Emerging in the late \u009290s from western Athens as Requiem, only to be soon renamed to the more apt Embrace of Thorns, the Greek Temple of Black Death has been championing Darkness Impenetrable for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n
Having released five albums on labels such as Nuclear War Now! and Iron Bonehead plus an arsenal of demo tapes and split releases, Embrace of Thorns have been acknowledged as a force to be reckoned with. Their poison, a highly atmospheric and dense amalgam of death and black metal, has been gaining momentum since the release of their acclaimed sophomore album, Atonement Ritual, in 2009. Their third full-length, 2011\u0092s Praying for Absolution, considered by many as their magnum opus, saw them fully embracing their potential and heralding knowledge through strife. Their latest full-length offering, 2018\u0092s Scorn Aesthetics, was unanimously hailed and celebrated as arguably their ripest album, an idiosyncratic mix of somber, melodious, yet punishing Black Metal of Death that relies heavily on the organic mood of the performances and production. The new EP called The Pantheon I they unleashed in March continues exploring the pits of strife that is blackened metal of death, with music that is full of anguish, glorious darkness, and crushing dynamics.<\/p>\n
Now aligned with longtime fans Nuclear Winter, Embrace of Thorns are set to release their sixth album, Entropy Dynamics. The band\u0092s first full-length recording in four years, Entropy Dynamics indeed includes many\/most of the dynamics of their preceding LPs \u0096 death metalled muscularity, pitch-blackened atmosphere, stellar songwriting, and powerful production \u0096 but it also points the way toward new, creepier territory. For sure, Embrace of Thorns\u0091 grounding in the early bestial sound can still be heard, but rendered with the world-eating totality of classic death metal, that surge takes on a different, far-more-frightening form. The quartet heighten that frightening aspect with a subtle-yet-no-less-noticeable emphasis on dynamics rather than just crushing their enemies straightaway; when the soundfield strips back to its barest bones and ringing-into-the-abyss clean guitars take center stage, the full force of Entropy Dynamics is felt. <\/p>\n
Tracks:<\/strong><\/p>\n Genres:<\/strong> Death Metal, Black Metal<\/p>\n Label:<\/strong> Nuclear Winter Records<\/p>\n Erscheinungsjahr:<\/strong> 2022<\/p>\n K\u00fcnstler:<\/strong> EMBRACE OF THORNS<\/p>\n Spieldauer:<\/strong> 51:13<\/p>\n Format:<\/strong> CD<\/p>\n EAN:<\/strong> –<\/p>\n GPSR Information:<\/strong> Emerging in the late \u009290s from western Athens as Requiem, only to be soon renamed to the more apt Embrace of Thorns, the Greek Temple of Black Death has been championing Darkness Impenetrable for more than 20 years. Having released five albums on labels such as Nuclear War Now! and Iron Bonehead plus an arsenal […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2801327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[452],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2801329","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cd-e","7":"pa_band-embrace-of-thorns","8":"pa_productgenre-black-metal","9":"pa_productgenre-death-metal","10":"pa_productlabel-nuclear-winter-records","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"taxable","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n\n
Manufacturer:
\nNuclear Winter Records
\nIvis 35, 15234 Athens, Greece
\nnuclearwinter98(at)hotmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"