AOSOTH premiere video for new song "Ritual Marks Of Penitence"

French sowers of distinctive Black Metal, AOSOTH, have premiered a video for "Ritual Marks Of Penitence" - the closing track off the new album entitled "IV: Arrow In Heart". The video, directed by Matthieu Spinazzola and David Fitt, can be viewed below.

AOSOTH: “IV: Arrow In Heart” as an Album of the Month and First revealed song here.

Band's 4th in career album is coming to shops on April 16th worldwide via Agonia Records. A re-release of AOSOTH's "II" and "III" albums - both for the first time on black vinyl - will be available at the same time.

"IV: Arrow In Heart" is a natural improvement over bands previews release, entitled "III", which already was "a major step forward for Aosoth in creating their own distinct sound" (Sputnik Music). Commented by the band itself, the new release holds yet a bigger spiritual meaning: "We've spent such a huge amount of time on defining a darker identity, yet open to a wider range of influences. Those tracks still haunt us, as delivering them was a painful and excruciating experience, and left some of us even physically wounded... Which gives that album even more of a spiritual value, as it involved a form of sacrifice."  The band also added: "This fourth full-length release is without a doubt a great step forward for us in term of music writing, and sound."

The album will consist of 6 original tracks and 56 minutes of music.

Tracklist:

1. An Arrow in Heart

2. One With The Prince With A Thousand Enemies

3. Temple of Knowledge

4. Under The Nails and Fingertips

5. Broken Dialogue 1

5. Broken Dialogue 2

6. Ritual Marks of Penitence

Band's upcoming shows:

May 9th: La Boule Noire (Paris, France)

May 10th: Ubu (Rennes, France)

May 25th: Maryland Death Fest (USA)

November 17th/18th: Black Flames of Blasphemy (Helsinki, Finland)

More on the band: https://www.facebook.com/aosoth

AOSOTH: “IV: Arrow In Heart” as an Album of the Month

How to begin the album of the month article? There´s so much to say about this! Well what about I just wander through my memories and start two years ago… March 3rd, 2011. 

It was around ten pm in Portugal and a regular winter night was felt. In a normal day I would be prepared to attack my bed and sleep like a hibernating bear but not that night. Instead I was wearing my Behemoth sweater and ready to “assault” Hard Club (the best show house of the North of Portugal for metal in my point of view) that was going to embrace Death Holy Death Tour. I’m not going to lie; I was there for Watain and Shining, two bands that I really like a lot not only for their music but also for their great performances.

AOSOTH Live "Death Holy Death Tour"
HARD CLUB o`Porto 2011

 I and Nuno (Site owner) arrived late to the concert and we almost miss the performance of Aosoth; in a way we didn´t knew the band (we only knew it was a black metal similar with Watain) so we weren’t that worried about being late and loose the opening. In fact they were something like the headliners but with their own sound (there´s also a cool curiosity between the bands: Erik Danielsson (Watain) has crafted Aosoth logo). The last fifteen minutes of Aosoth show were amazing, truly powerful with an absolutely terrifying atmosphere, we had no expectations and they completely stunned us. We were really pissed in the end and went home thinking the huge letdown it was missing that brutal band. When we arrived home it was late, we were tired and our ears were exploding but we didn´t let the curiosity die and searched more about Aosoth… 

I never knew the French black metal scene till I found Aosoth but know I can surely say that Frenchmen are raising the game. This is not that pure raw and old school black metal that would be expected and it`s very different from Swedish, Norwegian, UK, and Canadian sound, instead it´s very diverse, atmospheric and rhythmic with a melancholic feeling to it. Of course there’s a lot of old and even new influences in this scene but they are creating something innovative here between sensitive and distorted, disharmony and melody, old and new.

In my opinion Aosoth is the perfect example of this scene along with Antaeus (actually it´s normal that you compare Antaeus with Aosoth because the band is the first living form of it), Anorexia Nervosa and Deathspell Omega and if you like these three last bands (despite being so different)  I´m really sure you are going to have a nice time listening to Aosoth or fucking love it like myself who knows?!

