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Ancestral Cult

by Arde

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sachavonkarl74 Thank you Chepe Kun for drawing my attention to this German atmospheric black metal/ambient done right! Pleasant, slow, a bit monochromatic, but with mesmerizing melodies from the underground! Favorite track: Halls of Ostara.
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bmurator German Atmospheric Black Metal. I had their recent split with Nakkiga but not this for some reason but i am here now so... :) As has already been said many times before, this flows like nothing else & is fantastic. Highly recommended!!!
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Umbra Cornuta An ode to female figure and feminity, impeccably produced. The song's titles and lyrics are full of ancient symbolism, sometimes inspired by folkloric tales, centered around goddesses and fertility themes. All these are combined, as a delightful paradox, with an avalanche of harrowing black metal sounds and piercing vocals. Fabulous! Favorite track: The Birth Portal.
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1.
Many years waiting for this magic moment as in the twilight mist our two big astros came together, there where the shadows move rapidly, union of a birth portal that delivers all creation when darkness is giving the light and the sun no longer rises below the throne of the moon the uterus which created everything was born as an interdimensional door like a tunnel that dims the vision we all cross through it leaving everything behind surrounded by winds that never fade away storming to the seeds of the tree of life the one that gave us one of the ancient and powerful symbols keeping the secrets of the universe in our existence when darkness is giving the light and the sun no longer rises below the throne of the moon the uterus which created everything was born as an interdimensional door
2.
By moonlight the trees looked like walls in front of our light frozen eyes wind sang in the background about legends never revealed to us freezing upon the roots our bodies naked and fragile praying to the stars to bring us shelter every step crushed our bones, blood changed from red to silver sharp stones felt like new hope beneath our feet and then an empty scream filled the cold air: “look for the fire at the high mountains!” our faces started to melt while the scream turned to a defeaning whisper we could hear the voices of our ancestors echoes of a guiding light in the middle of this dark and frozen temple the stones then opened like mothers womb presented in the form of a dark cold cave while spiritual voices were singing from the inside a female figure pointed to the entry as a fire with charm covered her sinful body, silver hair framed her solemn face screams became melodies of ancient chants the halls of Ostara so pleasant and mesmerizing a sweet smell of fertility from the ground filled the air… ...before we vanished into eternity
3.
Síle 01:33
Stoney limbs guide us with an opening boughs of golden hyacinth, a rosary lake of stone, a tower glowing underneath braided bones, an alternating melody
4.
The Birch 08:35
Time has come after a long eternal darkness, frozen winds whipping the birch trees, a burning sun rising from the east, fear of the creatures which lurk in the barren grounds. a new beginning brought by the dawn. being the light of a new birth. skies painted with blood from past battles, dead warriors melting in the underworld. Berkana’s fire glowing upon the woodland floor. who sleep shall awake to be witness of a miraculous power, a mysterious protection leading to new birth. in her dream you will hear the earth breathing mother of light, powerful sense of creation, secret and delightful journey through the byways of our evolution being the light of a new birth. being the light of a new fire.
5.
Columns of fire in a spiral mourning the sun has emerged, ablazing this final day between grey clouds of pain the Great Mother’s light made its way eternally profaned and corrupted by false worships though destroying the cult for flesh and bone Vesica Piscis carved wide open, spiral sounds resonating. the Great Mother’s light won’t extinguish... Suzko zutabeen bira zuzentzen egunsentira Ekin sorrerak egun hauetan oro lainopean dira profanatzean betira traizionatuen egira Vesica Piscis zitzelkatuak betirako dira ...not by fake words of adoration ...not by sacrifices and wrong cults ...not by empty prayers

about

With 2018’s debut recording, ARDE inflicted a mass of ravishing Black Metal into this dying world as the impending doom of our creation is projected into us day by day. As the dark veil of the current pandemic spread its vicious tentacles, the German collective handled its lockdown by focusing on the writing of a new tome.
Countless hours of living and breathing the concept behind “Ancestral Cult”, ARDE forged a masterful work of atmospheric dense Black Metal wholly dedicated to ancient cults about goddesses and the female figure which holds a central place in many ancestral cultures.
By addressing the struggle of women over time, ARDE expresses with visceral intent the anger and frustration of and for the world we live in. The dedication to our destruction fuels “Ancestral Cult” with the fire and passion its concept urges for and such traits blaze in the blistering sound the album purveys.
Sonically enticing and utterly organic, the vigorous production showcases its dynamism through the miasma of cascading riffs bursting with the urgence and virulence of an avalanche, intimately partnering with a throbbing pulse of rhythmic fierceness. Sheerly intense, dexterous melodies overwhelm the ether on fast piercing gashes or heavy slower moments where the heart bleeds and the voice reach for the heavens with a poignant vocal performance. Although a small intermission halfway “Ancestral Cult”, “Síle” becomes the central piece on this record. A bucolic, beautifully ethereal performance by Cinder Well mystically invokes Mother Nature and the power and love that speaks from her and within her.

credits

released October 28, 2021

All songs and lyrics by ARDE.
"Síle" composed and performed by Amelia Baker from Cinder Well.

Photo by Peggy Betty Instant d'Eternité (Divine Connexion).
"Grandma" text and bertso by Aitzol Intzausti.
"Mother Goddess Cult" text by ARDE.
Artwork by Brookesia Studio.

Recorded during some days of February 2021 at the Urban Spree (Berlin) by Haimo.
Vocals recorded at Corsarios Estudios (Donosti) by Lolo.

"Ancestral Cult” will be released in vinyl format by Wolves of Hades (Netherlands) and Alerta Antifascista Records (Germany), on CD - jewelcase & digipack + Box - by Darkwoods (Spain) and on cassette tape by Wolves of Hades (Netherlands).

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Arde Berlin, Germany

ARDE are:
Haimo - guitar
Celia - bass
Rubén - guitar
Kato - voice
Łukasz - drums


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