De Toorn EP (trans. brown with heavy gold splatter ed.) (pre-order)
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Title: De Toorn EP
Artist: Amenra
Format: LP
Label: Relapse
Additional information: Band exclusive.
AMENRA make their highly anticipated return with two EPs that highlight the band's career as one of the most compelling and unequivocally vital entities in extreme music.
Titled De Toornand With Fang and Claw respectively, each of these EPs have distinct soundscapes, songwriting approaches, and emotional weight. The result is a two part journey through AMENRA's raw, visceral beginnings, and the band's future as one of the most enthralling and cinematic experiences in the genre.
"With De Toorn we finish what we have started with De Doorn in 2019," AMENRA vocalist Colin H. van Eeckhout comments. "We came as close to our cultural heritage as we possibly could and offered the world a glance of where we truly hail from. With the artwork reached back to the early beginnings of the band, MASS I. Aline Gorsens interpretation of the art propelled us in a world forlorn."
Van Eeckhout continues, "With Fang and Claw explores our earlier work, and merges with our contemporary being, setting the direction to what will soon become our MASS VII."
Recorded in a single session at the same studio in the Belgian Ardennes where the band's massive Mass VI was recorded, bothEPs herald a new era for AMENRA. "These EPs feel like the closure we were desperately seeking, as we prepare for a new beginning in our almost 3 decade long trajectory." - CHVE
Mathieu Vandekerckhove says: "With De Toorn, we carry forward the spirit of De Doorn, delving deeper into the raw emotions of grief, wrath, and transformation. It is a continuation of the ritual, a step further into the fire. At the same time, WITH FANG AND CLAW harks back to the essence of MASS I, embracing the primal force that defined our beginnings.
These two works intertwine: De Toorn channels the lament and fury of De Doorn, while WITH FANG AND CLAW recalls the unfiltered intensity of MASS I. Together, they form a crucial passage in our 30-year journey—a reflection of where we began and where we are going. This transition is not just a bridge; it is a reckoning, a moment that prepares us for the resolution to come with MASS VII. Through rage and sorrow, we rise, bearing both the scars of the past and the fangs of resilience."