Orders containing this item will ship on or around March 28 2025.
Black vinyl & insert.
With its tenth full-length album, Svartsyn delivers a work rooted in both its present vision and primordial past. “Vortex of the Destroyer” unfolds in two intertwined chapters: four new compositions alongside six resurrected relics from Chalice, the entity that would become Svartsyn in 1994.
The first half of “Vortex of the Destroyer” embodies a refined yet relentless approach, shaped by instinct and hindsight alike. From the ruin of Atlantis to the flames of Surtr and Fenrir, these songs channel Svartsyn’s pursuit of apocalyptic grandeur – a descent into the abyss.
The latter half harks back to the autumn of 1992, breathing new life into six compositions first forged under the Chalice banner. Conceived at the dawn of the second wave of Black Metal, these tracks honour the band’s origins. Re-recorded with present clarity, their essence remains untouched: wild, sinister, and unmistakably Ornias.
By uniting its earliest fire with its latest incarnation, Svartsyn asserts an unbroken path of black devotion. “Vortex of the Destroyer” is both a return and an advance, where destruction and renewal converge.
Tracklist:
Dwelling in the Dark Golden Age Surtr Hellstorm of Fenrir The Prometheus of Dark Dreams The Black Temple Seraphims Torn Apart Beyond the Memories Agents of Lightbearers Utter Norhtern Darkness Offerings of Darkness
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