[BROADCAST: For Immediate Release: February 15, 2024]
> Amidst the echoes, a haunting scream reverberates through the vast expanse.
> Picked up by the keen sonar of an orbiting satellite.
> Triumvirate reach out to the inhabitants of Earth.
> Wroth
> Yhs
> Zhaaral
After broadcasting three snippets of their latest album, Darkspaceare now ready to unveil their new album. Darkspace -II is one big, continuously crushing, 47-minute journey into the blackest holes of the universe. It's the mysterious trio's fifth full-length and first album with newest member Yhs (bass, vocals).
Dark Space -II comes out Friday, February 16. But you can hear -- and watch -- the entire album today over on Season of Mist's YouTube channel. The full album stream is illustrated by a vast, bleak and crawling animation that was created by illustrator Michael Raaflaub & animator Simon Schnellmann.
Watch Dark Space -II below.
Pre-order: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/DarkSpace-II
Pre-save: https://orcd.co/dark-2-2
On "Dark -2.-2", Darkspace defy the conventional boundaries of black metal. Fractal electronic samples slice through layers of extraterrestrial drones. Glitchy murmurs - like whispers from the outer reaches - are swallowed deep inside the band's vast, unknown aura.
Season of Mist reissued all of Darkspace's catalogue on CD and vinyl this year. Listen from Dark Space -I to Dark Space III I and hear how their hypnotic and otherworldly sound has influenced modern black metal.
Shop: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/darkspace-reissues
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Praise for Darkspace
"There's no shortage of sounds that will cause your jaw to drop" - Angry Metal Guy
"One of the most daring and underrated names in black metal" - Pitchfork
"Dark and profound, you feel the sensation of falling, the impression of sinking into the depths of space - it's scary but it's awesome to be able to transcend yourself with this kind of sound" - CVLT Nation
"You can vividly imagine them coming from some weird alternate universe to enslave the listener" - Echoes and Dust
"A trip with no return, into the depths of the hostile and void universe and to the blackest place where no light escapes" - Rock n' Heavy
Photo by © STEMUTZ
DARKSPACE was founded by Wroth, Zorgh and Zhaaral in 1999 in Berne (Switzerland). In two decades, four albums and an EP were released: Dark Space -I to Dark Space III I. The band rarely appeared live. In 2019, Zorgh quit while the band was awarded the Music Prize of the Canton of Berne for the creation of their soundscapes and their atmospheric performances. In 2022 Yhs joined Wroth and Zhaaral to complete the three again.
Line-up
Wroth - Guitars, Vocals
Yhs - Guitars, Vocals
Zhaaral - Bass, Vocals
Press-kit: https://presskit.season-of-mist.com/Darkspace/
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Pre-order: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/DarkSpace-II
Pre-save: https://orcd.co/dark-2-2
Links:
Official Website: https://www.darkcyberspace.com/
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/darkspace/329478213
Bandcamp: https://darkspace.bandcamp.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dark.space87/?fref=ts
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4sww0FgGlUX3NCrrJleszz
Available Formats:
Digital Download
CD Digisleeve
12" Vinyl Gatefold - Black