Empyrium Songs of Moors & Misty Fields (Artbook Edition) [Digibook 2CD]

Last copies available of this incredible ultra-limited luxury edition of “Songs of Moors & Misty Fields”, the superb second full-length album by German duo Empyrium, presented in a stunning 18x18cm hardcover book with faux leather cover and bronze hotfoil embossment. Its extensive 48-page booklet includes exhaced artwork, previously unseen photographs and an in-depth interview with Schwadorf. The second CD features the complete album with commentary by Schwadorf himself.

“Songs of Moors & Misty Fields” stands as a direct evolution of the band’s debut, delving deeper into that unique fusion of doom, black metal and folk sensibility through a richer, more elaborate and emotionally absorbing perspective, consolidating the duo’s sound with long and developed compositions where atmosphere takes on an even greater role and acoustic elements, alongside flutes and more detailed arrangements, expand the evocative character of the whole.

Rather than simply repeating the formula of “A Wintersunset...”, the album introduces a higher level of compositional sophistication, combining passages of marked doom influence with more melodic and ambient moments, always maintaining a strong melancholic weight and a deeply romantic approach. Composed of six extended pieces, “Songs of Moors & Misty Fields” has been widely recognised in specialised reviews as a key work within the genre, elevating Empyrium’s language towards a more mature, refined and profoundly evocative expression.