Xasthur - Inevitably Dark - 3CD ARTBOOK

Xasthur - Inevitably Dark - 3CD ARTBOOK

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3CD Hardcover Artbook 48 pages 28x28 cm ft. Exclusive Recordings
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    There is hardly a more fitting title for the new XASTHUR compositions than "Inevitably Dark".

    Darkness is the element that holds all the tracks together despite the fact that they are expressed in a multitude of genres, which even includes black metal.

    This time. Be warned: this album is neither meant as a return to black metal of mastermind Scott Conner, even though he does this time, nor a guarantee that it will happen again next time – although, he might.

    Conner has used black metal, dark ambient, acid folk, doomgrass, and other genres to express what he has seen and felt, as well as a way to find his own sound or style at a point in time – for example when he was without a steady home and often living in hotels or cars.

    His insights into the underbelly of the American dream are reflected in the lyrics of "Inevitably Dark", which are there even though there is no singing on the album. Conner recorded all the tracks of "Inevitably Dark" live and by himself, which might make it sound coarse to modern ears, but it is just the grit and stain of unfiltered reality.

    XASTHUR were originally conceived by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Scott Conner in California, USA in the year 1995. The project started out in the vein of bleak black metal in the tradition of the Nordic second wave.

    Over the course of nine albums and a host of split-singles, EPs, and occasional demos, XASTHUR's individual, particularly depressive style became highly regarded within the extreme genre. In 2010, Scott announced the end of XASTHUR and returned with an acoustic dark folk project under the banner of NOCTURNAL POISONING.

    In 2015, the American artist returned to the name XASTHUR, but insisted that his black metal days were over. With "Inevitably Dark", XASTHUR have partly lifted the self-imposed ban on black metal, simply because Conner felt like it and therefore did it.

    This double-album is not written to serve any genre purpose, but foremost a piece of musical darkness and self-reflection.

    Tracklist:
    CD1:
    01. Affect/Infect
    02. A Future to Fear II
    03. Psychiatric Carelessness
    04. Euphoric Bad Trip
    05. Live like a broken mirror
    06. Trauma Fiends
    07. Abandoned Intuition
    08. Concrete mattress
    09. I'm not guilty of your past
    10. Another Gutter
    11. Inevitably dark
    12. Spectrum of hate
    13. Benefits of dying Part 2

    CD2:
    01. Mirroring Failure
    02. Overdose on Diversions
    03. Worse than the good old days
    04. Blizzard inside a coma
    05. HellRot
    06. Hypnotized by lies
    07. Stigmatized Grave
    08. Delusional identities
    09. Sing it at your funeral
    10. Projection of Inferiority II

    Bonus tracks (artbook only):
    CD3:
    01. Segue
    02. A mind of you're owned
    03. Behind the scenes
    04. Choreographic tragedies
    05. This can't end well

    3CD Book edition (Hardcover, 28x28cm, 48 pages), essay by Scott Conner, drawings by Stanislav Krawczyk, plus bonus CD ft. exclusive recordings

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    Band Xasthur
    Title Inevitably Dark
    Label Lupus Lounge
    Generic musical style Black Metal
    Detailed musical style Cult Black Metal
    Bar code 0884388870017
    Catalog # WOLF132LU
    Release Date 23 Jun 2023

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