Unverkalt release new music video for grief-stricken »Ænæ Lithi«; new full-length album »Héréditaire« out now on Season Of Mist!
Greek avant-garde/post-metal band Unverkalt premiere new music video for »Ænæ Lithi« taken from their third full-length album, »Héréditaire«, out on February 27th, 2026 via Season Of Mist.
Tracklist:
01. Die Auslöschung
02. Oath Ov Prometheus
03. Ænæ Lithi
04. A Lullaby For The Descent
05. Penumbrian Lament
06. Introjects
07. I, The Deceit (feat. Sakis Tolis)
08. Death Is Forever
09. Maladie de l’Esprit
Courtesy of Season Of Mist:
Unverkalt, the Germany by way of Greece post-metal band, have released a music video for »Ænæ Lithi«, a highlight from their recently released third album »Héréditaire«. Dedicated in memory to the victims of the Asia Minor Catastrophe, the song transforms historical trauma into a monument for grief. Watch the video for »Ænæ Lithi« HERE.
Translating roughly to “Eternal Oblivion” in English, »Ænæ Lithi« mourns the years between 1914 and 1923, when Greek communities across Pontus, Ionia and Eastern Thrace were subjected to persecution, forced deportations, death marches and mass killings during the final years of the Ottoman Empire. Creeping dissonance and a slow pounding of toms intertwine with clarinet and qanun, hand drums, strings and lyrics sung in Greek. “We are the source,” vocalist Dimitra Kalavrezou intones, her voice rising with the band into a swell that carries the full weight of what was lost.
Photos by PHRENETICA Photography & Design
The accompanying music video, which incorporates historical photographs from the catastrophe, was directed and edited by guitarist Themis Ioannou. “It is a great honor for me to create and share this video,” Ioannou says. “The story behind our song »Ænæ Lithi« is deeply personal to me, as it is part of my own family’s history. I dedicate it to my beloved grandmother and my father, who are no longer with us. This video is for them, and for the millions of people who lost their lives or were forced to abandon their ancestral homes during and after the Asia Minor Catastrophe of 1922.”
»Ænæ Lithi« appears on »Héréditaire«, out now via Season Of Mist. The album was recorded and engineered by Unverkalt, with drums tracked by Christian Eggers at Noir Surge Studios in Berlin. Musically, »Héréditaire« traces the transmission of memory, trauma and suffering across generations – a concept the band describes as asking one central question: “What do we carry that was never ours?”
Order & stream »Héréditaire« HERE.
Unverkalt formed in 2017 when guitarist and chief composer Themis Ioannou founded the band alongside vocalist Dimitra Kalavrezou. Their debut »L’Origine du Monde« drew praise from Metal Hammer Greece as one of the top records of 2020, while their sophomore effort »A Lump Of Death: A Chaos Of Dead Lovers« extended their reach to international press, with The Sleeping Shaman noting the band’s singular identity and Echoes and Dust describing it as “a beautiful slice of filmic post-rock.” »Héréditaire« marks their first release on Season Of Mist, and their most ambitious work to date, introducing extreme vocals and blackened textures alongside the atmospheric sweep of their earlier albums.
»Héréditaire« was produced by Themis Ioannou, with vocal production by Dimitra Kalavrezou and Eli Mavrychev. Drums were recorded and engineered by Christian Eggers at Noir Surge Sound, Berlin, Germany. The album was mixed by Joshua Barber and mastered by Lasse Lammert at LSD Studios, Lübeck, Germany. Cover artwork is by Themis Ioannou, with photography by Phrenetica Photography & Design. The video for »Ænæ Lithi« was directed and edited by Themis Ioannou at RAWBITE Studio.
Praise for »Héréditaire«
“…drifts from bleak-toned, but beautifully sung post-metal to hellfire black-metal blasting, and back again” – Revolver
“It’s through the continues swell and fade of each composition that we get to see the greats that Unverkalt is capable of” – Angry Metal Guy
“…gothy, doomy, ethereal” – Brooklyn Vegan
“Unverkalt have long created their own sonic cosmos, unmistakable and entirely their own” – Legacy
“Extremely powerful and with tension to die for, it’s explosive, relentless and at times overwhelming” – Female Fronted Power
“This is not an album of joy, but an unbearable reminder of shared trauma, transformed into a fierce act of resistance.” – Rocking!
“Unverkalt grapple with the emotions and atmosphere with masterful tone and intention, eliciting a response that leave you reflecting on what you just heard and make you want to return to it once again” – Dead Rhetoric
“Unverkalt have developed their sound, combining the delicate with the hostile to great effect” – Headbangers Australia
Unverkalt 2026 Show Dates:
October 24 – Berlin, Germany @ Neue Zukunft
November 11 – Schwedt, Germany @ Exit
December 11 – Leipzig, Germany @ Heavy Crisis Festival
Unverkalt is:
Dimitra Kalavrezou – Vocals
Themis Ioannou – Guitars, Keys
Eli Mavrychev – Guitars, Vocals
Joscha Hoyer – Bass
Christian Eggers – Drums
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well