Ultima Thule Awaits Isenordal (Early Song Debut)

Isenordal first wowed me on their 2019 tour with Void Omnia, which was now over four years ago (hard to believe). This Pacific Northwest doom collective's neofolk and black metal inspired funeral doom hymns brought the downstairs SubTerranean bar venue in Chicago to a hushed and reverent silence. Now ready to unveil their third album, titled Requiem for Eirênê, Isenordal reveals further depth of their already emotive and subdued blackened doom. "Await Me, Ultima Thule" is an exercise in beauty and pain, guided by dense melodicism, subterranean heaviness, and the furthest dynamic reaches made possible in metallic music. The music is gorgeous, but also tragic and mournful–the band's musical lineage tracing back not only to the '90s Romantic metal movement (largely championed by their home label Prophecy Productions), but also early music and crucial compositions from the Baroque era. In short, Isenordal makes wonderful music. Listen to "Await Me, Ultima Thule" below.

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From the band:

Determination to proceed, come what may, is the thought behind "Await Me, Ultima Thule." Effort and action, even if misguided or ultimately doomed. Is it better to host foolish convictions, or a stagnating belief that all convictions are foolish?

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Requiem for Eirênê releases March 8th via Prophecy Productions.