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"Ashspawn" is only the band's second album in a decade, but as avatars for myopic purity, Enthroned are an established, serious business, and this is a record that makes no apologies for its adherence to an ancient, diehard code of conduct.
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THE MAGIC FORMULA
Born from Egyptian, Greek, and ancient Arabic roots, alchemy blends the early days of experimental science with elements of mysticism and an original symbolic alphabet... if you believe!
Alchemy's ultimate ambition was to obtain the philosopher's stone (yes, the one in Harry Potter!) through various stages of purification of matter.
This substance could then, through simple contact with others, obtain the metals of the Sun and Moon—gold and silver—heal ... read more
"Crawling Temples" begins the hellscape. A fairly ominous introduction. The vocals have good intensity as the instrumentation hits, nice cold riffing, the pacing is interesting as it feels slower than it is, the blasting passages are crisp. The middle passage births a more progressive passage to add some depth and flavor before blasting off again. I like the solo inclusion in the final minute, not bad, nothing too crazy.
"Basilisk Triumphant" blasts in with good fury and ... read more
Incredibly entertaining record. The production and overall delivery are just amazing.
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Track List
| 1 | Crawling Temples 5:35 | |
| 2 | Basilisk Triumphant 5:53 | |
| 3 | Stillborn Litany 6:47 | |
| 4 | Ashspawn 4:39 | |
| 5 | Raviasamin 4:26 | |
| 6 | Sightless 3:39 | |
| 7 | Chysalid 4:32 | |
| 8 | Ashen Advocacy 7:57 | |
| 9 | Assertion 6:43 |
Total Length: 50 minutes
