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Since releasing Magnum Opus four years ago, Philadelphia’s IATT has refined their songwriting toolkit to incorporate an even wider array of ideas and sounds. New platter Etheric Realms of the Night demonstrates a compositional leap as IATT weaves a grandiose concept into music—specifically, exploring the deconstruction of consciousness as wakeful awareness decays amongst the capricious environs of the subliminal. This abstract notion is rife with potential, offering boundless possibilities for artistic exploration. Broadly speaking, IATT follows a fascinating trajectory, covering a lot of ground with each release and honing their craft remarkably since their debut. With their latest offering, can IATT send us into Etheric Realms of delight?

Etheric Realms of the Night surges with ideas and instrumentation, entwining ephemeral beauty and scathing dissonance into a fugue-like fever dream. Prior albums Nomenclature and Magnum Opus reference stalwarts Opeth, Enslaved, and Dissection, melding melody with brutality to wondrous effect. Etheric Realms of the Night retains the core of IATT’s sound while expanding it even further into flamboyantly progressive territory à la Ihsahn and Thy Catafalque, and it’s this pivot that unites Etheric Realms’ music and concept so cohesively. The flute, performed by Didier Malherbe, sets the tone at the beginning of lead track “Drift Away.” Light, airy, and flitting, its inclusion is a masterstroke in evoking dreams’ fleeting substance. Piano lines weave in and out of the compositions, enriching the gorgeously textured cascades of IATT’s dense soundscape with vague impressions of a lullaby. Yet no matter how busy any particular moment is, each facet plays in service to the whole, engendering an astonishing coherence through Etheric Realms despite the diversity of components.

The overarching narrative on Etheric Realms of the Night follows the mind’s state of consciousness as sleep erodes the physics of reality, sending us deep into the impenetrable murk of unfiltered inputs and perceptions. “Drift Away” begins with a tandem of acoustic strumming played under a lilting flute, leading to a VoiceOver thought exercise that establishes a loose framework for Etheric Realms.1 From there, the track launches into harsh vocals alongside soaring strings that give way to heartfelt cleans, a groovy drum shuffle, punchy bass countermelodies, and sprightly piano flourishes. It’s the perfect introduction for what IATT accomplishes throughout Etheric Realms, as atmospheres consistently dart and lurch in unexpected directions. This approach synchronizes perfectly with the ephemeral temperament of dreams, where paradigms are kaleidoscopic, and no foothold lasts longer than a breath. So, too, does IATT’s songwriting shift and evolve throughout Etheric Realms’ runtime, with themes and motifs fading and reemerging in altered forms.

Etheric Realms’ success hinges on performances that can support the concept IATT sets in motion, and here, too, they deliver in spades. The guitars feature prominently on Magnum Opus, frequently stepping out to deliver showy licks and sure-fingered solos. On Etheric Realms, guitarists Joe Cantamessa and Alec Pezzano are no less capable and still deliver electrifying leads and riffs. Yet it’s their restraint that works best, giving room for other parts to dazzle. Paul Cole’s drumming hypnotizes as he adopts different styles throughout, including a dance-ready samba pattern on “Pavor Nocturnus” and a Portnoyesque rumble toward the back end of “Somniphobia.” Meanwhile, bassist/vocalist Jay Briscoe unleashes the best performance of his career so far, issuing a variety of black metal rasps and lower register roars along with effective cleans. Briscoe’s stately bass lines deserve praise as well, sauntering into the spotlight or supporting with gravelly grooves as needed. Also, the saxophone on “Walk Amongst,” played by Jørgen Munkeby (Emperor, Shining), wails with such emotion and moxie that I get goosebumps every time I listen. Every moment on Etheric Realms feels well-considered and expertly crafted, and the way it all fits together is transcendent.

Etheric Realms of the Night is an unabashed triumph. In my time at AMG, this is the only review I’ve tarried on because I didn’t want to stop listening to the album. IATT supplies an arresting three-quarters of an hour that sets my dopamine release valve to ‘GUSH,’ and Etheric Realms claims a residency in my gray matter that haunts me day and night. Every time “Hypnos” concludes, I’m left mesmerized and enamored with IATT’s swirling moods and seamless conglomeration of ideas. While it’s too early for me to think about list season,2 the subconscious pull Etheric Realms possesses only grows stronger with each visit, and I dare to dream of writing about it again.

Rating: Excellent!
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Black Lion Records
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: May 8th, 2026

Thy Catafalque cancela gira sudamericana | vía #iRock

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#conciertos #internacional #rock #thycatafalque

Good listen to Thy Catafalque today (thank you @yourfutureex for the original introduction).

The melding of influences gave just a few flashes of listening to Yugo rock with folk influences over the years.

