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

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
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Elegies of Loss and Doom
Nepenthe
All remnants of those pleasures That I have not found, are scattered on my surface You will see nothing But my taciturn gaze Burning scars into your reflection Look down, or you shall be drawn apart And buried behind me Decaying in the ground A womb, of cold earth The beasts shall dig up your bones Feasting anew, on the marrow You have left behind Rotting away, to your core Reflection gazing downward Toward the horizon! Ever Fading, You shall never reach those opulent feasts Lying beyond where, You cannot grasp Cerulean robes draped over, The Geishas hidden in the clouds Their faces sunken and hollow, Brimming with Imperial beauty Nubile and writhing, Ready to burst free from their frail shells Eyes empty and wonting You shall forever rot.
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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

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