Arckanum is Johan “Shamaatae” Lahger’s Black Metal art, religion, and practice. The highly anticipated album, Beswaerilrin (Darkness Shall Rise Records) is the tenth album from Arckanum since the formation of his solo work in 1992. Implementing narrative incantations which serve to channel Thursian spiritual disciplines and occult artistic practices.  Arckanum’s Beswaerilirin surely delivers a devastatingly dark and artful elegance to the genre of Black Metal. Continue reading →