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Anfauglir - Akallabêth

Epic Symphonic Black Metal / United States

ANFAUGLIR was forged by US multi-instrumentalists Lord Bauglir and Griss as an exploration in storytelling through epic symphonic Black Metal. Based upon the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, the duo aim to match the source material's scope and grandeur with unique cinematic compositions which transport listeners directly to Middle-earth. Avoiding traditional song structures, the immaculately-produced new opus "Akallabêth" - meaning 'The Downfallen' in Adûnaic, the language of Tolkein's Númenoreans - is written and arranged in the vein of a traditional classical symphony. Themes and melodies develop, recur and transform, entwining delicately rapturous motifs with violent tragedy through the vastness of multi-layered orchestration, choral majesty, evocative chamber-work and sweeping Black Metal.

1. The Rise of Númenor 20:21 2. The Inevitable Truths of Time 17:23 3. Defying the Doom of Men 21:53 4. The Downfall 11:58

Release date: June 27th, 2025 via @debemurmorti

Pestilent Hex - Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow

Symphonic Black Metal from Uusimaa, Finland

Building upon the symphonic Black Metal stylings of their masterful 2022 debut "The Ashen Abhorrence", enigmatic Finnish duo PESTILENT HEX return with second opus, "Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow", to herald a new era of malevolent grandeur and melodic aggression. The work of multi-instrumentalist L. Oathe (DESOLATE SHRINE, CONVOCATION, ORDINANCE) and vocalist/lyricist M. Malignant (CORPSESSED, TYRANNY, PROFETUS), "Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow" is still primarily inspired by legendary '90s second wave Black Metal but diverges from the neoclassical and baroque undertones of the debut into more contemporary, complex and exquisitely labyrinthine realms.

1. Nocturne 01:54 instrumental 2. Sciomancy and Sortilege 07:30 3. Through Mirrors Beyond 06:24 4. Of Hexcraft and Laws Three-fold 06:57 5. A Spectral Voyage 06:26 6. Threnody of the Moon Ascendant 05:56 7. Sanguine Gnosis 10:40

Release date: November 29th, 2024 via @debemurmorti

Imperial Crystalline Entombment - Abominable Astral Summoning

Black Metal from Maryland, US

The third revelation from IMPERIAL CRYSTALLINE ENTOMBMENT is the latest apocalyptic statement from a legion once seemingly cryogenically frozen in time - advancing their legacy in a hostile whirlwind of compulsive new paeans to the ancient anti-God Råvaskieth. On "Abominable Astral Summoning" the band strikes more cold-blooded and barbarous than ever. The still-addictive songwriting leans further into evil obscurity, the percussive battering – now more texturally organic – airtight and hypnotic. The accelerated tremolos dial up the epicness, with the uniformly exceptional riffing skewed and dynamically varied to counterbalance the familiar whiteout intensity.

1. A Call to Worship 00:51 2. Insufferable Shivers 04:43 3. Phantoms of Ice 04:32 4. Frigid Spirits Arcane 04:30 5. White Behemoths of Woe 03:56 6. Avalanche Apocalypse 05:35 7. Esoteric Offerings 04:31 8. The Cold Cosmic Veil 04:15 9. Cryogenic Death 04:18 10. From the Arctic Void 04:40 11. Clandestine Cavern Sacrifice 04:39

Release date: July 11th, 2025 via @debemurmorti