ACHATHRAS summon "The Despiser Triumphant" and unveil debut album artwork
Debut album "A Darkness of the Ancient Past" to be released 30 September
Mysterious black metal project Achathras has unveiled the next track off its forthcoming debut album “A Darkness of the Ancient Past”. The new single "The Despiser Triumphant” has been premiered via the mighty Decibel Magazine.
Listen to "The Despiser Triumphant”: https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2025/08/12/track-premiere-achathras-the-despiser-triumphant/
The band, featuring anonymous musicians from acclaimed and long-running black metal acts, also revealed the official album art for the album, which is now set for a 30th September release via Cult Never Dies. Jos Dow of Shadowgap Drawings created the album’s artwork.
"The Despiser Triumphant” follows the previously released track, "Anointed With Moonfire" (YouTube, Spotify), and showcases the project's embrace of the genre's golden era: the early to late-90s European black metal sound
While many newer bands claim to draw upon "true" and "old school" black metal, this often involves recycling the template set by the same three or four early 90s Norwegian acts. With “A Darkness of the Ancient Past”, Achathras instead offer a much broader embrace of those glory years, resurrecting the values of the early to late 1990s European black metal scene, a period when aggressive riffs, atmospheric songwriting, caustic vocals, and otherworldly synth work provided an alternative to the mainstream.
The band's debut album can be described as epic and, at times, melodic. The songwriting recalls acts such as early Gehenna, Odium, Emperor, Hecate Enthroned, Obtained Enslavement, Taake, Old Man’s Child, Ancient, Dimmu Borgir, Abigor, Covenant, Forefather and Mork Gryning.
"A Darkness of the Ancient Past" is available to pre-order now via Cult Never Dies (UK & ROW store / EU store)
"A Darkness of the Ancient Past" tracklisting:
1. The Weaving Of The Worlds
2. Anointed With Moonfire
3. A Cerement Of Flame
4. Emanation Of Chaos
5. Melancholy Wanderer
6. The Curse Of Supremacy
7. The Despiser Triumphant
8. A Lamenting Presence
9. The Uttermost Cold
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