Following ten years of silence after the release of their debut
album “The Embers of the Stars” and the untimely
death of vocalist Steven, English atmospheric black metal masters
Ahamkara return with a new lineup and new album
“The Harrow of the Lost”, an unflinching
exploration of the transformative nature of grief.
An emotionally charged and fiercely personal record, “The Harrow of
the Lost” takes the Ahamkara sound in a more complex and tormented
direction, encompassing existential rage, nihilistic despair and
all in between. Both rawer and more organic in sound, intensified
by the electrifying drum work of new member Austin Lunn
(Panopticon), and scaling greater peaks of Emperial ambition than
ever before, the album integrates the expansive reach of the
Cascadian black metal sound with the densely detailed savagery of
classic Emperor and the aching melancholy of early Anathema to
produce a deeply involving journey of genre-transcending
atmospheric metal. Completed by a heartfelt and uncompromising
vocal performance from founder member Michael and the nuanced,
evocative synth work of Alexandra (also of labelmates Nemorous),
this is a journey into the scorched earth landscapes of bereavement
that no follower of the Bindrune family should miss.
Ahamkara has facebook and instagram for updates on the band. More info and samples of the album coming soon!
You can listen to the debut album “The Embers of the
Stars” below:
Mother of THE VOID.
Underground music is the ultimate weapon against mediocrity.
