{"product_id":"hulder-the-eternal-fanfare-cd-1","title":"Hulder - Verses In Oath - CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCD in Jewel case with 12-page booklet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in February 2024, HULDER's sophomore full-length is a record made during the deepest months of a Pacific Northwest winter and carrying that season's particular bleakness in every groove.\u003cbr\u003e‘Verses in Oath’ is the fullest realization of the project to that point: ten tracks across forty minutes that hold together as a complete statement, moving between blast-driven intensity and moments of near-ceremonial stillness with a confidence and fluency the earlier records were only beginning to approach. The guitars are thunderous and low, the tremolo lines melodic without softening their purpose, and the synth work is woven into the fabric rather than applied over it: an atmospheric layer that deepens the texture rather than directing it. \"Hearken the End\" is the anchor, a waltz-paced, almost hypnotic centrepiece where clean vocal melody opens into controlled ferocity without the seam ever showing; the album's title track surrounds it with layered guitars and a drum performance calibrated to serve the song rather than dominate it. The two short interludes, \"Lamentation\" and \"An Offering\", function as genuine breathing spaces, meditative and strange, before the record reasserts its assault with the closing stretch.\u003cbr\u003eWith mixing by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico Tico Studio in Finland, the production lets every element carry its weight without compression flattening the dynamics that give the writing its character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of CELTIC FROST, MAYHEM, SATYRICON.\u003cbr\u003eCover artwork by Mfaxii.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003e01. An Elegy (01:40)\u003cbr\u003e02. Boughs Ablaze (05:28)\u003cbr\u003e03. Hearken the End (07:07)\u003cbr\u003e04. Verses in Oath (04:35)\u003cbr\u003e05. Lamentation (00:57)\u003cbr\u003e06. An Offering (02:34)\u003cbr\u003e07. Cast Into the Well of Remembrance (05:07)\u003cbr\u003e08. Vessel of Suffering (03:53)\u003cbr\u003e09. Enchanted Steel (03:44)\u003cbr\u003e10. Veil of Penitence (04:27)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"hidden\"\u003eThis item is available for pre-order. It will be available on 07\/17\/2026. \u003cbr\u003eNotice: orders cannot be split into several shipments. Your order will be dispatched when all items are available.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Season of Mist - International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53689707888983,"sku":"P-179350-","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/6500\/8471\/files\/Hulder-The-Eternal-Fanfare-CD-179350-1-1780397805.jpg?v=1780398052","url":"https:\/\/shop.season-of-mist.com\/products\/hulder-the-eternal-fanfare-cd-1","provider":"Season of Mist - International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}