DARKENHÖLD - Medieval Black Metal from France

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http://www.myspace.com/darkenhold

First opus, "A Passage To The Towers" coming soon, two tracks are online "Ghouls And The Tower", "Marble Bestiary".

Forests haunted by the mysteries of ancient times, creatures forged in stone and poisoned-flesh magic, caverns and castles appealing to the spells and phantasmagoria empire, under the burning glance of stars setting fire to the night... The universe of DARKENHÖLD invites the explorer to discover the essence of a Black Metal opening its gates to the imagination of both listeners and readers. A sail on the waves of a raging surge, playing of melodious darkness and medieval atmospheres. The prolific spirit of Aldébaran gives birth to the music of DARKENHÖLD, which lodges its innermost recesses in a creative den, where the inspiration of this artist goes to the obsidian source of the primordial hours of epic and oniric Black Metal. The vocals of Cervantes furrow the bends of fantasmagoric lyric, which resound with rumblings, breaking out of the fortress where Aboth reigns, master of angry drums and glowing metal, under its robust and lurid striking. From this musical fellowship comes a growing murmur which will know how to take your imagination, hopefully ! Enter DARKENHÖLD.

 

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The first opus will be released in October by Ancestrale Production.

Album teaser :

 

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Stuff sounds good. I like it.

 

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DARKENHÖLD propose a version of "For All Tid" originally from DIMMU BORGIR first album.
The band also prepare the second album to be released in 2012. Before, DARKENHÖLD will release a mini album with AORLHAC, YSENGRIN & OSSUAIRE named "La Maisnie Du Maufe - A Tribute To Medieval Ages".
Then, the combo will be part of the tribute album to ENSLAVED (Pictonian Records).

"For All Tid" cover :

 

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Out now :
AP07 - Split MCD AORLHAC / DARKENHÖLD / OSSUAIRE / YSENGRIN : "La Maisniee du Maufe - A Tribute to the Dark Ages" - 7 € - (3 trade points)

Co-production with Till You Fukkin Bleed and De Profundis, the alliance of four french Black / Death bands around medieval themes
Seven exclusives tracks for 31 minutes.

- AORLHAC - 1. L'Oeil du Choucas (intro) + 2. Les charognards et la Catin
- DARKENHÖLD - 3. Eclarci den la vieil forest (Sarabande) (intro) + 4. Eerie Plain at Dawn
- OSSUAIRE - 5. L'Exorde et l'Ossuaire
- YSENGRIN - 6. La Procession Noire + 7. Herege (outro)

MP3 medley
Youtube trailer
Link to the shop

 

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Darkenhöld is about to release its second album "Echoes from the Stone Keeper" on Those Opposed Records.
You can listen to the trailer here :

 

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"Echoes from the Stone Keeper" will be available in few weeks. Here is an entire song of the opus.

Expect pure Atmospheric Medieval Black Metal !

 

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The opus will be released November 16th !:

 

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DARKENHÖLD (Medieval Black Metal - France) has released its new album "Echoes From The Stone Keeper" under Those Opposed Records these days. The opus was mixed in the Cryptic Studio and the mastering was done by NKS (AORLHAC). It is available on the band page (http://www.facebook.com/Darkenhold).

Here is the track-listing :

Subterranean Corridor
Under The Sign Of Arcanum
Wyvern Solitude Chant
Echoes from the Stone Keeper
March of the Sylvan Beasts
Interlude
Mesnie Hellequin
Chasm of Asylake
Nightfall and the Fire Doom
Castle Ruins Anthem

The covert art was realized by Claudine Vrac whereas the layout was done by Retrographix.

You can listen to "March Of The Sylvan Beasts" here :