Entropy Dynamics, by EMBRACE OF THORNS

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	1.	Blackest Orthodoxy Perpetuated 05:27
	2.	Entropy Dynamics / Nucleus Dissolved 05:25
	3.	The Arrow of Time 02:29
	4.	The Breath of the Beast 06:22
	5.	I Wish you Burn in an Endless Funeral Pyre 05:20
	6.	Scythes Reaping Conscience 05:23
	7.	The Lament of the Destroyed 05:44
	8.	Wormfeast 00:54
	9.	Transformation into a Celestial Ghoul 05:03
	10.	Vultures' Ritual Dance 07:05
	11.	Ululation 01:53

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Format: CD / LP / Tape / Digital
Genre: Death / Black Metal
Country: Greece

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NUCLEAR WINTER RECORDS is proud to present EMBRACE OF THORNS' highly anticipated sixth album, Entropy Dynamics, on CD, vinyl LP, and cassette tape formats.

Emerging in the late '90s from western Athens as Requiem, only to be soon renamed to the more apt EMBRACE OF THORNS, the Greek Temple of Black Death has been championing Darkness Impenetrable for more than 20 years.

Having released five albums on labels such as Nuclear War Now! and Iron Bonehead plus an arsenal of demo tapes and split releases, EMBRACE OF THORNS have been acknowledged as a force to be reckoned with. Their poison, a highly atmospheric and dense amalgam of death and black metal, has been gaining momentum since the release of their acclaimed sophomore album, Atonement Ritual, in 2009. Their third full-length, 2011's Praying for Absolution, considered by many as their magnum opus, saw them fully embracing their potential and heralding knowledge through strife. Their latest full-length offering, 2018's Scorn Aesthetics, was unanimously hailed and celebrated as arguably their ripest album, an idiosyncratic mix of somber, melodious, yet punishing Black Metal of Death that relies heavily on the organic mood of the performances and production. The new EP called The Pantheon I they unleashed in March continues exploring the pits of strife that is blackened metal of death, with music that is full of anguish, glorious darkness, and crushing dynamics.

Now aligned with longtime fans NUCLEAR WINTER, EMBRACE OF THORNS are set to release their sixth album, Entropy Dynamics. The band's first full-length recording in four years, Entropy Dynamics indeed includes many/most of the dynamics of their preceding LPs - death metalled muscularity, pitch-blackened atmosphere, stellar songwriting, and powerful production - but it also points the way toward new, creepier territory. For sure, EMBRACE OF THORNS' grounding in the early bestial sound can still be heard, but rendered with the world-eating totality of classic death metal, that surge takes on a different, far-more-frightening form. The quartet heighten that frightening aspect with a subtle-yet-no-less-noticeable emphasis on dynamics rather than just crushing their enemies straightaway; when the soundfield strips back to its barest bones and ringing-into-the-abyss clean guitars take center stage, the full force of Entropy Dynamics is felt.

Always staying true to themselves whilst maturing in the most respectable manner, EMBRACE OF THORNS continue their campaign of extreme metal destruction with Entropy Dynamics. To coincide with its release, celebratory reissues of their sold-out albums Atonement Ritual and Praying for Absolution will also be available again via NUCLEAR WINTER, as well as a CD version of the preceding EP The Pantheon I, which will be supplemented with an exclusive bonus track.

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released October 10, 2022

Recorded / mixed at Ignite Recording Studios
Mastered at Priority Recording Studios by Greg Chandler
Artwork by Frater Teth
Layout by Nikos Tsiolis

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