Almost 2 years ago the debut album “Reincarnation” by Egyptophile Black Metallers MAAHES was released. In the midst of the pandemic, many opportunities to promote the album live fell through, but the band still managed to showcase their impressive live show at various festivals. Among others, at Ragnarök, Wolfszeit, the Barther Metal Open Air and the Dark Easter Metal Meeting.
At the latter, several live recordings were made with several cameras at the Backstage in Munich on 16 April 2022, which were used in their now released video for “Invincible”.
About MAAHES & “Reincarnation”:
Conceptually as well as musically, the quintet shows that they know how to shoulder the burden of Extreme Metal history. Just as the protagonist of their concept album escapes from the captivity of the ancient Egyptian underworld and resurrects successfully at the end, MAAHES – the band’s name is derived from the lion-headed god of war in ancient Egyptian mythology – stylistically fight their way through a quarter of a century of extreme music history.
“Reincarnation” was recorded in 2018 in various studios. The drum recordings, as well as mixing and mastering, took place under the direction of Florian Dammasch at “Nightside Audio” in Solingen (EÏS, ASH OF ASHES a.o.). The cover artwork was created by Brazilian artist Caio Caldas/Cadiesart (DRAGONFORCE, DORO a.o.).
“Reincarnation” track listing:
- Sacrifice (instrumental)
- Reincarnation
- Irreversible
- Perfection
- Invincible
- Master of Black Arts
- Decisive Strike
- Idolization
- Final Chapter of Apocalypse
You can watch the official live video for “Invincible” below:
