„And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; And the name of the star is Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.“ (Revelation 8:10-11)
Originally released in 2017 by Dark Descent Records and long sold-out, „Holókauston“ is – for now – the crowning achievement of BESTIA ARCANA, the occultist Black Metal outlet for Naas Alcameth (AKHLYS, AORATOS, NIGHTBRINGER) alongside current and ex-members of NIGHTBRINGER.
The successor to 2011’s acclaimed „To Anabainon ek tes Abyssu“ is a stark reminder of the labyrinthine depths Alcameth had mined prior to recent achievements with oneiric and nightmarish entity AKHLYS – outlandish, shadow-crafted, compulsive and still vital.
Tracklist:
01. Hellmouth
02. Obscurator
03. Howling
04. Iniquity
The artwork was created by David Herrerias (AKHLYS, GRAVE MIASMA, IRKALLIAN ORACLE).
In celebration of this heretical and apocalyptic black opera, DMP will reissue „Holókauston“ on CD, vinyl – including an exclusive DMP edition – and digital on July 17th. This edition reaffirms the album’s enduring and strikingly prescient cataclysmic stance, as Naas Alcameth reflects:
„When we recorded „Holókauston“, it expressed eschatological vision and apocalyptic dread, reaching toward archetypal depths. Nearly a decade later, we find ourselves in a time of greater uncertainties and eroding paradigms. Its themes feel less like distant myths or parables and more like something fearfully close and inevitable. This re-release reminds us that „Holókauston“ was never tied to a single moment but continues to resonate wherever the looming shadow of Armageddon falls.“
