Austrian black metallers Asphagor  stream their upcoming fifth full-length album, “The Aphotic Vortex”, in its entirety. The title will be officially released on October 24th via Immortal Frost Productions, coming in various physical formats such as: Jewel Case CD with a 8-paged booklet, limited to 500 copies; 12″ Vinyl + an Insert, coming in 2 different colours, limited to 250 copies: Classic Black Vinyl limited to 150 copies, Onyx Vinyl limited to 100 copies.As well as on Digital format through all major platforms.

All music was composed by M.E.Sargoth, Hybreos and M.Zanesco.Cover artwork and booklet artworks for the album were crafted by Morgoth, while layout & design were handled by Hybreos & WrathDesign.

In early 2025, the Austrian horde of Asphagor have inked a deal with Immortal Frost Productions for the release of  “The Aphotic Vortex”. On this record the band managed to write and bring to life a story like ventured of an album that lures the listener into their web of creation from the moment they press play.

Their 5th studio album has a very thick and professional sound production that pillars far above their previous outputs. The guitars are so clear of sound and yet, deliver such devasting harsh sounding riffs combined with some of the most hypnotic and beautiful melodies throughout the entire record, supported by the heaviness of the underlaying bass tones that gives the music the right punch it needs. The drums are captivating, variated while they pound their way through each song from slow tempo break fills to fast phased blast beats. The vocals deliver one of the most outstanding performances I’ve heard in a long time, from speech to scream, from haunted to melancholic sounding notes, there is enough variation going on to keep the listeners attention.

Besides all the mentioned, the album brings forth some of the most fascinating interludes entangled in synths and other orchestra instruments to create that story like feeling from the beginning til ending.

The Aphotic Vortex is without a doubt an outstanding record that surpassed its predecessors and which every fan of the Black & Death Metal genre will be able to enjoy til the fullest. A brutal, fierce, relentless, mesmerizing and above all renewed sounding album by Asphagor is what you may expect.

Pre-orders are now open here: http://lnk.to/theaphoticvortex.

Tracklist:
01. Procession
02. Gates of Manifested Hell
03. Nostromo
04. Rites of Embarkation
05. Path to Devotion Pt. I
06. Path to Devotion Pt. II
07. Tehom
08. Into the Storm
09. Arrival
10. Conditio Inhumana
11. Dissolution

Follow the official premiere of the album tonight: