Nine days before the official release of “Nous sommes d’Hier“, SÜHNOPFER premiere their fourth full-length via Black Metal Promotion YouTube channel. Listen below to these seven epic tracks filled with nostalgic grandeur:
Composer Ardraos outlines the new album:
“There are obviously historical references present as well as subjects that are more prone to oneirism and personal interpretations. If we look at the details of the track list, ‘D.S.F.R.‘ is an allegory for the end of the reign of the Kings of France. ‘Sermon sur le Trépassement‘ is inspired by the sermon for the death of the sinner by the French religious philosopher Massillon. ‘Pays d’Allen‘ is another tribute to the Bourbonnais terroir, ‘Céron‘ speaks of one of the last witches who existed in this region in the 19th century and the legends attached to her, and ‘Derniers Sacrements‘ refers to the last days of the son of Louis XVI who died imprisoned in 1795 at the age of ten. When we talk about the music on “Nous sommes d’Hier“, obviously the era that I like most in Black Metal is the ’90s. The sounds that marked me when I started to listen Black Metal come from the Swedish, Norwegian and French scenes of these times. I always wanted SÜHNOPFER to be part of this aesthetic continuity because it is simply the essence of what made me appreciate and immerse myself in Black Metal.“
Find more information about the album here.
“Nous sommes d’Hier” will be released on CD, vinyl and digital via Debemur Morti Productions on October 6th. Pre-orders are possible via the label’s EU, US and Bandcamp shops.
Created into the deep lands of the Bourbons in 2000, SÜHNOPFER is the Black Metal project of multi-instrumentalist and sole member Ardraos (also drummer for CHRISTICIDE, AORLHAC).
SÜHNOPFER has since built up a discography of three demos, an EP (“L’Aube des Trépassés“, 2007) and 3 full-length albums: “Nos Sombres Chapelles” (2010), and the resounding “Offertoire“, released at the end of 2014, as well as “Hic Regnant Borbonii Manes” (2019).
SÜHNOPFER delivers a violent medieval and melodic atmosphere, with themes dealing with a medieval, knightly, obscurantist and religious dimension, by adding typical aspects of his powerful and glorious homeland.
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