HÄXANU

Today, mesmerizing black metallers Häxanu premiere the new track “Ephòdion”. The track is the second to be revealed from the band’s highly anticipated second album, Totenpass, set for international release on February 7th via Amor Fati Productions. Hear Häxanu‘s “Ephòdion” in its entirety here:

During the early spring of 2020, Häxanu made their bolt-from-the-blue debut, Snare of All Salvation, courtesy of  Amor Fati. Despite their newness, the duo included extremely prolific multi-instrumentalist Alex Poole – renown for his long-running Chaos Moon as well as Krieg, Skáphe, Ringarė, and Guðveiki among many others – and vocalist/lyricist L.C. of Lichmagick. Indeed, the record bore Poole’s distinctive touch, a stargazing surge that was equal parts violent hysteria and shimmering mysticism: undeniably black metal, but also subtly unique.

And so it goes with Totenpass, the duo’s second full-length together. With somber acoustics clearing the palate and preparing the listener for the spectral immersion to follow, Häxanu here command a more classic style of black metal that has equal footing in Nordic snow and Hellenic melody. One could qualify Totenpass as a more triumphant counterpart to its not-inconsiderable predecessor, and you’d not be wrong. However, press on into that snow (and melody) and one will find a wider canvas of emotions and sensations here, an almost-unquenchable thirst that courses through the album’s seven-song/46-minute runtime. And while Snare of Salvation introduced a literally massive 17-minute title track, Totenpass finds Häxanu embracing the epic to an even greater degree, obviously with this album’s closing title track but more so the 10-minute “Sparagmos” and the nearly 15-minute couplet of “Thriambus” and “Threnoidia.” Thankfully, the urgency found on that first album is still clear and present here, no matter the length of track nor texture being explored.

An invitation to the dear listener to “receive thine inheritance and renew thy covenant with the flesh and the blood of the now,” as L.C. succinctly puts it, Häxanu continue their enviable ascent with Totenpass.

Also hear the previously revealed “Death Euphoria” HERE at Amor Fati‘s official YouTube channel. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Häxanu’s Totenpass 1. Θάρσει
2. Death Euphoria
3. Thriambus
4. Threnoidia
5. Sparagmos
6. Ephòdion
7. οὐδεὶς ἀθάνατος
8. Totenpass

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Today, mesmerizing black metallers Häxanu premiere the new track “Materia Prima” . The track hails from the band’s striking debut album, Snare of All Salvation, set for international release on April 1st via Amor Fati Productions. Hear Häxanu‘s “Materia Prima” in its entirety here:

A bolt from the blue, blinding in its obsidian glare, Häxanu‘s first public recording comes courtesy of the extremely prolific Alex Poole, who’s known far & wide for his long-running Chaos Moon as well as Krieg, Skáphe, Ringarė, and Guðveiki among many others. Here joined by vocalist/lyricist L.C., under the Häxanu banner does Poole explore a stargazing surge that’s equal parts violent hysteria and shimmering mysticism, ghostly synths glazing a twisting maw of terror. As such, Snare of All Salvation is undeniably black metal bearing Poole’s distinctive touch, but the stark-yet-subtle layers across these six tracks suggest deeper pools of understanding, grandly culminating in the album’s literally massive 17-minute closing title track… For Häxanu, a larger thematic indeed informs the band’s debut record. Snare of Salvation is a comparison of the study of alchemy to primal humanity’s attempts to build and ascend the Tower of Babel. The Neoplatonic concept of the great chain of being establishes a hierarchical structure of all matter and life. Alchemy was an explicit pursuit to violate that order – via transmutation of lower metals to higher metals, seeking eternal life, etc – and in a sense, overcome God. In other words, alchemy is an iteration of the lessons not learned from Eden, Babel, and elsewhere: humanity is inevitably punished by its inability to restrain ambition. Kafka once wrote, “If it had been possible to build the Tower of Babel without ascending it, the work would have been permitted.” Here does Häxanu provide the foundation. Choose to ascend or descend at will, for the Snare of All Salvation infinitely resounds regardless of path undertaken. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Häxanu’s Snare of All Salvation 1. The Pale 2. Materia Prima 3. Sulfur, Salt, Mercury 4. Smaragdina 5. Anima Mundi 6. Snare of All Salvation

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Amor Fati Productions is proud to present Häxanu‘s striking debut album, Snare of All Salvation, on April 1st. It will be available as CD, vinyl LP, digital download, and on streaming platforms. A bolt from the blue, blinding in its obsidian glare, Häxanu‘s first public recording comes courtesy of the extremely prolific Alex Poole, who’s known far & wide for his long-running Chaos Moon as well as Krieg, Skáphe, Ringarė, and Guðveiki among many others. Here joined by vocalist/lyricist L.C., under the Häxanu banner does Poole explore a stargazing surge that’s equal parts violent hysteria and shimmering mysticism, ghostly synths glazing a twisting maw of terror. As such, Snare of All Salvation is undeniably black metal bearing Poole’s distinctive touch, but the stark-yet-subtle layers across these six tracks suggest deeper pools of understanding, grandly culminating in the album’s literally massive 17-minute closing title track… For Häxanu, a larger thematic indeed informs the band’s debut record. Snare of Salvation is a comparison of the study of alchemy to primal humanity’s attempts to build and ascend the Tower of Babel. The Neoplatonic concept of the great chain of being establishes a hierarchical structure of all matter and life. Alchemy was an explicit pursuit to violate that order – via transmutation of lower metals to higher metals, seeking eternal life, etc – and in a sense, overcome God. In other words, alchemy is an iteration of the lessons not learned from Eden, Babel, and elsewhere: humanity is inevitably punished by its inability to restrain ambition. Kafka once wrote, “If it had been possible to build the Tower of Babel without ascending it, the work would have been permitted.” Here does Häxanu provide the foundation. Choose to ascend or descend at will, for the Snare of All Salvation infinitely resounds regardless of path undertaken. First track premiere to be revealed shortly. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Häxanu’s Snare of All Salvation 1. The Pale 2. Materia Prima 3. Sulfur, Salt, Mercury 4. Smaragdina 5. Anima Mundi 6. Snare of All Salvation

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