Pestilent Hex unveil ‘Through Mirrors Beyond’

Finnish symphonic Black Metal duo PESTILENT HEX unveil a second track from their upcoming album, “Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow“. ‘Through Mirrors Beyond‘ uses haunting orchestration to transform ferocious riffing and blasting into symphonic grandeur – a masterful fusion of Black Metal majesty and swirling chaos.

Listen on DMP’s YouTube channel and via Bandcamp:

Band-members M. Malignant and L. Oathe share insights on ‘Through Mirrors Beyond‘ and also the previously released track, ‘Sciomancy and Sortilege‘:

M.: “Choosing the singles was actually pretty difficult this time around as the songs on the album are quite varied. I personally battled with the idea of presenting the closing track ‘Sanguine Gnosis‘ but we will leave this lengthy epic for people to discover later. ‘Through Mirrors Beyond‘ was the better choice at this stage, and is perhaps the track that is also closest to the style presented on our debut album.“

L.: “The album has a lot of variation between the songs that makes more sense in the album context rather than single cuts. ‘Sciomancy and Sortilege’ has more of a storyline, going from A to B, while this one is more, I wouldn’t call reserved, but more of a traditional structure in a way that it has almost chorus and verse type songwriting going on. ‘Mirrors…‘ offer a counterbalance for ‘Sciomancy…‘ before switching back to a more intense mood. We are not talking merely BPMs but the overall feel of the track.“

Discover the first unveiled track ‘Sciomancy and Sortilege‘ here and find all album details here!

“Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow” will be released on CD, vinyl – including an exclusive DMP vinyl edition and specially designed merch – and digital on November 29th. Pre-orders are available via the label’s EU, US, and Bandcamp shops, with bundle options available.

PESTILENT HEX – a curse that claimed our souls and plagued our dreams; a sound that still haunts and possesses us…

PESTILENT HEX is a new band hailing from Finland that drinks deep from the well of the second wave Black Metal tradition – balancing a fine line of symphonic elements but still being firmly rooted in Metal, nevertheless retaining high integrity and artistry.

The band consists of two people, perhaps more well-known from the Death and Doom Metal circles, yet Black Metal is something that has flowed in their veins since the mid-nineties and it constitutes a praxis they grew up with.

The idea of this band was born out of the necessity to pay dues to the genre that formed the musicians and their musical sensibilities. But more importantly, from the ambition to craft a vision of their own what this Art should sound like.

“The Ashen Abhorrence” is the band’s first release. It took them five years of arduous labor and maddening inspiration to complete it. It is a concept album musically and lyrically, that dwells into Faustian aspirations, witchcraft, possession, and the realm beyond – ending in harrowing results.

Building upon the symphonic Black Metal stylings of their masterful 2022 debut “The Ashen Abhorrence“, enigmatic Finnish duo PESTILENT HEX return with second opus, “Sorceries of Sanguine & Shadow“, to herald a new era of malevolent grandeur and melodic aggression, in 2024.