Artist: ANCIENT RITES
Album: LAGUZ LTD. EDIT. (DIGI)

Release date: 2015
Media type: CD

Through „Laguz“, ANCIENT RITES mark a new chapter in the band’s history.

As always, each album sounds different from the other, yet all works are recognisably ANCIENT RITES, displaying an own style and authenticity.

„Laguz“ is an invitation to enter long forgotten worlds through the dark/historical lyrics and the music, which combines fierce Metal with classical orchestrations in order to evoke eras buried by time and dust. Testimonies of the rise and downfall of civilisations, and individuals who come to life again, when the heart and mind open to echoes from the past. Also, philosophy is touched upon through a message of cultivating a positive inner strength while facing the storms in life.

„Laguz“ in ANCIENT RITES’ tradition avoids lyrical and musical clichés, which sometimes makes it a bit difficult to place the
band for those who like to use typical terms to describe the universe of ANCIENT RITES.

TRACKLIST:

01. Golden Path To Samarkand
02. Carthago Delenda Est
03. Under The Sign Of Lagoz
04. Von Gott Entfernt
(Bij Nacht En Ontij)
05. Apostata (Imperator Fidelis)
06. Legio V Alaudae
(Fifth Larks Legion)
07. Mind Unconquered
08. Umbra Sumus
(We Are Shadows)
09. Frankenland
10. Fatum (Ill Fate/Noodlot)

BONUS:
Legio V Alaudae - Video clip

LINE-UP:

Gunther Theys - Vocals
Erik Sprooten - Guitars
Domingo Smets - Guitars
Walter Van Cortenberg - Drums