The third album of Tyrolean Black Metallers ASPHAGOR, entitled 'The Cleansing', will be released via Black Sunset / MDD on 11th May 2018.
With '(In The) Sea Of Empty Shells' a first track of the new masterpiece is now streaming below:
'The Cleansing' will be released as a valuable digipak and contains 10 songs with a playing time of about one hour. The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Patrick W. Engel (Temple Of Disharmony) and promises to be one of the most impressive Black Metal releases of the year.
Tracklist:
01. The Delphic Throne
02. Sun Devourer
03. The Solipsist
04. (In The) Sea Of Empty Shells
05. 101815
06. Ardor
07. Circle Of Abaddon
08. Monodia (He, My Wall)
09. Aurora Nocturna
10. The Cleansing
Live-Dates:
30.04.2018 +Irdorath +Support @Wakuum, Graz
19.05.2018 +Ars Irae +Erl @Komma, Wörgl
08.06.2018 +Transilvania +Portae Obscuritas +Eridu @pmk, Innsbruck
14.07.2018 Sick Midsummer Festival
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LINEUP
Morgoth - Voice
M.Zanesco - Bass Guitar
Hybreos - Six Strings
M.E. Sargoth - Battery
Atlas - Session Six String
BIOGRAPHY
Succeeding the albums HAVOC (2010) and ANTI (2013) one of the strongest Black Metal outputs from Austria clears the path to their new album THE CLEANSING.
In March 2007 ASPHAGOR has been founded by forming members Axis, Atlas, Sargoth, Aeshma and Das Nichts.
After a complete year’s composing work the demo “Tyrolean Hell” was released and in 2008, the songs were performed live for the first time. After receiving very decent appreciation by the audience as well as the event’s manager the band gained a support slot for a show of Hellsaw in St. Johann in Tyrol.
Following up a considerable amount of shows, Asphagor recorded its debut album “Havoc” in 2010 and released it the very same year by themselves. Shortly before the album was finished, Das Nichts decided to part ways with the band and Morgoth stepped in as the band’s new vocalist subsequent to the album release. Following this structural change, both stage performance and compositional elements have gained in individuality considerably.
Followed by a multitude of shows in Germany and Italy with well-known band such as Destruction, God Detroned, Belphegor and Endstille, as well as performing on Metalfest Open Air, Helion Festival, Dark Easter Metal Meeting with Enslaved and Dark Fortress the band got into contact with Patrick W. Engel (templeofdisharmony.de), with whom the band made plans for the sequel album.
The collaboration’s first fruition was the video track for the single “Havoc”, which was produced by Engel. Due to respectable repercussions resulting from this track the band decided to also produce the following album “ANTI” in the same constellation.
In August 2012 the album was recorded within 5 days and completely finished two weeks later. Shortly before the release in April 2013 Aeshma decided to leave the band and followed by instrumental changes. As consequence, Hybreos, from the band Azum, entered the band covering duties on the lead guitar. Through the line-up change and the release of the new album further milestones towards more sovereignty composition-wise have been set. Asphagor was invited to present their new album for the first time at the Dark Easter Metal Meeting 2013 in Munich.
The critically acclaimed ANTI needed a strong successor, thus ASPHAGOR incinerated their flame of ambition of creating a unique and logic evolution of the band. Once the compository process was completed in 2016, the band again teamed up with Patrick W. Engel to realize their clear vision of what’s to become the next milestone in the band’s history. Incited with anticipation, ASPHAGOR waits solemnly to release THE CLEANSING onto the world very soon.
DISCOGRAPHY
Havoc - 2010
ANTI - 2013
The Cleansing - 2018