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"CONGRESS OF DEATH"

Verus Amor

Verus amor burns within rebellion,

beneath the cross inversa, descending into the abyss.

Sublime metamorphosis unravels the sacred order,

daemonis oculi fixed upon eternal night.

True passion dwells where the holy bleeds,

where flesh is remade through darkness,

and the profane consecrates what heaven forbids.

There, love and ruin become one,

while shadows climb the inverted cross

and metamorphoses bloom in unhallowed gardens.

Fixus est aspectus—

the gaze that pierces the veil

“In my dreams I brought back the old days. . . .”

Virgil Finlay (1914–1971), illustration to “The Dark World” by Henry Kuttner

Fantastic Story Magazine Vol. 6 #3, Winter 1954

Soulburn - Quantifying Cosmic Doom

Blackened Death Metal from Oldenzaal, Netherlands

With “Quantifying Cosmic Doom”, SOULBURN renew their dark pact with their loyal following: they deliver extreme and heavy metal that constantly pushes boundaries whilst remaining true to its core values of black, death and doom. Building upon a solid foundation of death metal, “Quantifying Cosmic Doom” seamlessly adds walls of melancholy carved from the bedrock of doom, and crowns massive riffs with the wild and spiritual flames of black metal. A wide musical variety, coupled with the masterful storytelling that runs like a thread through the epic songs, reveals SOULBURN as seasoned veterans who cling to their extreme craft with absolute self-assurance and passion. SOULBURN rose from the ashes of ASPHYX in 1996, when the Dutch death metal pioneers disbanded once more before eventually reuniting. Behind SOULBURN’s fifth album, “Quantifying Cosmic Doom”, lies a long journey that never followed a straight path, but instead led through many dimensions and trod hidden paths. Yet the Dutch metal extremists have undeniably reached a dark and beautiful pinnacle.

1. The Braveheart of Nightmares 07:29 2. Powehi, the Embellished Dark Source of Unending Creation 07:14 3. A Pyramid Absurd 05:32 4. An Impious Journey Through the Cathedral's Mouth 03:38 5. Stalactites of Molten Flesh 05:12 6. M87 - What Hopes to Be Born? 05:00 7. Iconox Spew Black at the Razor's Edge 05:31 8. Down Among the Stars 04:15 9. The Desolationist 05:21 10. In the Very Time That Will Rot Us 05:12 11. An Innocuous Swathe of Sky 06:49

Release date: June 12th, 2026 via @testimony_records