One month before the release of Paradeigma (Phosphenes Of Aphotic Eternity), the eighth album of Czech black metallers Inferno, the second composition from this long player has surfaced online. "Ekstasis Of The Continuum" evolves into a ghostly and haunting black metal composition whose trance-like monotony reminds the listener of Inferno's roots.

The band comments on the best way to immerse oneself in their new cacophony: "Like "Katharsis", we recommend listening to music in darkness at maximum volume or at least alone and with good headphones. But we suppose people have their own ways how to properly immerse themselves in art. However, when you let the song sink in, you are encouraged to read the 'Third Sermon To The Dead' by Basilides of Alexandria, fuel the imagination with its words, and then surrender yourself to "Ekstasis Of The Continuum"."

Inferno had a clear vision of where they wanted to head when composing this track: "Everything was built on the guitars, and the ghostly soundscapes were created first. The idea behind the song was to gradually escalate the tension between the tones. Even though "Ekstasis Of The Continuum" sounds monotonous at first, you can hear how it builds in the background until it erupts into the finale.

"When we moved from the demo creation to the pre-production phase and worked with the live drums, we realized how to take certain parts even further and so some guitar parts were re-worked. And we again returned to fine-tuning the drum performance, which serves a crucial role here. In the beginning, the drums are meant to keep the simple pulsing rhythm of the song and then to accentuate the song's culmination as effectively as possible."

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Band profile:	Inferno