It was but 2016 when TITAAN emerged from virtual/literal
obscurity with its debut album, Kadingir, for ATMF. The work of one Lalartu,
with no warning whatsoever, TITAAN here created a towering monument to black
metal’s most barbaric and avant-garde extremes. Kadingir existed on both
tangibly physical and spiritual planes, thoroughly engrossing the listener with
a miasmic, multi-layered experience. So monomaniacal was its minimalism but
embellished with rhythmic and atmospheric elements no “normal” black metal band
would ever attempt, TITAAN challenged the status quo in a most daring fashion.
Not for nothing is Kadingir regarded as a modern classic in some corners.
Now, TITAAN is set to eclipse that feat with the
even-more-challenging ITIMA. A single, seamless 46-minute work – in the true
sense of the word WORK, for there are layers upon layers upon layers within
this forever-spirallng-downward labyrinth – ITIMA takes the firm foundation of
Kadingir to yet further extremes. More violent, more atmospheric, more doomed,
more ceremonial, more straightforward, more ornate, more of MORE: if there was
ever any question before, here does TITAAN truly embody its namesake.
Skillfully to say the very least, Lalartu threads together esoteric vibrations brewed
in the abyss of Mesopotamic culture and unfolds an utterly ominous patchwork of
past, present, and future; with ITIMA, TITAAN stands above and beyond all. Put
another way, this is black metal at arguably its most cinematic – and
breathtakingly so.
In the none-more-vast world of TITAAN, no half-measures
exist, and the totality is all. For that, ITIMA is graced with equally
breathtaking artwork courtesy of Luciana Nedelea, whose dark mind visually
embodies the album’s central concepts of misanthropy, human futility, and
merciless vengeance by the ancient gods.
If Kadingir proved too daunting, either in 2016 or
especially now, then one need not enter the evolving flux of ITIMA. For those
of the hardiest, headiest constitution, however, TITAAN will gladly lead you
into the catacombs of your darkest self…
Gatefold LP will be release in 200 units regular black and a
ultra-limited edition of 100 white lps.
release date : 17th April, 2020
Tracklisting CD:
1. Itima 46:38
Total running time: 46:38
preorder cd there
Tracklisting LP edition:
SIDE A Itima 20:27
SIDE BI Itima 26:24
Preorder Ultra-limited LP GATEFOLD white edition Or
Preorder Regular LP GATEFOLD Black Edition there:
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