Akhlys - Maze of Phobetor (Official video)

Taken from "House of the Black Geminus", out on July 5th 2024.
Video editing by David Tomanek (tomanek|media / [e-mail])
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Following 2020's widely-worshipped "Melinoë", AKHLYS, the globe's premier channelers of abyssal nightmare, return triumphant with six elaborate and exhilarating new tracks of pure Black Metal terror.
Drawing from esoteric and mythical traditions, where the land of dreams is placed within the darkness of the underworld, arises the "House of the Black Geminus". Through labyrinthine halls, shadowed corridors, cellars of dread, and attics of epiphany, as ordeal and ecstasy meet at the vertices where each beholds his own daemon.
With AKHLYS now a monumental live entity, the visceral power of the stage is evident in the band's most all-encompassing, destructive and diabolically grand-sounding record-to-date.
"House of The Black Geminus" is a display of frightening dominance. Combining intense Black Metal with elements of Dark Ambient and Death Industrial, AKHLYS unite psychological horror, orchestrated bludgeon and eerie foreboding on a harrowing journey into pandemonic majesty.

[@Jhazrath]

If nightmares had soundtracks, it would be Akhlys getting the royalties.

[@frozenrealm666]

Don't forget the band Portal haha, total hell stuff

[@silotx]

In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Phobetor (Ancient Greek: Φοβήτωρ; 'Frightener' from Ancient Greek: φόβος, phobos, 'fear' 'panic'), so called by men, or Icelos (Ancient Greek: Ἴκελος; 'Like'), so called by the gods, is one of the thousand sons of Somnus (Sleep). He appeared in dreams "in the form of beast or bird or the long serpent".

[@LegendMathai]

The bands basis is around Melinoe, The Greek Goddess ov nightmares.

[@pancakerepairman]

blut aus nord - disharmonium nahab.

[@Zinenx]

Al igual que la portada del álbum, pensé que se trataba de la Diosa Akhlys...​@@LegendMathai

[@jakub_hricov]

blackened black metal

[@berserker2551]

I can not agree more🤘🏻

[@KINKYmustache]

Also known as 'black metal'.

[@berserker2551]

@@KINKYmustache I think you misunderstood, this Black Metal is darker than usual

[@KINKYmustache]

@@berserker2551 I understood. When I wrote that comment, I remembered the thousands of emo / screamo bands who play about trees, forests or girlfriend leaving yet call themselves black metal, and my sense of humour put itself on pause. But yeah, he's right, this IS exceptional, and darker than usual.

[@berserker2551]

@@KINKYmustache Emo/Screamo in Black Metal? What bands are like that? I've never heard anything like that,like wtf...................

[@jeleopard]

I've always wondered what bees would sound like over a blast beat.

[@kanisMjr]

Bees was the first things that came to mind here also. Intense sound.

[@stevencooper3202]

Check out striborg for that angry bees in a tin sound

[@stefanschnitzel3394]

Funeral Mist - Into Ashes. Extra hihat (?) is added to make an effect that sounds like a swarm of bees coming and going (or at least that what it sounds like to me). Sounds incredibly good.

[@URiiNE]

@@stevencooper3202 Portal is the essential “bug” band

[@NEvita198]

These are flies

[@Stahlgrimmig]

Can't wait for the album! I absolutley love Akhyls' nightmarish cursed forbidden soulcrushing phobic panic-inducing horror occult Black Metal!

[@Hell_Inc]

best description ever

[@bobharvey8828]

Whoever put this video together is a fucked up genius.

[@dimmufrost666]

I've been following Naas Alcameth through his various projects for a long god damn time. Never once have I ever said, "this is just kinda OK". I'm always impressed.

[@Empiricist14]

This and Ulcerate (and others) make me wonder if this is still metal or something new. This is simply amazing 👏👏👏

[@Jhazrath]

Those new Ulcerate tracks are sick too, shaping up to be a good year for metal

[@wujBat]

Damn, you're so right......

[@readonly999]

Listening for the production alone, it's remarkable how the harshness and density are contained within a pristine modern extreme metal aesthetic. Mixing this must have been brutal, but the result is outstanding!

[@giopi5761]

Very true. The mixing is top notch

[@CountYulith]

I'm glad they mixed it so well! This probably would have sounded like ass if they had had an amateur mix it together.

[@devendasmusic]

Dave otero did It. His work is great

[@hohepriestersulyvahn1749]

Mate, this is so crushingly sinister. I like the combination of his screams and growls.

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

🤘💀🤘

[@MGBlast666]

so much work put into this video.. excellent work everyone!!!

[@Fukusho88]

I hadn't watched this yet and damn impressed

[@CnMinus1432]

I adore the upside-down footage of the graveyard. -Where can we get the highest amount of upside-down crosses per invested minute without AI? -Say no more.

[@exurosanctus]

It's 100% stock video footage.

[@CnMinus1432]

@@exurosanctus It still applies, especially if they still inverted it themselves. "Home-inverted crosses, flipped near you!"

[@LouLou974-h8u]

If I had a nightmare that would be it. Brilliant song !

