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Amenra
Photo Credit: Stefaan Temmerman “The band’s focus on the inherent and desolate beauty that’s found in life imbued with a painful ambiance not often found within their doomed sludge style…in the clashing of tender and serene passages with intense screams and walls of noise that touch upon the actuality of life. It will hurt and terrify, but there can be salvation.” – Metal Hammer
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Belgium’s AMENRA announce the Le Cercle live stream event happening December 12th. Ticket presales begin Thursday, November 26 at 4pm CET. Tickets are available at: https://dice.fm/partner/ churchofra-vzw/event/plw8k-amenra-lecercle-12th-dec-stream-via-bruxellesbrusselstickets?_branch_match_id=860328818252785416
AMENRA comment on the event:
“On a summer night this year we all came together on a meadow in our hometown, Kortrijk, to play our latest album, MASS VI in its entirety. This recorded performance was as a part of the European Metal Alliance online festival, and was the last concert we would be playing with our bass player, Levy Seynaeve.
For one last time the circle of that AMENRA era was complete. We would now like to provide you with another opportunity to view this memorable meeting of friends. It was only us, and a crew of extremely talented friends. The sparse natural setting, special light set-up and drone footage makes for a unique concert experience like never before. A link to be replaced in this chain of strength. “They are the uncontested visionary of A circle of fire to be drawn over and monochromatic heaviness, AMENRA. The over again.” last time I witnessed an AMENRA performance they blew us all away and that would Formed in 1999, the critically be a grossly undersold miscalculation. They acclaimed band have since captivated set a new standard for me that afternoon, audiences through their raw, ethereal, sonic demonstrating just how forward-thinking and energy, both live and in the studio. discovery-rich DIY music can be; a transcenAMENRA’s monstrous live performances and dent marriage of heaviness, artistry, noncinematic albums have earned them a cult linearity, energy, and soul which vaulted from following. Touring the world over, the band AMENRA’s stage and through the audience. has played some of the most prestigious They’re a modern band, they defy categorizafestivals in Europe and North America. tion, and they are single-minded in their AMENRA will release a highly anticipated commitment to an unwavering artistic vision new album in 2021. Stay tuned for more of beautiful cacophony. If this music could information in the near future. take physical form, it would render mountains to dust.” - John Baizley (Baroness) What the press is saying about AMENRA: “For us in Neurosis and Neurot Recordings life has always been a quest “Ethereal hardcore/sludge band searching for something deeper, something Amenra touches on black metal, gothic folk more meaningful, something that moves one and post-rock in the most organic of ways.” – to feel something real in a world full of soul Brooklyn Vegan killing triviality. AMENRA is deep, and real, and moving, and incredibly inspiring. Their “Simply staggering.” – Rock A Rolla family is dedicated and like minded in a way that we relate to completely. Kindred spirits. “An elephantine beast of a record, Their musical and visual aesthetic is pure and whose greyness of hue is matched by its runs through everything they do, their music, thunderous assault…a band with grim their words, their graphics, their visuals, and gravitas that’s all their own.” – Terrorizer print media. That unspoken spiritual core that we seek, weaves throughout their being.” “Their live performances have become Steve Von Till (Neurosis) particularly entrancing communions, with stunning visuals, uncompromising sonic AMENRA Is: power and a visceral, enigmatic turn from Colin H. Van Eeckhout - Vocals Eeckhout, who somehow manages to Mathieu Vandekerckhove - Guitars captivate an audience whilst predominantly Bjorn Lebon - Drums playing to the back of the stage.” - INDE- Lennart Bossu - Guitars PENDENT Tim De Gieter - Bass December 2020 • Rock and Blues International 65
