Exemplum Doloris

Limited edition of 33 copies in an oversized digifile CD of “Exemplum Doloris”, the debut EP by the French black metal project Echo des Ruines...

From the depths of the Parisian extreme underground emerges Echo des Ruines, the fascinating new atmospheric black metal project conceived by Alastor and Le Salicant, well-known figures of the French scene involved with bands of the calibre of Temple of Baal, Devious Lust, End of Mankind, Dødsforakt, Glorior Belli, Dernier Souffle and Pyrecult, with Amduscias of Temple of Baal also collaborating on one of the tracks...

“Exemplum Doloris”, their remarkable debut in the form of a lengthy 6-track EP, ventures deep into a dark, suffocating and profoundly melancholic realm, where atmospheric black metal takes shape among memories returning like ghosts, abandoned gardens, withered flowers, ashes, feverish dreams and desires slowly burning beneath the skin, six pieces unfolding through ethereal instrumental passages and extended compositions steeped in oppressive atmospheres, gradually building a twilight world where beauty always seems on the verge of disappearing and every shadow holds something still demanding to be remembered... Le Salicant’s captivating French lyrics complete this intimate and sombre vision, inhabited by nostalgia, isolation, passion, loss and that strange fascination with whatever only reveals itself when you dream, when desire and pain finally open their own doors... a brutal experience of atmospheric black metal of the highest calibre, deeply emotional and immersive, with that particular balance of melancholy, darkness and beauty that will delight those who enjoy Aosoth, Blut aus Nord, Carpe Noctem, Deathspell Omega, Dodecahedron or Misþyrming...

“Exemplum Doloris” comes in a single and extraordinary edition, strictly limited to only 33 hand-numbered copies, housed in a luxurious oversized 4-panel digifile that carries the sombre and decadent beauty of the music into its physical form, handcrafted from heavyweight cardboard with an exclusive soft-touch matte-laminated finish, ideal for keeping the memories, dreams and shadows of this dark journey between its pages, also including a printed cardboard sleeve to protect the CD, made from glossy black polycarbonate, completing an elegant edition with a dark presence and meticulous finish...