This one's a proper polariser; a dark, challenging leather-rose beast that'll either have you hooked or running for the hills. Not one for the faint-hearted, it demands a certain swagger but absolutely delivers on impact.

Dark Shadow chases Xerjoff Deified's leather-rose-patchouli signature. It is louder and rougher out of the gate than the niche original's polished animalic blend, with a shorter, flatter dry-down and less of the layered rock-and-roll complexity Deified is known for, but a fair entry point into that leather-floral territory.