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
As the old saying goes, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Well, thirteen records into a career filled obsessively with Vikings and Norse mythology, and the only result Amon Amarth expects to change is the number of listeners. Judging from their continuing rise in popularity, that’s pretty far from insanity.
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Amon Amarth announce The Allfather Awakens – a ten-song masterwork that further cements the legacy of the Swedish metal titan’s spectacularly memorable riffs and unflinching melodic aural power. The Allfather Awakens sees its release October 2nd via Metal Blade Records. Pre-orders are live at the links below. Stream the new single and watch the music video for “Gjallarhorn” now! Continue reading