On January 27, 2026– Black metal artist Këkht Aräkh released their brand new single “Three Winters Away” that expresses a personal journey. The artists album Morning Star will be out March 27 via Sacred Bones. You can pre-order the album here.
“This song was written by me in 2024, while I was writing drafts that would eventually become the new album. I recorded all of the instruments myself except for the drums, which were recorded by my friend Jonathan (of Spira Me, Vanskapth, Olycka) in spring 2025, along with his drumming for all the other songs on the new album. The recordings took place between the cities of Berlin and Stockholm. The soundscape was shaped by VS–55 and Varg2™, who did the sound design / mastering on a tape Portastudio (for this song and for the whole upcoming record). The final mastering work was done by James Ginzburg (of Emptyset, Osmium).”
Këkht Aräkh continues “The song’s lyrics show me reflecting on changes in my life since 2021, when my previous album Pale Swordsman was released, as well as reflecting on the passage of time and the changes it brings. That said, the meaning still stays very much open. “Three winters away from my old life I look back and I smile”, one line says. It doesn’t reveal whether those changes were for better or for worse. The following lyrics suggest doubt, leaving space for listeners to interpret the story in their own way.”
Morning Star, track list:
- Wänderer
- Castle
- Lament
- Genom sorgen (ft. VS–55)
- Angest
- Mörker över mörker
- Three winters away
- Drömsång
- Raven king
- Vigil
- Eternal martyr (ft. Bladee)
- Trollsång (ft. Spöke)
- Land av evig natt l
- Land av evig natt ll
- Gates
- Morning star
- Outro (ft. Varg2™)