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Artist......: Lumen Ad Mortem
Album.......: A Grave Ascent
Year........: 2026
Genre.......: Black Metal
Type........: Album
Label.......: Hypnotic Dirge Records
Language....: English
Source......: WEB/FLAC (16bit)
Quality.....: 957kbps / 44.1 kHz / Stereo
Tracks......: 7 tracks
Playtime....: 00:41:36
Size........: 289.5 MiB
R.Date......: 2026-06-24
S.Date......: 2026-06-19
Url.........: https://open.qobuz.com/album/onc3a3ewpu2cc
01. What Was Lost 2:07
02. The Departed 7:10
03. I Never Ceded 5:23
04. Ghost Gums 4:51
05. A Grave Ascent 6:04
06. A Stone Shall Come to Rest 5:47
07. And What Is yet to Lose 10:14
Following the release of their debut record, "Upon the
Edge of Darkness", in 2023, South Australia's Lumen Ad
Mortem returns this summer with "A Grave Ascent" - a
striking dose of ferocious black metal that balances
perfectly between an energetic drive fueled by
lightning-fast tremolo riffs and a mid-paced dirge
drenched in atmosphere.
Crafting anthemic black metal with unrelenting
intensity, these new offerings are chock-full of
nefarious melodies, wrapped around rhythm guitars and
bass that retain a malleable nature, alongside ominous
synth lines and drums that relentlessly drive the energy
forward. Lyrically, the new album draws from the
Australian wellspring of loss, death, and the undying
spirit that refuses defeat, driven by an unrelenting
force of cold and undeniable vengeance. All is set
within an ancient landscape, where the vastness of time
and darkness renders human existence utterly
insignificant.
Mixed by Patrick Pages Oliver at Blood Wolf Productions,
"A Grave Ascent" shines with a harmonious mix - raw,
cold and emotional, yet clear and perfectly balanced.
A sonic landscape of chilling melodic ferocity and
suffocating atmosphere.