“Releases 3rd October 2025”
From the frozen wastes of atmospheric black metal: Splendidula's Kilte tears through a landscape of grief and isolation with tormented screams and relentless energy, while the gut-wrenching title track Absentia suffocates with atmospheric doom and haunting guest vocals by Tim Yatras (Austere, Germ). Colorado's Vitki's Gloriosum Tormentum plunges into depressive funereal nihilism — essential for fans of Nortt and Xasthur. Hungary's BÁL's Dög rounds things out with a hybrid analog/digital darkness: "The cover talks for itself. You'll hear what you see."
“The journal of the first expedition of Surveyor E. Loyce, transmitted back to the Continents via teleaural communication.”
“A split album capturing the moods of all four seasons through Gothic and Black Metal by rising Austrian acts: ADDER's FORK, DEA ARIO, IN DORNEN, WINTER's BREATH.”
“'Of Kings and Landscapes' is a dark, epic tale of a war-born king destined to conquer.”
“Immersive and emotionally evocative soundscapes, exploring shifts in emphasis from vital energy to existential overload.”