Aosoth was born in 2002 as a side project of Antaeus, When Antaeus ceased to exist as a live performance after 12 years the band has chosen a new path. From a grinding and devastating black metal they went to a much more melodic but disharmonic and atmospheric black metal brought by Bst (Balrog, Aborted, Axeman) with some dissonant 90´s death metal elements. Their early works were critically acclaimed by reviewers that quoted their sound to be something like Antaeus, Craft and Grave…

Today they are one of my favorite in the French black metal scene without question and their new work and fourth full-length album “IV: Arrow In Heart” has shown what I think of them- each passing year they become better and better.

Finally the long awaited successor of the “III” album (out in 2011 with top scores in many sites, Chigaco Reader, Sputnik Music, Invisible Oranges, Rock Hard and Metal Hammer editions) is arriving. Aosoth has returned much stronger, invigorating, darker, with a fucking incredible personality. The new opus is simply mind blowing and if the album “III” was important in the conception of an identity then the new one features a grand period of evolution in which that entity has been fully composed. The band itself comments: “We´ve spent such a huge amount of time on defining a darker identity, yet open to a wider range of influences. Those tracks still haunt us, as delivering them was a painful and excruciating experience, and left some of us even physically wounded… This gives that album even more of a spiritual value, as it involved a form of sacrifice. This fourth full-length release is without a doubt a great step forward for us in term of music writing, and sound.”

The cover artwork is simple, but man, it´s something special I really love the simplicity of it and the obscurity that brings out. The creator of this great artwork is called Benjamin Vierling and he really nailed it.

The track list of “IV: Arrow In Heart” is the following: 

1-“An Arrow in Heart”; 2- “One With The Prince With  A Thousand Enemies”; 3- “Temple of Knowledge”; 4- “Under the Nails and Fingertips”; 5- “Broken Dialogue 1”; 6- “Broken Dialogue 2”; 7- “Ritual Marks of Penitence”.

The album begins with the song “An Arrow in Heart”; this one is my favorite and what I can describe as perfection, a 10 minutes masterpiece that starts with a kickass riff that instantaneously immerses the listener in the huge heaviness of the work. You can hear a lot of death metal in a dark ambiance and many more influences during this first experience but I’m not going to give details or talk about all the songs, you have to “see” by yourself the monster that this music is.

In general the album “IV: Arrow In Heart” is what I like to call a giant, a fucking massive work that can easily rip your ears off. This is one of those works that can´t be judge song by song, not even a bit, this is an almost masterpiece of black metal, an evolution of the scene that really took be my surprise. Aosoth has yet a huge path to walk but they are no longer a simple band but an entity that reached a higher state, a higher form and gained a new dimension. Intelligent, distinctive, much darker, with many more influences “IV: Arrow In Heart” deserves attention and fast!

One melee with the words, ideas and its paradoxes... albuns that are news, the reviews at "HeavyHardMetalmania.net", always with its watermark,  Pedro Ribeiro, with love for beer... sorry, music from an early age, he studied piano and singing from 7 to 14 years,  then, devoted himself to the study of the guitar for 5 years. "The wisdom is found in the extremes, all extreme Metal here!"


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Band's upcoming live appearances include:
May 9th: France, Paris - La Boule Noire
May 25th: Maryland Death Fest (USA)
November 17th/18th, Helsinki, Finland: Black Flames of Blasphemy

AOSOTH new song "Temple Of Knowledge" streaming exclusively at CVLT Nation

French black metal outfit AOSOTH has premiered a second song from the new full-length album entitled "IV:Arrow In Heart", coming out April 16th worldwide on Agonia Records. The song "Temple Of Knowledge" is streaming exclusively at CVLT Nation.

The first revealed song, "An Arrow In Heart", can be heard below.

The new album is a natural improvement over bands previews release, entitled "III", which already was "a major step forward for Aosoth in creating their own distinct sound" (Sputnik Music). Commented by the band itself, "IV:Arrow In Heart" holds yet a bigger spiritual meaning: "We've spent such a huge amount of time on defining a darker identity, yet open to a wider range of influences. Those tracks still haunt us, as delivering them was a painful and excruciating experience, and left some of us even physically wounded... Which gives that album even more of a spiritual value, as it involved a form of sacrifice."  The band also added: "This fourth full-length release is without a doubt a great step forward for us in term of music writing, and sound."

"IV:Arrow In Heart"can be pre-ordered here.

