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Abyssian - Let Me Die Under the Stars

Gothic/Dark Doom Metal from Italy

"Let Me Die Under the Stars" is a story divided into chapters, like a romance with a beginning, a middle and the end. Humans, perhaps descended from semi-divine lineages, alternate within it, but who over time have lost that common thread, that connection to those who created them. The Demigods, in turn children of the pure and absolute Gods and charged with overseeing our planet, remind us that ultimately we belong to them, that we are a calculated fruit, designed and created to enslave them. But what they hadn't foreseen in their descendants was, at a certain point, the desire to feel their own, to self-determination. Then we disowned them, and there was conflict, war. It was death under a sky filled with mocking stars, while the Lunar One also watched us.

1. In My Times of Forlorn 04:28 2. Let Me Die Under the Stars I 07:13 3. Let Me Die Under the Stars II 09:01 4. Let Me Die Under the Stars III 10:34 5. Back to Tilmun + AD 2026 09:01 6. Avalon (Roxy Music cover) 08:16

Release date: May 18th, 2026 via @blackwidow_records

The new CULTUS SANGUINE album is coming.

October 9, 2026 Mark this date on your calendars, it will be the moment the music scene welcomes the new record from CULTUS SANGUINE, the Italian band that has carved out a prominent place in the Metal and Gothic scene with a sound that is unique, unmistakable, and emotionally intense and full of pathos.

Titled "Tears Painted Sky", the new album will be released on all digital platforms and in physical formats (CD, vinyl, cassette, and deluxe edition) via My Kingdom Music. It represents yet another artistic evolution for the band, which has once again refined its style by blending powerful sounds with evocative atmospheres, taking the listener on a journey of no return.

Produced in collaboration with Danilo Dilorenzo of MoonHouse Studio—who helped enhance the band's sonic identity while ensuring a result of high quality and originality—the album is described by the band and those who had the honor of listening to it, as a slow and inexorable journey into the depths of the soul, where pain and darkness take shape. The tracks explore profound, personal themes, conveyed through incisive lyrics and sophisticated arrangements.

With "Tears Painted Sky", CULTUS SANGUINE push beyond the already fragile boundaries of their poetic vision, exploring painful territories and surrendering completely to the aesthetics of the end. It's a work that offers no consolation; there's no hope, no catharsis; it's an elegant and decadent representation of the inner twilight. The cult is alive!

Here is the comment Joe, vocalist for CULTUS SANGUINE, wanted to share with us: "The tracks on "Tears Painted Sky" represent the natural evolution of "Dust Once Alive", the album that marked our comeback and the start of a new chapter for the band. While that record drew the boundaries, "Tears Painted Sky" expands upon that vision with songwriting that is more dynamic, intense, and mature. The new compositions push our expressive exploration even deeper: darker atmospheres, more harrowing emotions, and heightened intensity coexist in a balance between strength and vulnerability. Each track leads the listener into a further abyss of 'True Black Sorrow'—an immersive experience in which to lose oneself and confront the most authentic emotions".

"Xenomorph", by 13 Candles, gothic rock and gothic metal band 13 Candles from Thrapston, UK, off of their 1995 album Come Out of the Dark.

Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/7kkMqomh59Kcpakd61wp0X?si=d3475544663f44f5

Their official Facebook page (their only account on social media): https://www.facebook.com/13candlesofficial

The whole album is pretty good, plenty of good songs. Xenomorph being my favorite, there's also Disbelievers and The Altar that are really good. 8/12 songs added to my main playlist. Funny that I'd never heard about them before, even during my gothic metal phase in 2022. This album was definitely goth rock though. Gonna be listening to their "Angels of Mourning Silence" next, which is supposedly more metal we'll see.

So Peter travels alone in the wide world, protecting people from the strength of a cruel enemy. On his gigantic chest he wears a cross. And under a chain mail shirt he keeps a scarf embroidered by his mother. And it seems that the titan is sad which is why his head is heavy and his figure is downcast. But in the open field Petr Rataj stands up to his full height, clearly looks with his green eyes to the horizon, and longing leaves his body at the sight of the endless forest and the high sky.

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