THE HAUNTING is a dark ambient project inspired by Japanese horror, created by Jakub Lisicki, the lyricist of black metal bands Voidfire and Erebos, and the author of the book “Anamene i inne opowiadania”. The concept of the project, as well as the album “The Hautning“, was born in 2023.
The goal of The Haunting‘s debut is to tell a horror story using extremely unconventional, disturbing, and boundary-pushing artistic methods.
It combines dark ambient textures, household environment sounds, and unsettling, dehumanized voices to create a unique cinematic horror atmosphere. The Haunting is a concept album that tells the story of one night, during which an evil spirit/demon appears in a quiet, isolated house and mercilessly murders the entire family living there.
Music for the album was recorded in the artist’s home studio. Jakub Lisiecki is responsible for the music production from recording through mixing to mastering. The cover was created by the Filipino artist Yuki Hijirikawa, using the pseudonym Yukisensei.
The debut album of The Haunting project will be released on November 1, 2024, and will out by Jakub Lisicki‘s new DIY label, Sulphuric Darkness. Album will be available both digitally and physically as a limited to 22 copies CDr in a cardboard sleeve (pre-order).
Stream song “The arrival of the evil spirit” at Bandcamp, here.
Tracklist:
1. I wish you good dreams
2. Weird nightmares
3. Shadows have eyes now
4. The arrival of the evil spirit
5. The chase
6. The dialogue between the malicious and the innocent
7. Feasting on a child’s soul and body
8. I’ve heared some strange noises
9. My son is dead
10. I’ve found you demon! (and I shall avenge my child)
11. Brutally torn apart
12. A house full of half-devoured corpses
13. The end of the murderous night
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