Mediterranean extreme / gothic metal act, Ecnephias, will release their self-titled fifth album on February 16th via My Kingdom Music. The band have released a video for the album track, "Vipra Negra".

Vocalist/guitarist Mancan comments: "We shot the video on two different days with the direction of Felice Vino and the support of Giuseppe Pupillo, in various locations around our city, an ancient house called Casa Spera in Tito (PZ) and among wheat fields. A lot of friends offered their help, showing up for some of the scenes or bringing animals for the scenes and we had also the pleasure to work with the actress/model Nunzia Palma. The plot is inherent to the lyrics of the song and it deals with the way of the left hand path, the feeling with the dark forces of life depicted by a sensual and symbolic woman. The woman is the snake, poison and antidote."

With Ecnephias the Lucanian band come back with a milestone of dark metal, rich of influences going from dark rock to extreme and melodic metal of bands such as Paradise Lost, Moonspell, Rotting Christ, and Type O Negative.

 

 

Tracklisting:

"Here Begins The Chaos" (intro)

"The Firewalker (Chapter I: A Dark Dream In Childhood)"
"A Field Of Flowers"
"Born To Kill And Suffer (Chapter II: Underground Life)"
"Chimera"
"The Criminal (Chapter III: Black Magic On The Sea Of Cefalu - A Meeting With A. Crowley)"
"Tonight"
"Lord Of The Stars"
"Wind Of Doom (Chapter IV: The Southern Pagan Rites)"
"Nyctophilia"
"Nia Nia Nia"
"Vipra Negra"

"Satiriasi" (outro)

Trailer:

Ecnephias will expand the limits of the borders of dark metal music. Their personal mix of black, doom, heavy and gothic metal, will reach here new apices for the most mature, powerful and nevertheless melodic album ever released by the band.

 

 

Mancan, mastermind of the Lucanian act, comments in this way the deal: “The agreement between our band and the veteran indie label My Kingdom Music is a new start for us, challenging and rewarding. Every request was carefully considered and answered. Above all, our band has been treated with absolute respect. Today we can say that we are very proud of this partnership and look forward to work together and offer our best. The new album, our best album, is in the hands of a great label and it will give significant results.”