Dutch avant-garde/post-black metal/post-punk act Ainsoph premiere new album »Affection And Vengeance«; out this Friday via Wolves Of Hades!

Amsterdam, Netherlands based avant-garde/post-black metal/post-punk act Ainsoph premiere their new album »Affection And Vengeance« exclusively at Invisible Oranges!

»Affection And Vengeance« will be released this Friday, March 14th, 2025 via Wolves Of Hades.

Tracklist:
01. Cowardice
02. The Beaten Path Made Flesh
03. Zeal Like A Timeless Vacuum
04. Affection
05. Call To The Fire
06. Vengeance
07. Seven Mouths In The Neck
08. Purple Curtains

Courtesy of Anubi Press:

Invisible Oranges is hosting the exclusive full album stream of »Affection And Vengeance«, the brand new record from Ainsoph.

Set for official release on March 14th, 2025, via Wolves Of Hades, the album showcases the band’s seamless fusion of melancholic post-punk atmospheres and experimental black metal intensity. With its evocative soundscapes and raw emotional depth, »Affection And Vengeance« stands as Ainsoph’s most compelling work to date.

Stream the album at THIS LOCATION.

Five years ago, an entrancing piece of aural magick entitled »Ω – V« was released unto the ether, an awe-inspiring work of wonder and dreamlike gazing introducing Ainsoph into this mortal coil. Now, the time is nigh for a new offering, one which is purveyed by the elements which enthralled the heart and soul in 2020, further heading into another level of contemplation, of a feverish will to feel and disassociate, to exist and disintegrate.

»Affection And Vengeance« is deeply moving in its capacity to evoke raw emotion from profound regions thru its utterly immersive sound. Pulsing beats mimic throbbing hearts abreast gashing riffs and licks, thoroughly moving with its plethora of shades and colours, as urgent as it is bucolic, burning with life as it serenely contemplates the void. The group’s reverberations grasp a new apex, as the electric, hypnotizing wall of sound embraces the listener in a solitary pathway where variety is yet again a feature in the creations of Ainsoph. A dichotomy is not only breathing in the album’s title, but it is also felt in how the Dutch entity thrives through catchy, melancholic post-punk pastures – where the wonderous voice of I.V. sparkles and moves – or blast-beating black metal inspired outbreaks, incurring in experimental traits that enrich this audial palette, showcasing Ainsoph reaching new heights in intensity and climax.

»Affection And Vengeance« stands as a thorough experience into the nadirs of the mind, body and soul, a sorrowful, a pleasurable and certainly an unforgettable voyage over and beyond ethereal planes of ecstasy.

(Text by Mário Souto)

Studio line-up:
I – Vocals
T – Bass, Guitar, Keys
R – Guitar
B – Drums, Percussion

Credits:
Mix and master by Pieter Kloos at The Void Studio.
Drum engineering by Matthijs Tieken.
Artwork and layout by Kenneth van Hardeveld.
Exterior spiral by T.

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well