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Adam Ujhelyi

Breathe Deeply, this Lethean Mist

from The Fading Promise of Tomorrow & Elegies of Loss and Doom

November 15th, 2024
7 tracks
46:41
The Fading Promise of Tomorrow & Elegies of Loss and Doom
The Fading Promise of Tomorrow & Elegies of Loss and Doom
Breathe Deeply, this Lethean Mist
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Breathe Deeply, this Lethean Mist
Nepenthe
I breathed deeply of the dawn's first light It felt acrid, in my lungs I breathed the dusk's last light But it faded away from the hollows of my drooping skull The mist rises around you and you no longer breathe The fog envelopes your senses, you relinquish everything I breathed deeply of the Lethean mist But you were no longer there I tried to hide myself, to conceal my yearning But you faded with my thoughts Breathe deeply, this Lethean mist Drink deeply, these miles of night Breathe
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Nepenthe’s unique blend of doom, black metal, post-metal, goth rock, and neo folk will excite fans of Woods of Ypres, Warning, Falls of Rauros, Harakiri for the Sky, and Panopticon.

The opening track, “Upon These Unfamiliar Shores,” is an 8-minute epic that weaves vivid imagery and rich symbolism with dark acoustic passages, ethereal atmospherics, and black metal riffing to evoke a profound sense of existential reflection.

Nepenthe is a band to watch closely—poised to leave an indelible mark on the extreme metal landscape!

Credits

Nepenthe are:
Scott Rice - Lead Guitar
Steve Rowlands - Rhythm Guitar
Chris Rowan - Bass
Konrad Schröder - Drums, Vocals and Lyrics

The Fading Promise of Tomorrow (Tracks 1 - 3)
Alex Snape - Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Violin
Recorded and Mixed during the spring of 2024 by Chris Rowan (Skaldic Studios)
Additional Reamping and Editing by Nathan Boots
Mastered by Bogdan Makarov (Nekkomix)
"Time Time Time" originally released by Of the Wand & The Moon
Composed, performed, and produced by Kim Larsen

Elegies of Loss and Doom (Tracks 4 - 7)
Layne Richardson - Pipe solo on track 4
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Alex Snape (Nomadic Arts Studios) over the winter of 2019
Remastered by Bogdan Makarov (Nekkomix) during the summer of 2024
Layouts by Krzysztof Poniewaz
Artwork by Adam Ujhelyi