Averses I

Limited edition of 33 copies in an oversized digifile CD of “Averses I”, the first chapter of the “Averses” series of albums by the Belgian black metal project Déhà...

It has been far too long since “Averses”, Déhà’s acclaimed “rain trilogy”, became completely unavailable... today, at last, its three chapters return, hand in hand with their creator, in three carefully crafted limited editions, bringing back one of the most important series of albums in the career of the Belgian musician and offering the chance to rediscover perhaps the most atmospheric, melodic and deeply melancholic side of his vast musical universe...

“Averses I”, the astonishing opening chapter of the trilogy, where the rain finally begins to fall for real, unfolding raw, mid-paced black metal built around guitars that slowly open into long, emotionally charged melodies, anguished vocals and subtle shifts in intensity that emerge almost imperceptibly, carrying the compositions from their harshest fury into moments of suspended calm, always beneath that persistent sense of nostalgia, isolation and quiet sorrow... four lengthy tracks with intricate, carefully developed structures, pure Déhà through and through, their instrumentation gradually gaining depth before culminating in “Prélude à la drache en la dièse mineur”, an extensive instrumental piece approaching twenty minutes that draws the album towards an especially sombre and subdued finale, allowing all the accumulated tension to slowly dissolve beneath an increasingly cold and relentless rain... a gem from beginning to end, particularly suited to those who find refuge in the darker and more emotional side of atmospheric black metal and in the landscapes conjured by bands such as Drudkh, Agalloch, Shining and Forgotten Tomb...

This reissue of “Averses I” comes housed in a luxurious oversized 4-panel digifile, meticulously handmade from heavyweight card and finished with an exclusive matt laminate, along with a printed cardboard sleeve to protect the CD. A carefully crafted physical edition, strictly limited to just 33 hand-numbered copies worldwide, available individually or together with “Averses II” and “Averses III” as a special trilogy bundle at a reduced price...