We are proud to present the highly anticipated second album of Teloch, Thus Darkness Spake, set for international release on May 20th.
In a country already rich with black metal, Finland's Teloch offer a unique and extremely personal twist to their homeland's prevailing paradigm. Formed in 2007 by J.R. (Blood Red Fog, ex-Verge), Sota (Saturnian Mist, ex-Verge), T.I. and J.K., the band recorded only one demo, Towards Perdition, which was released that same year. Two years later, in 2009, Teloch released their debut album, Morbid Prayer, which garnered acclaim in the black metal underground. After the release of Morbid Prayer, the band hid in shadows for some years to prepare a new mini-album. Unleashed in 2012, Descent-Ascend continued Teloch's upward trajectory - just the mini-album's title - expanding their themes of left-hand-path religious mysticism with a bolder vision of black metal, and in the process garnering even more acclaim. During this time, the band excelled in the live arena, playing often (unlike most black metal bands) and receiving high praise from local crowds. Longtime bassist Vomor left the band in 2012 and was replaced by V.L., known from Blood Red Fog first as a session member but joining the band fulltime soon after.
In a country already rich with black metal, Finland's Teloch offer a unique and extremely personal twist to their homeland's prevailing paradigm. Formed in 2007 by J.R. (Blood Red Fog, ex-Verge), Sota (Saturnian Mist, ex-Verge), T.I. and J.K., the band recorded only one demo, Towards Perdition, which was released that same year. Two years later, in 2009, Teloch released their debut album, Morbid Prayer, which garnered acclaim in the black metal underground. After the release of Morbid Prayer, the band hid in shadows for some years to prepare a new mini-album. Unleashed in 2012, Descent-Ascend continued Teloch's upward trajectory - just the mini-album's title - expanding their themes of left-hand-path religious mysticism with a bolder vision of black metal, and in the process garnering even more acclaim. During this time, the band excelled in the live arena, playing often (unlike most black metal bands) and receiving high praise from local crowds. Longtime bassist Vomor left the band in 2012 and was replaced by V.L., known from Blood Red Fog first as a session member but joining the band fulltime soon after.
