CARATHIS

CARATHIS stream new PERSONAL RECORDS double-EP – features members of GRANDEUR, ANCIENT MASTERY, GOLDEN BLOOD, NARZISSUS+++

On February 3rd internationally, Personal Records will release a new double-EP from Carathis, Amethyst & Moonstone, on CD format. And today, we stream the double-EP in its entirety. Hear Carathis‘ Amethyst & Moonstone in its entirety here:

Carathis‘ second release for Personal, Amethyst & Moonstone includes two EP recordings – 2021’s The Amethyst Fortress, previously only available digitally, and the otherwise-unreleased The Moonstone Temple – totaling 45 minutes across nine tracks. Truly, these two recordings see Carathis hitting a fever pitch of creativity. Whereas the band upon their Hymns to the Tower debut EP (later released by Personal as a split with Sulfure) were a duo, on The Amethyst Fortress is the band now back to mainman Erech Leleth, who concurrently plays in labelmates Grandeur as well as Ancient Mastery, Narzissus, and Golden Blood. As such, Leleth takes the Carathis sound to uncharted mysticism and splendor. The first five tracks on this collection belong to The Amethyst Fortress, which is aptly titled, for a purple-velvet sensation arises from its grim hysteria, creating a unique disconnect amidst the nowadays “Bandcamp black metal” scene. Clearer and more cutting is the four-song The Moonstone Temple, which follows next on this CD, and features Palisade on drums. The medieval organs are even more prominent here, often leading the charge and yet never softening the central attack. It might be tempting to qualify Carathis at this stage as symphonic black metal, no matter how raw they remain, but more accurately could one put the band alongside other organ-prominent practitioners like early Solefald and Sigh or even Negura Bunget and the brass-led Sear Bliss. But, it’s early days still for Carathis, and Erech Leleth is already proving to be a formidable entity with Amethyst & Moonstone.

Preorder info can be found HERE. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Carathis’ Amethyst & Moonstone
1. The Sacred Walls
2. The Crimson Gate
3. The Forsaken Realm
4. The Fallen Star
5. The Amethyst Fortess
6. The Portal
7. The Procession
8. The Prayer
9. The Priestess

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CARATHIS and SULFURE to release split album on PERSONAL RECORDS – streaming in full now

On February 4th, 2022 internationally, Personal Records is proud to present a special split album between Carathis and Sulfure on CD format.

The first split release in the ever-growing Personal catalog, this split CD between Carathis and Sulfure features two up-and-coming black metal hordes and material from both that has not seen release on CD format yet.

Carathis are a pan-international duo hailing from Austria and Sweden. Drummer Skol is incredibly prolific, concurrently playing in the likes of Wan, SlaughterCoffin, Condemnatory, Amuleto de Calamidades, and Sweden’s HellGoat among others; nearly as prolific, vocalist/guitarist Erech currently plays in Ancient Mastery, Narzissus, Golden Blood, and fellow labelmates Grandeur, whose Aurea Aetas debut Personal released on CD to not-inconsiderable acclaim. Together, as Carathis, the duo rip forth with raw-yet-melodic black metal that has one foot in the darkest past and the other in a differently darker present. Their tracks here comprise the Hymns to the Tower EP, which tells the tale of the Queen of the Tower. Expect a deceptive catchiness equally informed by punk and classic heavy metal, snarling and relentless.

Canada’s Sulfure are almost as new of an entity, having released the EP Neurotisme in 2020. Hailing from the black metal hotbed of Québec, the band’s four members have been active in that influential movement for years, most especially in modern torchbearers Délétère and Monarque. Here, with their half of the split being the EP Exorde Du Vide, Sulfure continue to carry on that grand tradition. The intro title track ominously sets the stage for what follows: two succinct torrents of thick ‘n’ throbbing, martial-yet-melodic black metal in the immediately recognizable Québecoise style, bookended by an ominous outro. Familiar and distinct simultaneously, Sulfure sound massive here, evincing a power and poignancy that demands blood be shed onstage. Caveman riffs deeply rooted into misanthropy and mental illness, Exorde Du Vide is a shock & awe second strike.

Personal stuff, Personal tastes: yet again does the label display its flair for black metal – and its broad spectrum – with this split album between Carathis and Sulfure.

In the meantime, stream the split album in its entirety here:

Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Carathis / Sulfure split album 1. Hymns To The Tower
2. Corrupt The Pristine
3. Infiltrate The Council
4. Execute The Ambush
5. Eviscerate The Lands
6. Illuminate The Night Sky
7. Exorde Du Vide
8. Stigmate
9. Obsolescence
10. Géhenne Sempiternelle

Tracks 1-6 = CARATHIS’ Hymns to the Tower
Tracks 7-10 = SULFURE’s Exorde Du Vide

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