Nowy AKOLYTH za miesiąc

 

Today, Amor Fati Productions announces October 8th as the international release date for Akolyth's highly anticipated second album, Ecstatic Kingdom, on CD and vinyl LP formats.

A still-mysterious entity, Akolyth return five years after their self-titled debut album for Amor Fati. Just as fierce, somber, and ritualistic as Akolyth, Ecstatic Kingdom goes further into the abyss with a rawer, unsettlingly muffled soundfield, as if one were hearing Akolyth's dread vibrations from a good distance away - and that that Kingdom was also deep underground. Nevertheless, the evocations of early '90s black metal and clandestine rites roam wilder and loom larger here; the hackle-raising passion and horrid atmosphere form a symbiosis with songwriting that slashes and stifles in equal measure. Truly, Ecstatic Kingdom is a vivid, perhaps-perverse title for its contents; not for nothing is the 39-minute album comprised of four epic-length tracks, with the penultimate being the near-15-minute closer "Without Light," also truly titled. Grim and ghastly, the otherworldly black metal on display invokes either possession or immolation, depending on your proclivities - but either way, an even-stronger strike from the infinite dark from Akolyth!

In the meantime, hear the brand-new track "A Black Torch" HERE at Amor Fati's official YouTube channel. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Akolyth's Ecstatic Kingdom

1. A Black Torch [9:07]

2. Ecstatic Kingdom [7:03]

3. To Grow, Flourish And Conquer [7:59]

4. Without Light [14:48]