Enthroned - Ashspawn [CD / Vinyl]

CD incl. bonus track "Assertion" in Digipak with 24-page deluxe booklet on matt coated paper.

Gold 12" vinyl (33 rpm) with black splatters in gatefold with 2-page insert.
Limited to 100 copies worldwide.

Red 12" vinyl (33 rpm) in gatefold with 2-page insert.
Limited to 300 copies worldwide!

Black 12" vinyl (33 rpm) in gatefold with 2-page insert.
First pressing 350 copies worldwide.

Emerging from the Belgian underground in 1993, ENTHRONED have stood as one of black metal’s enduring forces, their legacy defined by uncompromising vision and ritualistic intensity. Over three decades, the band has refined their craft into an artform of esoteric violence and transcendence.
Their new opus ‘Ashspawn’ embodies six years of ritual creation and total artistic unity. Written in collaboration with occult author Gilles de Laval, the album charts a descent into spiritual death and a transformative rebirth, framed by a lyrical architecture of demonology, ritual praxis, and metaphysical calculus. Musically, it is ENTHRONED’s most ferocious and personal work to date: a relentless fusion of blast beats, oppressive mid-tempos, and solos oscillating between chaos and virtuosity. Tracks such as “Raviasamin”, “Ashspawn”, and “Ashen Advocacy” channel this doctrine into ritual soundscapes that convulse between violent catharsis and crushing introspection.
Every note and silence are deliberate; a weapon forged for transformation rather than entertainment. ‘Ashspawn’ is not an echo of past glories, but a culmination of ENTHRONED’s essence: dark, authentic, and absolute.

For fans of MARDUK, DARK FUNERAL, GORGOROTH, 1349.
Artwork by Jose Gabriel Alegría Sabogal.

Tracklist:
Side A: Crawling Temples / Basilisk Triumphant / Stillborn Litany / Ashspawn
Side B: Raviasamin / Sightless / Chysalid / Ashen Advocacy