“炼魂” is a Gothic (DIY) text effect created with FontVibe AI.

Create a square death-metal band logo, with the exact Chinese text “炼魂” as the sole readable lettering. Design the two Han characters as a unified custom black-metal/death-metal sigil: ultra-heavy, wide, dense strokes; sharp spear-point terminals; thorn-like extensions projected from stroke joints; torn and corroded irregular outer edges; compressed negative spaces that remain visibly readable at logo scale. “炼” is on the left and “魂” on the right, joined by a narrow central knot of hooked spikes, creating a near-symmetrical silhouette without obscuring either character. Material: forged blackened steel, chipped edges, granular oxidized pitting, thin hairline cracks, sparse dark crimson heat glow visible inside a few deep fissures. Light: hard overhead cold-white rim light catches only the sharp metal ridges; near-black charcoal background with faint smoke, drifting ash particles, and restrained deep-red embers behind the lettering. High-contrast monochrome logo treatment, centered, isolated, no frame, no extra words, no Latin alphabet, no skulls, no instruments, no decorative border. Crisp vector-like silhouette with physically textured metal surface, high detail, readable Chinese characters.