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Rites of Fire EP

by Khanus

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • T-Shirt/Apparel

    Woven patch. Khanus logo and Shamanic Metal of Death MMXVII text. Size is 5" square.
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    edition of 100 
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    Get all 3 Khanus releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Flammarion, Dance of the Shaman, and Rites of Fire EP. , and , .

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  • Digipak CD
    Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD in a luxurious, gloss laminated 4-panel digipak with 6-page booklet including lyrics and liner notes. Strictly limited to 300 copies and never to be reprinted in this format. Cover art by Luciana Nedelea, layout by Francesco Gemelli.

    Released by I,Voidhanger records May 6th 2016: i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rites-of-fire

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  • Hand-numbered 1st. edition cassette.
    Cassette + Digital Album

    Hand-numbered 1st edition of 50 copies, Clear-grey pro-cassette with a 5 panel J-card. A & B side identical (entire EP).

    Final copies available at Caligari records:
    caligarirecords.storenvy.com/products/16240851-khanus-rites-of-fire

    Includes unlimited streaming of Rites of Fire EP via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Rites of Fire Ladies T-shirt
    T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album

    Official T-shirt for the Khanus - Rites of Fire MMXVI EP.
    Khanus logo and artwork by Luciana Nedelea artworks.
    Heavy Cotton Ladies´ T-Shirt Gildan G5000L 5000L girlieshirts

    Includes unlimited streaming of Rites of Fire EP via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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  • Rites of Fire Regular T-shirt
    T-Shirt/Apparel + Digital Album

    Official T-shirt for the Khanus - Rites of Fire MMXVI EP.
    Khanus logo and artwork by Luciana Nedelea artworks.
    Heavy Cotton T- Shirt Gildan G5000 5000 t-shirts.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Rites of Fire EP via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.
I am darkness That is the light And the stillness That is the dancing The paradoxical energy The place of darkness From which all light emanates The no-form abyss That contains all the possibility In finding you can access Any expression of the light The energy of blue night Simply be still Allow that expression To take shape from darkness From the darkness emerges The essence self Sit in stillness Embrace the journey Of insight and integration The color is black The womb of the larger self
2.
A2.Orgone 04:30
At the very roots of existence Blockades of the free flow of this energy Orgone A vessel with character Armoring - Inhibition Spontaneous - Expression Of joy - And pleasure In life - In life The nature of this cosmic energy Orgone - Orgone A life furthering reproductive force Or in the absence of such condition A killer of life - Orgone Enthropy - Principles Of - The Universe A creative - Substratum In all of nature - The odic force A massless - Omnipresent Substance - Luminiferous Aether - Inert Matter - Orgastic Potency - Orgone A life furthering reproductive force Or in the absence of such condition A killer of life
3.
The flame of the divine goddess And the lighting blew up the stratosphere Piercing deep under the earth The fire from the goddess KHAA - The daughters of fire KHAA - The daughters of fire KHAA - The daughters of fire Creation, do enter the pits of the living You will all carry the flame The daughters of fire The daughters of fire Brought down with the lightning From the vortex/void KHAA - The daughters of fire KHAA - The daughters of fire Khanus - Khanus - Khanus - Khanus Sex magick and creation The forbidden fruit of life The slithering, the serpent Come my child Rise and fill the lands And become the elite
4.
As above, so below The fire within The ways of Magick and Sorcery Leave and connect with the other world More - More psychic More - More fire More - More ecstasy More rites of fire More - More deeper More - More deeper More - More ecstasy More rites of fire All that is Embrace this Delve deeper Into the other world More - More deeper More - More deeper More - More ecstasy More rites of fire

about

First release from Khanus, initially designed to fit one 7" vinyl.
Released digitally on Bandcamp 11.2.2016.
A hand-numbered 1st edition of 50 cassettes was released in 1.3.2016 by the band.
A limited edition of 300 on Digipak CD released by I, Voidhanger records on 6.5.2016. Never to be repressed.

I, Voidhanger:
"We’re proud to announce the signing of KHANUS and the imminent release of their debut EP, “Rites of Fire”, as a luxurious CD digipak, strictly limited to 300 copies and never to be repressed in this format.
Lead by Sovereign (guitar, bass, vocals), the band is currently working on their first full-length album that will be released by I, Voidhanger Records later this year. The current line-up includes drummer Lordt of Code fame.
Hailing from Oulu, Finland, KHANUS perform Shamanic Metal of Death by exploring the boundaries of matter, spirit, consciousness and the universe. The hypnotic, tribal quality of their riffs, the mystic melodies and the circular structure of the songs cut through the walls of perception like a dagger of enlightenment that tears the grey veil of reality, while chanting-like choirs and soprano vocals – combined with intense growls – accentuate the ritualistic feel and the spiritual vertigo the music provokes.

Apparently simple and primitive, KHANUS’ style is totally unique, dense and richly textured, constantly oscillating between the sheer brutality and furiousness of black-tinged death metal and a meditative state of trance that borders on psychedelia.

Mixed and mastered by Cam Sinclair (Bölzer, Diocletian, Witchrist) and graced by a fascinating cover art drawn by Romanian artist Luciana Nedelea, the “Rites Of Fire” EP is an act of creative Magick, the first statement of a band boldly leaning towards the Infinite."

credits

released February 11, 2016

Meltiis - Soprano / Choir
KHAA-man - Shaman drum and Chanting
Timo Anttonen - Session drums (Recorded with the help of Kimmo Jankkari)
Cam Sinclair / Temple of Sol - Mixing and Mastering
Luciana Nedelea artworks - Album cover art and Khanus logo.
Sovereign - Everything else.

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Khanus Oulu, Finland

Exploring the boundaries of matter, spirit, consciousness and the universe with the Metal of death as the instrument since MMXV

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