The Path of Perdition, by Vastigr

The Path of Perdition

by Vastigr

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obscure Atmospheric black metal - but not in the literal sense of the word. It's damn technical and Thomas' musicianship shines through in all the tracks. Definitely dark, and also wonderfully intricate in its compositions.

Vastigr manages with this album to go in my most played folder. 9/10 Favorite track: Katharsis.

Ippocalyptica Vastigr’s last album was certainly competent, but the growth shown from Aura Aeternitatis to The Path of Perdition is nothing short of incredible, and this blew me away on first listen. Benefitting from an amazing production job at Studio Emissary, what Vastigr has done here is something that is pretty rare at this late stage of the third wave of black metal: producing something original. Sure, I can hear the Blut Aus Nord and a few Icelandic influences, but this is legitimately fresh! Favorite track: Katharsis.

allthegoodnamesgone And again an amazing BMP find. Perfect recording and flawless composition create a fantastic atmosphere! 5 horns up!!!!!

Metallurgical Fire The Path of Perdition is surprisingly hypnotic and relaxing. The tempo changes and percussion nearly transport you to a subconscious dream state. A truly atmospheric album. A strong vision from one person. If you want to hear black metal drumming outside the norm for the genre, grab this right now (MJ, I definitely had you in mind, cheers).

Jono Schneider Brutal black space metal. Riffs like jagged shards of dark sky ripping you apart. Breathtaking.

Slug. I’m drinking, and smoking, and I’m locked in. These motjefucjing melodies. Fuckinittyyy.

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Vástígr is the solo project of Þ. (Hāg, Ill Tidings and several other projects), Austrian composer, guitarist and singer. Vástígr debut, Aura Aeternitatis, was released by Avantgarde Music in 2019 and impressed all those who dared entering its realm.

A perfect blending of atmospheric black metal and dissonant, complex structures typical to the Icelandic scene, Vástígr music is one of the very rare cases in which a black metal artist is actually crafting something personal and unique.

After a five-year long silence, Vástígr is back with its sophomore album, The Path of Perdition, a cathartic journey through downfall and uprising, of accepting man’s futility and insignificance in a greater (cosmic) scheme.

As described by Þ., “the eternal cycle goes ever on and could not care less what happens to us. Eventually the wheel of time crushes us all like insects. What remains is memory, ruins, ashes, until even those fade into oblivion – and the knowledge that the cycle shall repeat itself, for better or worse”.

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released May 24, 2024

Produced in Iceland at Studio Emissary by Stephen Lockhart (Rebirth of Nefast and producer for Sinmara, Svartidauði, Nexion and many more), The Path of Perdition will feature once again a cover art by French artist Metastazis, who created art for Blut Aus Nord, Alcest, Amorphis, Ondskapt and many other prominent artists. Vástígr new album will see the light on May 24th, 2024, on CD, LP and digital.

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