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artist: Urna
title: The Great Jihad
year: 2026
genre: Black Metal
type: Album
label: ATMF
language: English
rel. date: 2026-10-16
source: WEB/MP3
quality: CBR 320kbps / 44.1 kHz / Joint Stereo
runtime: 00:36:43
size: 84.2 MiB / 6 tracks
rip date: 2026-10-16
source url: https://open.qobuz.com/album/yaqlzv4amdh14
tracklist:
01. First of Three 5:55
02. Second of Three 4:43
03. Third of Three 7:02
04. The Great Jihad 4:11
05. Dream Death, Towards Rebirth 6:43
06. Four Levels of Infinite Splendour 8:09
release notes:
Italian architects of esoteric extreme metal URNA releases their new
album, "The Great Jihad", via ATMF, the label that has supported the band
since their landmark full-length "Sepulcrum".
More poisonous and tense than its predecessors, "The Great Jihad" retains
the crushing atmosphere and funeral doom connection that have long
defined URNA, while pushing their faster passages towards a harsher, more
abrasive form of black metal. Amid the weight and aggression, vast,
sideral melodies emerge from the darkness, adding a solemn dimension to
an album steeped in occult and esoteric atmospheres. The result is a work
that feels both familiar and renewed, balancing oppressive density with
moments of stark, otherworldly beauty.
For the first time, URNA present an album with lyrics entirely in
English. With the exception of their 2003 debut "Justa Funebria",
originally performed in Italian, the band's releases have traditionally
employed Latin. The conceptual framework once again expands RM's personal
spiritual journey through Hermetism, approaching the notion of duality
from an esoteric perspective and exploring its many manifestations.
"The Great Jihad" also introduces new collaborators to the lineup, with
Sibilans (Anamnesi, Simulacro) on drums and T (Sangue Nero) on bass. The
album was recorded through multiple sessions between 2014 and 2025,
across Italy and the United Kingdom, before being mixed and mastered at
MZ's 322 Studio in early 2026. The artwork was created by Francesco
Gemelli.
Tracklist:
Creator
01. First of Three
02. Second of Three
03. Third of Three
Created
04. The Great Jihad
05. Dream Death, Towards Rebirth
06. Four Levels of Infinite Splendour
Active in the extreme metal underground for more than two decades, URNA
emerged in 2003 with "Justa Funebria" before attracting the attention of
ATMF, which released "Sepulcrum" as its first label release. Their sound
soon expanded from abrasive black metal into funeral doom, electronics
and increasingly esoteric atmospheres. "Iter ad Lucem" (2009) and "Mors
Principium Est" (2013) further developed this uncompromising vision, with
the latter closing a cycle that had begun with their debut.
Early demos for "The Great Jihad" were already taking shape after "Mors
Principium Est", but the project subsequently entered a prolonged hiatus.
Recording resumed years later before the pandemic forced another
interruption. In 2025, URNA finally completed the album, bringing a
journey that began more than a decade ago to its intended conclusion.
Much has changed since 2003. URNA have not.