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Austere - The Stillness Of Dissolution from 9.59 $

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:20:58 +0200

With their fifth album "The Stillness of Dissolution", AUSTERE embark on a dark journey that leads through the abyss of time, the inevitable return of order to chaos into the black void. In the words of the poet: everything that arises is worth that it perishes. The new album brings an overall blacker feel to their sound. This slight change of course does not constitute an easy nostalgic return to the old days as AUSTERE remain within the framework of the more mature and defined version of their particular style of depressive black metal, which reflects their greater experience and evolution as artists. AUSTERE arose from a solo-project run by multi-instrumentalist and singer Desolate alias Mitchell Keepin who joined forces with drummer, keyboard player, and vocalist Sorrow aka Tim Yatras in 2005. Signature frost-bitten guitars, alongside high-pitched screams and wails marked AUSTERE's debut album "Withering Illusions and Desolation" (2007). The sophomore album "To Lay like Old Ashes" followed in 2009 and still featured a raw sound but with a refined production. At this point in time, both musicians decided to focus on other projects and AUSTERE went into hibernation until the duo reformed in 2021. The number of followers had only grown during their absence through word of mouth. AUSTERE are back in black with "The Stillness of Dissolution", yet the Australians also keep all the subtle shades of grey that turn the ongoing evolution of their music into a thrilling experience of new sonic spaces of dark matter.

Tracklist:
1. Dissolved Exile
2. Time Awry
3. Redolent Foulness
4. The Downfall
5. Rusted Veins
6. Storm Within My Heart

Austere - Beneath The Threshold from 21.12 $

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:39:47 +0200

"Beneath the Threshold" represents AUSTERE in the here and now. With their fourth full-length the Australians have taken a long step into the present and embrace their musical future in a way that might have been expected after a 13-year hiatus. When their voluntary break ended with the release of "Corrosion of Hearts" in 2023, the duo consisting of Mitchell Keepin and Tim Yatras returned with a more mature and defined version of their own particular style of black metal, which reflected both their greater experience and evolution as artists. While "Corrosion of Hearts" formed the bridge between the band's musical history and the artists' fresh vision, "Beneath the Threshold" takes a leap of expression. AUSTERE's sonic heritage is still alive. Even though their roots in early Norse black metal and its depressive Scandinavian offspring continue to shine through, it is also apparent that the Australians have audibly strengthened their emotional expressiveness and previous blackgaze leanings beyond the point where a stylistic shift towards the latter needs to be diagnosed. On "Beneath the Threshold", AUSTERE offer more hooks and melodic harmonies to complement the multi-layered, harsh and dreamlike guitar textures expertly woven by Keepin with the aid of Yatras' emotive drumming. This development is emphasised by a suitable production that lets each of the elements shine and does not try to blur the riffs. For AUSTERE the stars under the Southern Cross have newly aligned and the harsh majestic beauty of "Beneath the Threshold" calls out to everyone to raise their eyes up to the night sky around the globe and behold the finally unleashed Australian band in its full musical glory.

Tracklist:
1. Thrall
2. The Sunset of Life
3. Faded Ghost
4. Cold Cerecloth
5. Words Unspoken (Interlude)
6. Of Severance

Bonus tracks (artbook only):
7. Cycle of Collapse
8. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (Sentenced cover)

Austere - Sullen 16.32 $

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:50:07 +0200

Gildan Softstyle. 100% cotton.

Austere - Sullen 16.32 $

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:40:11 +0200

Gildan Softstyle. 100% cotton.

