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EDGED CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS is proud to present a brand-new EP from ANGELBLAST, Throne of Ashes, on 7" vinyl format.
It was but late 2019 when ANGELBLAST made their swift-yet-devastating entrance into the world with the Rotting Paradise EP. Although "merely" three songs, Rotting Paradise impressed with its just-blackened-enough Metal of Death attack, recalling '90s Morbid Angel, Dissection, Necrophobic, Malevolent Creation, and Unanimated, but already with an identity of their own. But calling ANGELBLAST a "new" band was something of a misnomer, as the duo included members from old-school Swedeath cult Excruciate as well as fellow labelmates DARKENED.
Now expanded to a quartet, ANGELBLAST deliver another blistering EP with the two-song Throne of Ashes. While those aforementioned references remain, here do ANGELBLAST blacken that attack even more decisively, sounding more expansive and world-eating in the process. In fact, alongside labelmates IN APHELION - who themselves will also be delivering a first full-length soon enough - one could argue that the new breed of old-school blackened death is equally secured by ANGELBLAST. Eleven minutes in total but totally breathless and epic, Throne of Ashes absolutely COMMANDS repeat plays!
Graced again by amazing artwork from Juanjo Castellano Rosado (Unleashed, Revel in Flesh, Gates of Ishtar), Throne of Ashes sounds the trumpets of doom for ANGELBLAST's imminent debut album!
supported by 56 fans who also own “Throne of Ashes”
The first 30 seconds of "Revenge by Fire" convinced me to get the whole album! It is a face-melting blend of speed and black metal, reminiscent of Hellripper! KVAEN is a Swedish solo project much like Hellripper but many known guest musicians helped J. Björnfot in his endeavor. Altogether it is really a solid debut album, I loved the melodies and the pace changes in the second half too, ending with a "calm" instrumental one. Well-done!! sashavonkarl74
supported by 41 fans who also own “Throne of Ashes”
so many gems in this album but after i went through this in order for my review, i kept returning to this anguished call to humanity, an emblem of despair in vast nothingness. a shred of hope dashed, as this album as a whole speaks to the annihilation of the ideals of humanity and the pedestals they sit on - and what happens when we watch all that shatter. there are plenty of outer space themed albums, but VORGA brings us something worth listening to. mintymetal
supported by 38 fans who also own “Throne of Ashes”
Californian quartet defining themselves as Sci-Fi black metal, maybe due to cosmic and interstellar topics, sounding like blackened death metal too ("The Maw"). It's a well-balanced melodic black metal album, with some fast-paced tracks and nice rhythmic transitions reminding me of Swiss band Celtic Frost (e.g. Terminal Odyssey). In other words not overly dominated by drum speed and also not sounding as extreme or as raw as some BM can be. sashavonkarl74