XII: A Gyönyörü Álmok Ezután Jönnek from Thy Catafalque

https://thycatafalqueuk.bandcamp.com/album/xii-a-gy-ny-r-lmok-ezut-n-j-nnek

#ThyCatafalque #metal #FolkMetal

*need* to see these again. it's like three shows in one. it's amazing how are they able to pull this off which such a consistent quality

what do they put into water in hungary so that their prog scene is so good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1o3VpocMq0

#ThyCatafalque #AvantGuardeMetal #Metal

omg people doing #GroupMetalAOTY2024, tooting great albums, and i'm slowly working my way through 2022 stuff. here are 5 new records that made this grumpy asshole happy in 2024 so far, no particular order:

Thy Catafalque - XII: A gyönyörü álmok ezután jönnek
Oranssi Pazuzu - Muuntautuja
The Obsessed - Gilded Sorrow
Exist - Hijacking The Zeitgeist
Ulcerate - Cutting the Throat of God

honorable mention: Deep Purple =1. the new guitarist is fire and gillan's voice as good as it ever was

#ThyCatafalque #OranssiPazuzu #TheObsessed #Exist #Ulcerate

was not ready for a dinner with #ThyCatafalque
brilliant as usual 🇭🇺

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVdYLiEU8GU

#Prog #BlackMetal

#TheMetalDogArticleList
#BraveWords
THY CATAFALQUE Releases “Morbid” Music Video "Mindenevő"

https://bravewords.com/news/thy-catafalque-releases-morbid-music-video-mindenevo

#ThyCatafalque #HungarianAvantGardeMetal

#ThyCatafalque: A Gyönyörű Álmok Ezután Jönnek

https://song.link/zkqxxhhdqfngj

#NowPlaying

This is super weird metal but is fucking awesome: Alf​ö​ld by Thy Catafalque.
https://thycatafalqueuk.bandcamp.com/album/alf-ld

#metal #ThyCatafalque #ExperimentalMetal #avantgarde #Makó #Hungary

This was my last concert to photograph in the old #Baroeg #Rotterdam building... Time flies.

#ThyCatafalque | #TheAnswerLiesInTheBlackVoid

The very first concert I ever photographed was in Baroeg, in 2020. Because of that, it remains a special place for me, even with the new building.
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#sethpicturesmusic #sethabrikoos #metal #metalmusic #metalhead #metalband #doommetal #avantgardemetal #metalgirl #altgirl #metalmen #metalboy #seasonofmist #seasofmistrecords

🤘✌️

Since it's #BandcampFriday and we are going to see this band tonight in #Rotterdam at the #Baroeg with #ThyCatafalque our recommendation this month is #TheAnswerLiesInTheBlackVoid
https://theanswerliesintheblackvoid.bandcamp.com/album/forlorn

are you kidding me, new #ThyCatafalque and it's an #Omega cover!!1 🇭🇺
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=338gOUS9NNQ

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is here! 🎉

I listened for 61,808 minutes (42 days), peaking on 28th March with 447 minutes (7.5 hrs), and was in the top 3% of listeners worldwide.

My #1 artist was Thy Catafalque, at 1,719 minutes, placing me in the top 0.5% of their listeners.

Other top artists:

2. Summoning
3. Ploho
4. Jesu
5. True Widow

My "type": Hypnotist

My top genre: Classic City Pop

#Spotify #SpotifyWrapped #Music #ThyCatafalque #ShoeGaze #DoomGaze #BlackMetal #DesertRock #CityPop

Ich glaube, ich würde bei diesem Song als Drummer wahnsinnig werden, als Hörer kommt aber die pure Verzückung... Hab das Ding jetzt schätzungsweise 10x hintereinander gehört und gehe dann jetzt so langsam mal in den Rest des Albums über. 😁

So 3-4x pro Jahr kommt für mich DIE Neuentdeckung, das ist mal wieder so eine. Ich habe vorher noch nie etwas von dieser ungarischen Band gehört.

#progmetal
#avantgardemetal
#ThyCatafalque

Thy Catafalque - Hajnali Csillag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWEF-rSQAh8

I want to thank you for this recommendation, @TG_Esq !

Is this Prog? Ska? Folk? Electro? The deepest black crippled piece of mankind's lost souls?
It is everything of all!
I've heard it the complete work day and really enjoyed it. 🙂

#progblackmetal
#thycatafalque

Thy Catafalque - Vadak (Full Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6D4pAukKys

Live in Budapest:

https://youtu.be/KnAq5dFHE9o?si=GsvNLFoJTY902t_9

#BlackMetal #metal #ThyCatafalque

Now listening to Thy Catafalque, thanks to a recent recommendation from @lkundrak.

It's great if you like your metal black with Hungarian folk overtones which, apparently, I do.

The original rec was their Live in Budapest video (link below), but today it is the 2023 album Alföld.

https://song.link/au/i/1675955435

#BlackMetal #metal #ThyCatafalque

Thy Catafalque - A csend hegyei (Official Music Video) 2023

https://youtu.be/uXtq-wON2TI

#metal #music #heavymetal #avantgarde #thycatafalque #seasonofmist

Thy Catafalque - Néma vermek (Official Music Video) 2023

https://youtu.be/Mb0NBns2tUk

#metal #music #heavymetal #avantgarde #thycatafalque #seasonofmist