Austere - Corrosion Of Hearts from 9.59 $

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:21:20 +0200

AUSTERE are back. The Australians return with their third album – and they are as laconic and without any pretensions as when they went into extended hibernation after the release of their sophomore full-length "To Lay like Old Ashes" in 2009. Entitled "Corrosion of Hearts", the new tracks stay true to the path that AUSTERE have carved for themselves out of solid black metal bedrock. The multi-layered and harsh yet often dreamlike guitar tapestries woven by Mitchell Keepin are complemented by the emotive drumming of Tim Yatras, who also contributes keyboard splashes and cinematic soundscapes. In the typical manner of these Australians, their songs are still meandering, flowing streams of musical thought of epic proportions. On "Corrosion of Hearts", AUSTERE's brand of black metal has evolved into a more mature and defined form of expression, which is hardly surprising as both musicians were active in other bands during their hiatus. The duo also took more time to craft their new songs into exactly what they were supposed to sound like than before. With greater experience comes more determination. AUSTERE grew out of an existing solo-project of multi-instrumentalist and singer Desolate alias Mitchell Keepin who joined forces with drummer, keyboarder, and vocalist Sorrow aka Tim Yatras in 2005. Although the Australians had quickly attracted an equally loyal and substantial following during their first few years, AUSTERE decided to go on a prolonged hiatus before resuming activities in 2021. As a first sign of their rebirth, the band released a compilation of their earlier material as an artbook edition entitled “Towards the Great Unknown” via Lupus Lounge. With rekindled passion and a clear vision, AUSTERE are finally ready to release their eagerly and long-awaited third full-length "Corrosion of Hearts". Beautiful yet proudly grim, a fierce black storm rises from Down Under.

Tracklist:
1. Sullen
2. A Ravenous Oblivion
3. The Poisoned Core
4. Pale

Bonus track (artbook only):
5. Burnt Flowers Fallen

Austere - Towards The Great Unknown 42.71 $

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:21:20 +0200

Before AUSTERE release their long-awaited third full-length, the veteran depressive black metal duo from Wollongong in Australia's east coast state New South Wales will offer their complete catalogue of cult recordings as an essential anthology. Entitled "Towards The Great Unknown", this must-have collection comes in the beautiful shape of a 36-page, 4CD artbook and will be released on August 26, 2022.

"Towards The Great Unknown" includes AUSTERE's debut album "Withering Illusions and Desolation" (2007), the band's contributions to the split-releases "Only the Wind Remembers / Ending the Circle of Life" (with LYRINX, 2008) and "Bleak..." (with ISOLATION, 2008) as well as the Australian's sophomore album "To Lay like Old Ashes" (2009). Previously unreleased material is added on a bonus CD that contains the two re-imagined tracks 'This Dreadful Emptiness' and 'Unending Night', which were produced by AUSTERE at Équinoxe Studios, Wollongong.

AUSTERE arose from an existing solo-project of multi-instrumentalist and singer Desolate alias Mitchell Keepin who joined forces with drummer, keyboard player, and vocalist Sorrow aka Tim Yatras in 2005. From the onset, the Australians started to explore their own path into a dark emotional sub-genre of harsh music that is often dubbed as depressive black metal, which had been originated by such bands as the Norwegians STRID and SILENCER.

Signature frost-bitten guitars, along with high-pitched screams and wails mark AUSTERE's debut album "Withering Illusions and Desolation" (2007). Those elements remain staples of the band via two well-regarded split-releases "Only the Wind Remembers / Ending the Circle of Life" (with LYRINX, 2008) and "Bleak..." (with ISOLATION, 2008) – AUSTERE's part on the former was reissued on the EP "Only the Wind Remembers" (2008). In 2009, their sophomore album "To Lay like Old Ashes" (2009) witnessed AUSTERE refining the production while keeping the sound raw as well as adding more melancholic moments and melodies.

Although the Australians had quickly attracted an equally loyal and substantial following during their first few years, AUSTERE decided to go on hiatus before resuming activities in 2021.

Tracklist:
CD1: To Lay Like Old Ashes
1. Down
2. To Fade With The Dusk
3. This Dreadful Emptiness
4. To Lay Like Old Ashes
5. Just For A Moment…
6. Coma II

CD2: Withering Illusions and Desolation
1. Unending Night
2. ..Memories
3. The Dawn Remains Silent
4. Withering Illusions And Desolation
5. Coma

CD3: Only the Wind Remembers & Bleak…
1. Towards the Great Unknown
2. Only the Wind Remembers
3. When Even Tomorrow Looks Away
4. Instrumental
5. There's Nothing Left…

CD4: BONUS
1. Un-ending Night re-recording of original
2. This Dreadful Emptiness re-working of original

Austere - Logo 14.40 $

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:40:02 +0100

Gildan Softstyle. 100% cotton.