Woe Bather - Oh Achlys Please Love Me Once More (full ep, 2023)

Lone US-artist The Hermit has produced a second Woe Bather release of raw black metal, to channel the author’s primordial anguish in relentless captivating form. Four long-form untitled tracks build slowly through the ambient opening, towards the euphoric rushes offered by DSBM; of searing melancholy intertwined with propulsive percussion and insistently catchy riffs that pull you along with the current of surging momentum. Not only is this defined by its mournfully triumphant stride, but also a queasily uneasy sense of the eerie, otherworldy and supernatural – the concluding reveal of which shall be offered to those purchasing the digital release in a secret bonus track that hides a cover version of the inspiration for some themes of this release. Available in digital format from the artist directly: The album is also released today in a limited run of cassettes from JEMS Label, available at 12pm CST, along with tapes from Carpathian Wrath, Kvlt