At the time the new album will hit the shops, there will be available a re-release of AOSOTH's "II" and "III" albums for the first time on black vinyl.

The album will consist of 6 original tracks and 56 minutes of music.

Tracklist for "IV:Arrow In Heart":

1. An Arrow in Heart
2. One With The Prince With A Thousand Enemies
3. Temple of Knowledge
4. Under The Nails and Fingertips
5. Broken Dialogue 1
5. Broken Dialogue 2
6. Ritual Marks of Penitence

Band's upcoming live appearances include:

May 9th: France, Paris - La Boule Noire

May 25th: Maryland Death Fest (USA)

November 17th/18th, Helsinki, Finland: Black Flames of Blasphemy

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AOSOTH premiers new track

French black metallers AOSOTH have premiered a track from their new full-length album entitled "IV:Arrow In Heart", coming out April 16th worldwide on Agonia Records.

The track "An Arrow In Heart" can be streamed below.

The new album is a natural improvement over bands previews release, entitled "III", which already was "a major step forward for Aosoth in creating their own distinct sound" (Sputnik Music). Commented by the band itself, "IV:Arrow In Heart" holds yet a bigger spiritual meaning: "We've spent such a huge amount of time on defining a darker identity, yet open to a wider range of influences. Those tracks still haunt us, as delivering them was a painful and excruciating experience, and left some of us even physically wounded... Which gives that album even more of a spiritual value, as it involved a form of sacrifice."  The band also added: "This fourth full-length release is without a doubt a great step forward for us in term of music writing, and sound."

"IV: Arrow In Heart"can be pre-ordered here.

At the time the new album will hit the shops, there will be available a re-release of AOSOTH's "Ashes of Angels" and "III" albums for the first time on black vinyl.

The album will consist of 6 original tracks and 56 minutes of music.

Tracklist for "IV:Arrow In Heart":

1. An Arrow in Heart
2. One With The Prince With A Thousand Enemies
3. Temple of Knowledge
4. Under The Nails and Fingertips
5. Broken Dialogue 1
5. Broken Dialogue 2
6. Ritual Marks of Penitence

Two tracks from AOSOTH's former album can be streamed at:

Track "I": https://soundcloud.com/aosoth/1-1

Track "V": https://soundcloud.com/aosoth/5-1

Band's upcoming live appearances include:

May 9th: France, Paris - La Boule Noire

May 25th: Maryland Death Fest (USA)

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AOSOTH reveals new album details!

French sowers of intelligent, distinctive and airless Black Metal, AOSOTH, have revealed details of their forthcoming full-length album out on Agonia Records. The release entitled "IV:Arrow In Heart" (cover below) will make its on-line and store debut on the 16th of April Worldwide. More details can be found below.

The new album is a natural improvement over bands previews release, entitled "III", which already was "a major step forward for Aosoth in creating their own distinct sound" (Sputnik Music). Commented by the band itself, "IV:Arrow In Heart" holds yet a bigger spiritual meaning: "We've spent such a huge amount of time on defining a darker identity, yet open to a wider range of influences. Those tracks still haunt us, as delivering them was a painful and excruciating experience, and left some of us even physically wounded... Which gives that album even more of a spiritual value, as it involved a form of sacrifice."  The band also added: "This fourth full-length release is without a doubt a great step forward for us in term of music writing, and sound."

"IV:Arrow In Heart"can alreadybepre-oredered exclusively at Agonia Records webshop.

At the time the new album will hit the shops, there will be available a re-release of AOSOTH's "II" and "III" albums for the first time on black vinyls.

The album will consist of 6 original tracks and 56 minutes of music.

Tracklist for "IV:Arrow In Heart": 
1. An Arrow in Heart
2. One With The Prince With A Thousand Enemies
3. Temple of Knowledge
4. Under The Nails and Fingertips
5. Broken Dialogue 1
5. Broken Dialogue 2
6. Ritual Marks of Penitence 

Two tracks from AOSOTH's former album can be streamed below.

