Today, Purity Through Fire announces December 25th as the international release date for Ainzamkait‘s striking debut album, was des Lebens nicht wert, on digipack CD format.
Ainzamkait are yet another righteous Teutonic black metal horde that Purity Through Fire has fostered. The work of one Grymnir der Zornige, Ainzamkait‘s moniker is a linguistic twist on the German “Einsamkeit,” which is loneliness in English. Fittingly, that’s what you get with the band’s was des Lebens nicht wert debut album. Riffs are hypnotically melancholic and yet also strangely triumphant, the spiritual victory lurking behind every bittersweet defeat. Grymnir der Zornige’s full-throated rasp rallies only true believers with acidic aplomb, his native tongue truly giving the album’s central six tracks a rough ‘n’ rowdy aspect that puts Ainzamkait safely beyond DSBM dross. With the pace largely residing at or near a marching mid-tempo, a certain hooliganism latent to the best German black metal arises, stacking well alongside such esteemed labelmates as Mavorim, Eisenkult, or Austria’s Aussichtslos. Nevertheless, as was des Lebens nicht wert plays on, a subtle slow-burning quality emerges, and when joined by the equally subtle usage of synth & organs, Ainzamkait plant a unique steel-toed boot on noble ground.
In the meantime, hear the brand-new title track “Feindesleid” here:
Cover and tracklisting are as follows:
Tracklisting for Ainzamkait’s was des Lebens nicht wert
1. Intro
2. Was des Lebens nicht wert
3. Heidentum
4. Ainzamkait – Widergänger
5. Feindesleid
6. Tal des Schicksals
7. Schmerz eines einst stolzen Mannes
