Saturday, January 18, 2020

SPECTRAL LORE: SET TO UNLEASH "WANDERERS ASTROLOGY OF THE NINE" SPLIT WITH MARE COGNITUM

Greek ambient black metal warrior SPECTRAL LORE is set to release "WANDERERS ASTROLOGY OF THE NINE", a SPLIT with Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. ambient black metal warrior MARE COGNITUM, due to be unleashed 3/13/2020 via I, VOIDHANGER RECORDS.









SPECTRAL LORE unleashed "HELIAN", a SPLIT with JUTE GYTE. 1/18/2018 via I, VOIDHANGER RECORDS.


 SPECTRAL LORE unleashed "FOSSILS", 12/31/2016 via BANDCAMP (DIGITAL-SELF RELEASED). 


MARE COGNITUM unleashed "LUMINIFEROUS AETHER", 9/16/2016 via I, VOIDHANGER RECORDS.



FROM I, VOIDHANGER RECORDS:

Spectral Lore and Mare Cognitum - "Wanderers: Astrology Of The Nine"
Out March 13, 2020 - PRE-ORDER NOW!
3x12"LP TRIPLE GATEFOLD (incl. Digital): metalodyssey.8merch.com
Marbled Orange/Black 140gr. Vinyls, Ltd 600
Co-released with Entropic Recordings
2xCD DIGIPACK (incl. Digital): metalodyssey.8merch.com/
• Deluxe 6-Panel Digipack w/Booklet, Ltd 500
Digital Download: i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com
Veterans from countless successful releases including a seminal split album (“Sol”, 2013) that cemented their friendship and earned them unconditioned esteem and love from the atmospheric black metal aficionados, SPECTRAL LORE's sole member Ayloss and Jacob Buczarski from MARE COGNITUM join forces once again for another mystical trip through the stars. Monumental and daring in its length and scope, "Wanderers: Astrology Of The Nine" is a thematic journey through our solar system, illustrating and anthropomorphizing it into mythology which parallels our own humanity with the science of these mysterious formations.
“Inspired by Gustav Holst's Planets suite, we continue the exploration we began many years ago with 'Sol',” explain the artists; “we traverse outwards from the sun to each planet, weaving fables through a synthesis of their distinct physical features and a mythical personhood representing these features.”
Graced with a wondrous cover painting by the inimitable Elijah Tamu,“Wanderers: Astrology Of The Nine” is nothing but a never ending quest for mankind's cosmic origins, a celestial and philosophical observation on the notes of MARE COGNITUM and SPECTRAL LORE's music, perfectly in the balance between progressive yet furious black metal, and moments of ecstatic, melodic beauty.
“While we wish to capture the awe of the raw, natural beauty of our cosmic surroundings, we have also created our own cosmically inspired lore with each planet as our muse,” say Ayloss and Buczarski; ”therefore, each track is a narrative which represents our admiration for each cosmic entity: the psychic manifestations that were conjured through our own wonder of the majestic planetary system we call home.”
TRACKLIST
1. Spectral Lore - Mercury (The Virtuous) (08:36)
2. Mare Cognitum - Mars (The Warrior) (09:25)
3. Spectral Lore - Earth (The Mother) (11:56)
4. Mare Cognitum - Venus (The Priestess) (12:27)
5. Mare Cognitum - Jupiter (The Giant) (15:04)
6. Spectral Lore - Saturn (The Rebel) (10:14)
7. Mare Cognitum - Neptune (The Mystic) (11:38)
8. Spectral Lore - Uranus (The Fallen) (12:24)
9. Mare Cognitum & Spectral Lore - Pluto (The Gatekeeper Part I - Exodus through the Frozen Wastes) (11:30)
10. Mare Cognitum & Spectral Lore - Pluto (The Gatekeeper Part II - The Astral Bridge) (12:00)
Total Time 115:14
Mare Cognitum tracks recorded & mixed at Entropic Recordings by Jacob Buczarski, 2016-2019
Spectral Lore tracks recorded & mixed at the Stellar Auditorium by Ayloss, 2016-2019
"Pluto" recorded collaboratively by Ayloss & Jacob
Mastering by Jacob Buczarski


FROM SPECTRAL LORE:


The new split album with Mare Cognitum called "Wanderers: Astrology of the Nine" is officially announced. Release date is March 13, from I, Voidhanger Records and Jacob's new label called Entropic Recordings (go and like his page if you haven't). It was a huge undertaking, much as its length, equaling pretty much one full length album for each project. So, this is something big and we're all excited for it to see at last the light of day.
I've fallen back in my promises as usual, but it seems that everything is about to come together. More announcements coming very soon.



Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-