AN NCS VIDEO PREMIERE: ASENHEIM — “DER WÄCHTER DER NACHT”

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Mar 202026
 

(written by Islander)

The German pagan/black metal band Asenheim are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. That’s an exceptionally long time for the life of any metal band, and Asenheim have filled those years with releases — no long hiatuses, no deaths and rebirths, just a steady progression of creativity. To commemorate this milestone anniversary, Asenheim will have their tenth album, Elbenblut, released on April 24th by Dominance of Darkness Records.

The new album is again the coordinated work of Asenheim founder Tiwaz and second member of long standing, Valfor. It’s an 11-song, 70-minute opus whose themes are set in the Tolkein universe, and we’re premiering a lyric video (in German) for one of those songs today — “Der Wächter der Nacht“. Continue reading »

AN NCS VIDEO PREMIERE: ASENHEIM — “IM ZWIELICHT”

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Nov 062024
 

(written by Islander)

For as much music as we’ve written about in our nearly 15 years of existence there are still many bands, even long-lived ones, that we’ve managed to overlook. The German black metal band Asenheim is one of those.

Principally the vehicle for vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Tiwaz, joined in partnership by drummer Valfor for the last seven years or so, Asenheim has been releasing music since 2007, with eight albums to their credit and a multitude of demos and EPs.

Not surprisingly for a project of such duration and prolific creative output, the nature of the music hasn’t remained entirely constant, though its connection to pagan legends and other themes beyond the confines of the mundane world have been throughlines of long standing.

Where Asenheim proudly stands today is represented by a forthcoming ninth album, Wolkenbrecher, which is set for release on December 10th by the Dominance of Darkness label, and today we share with you a lyric video for a song from the album named “Im Zwielicht“. Continue reading »