[@alexandervonprellwitz1735]

Must be the most dynamic Akhlys song I've heard. For me, their best effort so far.

[@dennisnordlund902]

Yeah same here.

[@BlackKnight84]

Sound from the deep darkness!!🌑🎼🌑

[@Questformetal]

Absolute nightmare fuel. Love it 👌

[@n8rm]

Their trajectory is going straight up!!! Fuckin awesome!!

[@pazuzustudios5170]

New Akhlys New Ulcerate 2024 is sorted 🤘🏼🔥

[@zombiTrout]

The music and video are like every fever dream I had as a kid.

[@Metal_Vault]

This is how it's done, without question.

[@princesseville6889]

Absolutely no pauses, Naas lung volume is astonishing, I love it.

[@cicadadiscordia7326]

It's amazing how this song gets progressively greater throughout. Words cannot define...

[@user-xp4hq1dx5h]

The swarming sound of an oneiric attack made manifest within an auditory assault such as this is a monumental accomplishment. This is what black metal is supposed to be, an unrelenting execution of black magick presenced within sonic sigils crafted by a masterful touch!

[@MarcelH666]

I have nothing more to add. Excellent choice of words dude 🔥🤘🏻

[@totalcomputerdependency]

why use many big word if little word do trick?

[@user-xp4hq1dx5h]

@@totalcomputerdependency why play many string when one string make sound

[@Austooo]

Gotta watch cartoons before I go to bed tonight

[@Stahlgrimmig]

Lol same :D

[@ahklys1321]

Imma need Snow White after this one

[@carelessnihilanth7618]

Saw these guys live a couple years back with mgła. They put on a great show

[@inexiistence]

only a diseased soul would perform this! a breathtaking album awaits us

[@damianjacobs2585]

Can see you new to black metal😂😂

[@AaronFaust213]

Wicked!

[@grinjamayhem6017]

This is gonna be my sleeping pill

[@cesarioj.f.g.7959]

As i said before the grandiosity and arrogance in this new entire album is above all the rest...magic, dark, hypnotic, colossal and proudly Arrogant!!!! Keep the black flame burnin...\m/

[@seltsamerzeitgenosse9797]

outstanding

[@aanzzus]

I can’t wait to listen to this live ❤

[@wornoutpages7896]

Sublime, thank you Debemur

[@tovarishleninade9436]

I used to listen to the dreaming I before sleeping. Now I can add more fuel to the nightmare fire. Thank you Akhlys ❤

[@SiboWoW]

I'm about to cry and laugh isterically at the same time.

[@GonzalorodrigoCorrea]

Genial....gracias

[@MickeyGemInEye]

That was some pasty, hasty and nasty riffage there boys and girls!

[@metalaxi]

Crushing song! I guess everyone needs a break after listening to it. 😁

[@markusblatt7375]

David Tomanek actually hit the nail on the head with this Video. Especially considering that it's not an easy task to match this soundscape with something visual. For this Album, the approach to mixing & mastering is actually (slightly) different from previous installments since Naas deliberately wanted Dave Ottero to Master it with as few limiters as possible. The result is absolutely relentless and coarse - exactly what I'm looking for in Black Metal. This is indeed a strong follow-up after Mēlinóē and The Dreaming I (which retains a special place within my heart) - yet this one's got its own dreadful spirit that is unmatched. Thanks for manifesting hell yet again, Naas!

[@MadderR3d]

This is like a trip into the darkest recess of existence. Masterfully executed.

[@rikscott6091]

The rise and fall of the lead guitar's arpeggio sequences are ferocious yet sublime. I've listened to this and 'Sister Silence, Brother Sleep' many times already and now have the vinyl on pre-order. Happy to support such fantastic artistry and musicianship. All the best to the band and Debemur Morti on Friday's release!

[@DebemurMortiProductions666]

Thank you!

[@UncleSemantic]

The metal-archives says the band’s pronunciation is Akh-lees but I believe Kyle once said in an interview it’s Akh-liss, not Akh-uh-liss. Unless I’m mistaken. If you could clarify I’d appreciate. Look forward to all future releases on your label.

[@DebemurMortiProductions666]

@@UncleSemantic phonetically it's "aa kh - l EE s" according to the band.

[@godramen7104]

I think Akhlys and Portal should make a collaboration. 😤💪 This is insanity

[@vasileiosvlachos6677]

I am hearing other songs right now of Akhlys... What the fuck is that?!!! Amazing...!!!!

[@aliensarereal_4556]

In a year where Knoll, Iron Monkey and Ulcerate release records, you say album of the year pretty early, then this drops. This is a damn good year.

[@russytussy5536]

That instant blast in my ears as soon as the video starts to play 🔥🔥🔥🔥👍

[@PhilosophicalDrummer]

Akhlys was my first love within Black Metal. And I stil' havent found anything that sound as apocalyptical yet not just pure saturated screaming or oversaturated guitares. They have the perfect balance.

[@GhiIIie]

If you haven’t heard it yet, the album “Effigy of Nightmares” by Valdrin sounds right up your alley

[@garrgravarr]

Oh my god that's so sick

[@zombne]

An immediate sense of unease and discomfort. This is what I want more of in music. That shred is like hornets swarming in my mouth god this is insane.

