One of the most captivating bands in pagan metal, the adherents of heathen temple ARKONA, have finally announced the upcoming release of their eerie, captivating ninth studio album, Kob, out June 16, 2023 via Napalm Records. After five years of silence, the band returns with eight ominous new tracks – forming the next chapter in their discography. Painting their music in the light of pagan traditions, Kob tells the story of humanity’s descent into the apocalypse.
Today, ARKONA has unveiled the album’s first single and title track, Kob (Eng: spell), alongside an impressive occult-inspired music video. Underlined by Masha’s amazing screaming vocals and gloomy soundscapes, the music video tells the story of humanity’s push away from the forgotten relics of the past, only to be resurrected and laid to rest.
ARKONA on Kob: “The song Kob’ is the first step of the immersion into the abyss, the step marked by digging the long-buried, forgotten past, primordial evil out of the grave, and the funeral of its resurrector – Humanity. The video provides a visualization of the song, shrouded in the occult darkness of how that all is taking place. Watch it and taste the poisonous fruit of the dark essence of existence.”
