US black/death metal band Ashen Horde, which features members of Inferi, Equipoise, Abhoria, Norse, etc. have premiered a brand new song via Metal Injection that’s much more progressive in nature in comparison to the previous ones that were unveiled. The premiere link can be found HERE. Excerpt –
“Equal parts blackened madness, death metal riffing, and clean vocals, “The Neophyte” should get just about anyone stoked for Antimony”
– “a sensational album” – Metal Purgatory Media (US) 9/10
– “undoubtedly Ashen Horde’s greatest achievement yet” – Head-Banger Reviews (US)
– “absolutely exhilarating” – No Clean Singing (US)
Ashen Horde (US) – Antimony (Black/Death Metal)
Genre – Black/Death Metal
Release Date – January 27th, 2023
Record Label – Transcending Obscurity Records
For fans of – Immortal, Abigor, Enslaved, Ihsahn, Abhoria, Inferi, Death
What started off as a one-man band, Ashen Horde now boast of a lineup that has the vocalist of Inferi and Equipoise, the drummer of Norse and the bassist of Abhoria. They’ve expanded upon their sound like never before and it now showcases a terrific and fairly unique blend of black and death metal rife with both progressive elements and technical bits. Each song offers a new and detailed interpretation of the multi-faceted style and remains unpredictable and riveting. There’s just so much happening in each one of them that they demand undivided attention and somehow, despite the perplexingly intricate nature of the compositions, there is remarkable coherency. The elaborate songs serve as chapters to bring to life the real story of the unsolved murder of Charles Bravo committed in 1876 and the concept has been given vivid artistic expression by Niklas Sundin of Dark Tranquillity. Fascinating through and through, ‘Antimony’ is an outstanding album in the style with exceptional performances by all involved.
Line up –
Trevor (Abhoria) – Guitars, clean vocals
Stevie (Inferi, Equipoise) – Harsh vocals
Robin (Norse) – Drums
Igor (Abhoria) – Bass
Artwork by Niklas Sundin (Dark Tranquillity)
Track list –
1. Summoning
2. The Throes of Agony
3. The Consort
4. The Barrister
5. The Physician
6. The Courtesan
7. The Disciple
8. The Neophyte
9. Animus Nocendi
10. Knives (Bonus)