The Warrior Cycle, by Arx Atrata, Bleakwinter Shrine, Arx Silvestris

The Warrior Cycle

by Arx Atrata, Bleakwinter Shrine, Arx Silvestris

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1.	Bleakwinter Shrine - Desolation 09:21	buy track
2.	Arx Silvestris - Solitude 01:16	buy track
3.	Bleakwinter Shrine - Surmounting 11:14	buy track
4.	Arx Silvestris - Quiescence 00:58	buy track
5.	Arx Atrata - Retribution 07:33	buy track
6.	Arx Silvestris - Justice 01:02	buy track
7.	Arx Atrata - Succession 07:06	buy track

about

The Warrior Cycle is a tale of loss and revenge told without words, a saga of grief brought to life by the spellbinding music of Bleakwinter Shrine, Arx Atrata and Arx Atrata's ambient incarnation Arx Silvestris.

Wholly instrumental, the four tracks and three interludes are woven together into an unfolding tapestry of atmospheric black metal that invokes vivid, vibrant images and intense, powerful emotion.

The story is there for all to hear as the album progresses, the words snatched from the lips of a bard and secreted within the shimmering snowstorm of notes. From Bleakwinter Shrine's "Desolation" that opens this tragedy in an onslaught of pain, through the gaping void of Arx Silvestris' "Solitude" and the bleak majesty of Arx Atrata's "Retribution" this journey is overwhelming in its intensity.

When the icy beauty of Arx Atrata's "Succession" draws down the final curtain on this passion play the listener is left momentarily bereft and bewildered as the mundane world slowly reasserts itself into the echoing silence. More than a 'split release', The Warrior Cycle is a blending of magics, a confluence of artistries and a retelling of a tale as old as humanity in a wonderful play without words.

credits

released April 2, 2021

Tracks 1 & 3 written and recorded by Barry Chadwick
Tracks 2 & 4-7 written and recorded by Ben Sizer

All tracks mastered by Ben Sizer
Artwork manipulation and layout by Barry Chadwick

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