[@Teongue]

ASMR to sleep well

[@LegendMathai]

*HOLY FUCK!* They have never released a bad track. Album ov the year releases in July !!!

[@SkullCarving666]

Holy... What a ride this is, love it

Man this track hits like a thousand hammers!

[@GhiIIie]

I’m not listening to this because I have the album coming on vinyl and am waiting to listen to the album in full, but my goodness am I excited for this

[@skywolf89]

🤘🤘🤘

[@lolfk8779]

Excellent in darkness 🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻

[@plaguedoctorkris]

This band just don't have it in them to miss. This album is gonna blow my face off. And I cannot wait. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@boiledangelofficial1539]

Outstanding as usual

[@d.6232]

Diabolic Majestic

[@russytussy5536]

I don't know who the fuc Akhlys is. Never heard of them. Smashed the like button in the first 10 seconds! 🔥🔥🔥💪

[@simoneellerbrock8815]

Great Video!!!!

[@stephenmccurley3018]

Fu#king amazing. Brutal as hell!🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@carloscrowned]

Dayuuuum!

[@michaellitteral4499]

Way better than the last single

[@---yu6wk]

Truth

[@Dan-yh4uz]

I thought the last one was awesome

[@michaellitteral4499]

@@Dan-yh4uz it's not that I didn't like it. But I want darkness and terror when listening to Naas' projects, so this one scratched that itch better. It's like that track was a B this one's an A. Both are still good

[@Dan-yh4uz]

@@michaellitteral4499 no I feel you, lol. Their hallmark is like suffocating darkness and dissonance. The first one I think was actually a breath of fresh air a little for them cause there was some room to breath but I imagine the other 4 tracks not yet released are gonna be more like this one

[@Bahrtuk]

Agreed, this is true sonic horror assault of Akhlys, last single was meh but this was amazing

[@Tynnyri5l]

turbo black

[@5t3phen]

Phucking wicked!!!!!!!

[@tzmkira002]

wow

[@ironpingu]

This is absolutely merciless.🔥🔥🔥 Hoping Naas decides to do another "Nightbringer" album too 🤞

[@MadziaBuczek666]

Majestic and malevolent.

[@nymanontwoeighteen7948]

This is fkn monstrous

[@pinteaandrei7887]

this is beyond sound..

[@MackenziePerrault]

Cold.

[@LegendMathai]

Ikelos, called also Phobetor, or Terrifyer, assumes the shapes of all kinds of animals as well as that of man: Phantasos only those of inanimate objects.

[@SweatyBetties]

Oh fuckaroni of beefaroni cannery, will I be eating this straight from the can raw as I attempt to survive around my campfire like it's law.

[@sgmakhnoviste8528]

Monumental

[@GoatOfTheWoods]

Fuck yes.

[@black_flame1848]

killer track

[@FranzR.Matberg]

Yesss!🌌🦇🐺❄️🔥🤘🏻

[@PartyOnDude_]

This is fucking cool. Haven't heard this band before

[@yahirflores4639]

Si las pesadillas tuvieran tema musical:

[@dragon-eye75]

Satan: "Unleash the bees!"

[@gustavoflorio5383]

NOT THE BEES!!!

[@mightyturkeyneck3498]

Noooo!!! Not merely the BEES! It's the howlin hounds you got to watch out for on account of they got BEES IN THEIR MOUTHS & WHEN THEY BARK THEY SHOOT BEES AT YOU!!! 🦃🐶🐝😵🦃🐶🐝😵🦃🐶🐝😵🦃🐶🐝😵🦃

[@mightyturkeyneck3498]

I'd like to thank The Simpsons for my entire library of heisted wisecracks & bits...! 🦃😬🦃

[@FlorentTournier]

Genial

[@AgungSatrio-k7v]

Very good like this music video

[@OLD_DARK]

I'm impressed, thanks...🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 ♥♥♥♥♥

[@Patrickdigital89]

Magistral. 🤘💀🤘

[@Grindermetalhead]

Awesome.

[@phobetor90]

My maze!

[@vctorolvera6752]

Astonishing 👿💥💣

[@selvmortsydd]

Good shit..

[@arturoponce]

THIS!!! ☝🤘

[@MarilynBerry-bi2sd]

Hail akhlys

[@400lolcat]

Oh yes he’s done it again 👌👌👌

[@brwlpkriek59]

Better than the first. I like the brutallity and malignant essence 🤘🏻

[@Cloven137]

As soon as this started I said to myself "full screen! full attention! Shut up and listen!" Hey by the way, if anyone wants to see that deer composition video in full, I have it in one of my videos 🤣Great minds think alike!

[@edealcantar6777]

Amazing 🎶

[@wladain]

Kyle is a genius. Akhlys is the best

[@Hell_Inc]

outrageously good. this stuff is evil, man. like, for real

[@gypsyy2]

🖤🖤🖤

[@thenotrap1736]

🔥🔥🔥

[@themoonlayhiddenbeneathacloud]

Holy shit!

[@thehavocvulture9323]

Fuck yes!