[promo] Empeiria - "The Ascent: Szenen der Katharsis" (June via Vendetta Records)
Artist/Band: Empeiria
Release Title: The Ascent: Szenen der Katharsis
Label: Vendetta Records
Release Date: June 6, 2025
Format: Digital, LP, CD
Genre: Black Metal
Country: Germany
Empeiria (meaning “the un-tangible, the negation of limit”) emerges as a musical entity born from the collaboration of π & η. With a sound shaped by furious frenzy, cutting melodies, choral chants, and atmospheric gloom, the band draws on three decades of soot-blackened Scandinavian extreme metal without strict adherence to genre boundaries.
"The Ascent: Szenen der Katharsis" is a tripartite concept album tracing the journey of the lyrical protagonist through three emotional stages: tormenting doubts and guilt (I–III), growing confidence (IV–VI), and existential realization (VII). The atmosphere and compositional approach of the seven tracks reflect these evolving themes.
Tracklist:
1. I (2:00)
2. II (4:58)
3. III (6:19)
4. IV (6:41)
5. V (3:25)
6. VI (5:23)
7. VII (15:17)
Line-up:
- π & η – music
- π – lyrics
Guests:
- Markus Stock – synths on I
- μM – lead guitar & solo on II
- λ – lead guitar & solo on VI
- Maria del Campanile – female voice on IV & VII, guitar solo on VII
- Caroline Salmona – violin on IV & VII
Recorded, mixed & mastered by Markus Stock at Klangschmiede Studio E in autumn/winter 2023.
Links:
https://www.instagram.com/nexusempeiria/
https://nexusempeiria.bandcamp.com/
https://vendetta-records.com/
https://vendetta-records.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/vendettarecs/
If you wish to receive the full promo, please, get in touch: catia@againstpr.com