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Firtan are one of Germany's most uprising extreme metal acts, delivering their very own mixture of styles to fans all over Europe since 2010. Having supported Rotting Christ, Imperium Dekadenz, and Der Weg einer Freiheit and played festivals like Summer Breeze and Metaldays, their sound originates from black metal involving atmospheric and progressive elements alongside intense vocal performances and accentuating ambient sounds. Firtan known for their intensive live shows, which, to date, they have delivered to ten European countries.

Now, after two EPs and one full-length, Firtan hereby present their strongest work, Okeanos. Inspired by avant-garde intellectuals like Nietzsche and Lovecraft, Okeanos is a dazzling display of epic black metal grandeur, suffused with autumnal atmosphere and winding-yet-captivating compositions. But, although deeply rooted in black metal, the overt muscle Firtan display here - not to mention the panoramic approach to songwriting, daring and boundless - helps Okeanos elude easy categorization. It's an immediately captivating experience, expanding the listener's consciousness whilst whisking the listener away to worlds yet unexplored. And its soundfield is as robust as it is majestic, which is no surprise considering it was recorded at the esteemed studio Klangschmiede E with Markus Stock of The Vision Bleak/Empyrium. At six songs in 40 breathtaking minutes, Okeanos is the album by which Firtan enter into the elite.

From a fleeting communion in 2005, Lykormas and Arneriach soon felt the ancient pull once more, the irresistible summons of decay, of origins long since festering in shadow. They turned back toward their rotted foundations, seeking to forge sound steeped in elder days and forgotten rites. Seasoned wanderers of the underground, they now also bear the banners of Marche Funèbre and Hemelbestormer, yet the old hunger never slept.

Thus Archaic Oath was sworn. A covenant to resurrect blackened death metal in its most primal form, as once conjured by Naglfar, Dissection, Unanimated and kindred spirits. Its veins run thick with the essence of the ’90s melodic black metal era, tempered by decades of metal etched into flesh and bone.

The band’s first offering, "Determined to Death and Beyond", was hewn during the long, cold winter of 2024–2025, destined to emerge from the void via AOP Records one year hence.

Upon the stage, the circle widens: Archaic Oath will be reinforced by (former) adepts of Beltez, Sumerian Tombs, and Melechesh, ensuring the rite is not merely heard, but invoked.

Limited conquista coloured 12" Vinyl with Gatefold Cover including a 16-page-booklet with all lyrics and illustrations.

ANTRISCH [Austro-Bavarian term for eerie or uncanny] is a blend of different styles of Black Metal mingled with portions of Doom, Djent and Dark Ambient.
Lyrically ANTRISCH is exploring the inner world that is the wide range of expressions bred by the human mind and inner life
as well as the outer world by treating substantially the vast landscapes and forces of nature experienced through bygone ventures to the world's most extreme sceneries.
This project is a musical & lyrical expedition to the heights of the world and the depths of man.

AOP Records is now proud to re-release the album on European soil on 26th July 2024.

“Plantgazer” is an album born from someone locked inside his home. Someone gazing at his house plants day in day out and trying to figure out answers to the many questions this new world has given rise to. An album born from the hope of breaking through a growing anxiety.

From a fleeting communion in 2005, Lykormas and Arneriach soon felt the ancient pull once more, the irresistible summons of decay, of origins long since festering in shadow. They turned back toward their rotted foundations, seeking to forge sound steeped in elder days and forgotten rites. Seasoned wanderers of the underground, they now also bear the banners of Marche Funèbre and Hemelbestormer, yet the old hunger never slept.

Thus Archaic Oath was sworn. A covenant to resurrect blackened death metal in its most primal form, as once conjured by Naglfar, Dissection, Unanimated and kindred spirits. Its veins run thick with the essence of the ’90s melodic black metal era, tempered by decades of metal etched into flesh and bone.

The band’s first offering, "Determined to Death and Beyond", was hewn during the long, cold winter of 2024–2025, destined to emerge from the void via AOP Records one year hence.

Upon the stage, the circle widens: Archaic Oath will be reinforced by (former) adepts of Beltez, Sumerian Tombs, and Melechesh, ensuring the rite is not merely heard, but invoked.

ANTRISCH [Austro-Bavarian term for eerie or uncanny] is a blend of different styles of Black Metal mingled with portions of Doom, Djent and Dark Ambient.
Lyrically ANTRISCH is exploring the inner world that is the wide range of expressions bred by the human mind and inner life
as well as the outer world by treating substantially the vast landscapes and forces of nature experienced through bygone ventures to the world's most extreme sceneries.
This project is a musical & lyrical expedition to the heights of the world and the depths of man.

200 copies limited!

Throughout Through Nebulae of the Empyrean Aether, Aftoktonia crafts a sound that is both vast and introspective, blending the cold mysticism of atmospheric black metal with a sense of cosmic exploration. Rather than focusing on aggression alone, the album emphasizes atmosphere, immersion, and narrative flow, allowing the listener to drift through layers of sound that evoke distant galaxies, endless voids, and the silent majesty of the empyrean beyond the stars.

The result is not merely a collection of songs, but a continuous astral passage — a meditative voyage through cosmic darkness and radiant nebulae alike. Through Nebulae of the Empyrean Aether stands as an exploration of space, isolation, and transcendence, inviting the listener to leave the terrestrial world behind and wander among the stars.