Track "I"

Track "V"

Band's upcoming live appearances include:
May 9th: France, Paris - La Boule Noire
May 25th: Maryland Death Fest (USA)

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AOSOTH recording 4th album; release date set for March/April 2013

French black metal band AOSOTH is currently working on the follow-up to their 2011 release III. The as of yet untitled album is tentatively slated for a March/April 2013 release and will firmly consist of 7 new tracks and 55 minutes of music. Band's guitarist, BST, has issued the following statement with regards to the announcement:

"We have entered the infamous Bst Studios once again to work on our fourth album and we are confident that this will be our most elaborate, twisted, and sick release so far. Those who did not like the direction we took with the previous record, probably will hate this one even more. We're on the second day of tracking guitars now, and things are going smoothly, so to speak."

Track 5 from AOSOTH's previous album entitled III has been premiered by Chicago Reader earlier this year and can be heard here.

More updates on the band will follow shortly. See AOSOTH live at the following dates:

10.11.2012 - Metz, France

24.11.2012 - Västerås, Sweden

25.05.2013 - Maryland Death Fest, USA

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Aosoth "Our Crown of Sins" out in mid january

Aosoth at Hard Club OPorto by HHM 
DEATH HOLY DEATH TOUR 2011 

AOSOTH "Our Crown of Sins" 7EP will be soon released! Two brand new tracks from this French Black Metal band .

To be released on 50 grams black '7EP. Limited to 500 copies. 100 copies comes with A3 sized poster. Available in the middle of January, 2012.

Promo trailer can be heard below. 

Pre order your copy at Inferna Profundus Records bigcartel shop: http://infernaprofundusrecords.bigcartel.com/

Labels and distros get in touch for wholesale prices. Send your requests to: info@inferna-profundus.net 

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Aosoth Uploaded New Song "III-2"

Aosoth uploaded the song "III-2" from the new full-length album "III". You can check out below.

"Death Holy Death" Hard Club Porto

The Demon Was In Porto!

You can see below some Pics of the gig "Death Holy Death" at Hard Club Porto... a great night to remember! Some taken with mobile phone!

Aosoth The Story

Aosoth

Genre(s)

Black Metal

Lyrical theme(s)

Satanism

Origin Formed in Current label Status

France (Paris, Île-de-France) 2002 Agonia Records Active

Current line-up

MkM - Vocals (2002-) (Antaeus, Deviant (Fra), Garwall, Haceldama (Fra), Temple of Baal, Tenebrare, Tragos Adein) 
BST - All Instruments (Aborted, Balrog (Fra), Garwall, Genital Grinder (Fra), Maleficentia, The Order of Apollyon, VI)

INRVI - Bass (2010-, also live guitar 2008-2009) (Deus Despectum, VI)

Former/past member(s)

Guitars:

Set (Antaeus, Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition, Aes Dana)

Bass:

Sagoth (Eternal Majesty, Reverence (Fra), Antaeus, Ancestral Fog)

Drums:

Thorgon (Eternal Majesty, Antaeus, Deviant (Fra))

S. (2008-2009)

Blastum (2009) (Chaos (Fra), Ingens, Merrimack, Purge (Fra), Ritualization, VI)

Additional notes

Aosoth is a dark female force in the pantheon of the Order of the Nine Angles.

Logo done by Erik of Watain.

Discography

Aosoth - Aosoth / Antaeus

Split, Paleur Mortelle Productions

2002

10" mLP limited to 350 hand-numbered copies.

Also known as "Within The Angles Of The Path Of The Left / Wrath Of The Evangelikum - Satanik Gospel".

Re-issued on CD by Battlesk'rs Productions in 2007 as Wrath of the Evangelikum with the following tracklist:

AntaeuS

live in Paris {2001}

1. Inner War (3:19)

2. Blood War III (4:10)

3. Seventh Ceremony (4:27)

4. Devotee (3:20)

SPK Kommando {2001}

5. Blood War III (first studio version) (3:47)

Reverse Voices of the Dead (split 7" EP with Necrophagia) {2001}

6. Reverse Voices of the Dead (4:03)

4 (otherwise known as Rot) 7" EP {2004}

7. Rot (3:27)

8. Whenever I'll Lay (3:04)

Aosoth

MLP {2002}

9. Black Prince... (3:16)

10. The Bond Of The Nine Angles (3:42)

11. Winds Of The Abyss (3:10)

unreleased tracks

12. Ona Stigma (2:54)

13. Ona Stigma II (3:36)

Aosoth

1. Black Prince... 03:14

2. The Bond Of The Nine Angles 03:32

3. Winds Of The Abyss 03:01

Antaeus

4. Inner War 03:09

5. Blood War III 03:43

6. Seventh Ceremony 03:53

7. Devotee 02:29

Total playing time 23:01

Aosoth - Temple of Baal / Aosoth

Split, Debemur Morti Productions

December 7th, 2007

Limited edition.

