AKHLYS · Melinoë | DIGIPAK CD

Digipak CD.

Background information about 'Melinoë'

Following up 2015's oneiric modern classic "The Dreaming I", AKHLYS present the eagerly anticipated "Melinoë" - five paeans of hypnotic, metamorphic and dangerously addictive Black Metal titled after the Orphic Goddess, bringer of nightmare and madness.Existing somewhere between your darkest fears, lucid nightmare and Hell on Earth, Akhlys is the manifestation of subconscious terror. Melinoë is the perfect name for his latest spectral masterpiece.The most group-oriented iteration of AHKLYS to date here channel the structural arcs of dream experience as they weave martial drumming, swarming counterpoint guitars, spellbinding dark ambient textures and vocal paroxysms of euphoric terror into layered, multi-faceted songs that perfectly juxtapose meticulous craftsmanship and frightening pandemonium.

Comprised of five songs spanning fourty five minutes the tracks arent brief. Signature high-pitched shrieks, tearing tremolo picking and cataclysmic drumming coupled with brilliant production results in a huge sound. But what makes this album what it is, is the masterful way in which the dark Ambient synths are not only woven into each track but envelop the record as a whole and you with it.The resulting atmosphere is thick, intoxicating and beautifully emotive. Indeed every time I've listened to this album it seems to be over in a mere moment, much like a dream. Between the synths and the tremolo picking the eerily dark melodies are clear and succinct, which makes this an easy album to listen to and enjoy.

For fans of:
Blut Aus Nord, Nightbringer, and atmospheric black metal visionaries

Track listing

1. Somniloquy
2. Pnigalion
3. Succubare
4. Ephialtes
5. Incubatio

Manufacturer: Sasu Soundworks Sarl, 126 Boulevard Bara, Heliopolis 2, Lot B4, 13013 Marseille, France, Contact: www.debemur-morti.com