FUNERARIA Whitechapel CD

Funeraria is a sinister and uncompromising raw black metal project hailing from Belgium that delves into the darkest corners of human history and urban horror. In 2025, the project unleashed its grim and conceptual EP titled Whitechapel, released through the specialized underground label Acid Vicious. Built upon a foundation of razor-sharp guitar riffs, blistering tempos, and piercing, agonizing vocals, the record transports the listener to the foggy, filth-ridden streets of Victorian London, capturing the terror and visceral brutality of the infamous Jack the Ripper murders through a violent and chaotic sonic lens. The five-track EP initiates its horrific journey with Murder (Intro), a brief, atmospheric prelude filled with ominous sounds that set a tense and dangerous tone for the record. This short introduction instantly explodes into Aristocrat Whore, a track delivering a relentless wave of furious blast beats and hostile instrumentation that highlights the project's unyielding black metal assault. The auditory onslaught continues unabated with the suffocating and aggressive movements of Parasite, which perfectly bridges the chaos into the title track, Whitechapel. As the emotional and thematic centerpiece of the record, the title track masterfully blends raw hostility with cold, lingering melodies that evoke the grim scenery of the historic East End district. Finally, Funeraria brings this terrifying historical odyssey to a dramatic and bloody conclusion with Bloody Mary Kelly, a track dedicated to the Ripper's final victim, sealing the EP with a haunting mixture of violent black metal fury and tragic, dissonant finality.