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AUTARKH Release Official Lyric Video For New Track ‘Duhkha’
October 4th, 2023

Tilburg, Netherlands-based extreme metal band Autarkh have released an official lyric video for the track ‘Duhkha’. Created by Spread Motion Design, the clip can be viewed below.

Autarkh issue second full-length studio album Emergent on November 10th, 2023 through Season Of Mist Underground Activists.

The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.

“We are thrilled to announce the upcoming release of our sophomore full-length album Emergent,” Autarkh frontman Michel Nienhuis commented. “The songs and storyline took shape in 2022 and were eventually funneled into an album with nine tracks that we recorded this year. We feel this is a next step in our artistic development – Emergent has a more open, diverse and radiant imprint that sheds light on different musical influences that inspire us. We are satisfied with the increased versatility and contrast this album has to offer, and we can’t wait to share it with the world!”

Emergent was recorded at David Luiten Studio, Monodisc Studio, and Moonbear Music & Engineering. Mixing and mastering was handled by David Luiten.

Cover artwork was designed by Arno Frericks.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘Open Focus’
02. ‘Strife’
03. ‘Duhkha’
04. ‘Trek’
05. ‘Refocus’
06. ‘Aperture’
07. ‘Eye Of Horus’
08. ‘Countless Kaleidoscopes’
09. ‘Ka’

Autarkh’s line-up is as follows:

Michel Nienhuis (vocals and guitars)
David Luiten (vocals and guitars)
Desmond Kuijk (bass)
Tijnn Verbruggen (synths and beats)

Music videos were filmed for the tracks ‘Strife’ and ‘Refocus’, which can also be viewed below.

Debut studio record Form In Motion was released in March 2021 via Season Of Mist.

Promotional photograph by Joris Robben.