With over 20 years of experience and five studio albums under their belts, Hungarian black/pagan metal outfit BORNHOLM are no longer strangers to the scene. Now, the band is ready to present their exciting Napalm Records debut and brand-new, fifth studio album, Apotheosis, out November 5, 2021.

Apotheosis not only showcases BORNHOLM's tonal development, but also goes back to the origins of the band's history and the heavy, often almost doomy influences mixed with indispensable atmospherically dark and raw flavor. Accompanied by sinister sacral sounds of historic proportions and a hypnotizing, incantatory chant, intro track "I Divine" heralds the dark ride to nowhere. It is precisely in the void between pagan and black metal that the sound finds its home, with tracks like "Spiritual Warfare" and "Black Shining Cloaks" - the latter of which featuring a magnificent guitar solo by Mike Wead (Mercyful Fate/King Diamond) - including its diabolic, atmospheric intro, "The Key to the Shaft of the Abyss", representing the mellowness and extremes of the band. Along with the almost melodic borrowings and acoustic guitar inserts in combination with the pure rawness of "To the Fallen", the record highlights the band's variety and sonic progression. The title track "Apotheosis" is a slow, howling homage mixing aggressive, shrieking vocals and melodiously grim anecdotes. Album closer "Enthronement" closes the metaphorical and musical bracket and provides the 52-minute piece with a venerable, instrumental conclusion. 

Apotheosis track listing:

1. I Divine

2. My Evangelium

3. Sky Serpents

4. The Key to the Shaft of the Abyss

5. Black Shining Cloaks

6. Spiritual Warfare

7. Darkened Grove

8. To the Fallen

9. I am War God

10.Apotheosis

11.Enthronement

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