Eight Gigs: Sabbath Assembly

Sabbath Assembly started off by playing call-and-response folk hymns, the kind you’d hear in a church at the end of a gravel road—except for the fact that they praise Satan, Lucifer and Jehovah in equal measure. Drawing inspiration from the Process Church of the Final Judgment, the band’s taking increasingly dark and intricate musical paths on an inverted pilgrimage to Armageddon. With a mystical blend of psych, doom and old-school heavy metal supported by lyrics like, “The blackened sky shrieks hatred at the moon,” how can anyone resist? 1517 21st Street, www.sabbathassembly.com.