Today marks the official release of “A Fate Engraved”, the latest album from Synth-Based Black Metal artist Morningstvr. Following months of anticipation built through single releases and music videos, the twelve-track album is now available on all major streaming platforms, accompanied by a special album release video.
“A Fate Engraved” represents the culmination of nearly six years of artistic evolution for musician Sam Tchortov. The album spans 44 minutes of atmospheric, synth-driven black metal that draws from medieval history, occult themes, and Tolkien-inspired fantasy. As the second installment in what Tchortov calls his “Unholy Trinity”, the album bridges the narrative established in 2024’s “In Memoriam of the Blvck Wind” with what will eventually be the concluding chapter of this ambitious trilogy. Tchortov comments:
“The album tells of a land far to the north of the world, with cold and abysmal ranges covered in snow, ancient structures of an empire from a forgotten age, much like in the image of the medieval period, continuing the tales of Slavic witchcraft, knights charging their last battles, betrayal, heartbreak and rituals upon a full moon.”
Throughout the album, such themes are expressed intensely throughout each song with a hazy and atmospheric glow to them, as they are instrumentally, each song is instrumentally carried by earth-shattering tremolos, raw rhythm guitars, depressive drums, medieval rhythm synths, and cold lead synths.
Since establishing Morningstvr in February 2019, Tchortov has collaborated with numerous artists and collectives, including Blvck Mass, Obscurum, and Blvsphemy Records, but “A Fate Engraved” stands as his most fully realized solo vision to date. The album is available now on YouTube and is recommended for fans of Darkthrone, Xasthur, and Axius Link.
Album Stream Video – https://youtu.be/KATkSvDLaCE
Spotify – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/morningstvr/a-fate-engraved-2/
Music Video – “Whispers of a Nameless Fear” – https://youtu.be/PuHHNBo-4K8
Music Video – “The Last of the Northern Kingdoms” – https://youtu.be/GP5-6ccZwTY
Music Video – “Dethroned” – https://youtu.be/ZB2HT4m7jt0
Track Listing:
1. Beyond the Cold Wastes – 3:15
2. Black Metal Wytch – 3:45
3. Born to frolic in a Scandinavian Forest – 3:07
4. When Mountains Behold Tombs of Nine – 4:01
5. War Chant – 2:01
6. The Last of the Northern Kingdoms – 4:47
7. Dethroned – 4:09
8. The Black Forest – 2:33
9. Her Eyes in Winter Fog – 3:58
10. Ride Forth, Knights of the Pale Moon – 4:05
11. Funeral Moon – 4:32
12. Whispers of a Nameless Fear 03:57
Album Length: 44:15
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