Hekseblad - The Fall of Cintra Format:10" - Waters of the Pontar though perhaps never as seamlessly

though perhaps never as seamlessly as on this latest album

Besides its Black Metal root

a veteran of the underground Australian metal scene spanning a career almost two decades in length and also known for his involvement with Cryptic Darkness

Italy with conceptual themes about the loneliness and sadness of modern life

Atmosphere reigns supreme in Claret Ash's majestic return

Hekseblad - The Fall of Cintra Format:10" - Waters of the Pontar though perhaps never as seamlesslyOriginally unleashed on Halloween 2021mere months after the bands inception"The Fall of Cintra" laid the foundation for what Hekseblad would become today. The roots of what you hear on Hekseblad's 2024 full length "Kaer Morhen" are present, but this EP is a different beast. Channeling a raw primal energy reminiscent of black metal's second wave, "The Fall of Cintra" is aggressive and atmospheric, with hints of symphonic and melodic flourishes