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Today, Swedish black metal elite Malakhim premiere the new video "The Firmament Submits" at the Black Metal Promotion YouTube channel. The track is the second to be revealed from the band's highly anticipated second album, And In Our Hearts the Devil Sings, set for international release on October 31st via Iron Bonehead Productions. See & hear Malakhim's "The Firmament Submits" video in its entirety exclusively HERE.

From their formation in 2016 onward, the ascent of Sweden's Malakhim has been both steady and swift: first demo to first EP to first album, every move has been patient and maximized but never belabored. Those sumptuous short-lengths surely whet appetites for the band's full-length debut, Theion, released in 2021 to widespread acclaim by Iron Bonehead. There, Malakhim fully flexed every muscle and explored every crooked corner that had been there since the beginning - death metalled thrust colliding headlong with a majestic-yet-malevolent melodicism that harkened back to the ancient days of No Fashion and Solistitium - exhibiting a vital and yet venerable new iteration of orthodox black metal.

While And In Our Hearts the Devil Sings isn't strictly a concept album per se, its lyrical themes are nevertheless deep, loosely based on the ideas of Yetzer Hara: the inherent inclination of man to do evil. Suitably, Malakhim have tapped K Pavleska of Mors Ultima Ratio Art to capture the ominous cover artwork, with additional booklet artwork by longtime friend Karmazid, who's also been a staple for all their releases. "You may claim to not know or believe in the Devil, but rest assured that the Devil knows you..."

In the meantime, see & hear the brand-new video "The Firmament Submits" exclusively HERE, courtesy of the Black Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Also hear the previously revealed track "Solar Crucifixion" HERE at Iron Bonehead's official YouTube channel. Aforementioned cover art and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Malakhim's And In Our Hearts the Devil Sings

1. And In Our Hearts the Devil Sings [7:44]

2. Solar Crucifixion [6:12]

3. A New Temple [5:27]

4. Into Darkness We Depart [5:50]

5. Angel of the Bottomless Pit [5:32]

6. Hearts Ablaze [4:30]

7. The Firmament Submits [8:20]