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AZKETEM “Amid”
AZKETEM “Amid”
By Octopi Mills
This release from Darkness Shall Rise Producttions came out back towards the end of 2025, and I scroll and scry to find its inner heart, here on the cold, metaphoric, stone slab of science…
It is mentioned that influences of TYPE O NEGATIVE and KATATONIA are to be found. Opening with a strong sound that echoes a more masculine gothic style with a definitive metal flair, it does well to prove a point here. The album art looks like a marble Roman or Greek bank vault or of stone with pillar, wall. Tis truly a bit of an odd thing to focus on for this author. "Erected to Commemorate", as it states, perhaps. Vocals are deep and chanty, sounding as if coming from somewhere deep. THE FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM influence was mentioned and it can be realized by the second track "End it all". "Nights Adrift" opens with the good power chords of old classic underground metal. This ingredient works well in the shape of the work throughout, a certain integrity that lends worth and esteem. "By Light" has a more ritualistic feel and overall goth rock make. The work cuts it close to being an album and not an ep as it reaches slightly under the 30 minute mark. Towards the end it breathes more and becomes a little more atmospheric. It might be interesting to see where this heads one day.
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