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Crown of Asteria | Nodus Tollens

by Crown of Asteria, Nodus Tollens

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-https://crownofasteria.bandcamp.com/
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Realm and Ritual is proud to present a self-titled split between mystic black metal stalwart Crown of Asteria, and new depressive atmo-black project Nodus Tollens. The split collaboration came about through mutual respect and a musical kinship that began when Crown of Asteria’s Meghan Wood contributed a guitar solo to an upcoming Nodus Tollens full-length.

Crown of Asteria has been crafting metal-tinged naturalistic soundscapes since 2011. Ever prolific, CoA has released more than 25 genre-defying albums since that time, experimenting with varied instrumentation, field recordings, self-built percussion, and a range of vocal styles from guttural growls, to blackened shrieks, to choral chants. CoA contributes one 18-minute opus to this split release entitled “Claw of the Firemaker,” an unnerving blackened doom track that ebbs into a monophonic ode to the natural world.

The name Nodus Tollens comes from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows and is a realization that one’s life doesn’t make sense anymore, that the plot to one’s own story has been lost. This particular brand of sorrow is present throughout NT’s two long-form tracks, “Morir de Fam” and “Vulpes Pilum Mutat.” Lone member Cicatrix entwines mid-tempo DSBM guitar with relentless percussion and shrieked vocals to speak to a life that can no longer be recognized. NT is adept at combining raw black metal with dreamy post-rock textures, creating a swirling crescendo of longing beauty.

Crown of Asteria/Nodus Tollens will be available for pre-order through the Realm and Ritual Bandcamp on Friday, February 14th. Limited to 30 forest-green cassettes, orders start shipping on February 22nd.

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released February 11, 2020

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