Ashspawn

Description

First pressing on black vinyl
Black vinyl, 12" (33 rpm), in gatefold sleeve with insert. First pressing of 350 copies worldwide!
Emerging from the Belgian underground scene in 1993, ENTHRONED established itself as one of black metal's leading bands, with a legacy marked by an uncompromising vision and ritualistic intensity. Over three decades, the band has perfected their art into an esoteric, violent, and transcendent form of expression. Their new opus, ‘Ashspawn,’ embodies six years of ritualistic creation and total artistic unity. Written in collaboration with occult author Gilles de Laval, the album chronicles a descent into spiritual death and transformative rebirth, framed by lyrical architecture blending demonology, ritual practices, and metaphysical calculation. Musically, it is ENTHRONED's most ferocious and personal work to date: a relentless fusion of blast beats, oppressive mid-tempos, and solos oscillating between chaos and virtuosity. Tracks like "Raviasamin," "Ashspawn," and "Ashen Advocacy" channel this doctrine into ritualistic soundscapes ranging from violent catharsis to crushing introspection. Every note, every silence, is deliberate: a weapon forged for transformation rather than entertainment. ‘Ashspawn’ is not an echo of past glories, but the culmination of ENTHRONED's essence: dark, authentic, and absolute.
For fans of MARDUK, DARK FUNERAL, GORGOROTH, 1349.
Artwork by Jose Gabriel Alegría Sabogal.
Tracklist:
Side A:
Crawling Temples
Basilisk Triumphant
Stillborn Litany
Ashspawn
Side B:
Raviasamin
Sightless
Chysalid
Ashen Advocacy