Formed by anonymous musicians from long-running and acclaimed black metal bands, Achathras is a new project celebrating the early to late-90s European black metal sound. Their debut album, A Darkness Of The Ancient Past, will be released on 1st September via Cult Never Dies.
While many newer bands claim to draw upon “true” and “old school” black metal, this often involves recycling the template set by the same three or four early 90s Norwegian acts. However, the Cult Never Dies label aims to celebrate the past and present of extreme and underground metal.
Achathras is said to offer a much broader embrace of those glory years, resurrecting the values of the early to late 1990s European black metal scene, a period when aggressive riffs, atmospheric songwriting, caustic vocals, and otherworldly synth work provided an alternative to the mainstream.
You can check that out for yourselves via the video for ‘Anointed With Moonfire’ featured here at RAMzine.
The full track listing for the album is: ‘The Weaving Of The Worlds’, ‘Anointed With Moonfire’, ‘A Cerement Of Flame’, ‘Emanation Of Chaos’, ‘Melancholy Wanderer’, ‘The Curse Of Supremacy’, ‘The Despiser Triumphant’, ‘A Lamenting Presence’ and ‘The Uttermost Cold’ – It can be ordered here and Ein Europe here.
