Today, ancient black metallers Baxaxaxa stream the entirety of their second full-length album, De Vermis Mysteriis. Set for international release on September 1st via The Sinister Flame, hear Baxaxaxa‘s De Vermis Mysteriis in its entirety here:
De Vermis Mysteriis is a 42-minute journey that not only preserves that old flame Baxaxaxa lit with their esteemed 2021 debut album, Catacomb Cult, but delves much deeper inside their decades-old abyss. And so bearing zero connection to the modern world, the album throws you to a very dark, primordial place beyond time that is distinctively Baxaxaxa‘s own.
The seven tracks reek of death and obscurity with vicious vocals straight from beyond the grave, yet it feels genuinely fresh. From their trademark doomy and heavier passages to the more uptempo ones, Baxaxaxa‘s Ancient Black Metal is soaked in mysteries, magick, and utmost possession. The old evil is present in every note.
Fear the return!
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Baxaxaxa’s De Vermis Mysteriis 1. Seed of Golgotha 2. De Vermis Mysteriis 3. Kiss of Shame 4. Awaken, The Old Thing in the Ground 5. Above the Stellar Gateway 6. Decarnation Monument 7. Necrolatry Libation
On September 1st internationally, The Sinister Flame is proud to present Baxaxaxa‘s second full-length album, De Vermis Mysteriis, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.
De Vermis Mysteriis is a 42-minute journey that not only preserves that old flame Baxaxaxa lit with their esteemed 2021 debut album, Catacomb Cult, but delves much deeper inside their decades-old abyss. And so bearing zero connection to the modern world, the album throws you to a very dark, primordial place beyond time that is distinctively Baxaxaxa‘s own.
The seven tracks reek of death and obscurity with vicious vocals straight from beyond the grave, yet it feels genuinely fresh. From their trademark doomy and heavier passages to the more uptempo ones, Baxaxaxa‘s Ancient Black Metal is soaked in mysteries, magick, and utmost possession. The old evil is present in every note.
Fear the return!
In the meantime, hear the brand-new track “Above the Stellar Gateway” here:
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Baxaxaxa’s De Vermis Mysteriis 1. Seed of Golgotha 2. De Vermis Mysteriis 3. Kiss of Shame 4. Awaken, The Old Thing in the Ground 5. Above the Stellar Gateway 6. Decarnation Monument 7. Necrolatry Libation
On August 6th internationally, The Sinister Flame is proud to present Baxaxaxa‘s long-awaited debut album, Catacomb Cult, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
Once thought long dead, existing as they did during the ancient days of the early ’90s, Baxaxaxa publicly arose from the dead in 2018 with an exclusive performance at the esteemed Destroying Texas Fest and then a gig in their native Germany. Feeling scorn for nowadays black metal and wishing to stir the cauldron of yore, the then-quintet quickly recorded The Old Evil EP and released it on cassette tape in October 2019. Buoyed by that burning-black momentum, Baxaxaxa released another EP, Devoted to HIM, little more than a year later. Both recordings’ respective titles should surely bespeak the black metal to which the band is beholden: rotten, primitive, and ancient, out of touch and most definitely out of time.
And yet, time itself is a curious thing, because at long last, nearly 30 years after their original formation, Baxaxaxa release their debut album: Catacomb Cult. Exquisitely OLD and proudly so, Catacomb Cult is everything a Baxaxaxa full-length should be: patiently hammering, ghoulishly atmospheric, and reeking of sulfur. But for as much as the album sounds like quintessential Baxaxaxa, the band prove they’re not without surprises or at least subtle developments in their ever-uncompromising sound. For one, the production’s clear and cutting, revealing every haunting nuance without sacrificing a whit of grit. For another, the songwriting across Catacomb Cult no doubt whips forth a fury at times, but equally so does it display a more doomed-out gait that gives depth and dynamics – and yes, a truly catacombed feel. Same, too, for their characteristically medieval synths, tastefully applied and lingering like funeral fog.
It’s been stated before that if you don’t understand Mortuary Drape, Root, Hungary’s Tormentor, early Samael, and very early Mayhem, then you don’t understand Baxaxaxa, and you most certainly don’t understand BLACK METAL. This fact bears repeating, now more than ever. The past is alive and dead with Catacomb Cult!
Step into the catacombs with the brand-new title track Catacomb Cult” here:
cover and tracklisting as follows:
Tracklisting for Baxaxaxa’s Catacomb Cult 1. Catacomb Cult 2. As the Moon inhaled all Sunrays 3. Flame of Redemption 4. Kingdom Ablaze 5. Walpurgis Dancers 6. The Great malicious Tongue 7. Ghosts of Törzburg 8. Temple of the Seven Keys
