IMHA TARIKAT premiere the intense new video clip ‘The Day I Died (Reborn into Flames)‘ as the next single taken from the forthcoming album “Confessing Darkness“. The fourth full-length from the German black metal band has been slated for release on June 20, 2025.
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IMHA TARIKAT comment: “With the song ‘The Day I Died’, I am publicly sharing my past contemplation of suicide for the first time and reflect on a dark time in my life”, mastermind Kerem Yilmaz reveals. “At the time, I was clinically depressed and saw no hope in my future. Suddenly, something ignited inside of me, and I began fighting my way back into life. Through tears, violence, grief, and anxiety, I finally found my place by rising above the voices that tried to pull me down and by focusing upon that one whisper that told me to fight. That voice grew louder and louder. Since then, I have not looked back. Reborn into the flames, I set everything ablaze with passion upon the path that I walk now.”
Credits
Written and directed by Sabrina Bauer (Visual Evidence) & Kerem Yilmaz (Fire Burning Productions)
Cinematography by Sabrina Bauer (Visual Evidence)
Tracklist
1. Intro – Aufbruch
2. Wicked Shrine
3. Another Failed Ritual
4. Voices of Bitter Epiphany
5. Excellent Grief
6. Confessing Darkness
7. Chamber of Sin
8. Horns in the Smoke
9. Memoria Dei (Profanity and Devil)
10. Pitch Black Reflection
11. The Day I Died (Reborn into Flames)
Everything about IMHA TARIKAT has always been real: the anger, the despair, the hatred, the bursts of energy, the eternal longing, and also the boundless passion both on record and live on stage that borders on physical self-destruction.
On their fourth album, “Confessing Darkness”, the German black metal innovators are once again pushing hard against all the boundaries that define the genre without ever losing the essential connection to the harsh style. Black metal has always been a much less narrowly defined musical beast than outsiders or jealous gatekeepers have often insinuated.
IMHA TARIKAT have previously made use of all the possibilities that the genre offers while still carving out their own territory. Their dark kingdom is built on two pillars: Musically, a relentless pushing and unstoppable drive forward characterise their sound. “Confessing Darkness” delivers even more of that raw energy than before. The other foundation is a deep emotional intelligence that fully utilises the ability of black metal to express every feeling ranging from purest love to darkest hatred, from severe depression to outbursts of joy. And again, this album takes these personal confessions several steps further as it is all true.
This time around, IMHA TARIKAT‘s lyrical and musical mastermind Kerem Yilmaz aka Ruhsuz Cellât has created the whole album in a studio environment, which benefits the sound. He has also opted mostly for shorter, sharper assaults. The tracks on “Confessing Darkness” come straight to the point and let go when they have spent their devastating power.
IMHA TARIKAT and its black sound were created as an emotional pressure valve for its founder, Kerem Yilmaz. Already the first EP “Kenoboros” left an excellent impression in 2017, while the following demo “Son Mistisizm” (2018) conquered new musical territory. The debut full-length “Kara Ihlas” (2019), the sophomore black metal supernova “Sternenberster” (2020) and “Hearts Unchained – At War with a Passionless World” (2022) are all part of an ever escalating black spiral that reaches a new critical mass with “Confessing Darkness”.
IMHA TARIKAT have matured as “Confessing Darkness” clearly demonstrates. Yet although some of the youthful sonic violence has waned while experience and hard won musical knowledge are waxing, the German black metal outfit has only gained in conviction and strength. Beyond doubt, “Confessing Darkness” marks a milestone in the rise of IMHA TARIKAT.
Band: Imha Tarikat
Album title: Confessing Darkness
Style: Black Metal
Release date: June 20, 2025
Label: Prophecy Productions
Review impact date: May 19, 2025
Line-up
Kerem Yilmaz – vocals, lead guitar
Marvin Giehr – guitar
Jerome Reil – drums
Ricardo Baum – bass
Recording line-up
Kerem Yilmaz – vocals, all guitars, bass, compositions, lyrics
Jerome Reil – drums
Guest musicians
Marvin (Hexer) – vocals on ‘Pitch Black Reflection’
Marvin (Hexer) – rhythm guitar on ‘Wicked Shrine’ & ‘The Day I Died’
Barth (ArsGoatia) – main vocals on ‘The Sun Goes Down’ (bonus track)
Recording by Michael Zech at Church of Sound Studio, Munich (DE)
Mixed by Michael Zech at Church of Sound Studio, Munich (DE)
Mastered by Victor Santura at Woodshed Studio, Landshut (DE)
Cover artwork by Sofia Buratti (Silvatica Illustration)
Layout by Łukasz Jaszak
Links
www.facebook.com/imhatarikat
www.instagram.com/imhatarikat
www.prophecy.de/artists/imha-tarikat