Kénôse is an EP by the black metal band Deathspell Omega, released in 2005 under Ajna Offensive. It continues the avant-garde and progressive direction they had been exploring on 2004's Si monumentum requires, circumspice, and is considered by the band as something of an "appendix" to that album. The title Kénôse is French for Kenosis, a theological term. The track titles have been labelled in different ways across various releases. The track names I, II, III are the most commonly used, but some vinyl pressings (such as the band's untitled 2012 box set) use: 1. &…read more
Deathspell Omega is a French black metal band formed in 1998. Their lyrical content deals primarily with Satanism on a metaphysical level – as the band has stated that "all other interpretations of Satan are intellectually invalid" – and other various theological topics. From 2004 to 2010, they released a series of three concept albums which focus on the theological aspects of God, Satan and man's relationship with the two. Some of their lyrical inspiration has come from the post-surrealist Georges Bataille as well as existentialist themes. The band's seventh alb… read more
Deathspell Omega is a French black metal band formed in 1998. Their lyrical content deals primarily with Satanism on a metaphysical level – as the band has stated that "all other inter… read more
Deathspell Omega is a French black metal band formed in 1998. Their lyrical content deals primarily with Satanism on a metaphysical level – as the band has stated that "all other interpretations of Satan are intellectually invalid… read more