Akercocke

01. Black Messiah
02. Summon the Antichrist
03. Axiom
04. The Promise
05. My Apterous Angel
06. Distant Fires Reflect in the Eyes of Satan
07. Man Without Faith or Trust
08. The Dark Inside
09. Footsteps Resound in an Empty Chapel
10. Epode
11. Chapel of Ghouls (Morbid Angel cover version)
12. Leprosy (Death cover version)

Britains finest return in malicious form with their ultimate mission statement: Antichrist.

Already causing a stir in Northern Ireland and the US with priests up in arms and printing presses downing tools Antichrist has already made it mark where many lesser 'Satanic" bands falter and that is before it has even been heard! And with the pairing of sonic opposites - primeval, guttural Death metal typified by the band's early releases - and progressive rock inspired explorations from the last album - are fused into musical alchemy, creating some of Akercocke's most daring moments, but also there most stark and brutal.

Not only does the stylish Superjewel case edition comes in a form of suave and sophisticated packaging appropriate for these fine English gentleman, but it is the only place you will hear Akercocke's covers of 2 Death Metal classics from Morbid Angel and Death.

1. Disappear 07:02
2. Unbound By Sin 04:25
3. Insentience 04:57
4. First To Leave The Funeral 06:24
5. Familiar Ghosts 07:17
6. A Final Glance Back Before Departing 06:23
7. One Chapter Ends For Another To Begin 04:10
8. Inner Sanctum 04:13

9. A Particularly Cold September 09:22

THE TRIUMPHANT SIXTH ALBUM FROM THE CELEBRATED MASTERS OF DARK & TWISTED BRITISH EXTREME METAL

“The magnificent rebirth of one of the greatest British metal bands of all time, Renaissance In Extremis is verve, vitality and viciousness incarnate” Dom Lawson – Metal Hammer UK

Towering above the vast majority of nefarious contemporary noisemakers, London’s Akercocke erupted across the consciousness of the UK metal scene in the late ‘90s, wielding a fiendishly inventive blend of death, black and progressive metal. Their distinctive, smartly-dressed demeanour and eloquent preoccupation with all things dark and Satanic marked them out both as ferociously individual artists and enlightened students of the pitch-black sonic code. Immediately embraced by the British faithful upon the release of debut album ‘Rape Of The Bastard Nazarene’, Akercocke spent the following decade leading the creative charge for their entire native scene.

Akercocke received widespread acclaim for follow-up album ‘The Goat of Mendes’ (Peaceville, 2001) and despite enjoying furious momentum over the following years, the release of fifth album ‘Antichrist’ in 2007 signalled the end of the first chapter of the Akercocke story, when the band retreated into the shadows and remained dormant for the best part of a decade.

Fast forward to 2017 and Akercocke’s ongoing return to active service reached its first invigorating climax. 2016 saw frontman and vocalist Jason Mendonca reconvening with drummer David Gray and returning original second guitarist Paul Scanlan to reignite the flames that first drove this band to deftly redefine an entire genre. This was deftly followed by a triumphant live return at Bloodstock festival in August 2016.

Collectively buoyed by a renewed sense of purpose, the band reunited with former home Peaceville Records to unleash their sixth full-length release. Mixed by legendary studio guru Neil Kernon [Nile/Deicide/Thin Lizzy/Yes] & mastered in NYC by Alan Douches [Death, Misfits, CroMags] at West West Side Music., ‘Renaissance In Extremis’ is nothing short of a new dawn for these most eccentric of extremists.

A comprehensive reinvention and expansion of the band’s multifarious sound, ‘Renaissance In Extremis’ delivers euphoric force and mind-boggling weirdness. There are scything thrash and death metal riffs in abundance, plus warped but elegant melodies and clouds of ugly dissonance; moments of unsettling calm and quiet. ‘Renaissance In Extremis’ is a bold, bullish and belligerent statement of creative intent: metal’s dark spirit reborn in an explosion of bright ideas and inspirational fury.