Ahead of official release on December 6th, Swiss Black Metal band AARA has partnered with Black Metal Promotion to unveil a full stream of their forthcoming sixth album. “Eiger” depicts the harrowing true story of a doomed mountaineering expedition and its icy melodies, pensive moods and vibrant plummets contrast the wonderment of the natural world with a heightened sense of existential horror.
Composer and guitarist Berg reflects on the album’s concept:
“The album refers to the beginnings of mountaineering in the Swiss Alps, in particular to the relationship between man and nature and the fascination of taking great risks in order to reach a goal that may or may not have been set. Mountaineering has no added value in the context of the general public, it is only the inner restlessness of people who want to take this risk for themselves, to go where no one has gone before. To dare to look into the unknown. At the heart of the album is the story of the attempt to climb the Eiger North Face in 1936. The Eiger had already been climbed several times in the 19th century, but only from the west and south. The north face was not climbed until the beginning of the 20th century, and most attempts were fatal. The tragic outcome of the 1936 ascent can hardly be surpassed.
I think many people are fascinated by the mountains. For some they are a source of relaxation, for others a place of spirituality and for others a place of identification, with a particular region or with feelings. When you live in a country that is largely made up of mountains, your life is automatically linked to them in one way or another. Fluss and I love to spend time in the mountains, even though it is unfortunately not possible to live directly in the regions in question, as life in Switzerland revolves mainly around the cities and densely populated areas.“
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“Eiger” will be released on CD, vinyl and digital on December 6th. Pre-orders are available via the label’s EU, US, and Bandcamp shops, bundle options are available.
Switzerland’s AARA was founded in 2018 by vocalist Fluss and multi-instrumentalist Berg to create art highly influenced by atmospheric Black Metal. Sporting an epic, classical feel, their sweeping compositions aim to take the listener through the darkest alleys of human existence.
Soon after releasing their debut record “So fallen alle Tempel” in early 2019, AARA joined forces with Debemur Morti Productions, releasing their mosaic EP “Anthropozän” that same year.
Barely a year after their debut, AARA unveiled a new full-length record in April of 2020. A conceptual look into Europe’s Age of Enlightenment, “En Ergô Einai” sees AARA take their accomplished sound to new heights of mature artistic expression. Opened with a haunting acoustic intro courtesy of Vindsval (BLUT AUS NORD), “En Ergô Einai” is a triumph of fluid melodic euphoria and classical elegance, setting an even higher watermark in a bright, young discography. The third album and beginning of a trilogy, namely “Triade I: Eos“, was released in March 2021. In this epic and dramatic new work of art, AARA are interpreting the Gothic novel “Melmoth The Wanderer” (1820) of Irish writer Charles Robert Maturin.
Venturing forth into the next chapters of Maturin‘s work, AARA crafted the second part of their trilogy, “Triade II: Hemera“. The six tracks of brutally melodic, top-tier Black Metal was released in May 2022. The third and final album of the Melmoth trilogy saw see the light of day on March 31st, 2023.
In follow up to 2023’s “Triade III: Nyx“, the band now breaks away from the literary and apply their stunning musicality to real-world events. AARA‘s new album, “Eiger“, will be released on December 6th.