Mysterious, opaque, impenetrable. Like the dense fog that shrouds the winters of rural Catalonia, Imperi de Tenebra is a new band of unknown origin and membership, rooted in raw black metal yet also featuring touches of dark ambient and dungeon synth.

Imperi de Tenebra always grounds its lyrics on brief and forgotten episodes from Catalonia’s history, hidden from the mainstream narrative. The band uses archaic Catalan and real, centuries-old characters, who are now almost anonymous, sometimes recounting the events in the first person through letters or other forms of narration.

As its name suggests, this debut album revisits the siege and surrender of Miravet Castle after the Templars were betrayed and persecuted by the Pope and the King of France.

Black pro-tape limited to 30 copies.