From the depths of Norway looms a new rising beast of hate and misanthropy in the form of Avmakt. Their debut single ‘Poison Reveal’ is out now and their debut album, Satanic Inversion Of.…, is set for release on 30th August on Peaceville Records.
Speaking about Avmakt’s music, vocalist Christoffer Bråthen said “Abstract and concrete as asphalt, processed through life as blood and ash, these riffs have seeped through the bottomless psychic wall. The themes are futureless and true to who we really are – clean and clear as disease.”
Featuring the duo of Kristian Valbo and Christoffer Bråthen – known for their work with such acts as Aura Noir, Obliteration, and Condor – their debut album under this new guise, The Satanic Inversion of…., has been described as “a grim and revelatory offering”. Primitive in a way that captures the early sounds of Darkthrone, as well as the stark chaos of early-era Bathory along with their own stamp on the genre.
Though both members had played in bands covering different genres since their early teenage years, black etal had always been one of the most important as a vehicle for an honesty and fierceness that resonated deeply within the duo, without the need for extravagant clothing or pretentious concepts. And so Avmakt itself was born as the vessel for channelling this stripped-down, raw feeling.
Avmakt itself means “powerlessness”, the sense of being overwhelmed and not able to have any influence – without choice, voice, or hope. And so it is from far down in this psychological abyss that Avmakt’s ideas and expressions manifest with the completion of their debut studio release; six sprawling epic tracks recorded with the assistance of Arild Torp, also of Obliteration, and encapsulating such themes as emptiness, desolation, and alienation in a powerful display of sinister, uninhibited black metal.
Formed in 2020, with Bråthen on guitars, vocals and bass and Valbo on drums, vocals and bass, their one and only demo release gained traction on the underground scene. The Norwegians quickly came to the attention of Darkthrone’s Fenriz and Peaceville Records, and they were featured on Peaceville’s black metal compilation Dark Side of the Sacred Star at the end of 2022.
Satanic Inversion Of….will be released as a limited-edition white vinyl LP, classic black vinyl LP, CD and digital album. It will feature the tracks ‘Ordinance Avmakt’, ‘Poison Reveal’, ‘Sharpening Blades Of Cynicism’, ‘Towing Oblivion’, ‘Charred’ and ‘Doubt and the Void’. It can be ordered here.
