Under Sekhmet's Breath sessions

"Rising Heresy" now on sale at The End Records

If you still haven't the debut Amarna Sky album "Rising Heresy", you can purchase your copy at The End Records.
Just click http://www.theomegaorder.com/s.nl/it.A/id.24072/.f and get yours!
Cheers to all of you and Doom on!

NILE Mainman Featured On AMARNA SKY Track - Published on Blabbermouth

NILE mainman Karl Sanders has helped mix a new version of the song "Beyond The Horizon" that will be featured on the next full-length album from the Egyptian-themed Brazilian doom metal band AMARNA SKY. Making a guest appearance on vocals on this new version of the track is Aziza A. Poggi, the frontwoman of the American progressive metal band DENDURA.

"Beyond The Horizon" features Karl Sanders on lead guitar. Sanders is tentatively due to appear on another track on the second AMARNA SKY album, which is expected to be released later in the year. The follow-up to AMARNA SKY debut, "Rising Heresy", has working title of "Civilized Rapture", although a number of other possibilities are being considered, including "Wine For Sekhmet".

The new version of "Beyond The Horizon" is available for streaming in full at www.myspace.com/amarnasky.

Two new songs posted online!

The first is a new version for “Beyond The Horizon”, featuring NILE’s Karl Sanders on lead guitars and DENDURA’s Aziza A. Poggi on vocals. This version will be included on our second full-length album, scheduled to be release still this year.

The second song is “Genemesis”, from our debut “Rising Heresy” album, never posted before.

You can hear the two tracks at www.myspace.com/amarnasky

We hope you like them!

Doom on!

Amarna Sky

Sekhmet's Breath

Forget Satan – Armageddon is just a dream
Sekhmet woke up from her sleep – run if you can
Her fury sweeps the land – people start to scream
She is thirsty for more wine – the blood of man

Echoes Through The Dark

The Amarna Sky logos created by Mattias Norén.

Metal Crypt Review

This is a weird sort of Doom album from a band I had not heard of. Amarna Sky are from Brazil, partaking of the small but excellent South American Doom tradition. Rising Heresy is an odd kind of combination of riffing that switches between Doomy and groovy, mideast influence, and vocals that range from death-style grunts and a Lou Reed kind of intonation. The music on here is actually really good, with catchy hooks and a lot of melody, making the music really memorable. I don't always like the vocals, as sometimes they veer into a kind of half-growl/half-mumble that sounds kind of like a muppet. But still, the music is catchy and heavy enough to override any such complaints. This is an indie release, as far as I can tell, and so is likely hard to find, but fans of more accessible Doom or even atmospheric music like Karl Sander's solo works should find reasons enough to look.

Rating: 4/5
Date reviewed: May 28, 2008