ALBUM RELEASE: Lumen Ad Mortem - A Grave Ascent
Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Friday, June 26, 2026 Under: Lumen Ad Mortem
*News from June 19*
"A Grave Ascent", the second full-length from the Australian Black Metal band LUMEN AD MORTEM is officially out today! In collaboration with Black Metal Promotions, the album is premiering in full on Youtube, and as always, the album is also availble on Bandcamp, Ampwall, and all the usual platforms.
Order CD | Pre-order LP
"A Grave Ascent", the second full-length from the Australian Black Metal band LUMEN AD MORTEM is officially out today! In collaboration with Black Metal Promotions, the album is premiering in full on Youtube, and as always, the album is also availble on Bandcamp, Ampwall, and all the usual platforms.
Order CD | Pre-order LP
CD's are also available, albeit very slightly delayed. I spoke with the plant yesterday and they are expected to be here next Wednesday so CD orders will ship out late next week!
Those who prefer LP's can also pre-order one of the two limited vinyl variants, "Canyon Ember" and "Riverbed Current", on pre-order now and scheduled to ship out in September.
That being said, we actually received the vinyl test press earlier this week and sent out the approval so it's likely that LP's will actually begin shipping early - possibly in late July / early August.
Thank you for listening!
Niveous is next!
• Album Notes •
Following the release of their debut record, "Upon the Edge of Darkness", in 2023, South Australia’s Lumen Ad Mortem returns this summer with "A Grave Ascent" - a striking dose of ferocious black metal that balances perfectly between an energetic drive fueled by lightning-fast tremolo riffs and a mid-paced dirge drenched in atmosphere.
Crafting anthemic black metal with unrelenting intensity, these new offerings are chock-full of nefarious melodies, wrapped around rhythm guitars and bass that retain a malleable nature, alongside ominous synth lines and drums that relentlessly drive the energy forward. Lyrically, the new album draws from the Australian wellspring of loss, death, and the undying spirit that refuses defeat, driven by an unrelenting force of cold and undeniable vengeance. All is set within an ancient landscape, where the vastness of time and darkness renders human existence utterly insignificant.
Mixed by Patrick Pages Oliver at Blood Wolf Productions, "A Grave Ascent" shines with a harmonious mix - raw, cold and emotional, yet clear and perfectly balanced. A sonic landscape of chilling melodic ferocity and suffocating atmosphere.
• Tracklist •
1 - What Was Lost (2:06)
2 - The Departed (7:10)
3 - I Never Ceded (5:22)
4 - Ghost Gums (4:51)
5 - A Grave Ascent (6:04)
6 - A Stone Shall Come to Rest (5:47)
7 - And What is Yet to Lose (10:13)
• Reviews •
"This was an excellent album, and one where the band made sure all details are heard easily by the listeners. When they want to rage, they do, and loudly. When they want to push feelings of isolation and loneliness, they do with equal fervor. Both of these qualities are very intense throughout the album, like a fire that burns and can't be extinguished."
-Metal Temple
"The band proceeds to decimate all with their unique brand of tumultuous darkness, blasting and surging, broiling and seething like lava from the abyss."
-Black Metal Daily
• Bandcamp Player •
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