 minutes into it there is a stomping riff that you must bang your head to. There are 10 tracks that to me all stand out in their own way. Inquisition are on a mission to destroy the listener’s eardrums with their evil sounds. Destroy them all!” at the start of the song adds a nice touch. The dialogue, “Lucifer punish your enemies oh lord of the night.
Check out the groove on ‘Command of the Dark Crown’, my personal favourite.
From break-neck speed to slow, doomy, somewhat depressing and heavy grooves the album has it all. The change in song structure is frequent with so much going on there is never a dull moment. Dagon doesn’t let up riff after riff, with solos galore. Opening track ‘Astral Path to Supreme Majesties’ starts the record off with monstrous blast beats from the master of the kit Incubus and Dagon’s distinct demonic vocals soon take hold.
The phenomenal album, epically titled ‘Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm’ which came out in 2011 is spruced up in 2015 by the kind folk at Season of Mist who have reissued the album with the artwork of Paolo Girardi based on German art from the 15th century. If there is one black metal band you should witness live it would be Inquisition. Originating from Columbia and now residing in Seattle where he met drum god Incubus, Dagon had found his partner in crime who would help him in his quest for true black metal. Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm
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