(written by Islander)

The Israeli black metal band Azamoth first formed in 2004 and released their debut album Eternity in 2006. In just a few days — roughly 18 1/2 years later — they will release their second album, Bellum Nostrum (“Our War”), via the Symbol Of Domination label.

Obviously, that’s a very long recording hiatus, and the lineup that created Bellum Nostrum isn’t identical to the one that made Eternity (though founding vocalist Scorch and founding guitarist Lord Grief remain in place). So the impulse is to take the new album as a re-launch of the band, as a new statement of intent, as a flaring of ideas and experiences that have accumulated over that long stretch of years.

Today we have a sign of what Bellum Nostrum holds for listeners as we premiere the album track “Ancient Signs of War“. Continue reading »