Recorded in 2006, under the influence of pain & disgust.

Temple of Baal

1. Dead Cult 06:07

Aosoth

2. ...Of Fire 04:03

Total playing time 10:10

Aosoth - Aosoth

Full-length, Total Holocaust Records

May 29th, 2008

CD released in 2008 by Total Holocaust Records, limitation unknown.

Recorded in between 2007/2008. Recorded in BST Studio, Paris.

LP released in 2008 by The Ajna Offensive with printed inner sleeve, limited to 616 copies.

MC released in 2009 by Satanic Propaganda Records, limitation unknown.

1. Aura of Pills (part I) 04:51

2. Aura of Pills (part II) 03:02

3. Nine as Ego 03:16

4. Soul Cremation 02:12

5. Rebirth by Fire 03:55

6. Never Betrayed 03:35

7. Three Months and One Equinox 04:06

8. Salvation into Oblivion 03:24

9. Here to Serve 04:42

10. Prophets Curse 06:43

Total playing time 39:48

Aosoth - Ashes of Angels

Full-length, Agonia Records

October 19th, 2009

Recorded summer 2009 at BST studio.

Layout by MKM.

All music by Bst, lyrics by MkM.

Guest vocals on "Inner War" by INRVI ( VI) / BST / Arkdaemon (Temple of Baal,

Hell Militia)

LP version out on Agonia Records, limited edition on white vinyl.

Tape version released by Stuza Prod. in 2010, limited to 500 copies, incl. 2 bonus tracks.

1. Songs Without Lungs 03:20

2. Ashes Of Angels 04:32

3. Path Of Twisted Light 05:46

4. Embrace And Enlightenment 03:51

5. Teaching/Erasing 04:36

6. Summon The Dead 04:37

7. Cries Out Of Heaven 05:28

8. Communion Through Pain 04:19

9. Banished 04:57

10. Inner War [Antaeus Cover] 04:11 

Total playing time 45:37

Aosoth - The Truth Through Salt

Split, Battlesk’rs/Art of Propaganda

November 3rd, 2009

EP 7"

Limited to 666 copies on a noble Gatefold EP. Grey Splatter Vinyl version limited to 111 copies.

Aosoth

1. Salt In Mouth 04:27

Malhkebre

2. The Truth Must Be Doubted for Victory 04:57

Total playing time 09:24

Aosoth - Angels Falling Down

Split, Necroterror Records

August 2010

7"EP limited to 300 copies (first 50 with red vinyl).

Aosoth

1. Angels Falling Down 06:57

VI

2. Confiteor Deo omnipotènti, et vobis, fratres, quia peccavi nimis cogitatiòne, verbo, òpere et omissiòne 06:53

Total playing time 13:50

"Death Holy Death" Tour  dates WATAIN + Shining + Aosoth as follows:

25 Feb 11 Aschaffenburg (DE) Colos Saal

26 Feb 11 Lausanne (CH) Docks "Inferno Switzerland"

27 Feb 11 Montpellier (FR) Secret Place

28 Feb 11 Barcelona (ES) TBA

01 Mar 11 Madrid (ES) TBA

02 Mar 11 Lisboa (PT) Cine Teatro Corroios

03 Mar 11 Porto (PT) Hard Club

04 Mar 11 Angouleme (FR) Nef

05 Mar 11 Savigny  (FR) Le Temple Empreinte

06 Mar 11 London (UK) Relentless Garage

07 Mar 11 Reading (UK) Sub 89

08 Mar 11 Glasgow (UK) Ivory Blacks

09 Mar 11 Liverpool (UK) Masque

10 Mar 11 Birmingham (UK) Library

11 Mar 11 Notre Dame De Gravenchon (FR) Arcade

12 Mar 11 Vosselaar (BE) Biebob

13 Mar 11 Zaandam (NL) Kade

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