Vong - Phạn Hàm - 2025 - OFFICIAL FULL ALBUM

Описание: YGRA 017 - Vong - Phạn Hàm

The witching hour is nigh, the rooster has crowed, another ceremony for the lost spirits begins ... House of Ygra is honored to finally unveil ... "Phạn Hàm", the long-awaited second full-length album from Hanoi's black metal royalty, Vong.

What else to be said about Vong but being one of the leading black metal acts of Vietnam, noted for a raw and desolated style of black metal mainly inspired by the Norwegian second wave along with contemporary bands like Forteresse, Pagan Hellfire, Sargeist... When the first demo demo “A Wander In Liminality” was released in 2019, it spearheaded a whole new wave of black metal in Hanoi, noted for its combination of Vietnamese themes in a Nordic skeleton structure, accompanied by intricate artworks.

Written from 2019 to 2024, right after the release of the original “A Wander In Liminality” demo. The title “Phạn Hàm” (飯銜) refers to the the ritual of preparing for the departure of the dead in Oriental cultures. While the themes remain strictly about Vietnamese history and culture/mythology, the music and songwriting saw further development, taking on many other influences outside of black metal without straying from the traditional sharp and cold black metal sound.

Tracklist:
00:00 To Bury the Ocean
08:00 Flight of the Iron Steed
13:57 A Curse Hanged on the Noose
20:23 Staring from Their Empty Sockets
26:31 Death of the Swine King
33:08 An Undying Gleam
39:52 H.G.T.H.

Credits:
Indigo Tongue: all instruments, artworks, programming, mixing

Songwriting (track 1 - 6) by Indigo Tongue, track 7 originally composed by Lưu Hữu Phước, 1943.

Mastering by Khachol Boonsai
Additional backing vocals by Imperial Cult, Regicide, K.N.
Additional art assistant, layout and photography by Imperial Cult
A House of Ygra production

"PHẠN HÀM" OUT NOW ON CD:
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