{"product_id":"merciful-nuns-kvltan-limited-edition-2cd","title":"Merciful Nuns - Kvltan \/ Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited first Edition of 1'999 copies comes as double-CD with exclusive bonus-CD\nin 6-panel digipak, in special matt finish and including 2CD with booklet\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour years after their last full time album ANOMALY Artaud, Jawa and Jón are finally back with an all new album: KVLTAN!\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What if life did not originate on Earth?” A profound question to open MERCIFUL NUNS’s 11th album with the ominous title: KVLTAN. Artaud Seth, creative head, mentor and visionary behind the band takes us on a journey to the onset of human civilisation, the origins of all earthly existence. Why do we exist? Where do we come from? What was or could be the “missing link” between a simple, indigenous life and the sudden appearance of the first High Cultures in Mesopotamia?\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKVLTAN is a truly remarkable album that will stay with you, and whilst any album review is subjective, reflecting the reviewer’s own perception and preferences; it would be difficult to argue against the assertion that this is Artaud’s strongest material to date – exceptional in its conception, arrangement and execution; every element carefully considered and inserted in its designated place in order to maximise the desired effect.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the outset he takes the listener on a journey that leaves no doubt that MERCIFUL NUNS’s\nreturn is more akin to a rebirth in a new dimension. Ever the perfectionist, Artaud took his art\nto a new level; every nuance deliberate, meaningful, complementing the rhythm and dynamic\nof the songs as they flow from one into another; retaining a cohesive structure that stimulates\nthe senses by invoking archetypal imagery which elevates this album to an actual experience,\nhe taps into realms of the unconscious that resonate deep within.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAtmospheric echoes introduce KVLTAN, whispering contemplations interrupted by a singular\nguitar riff. Artaud asks one of the most fundamental questions of our time with fervor and urgency,\na powerful promise for the future. The pace accelerates and reveals a powerful and true goth\nanthem: KVLTAN: THE ORIGIN. Seamlessly we are being led into calmer waters once more,\naccompanied by a slow, simple riff which permeates through the entire song ALTERED STATES,\noffering the kind of assurance one would gain from Ariadne’s thread whilst traversing a labyrinth.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurrounded by ghostly voices we enter the realms of sleep beyond the reach of earthly time\ndivision, and in A SERMON FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION we are challenged to open the\ngates to the hallowed places of our ancestors and followed by being a silent witness to an\nancient rite in DOWN DARK HALLWAYS. Already deep into the album’s core concept, we\nnow meet the principal actors: THE KVLTANIANS. With due respect, a long intro introduces\nthe song before a true hymn unfolds in front of the listener's ears. An extraordinary interplay\nbetween calm and fast passages, hard guitars and airy synth sounds in clean tonal coordination,\nin which each part changes its dynamics independently and yet in perfect harmony. In addition,\nArtaud's deep voice, which controls the ensemble and the structure of the prevailing dynamics\nof the song. After the preceding tour de force we find ourselves once more in calmer environs\nwith MELTING MEMORIES. Haunting guitars and pulsating basslines at a steady pace.\nArtaud invites us to reflect on the all-important question: \"Where do we come from?\". Another\nseamless transition introduces the Great FLOOD myth, in that at the end of the song you can\nactually feel the water slowly crushing all over you. A short ringing, alarming noise leads us\nout of the meditative state and we are confronted with the majesty of Mars´, the highest geographical point in the solar system: the OLYMPUS MONS PEAK, which marks an epoch-making end to the album.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting CD1:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"tracklist_table\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"80%\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\n\u003ctd align=\"right\" width=\"10\" class=\"tracklist_head\"\u003e No.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd align=\"left\" width=\"90%\" class=\"tracklist_head\"\u003e Track \u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd align=\"center\" width=\"10\" class=\"tracklist_head\"\u003e Time\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003ctr class=\"trackline\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"tracklist\" align=\"right\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"tracklist\" align=\"left\"\u003eKvltan - The Origin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"tracklist\" align=\"center\"\u003e--\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003ctr class=\"trackline\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"trackline\" align=\"right\"\u003e2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"trackline\" align=\"left\"\u003eAltered States\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"trackline\" align=\"center\"\u003e--\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003ctr class=\"trackline\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"tracklist\" align=\"right\"\u003e3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"tracklist\" align=\"left\"\u003eA Sermon from another Dimension\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"tracklist\" align=\"center\"\u003e--\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003ctr class=\"trackline\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"trackline\" align=\"right\"\u003e4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"trackline\" align=\"left\"\u003eDown Dark Hallways\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\u003ctd class=\"trackline\" align=\"center\"\u003e--\u003c\/td\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003ctr 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