PRE-ORDERS LIVE: Lumen Ad Mortem - A Grave Ascent [CD/LP]
Posted by Hypnotic Dirge Records on Thursday, April 30, 2026 Under: Lumen Ad Mortem
PRE-ORDERS LIVE: Lumen Ad Mortem - A Grave Ascent [CD/LP]
SONG PREMIERE: Lumen Ad Mortem - Ghost Gums
SONG PREMIERE: Lumen Ad Mortem - Ghost Gums
Hypnotic Dirge Shop - CD | Hypnotic Dirge Shop - LP | Bandcamp
Available to pre-order on LP and CD, "A Grave Ascent" is set to release on CD and all digital formats on Friday June 19. A limited LP edition of the record is also in production, split into two colour variants - 100 in "Canyon Ember" and 100 in "Riverbed Current". LP shipping is scheduled for September.
The track "Ghost Gums" - the first to be shared from the new record - is now streaming on
Bandcamp, Youtube, and Ampwall.
Bandcamp, Youtube, and Ampwall.
• 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.
In : Lumen Ad Mortem
