Four years in the making, from the coldest forests of Algaresh.

Symphonic Black Metal group ARKHETH are ready to unleash their sophomore album ‘IX & I: The Quintessence of Algaresh‘ [Algaresh]. Due out nationwide April 6th 2010 as the long awaited follow up to the 2003 debut ‘Hymns of a Howling Wind‘.

Representing ten of the most melancholic black metal symphonies to grace an album, Algaresh stands at titanic two hours in length. This double CD elegantly composed over a four year period while the band secluded themselves in their home town of Orange, NSW, Australia.

ARKHETH‘s concept of Algaresh provides a place the band draws unique ideas, myths and music from. This methodology keeps the context of the music highly original, well thought with a freedom of expression. Algaresh is a masterpiece of creativity on all fronts, from concept through to fruition.

IX & I: The Quintessence of Algaresh Tracklist:

01. The Conception And Creation
02. Chronicles of the Ancient Narwynd
03. Kings in Black
04. The Breeze that Stirs the Snow
05. Faint Winds in the Heart of Orion
06. Where the Wind Blows Ether
07. Dewy Eve Upon the Eminent Foreland of Arg’Thorn
08. The Well of Urd
09. The Black Riders of Avernus
10. Upon the Golden Walls of Dreaming

ARKHETH, initially formed as ETERNAL DARK in 1999, Orange NSW. The band performed several times under this moniker and circulated a handful of promotional recordings before the band split up with some members moving cities. Members Tyraenos and Skulthorn remained in Orange to continue under the name ARKHETH. This partnership culminated in the debut release ‘Hymns of a Howling Wind‘ with several more live appearences supporting this release. Some 6 years later, 4 years in the making ARKHETH are back with their sophomore album ‘IX & I: The Quintessence of Algaresh‘.

You will be able to find DEAD LETTER OPENER – Lumen, NAZXUL – Iconoclast and MOURNFUL CONGREGATION – The June Frost nationwide from JB Hifi and selected retailers for a fair price. This is our first head office drop nationally thanks to our new distributor. We’re quite excited by this new movement. All shipments to the stores have shipped with posters. If these prove popular we’ll print up some more and give them away. We’ll also be running some ads around.

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As a harbinger to ASTRIAAL‘s return show at Monstrothic (Rosies Live) this coming Friday night, the Brisbane extremists have announced that Cameron Grant (PSYCROPTIC) will fill the long vacated bass position and debut live with the band at their show in Brisbane.

Cameron is a founding member with Nuclear Blast signed Tasmanian tech death fiends PSYCROPTIC, and has performed on all four of their studio releases to date and completed numerous international tours with the band.

The addition of Cameron Grant will bring a new ferocity to ASTRIAAL and continue their return out of self imposed exile, with the long awaited follow up to Renascent Misanthropy, ‘Anatomy of the Infinite‘ due for release in Autumn 2010 through Obsidian Records.

After a nigh on seven year recording silence ASTRIAAL are now poised to return with their sophomore album entitled ‘Anatomy of the Infinite‘. This next opus is due to be released in the Autumn of 2010 for the southern equatorial territories via Australian label Obsidian Records. Sounding strikingly different to their previous debut full length ‘Renascent Misanthropy‘ in production, tone and song structure. Recorded at various studios within Australia and mixed at Mølla Lydstudio [Norway] with Knut Magne Valle [Arcturus], ‘Anatomy of the Infinite‘ resonates with a more primeval, organic musicality throughout. Featuring eight tracks comprising of haunting and dissonant passages interwoven with moments of epic black metal grandeur, ‘Anatomy of the Infinite‘ will indeed satiate the needs of those ardent adherents that have been anticipating the next chapter in the ASTRIAAL sonic landscape. The reprisal looms…

Anatomy of the Infinite Tracklist:

01. Blessed Are The Dead
02. Visceral Incarnate
03. ‘Neath The Bones Of Salvation
04. Ad Interim
05. The Scars Of Aberration
06. Foundations In Flesh
07. Relinquishment Of The Stars
08. …For The Day Will Come

Astriaal will be previewing tracks from their forthcoming opus at their return show in Brisbane on February 19th, and a track from the recording, ‘Foundations In Flesh’, can be heard at ASTRIAAL’s Myspace page….

http://www.myspace.com/astriaal1