Këkht Aräkh - Pale Swordsman - Metalic Silver Color Vinyl

Këkht Aräkh is a Ukrainian project founded by Dmitry Marchenko in 2018. The album "Pale Swordsman" features a bold and atmospheric sonic palette and was originally released on the Finnish label Livor Mortis in 2021, it's now seeing a worldwide reissue via Brooklyn label Sacred Bones. The sound design of the album draws inspiration from The Stooges' "Raw Power" to create a softer, less "metal" sound. The album features a mix of traditional black metal structures in songs like "Night Descends" and "In The Garden," with dark ambient passages, desolate ballads, and a gothic sensibility. The album's concept and cover art were inspired by David Bowie's "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars." The main character is portrayed on the striking album cover art and symbolizes the romantic juxtaposition of belligerence and fragile beauty that permeates the album’s sound and atmosphere. "Pale Swordsman" delivers a foreboding yet bittersweet melancholy through poetic lyrics, soft interludes, raw and distorted guitars, eerie drums, and harsh vocals - a fragile yet potent mix that amplifies the ambience.