FERALIA have unveiled their new single “Ballata Avernale”, now streaming exclusively through a premiere hosted by No Clean Singing. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming third full-length album, “Ultima Requies”, set for release on June 26, 2026 via ATMF.
With “Ballata Avernale”, FERALIA offer a compelling glimpse into the atmosphere and artistic direction of the new record. The song combines harsh and earthy black metal textures with a solemn, almost liturgical sense of grandeur, reflecting the band’s fascination with death, memory and the sacred dimensions of the ancient world. Moving between moments of fierce intensity and contemplative passages, the track captures the balance between ritualistic darkness and emotional depth that lies at the heart of “Ultima Requies”.
Stream “Ballata Avernale” HERE.
With this third full-length, FERALIA delve deeper into their singular vision of Black Metal, forging a work that resists easy categorization. “Ultima Requies” is neither rooted in old school orthodoxy nor aligned with the polished tendencies of contemporary production. Instead, it stands as a raw and evocative offering, where abrasive textures and ritualistic atmospheres converge into something austere, immersive and profoundly spiritual.
The sound remains anchored in a sense of the sacred, drawing from arcane and occult dimensions tied to the archaic Roman world. Each composition unfolds as a passage, evoking forgotten rites, liminal states and the tension between life and death, presence and absence.
The artwork of “Ultima Requies” reflects this vision, depicting a reinterpretation of the necromantic ritual of Erichto, the Thessalian witch described in “De Bello Civili” by Lucan. A figure feared even by the gods, Erichto was said to raise fallen soldiers from the battlefield during one of the most turbulent phases of Roman civil war. This imagery embodies the album’s core: a confrontation with death not as an end, but as a threshold to forbidden knowledge.
Following the path opened by “Helios Manifesto” and “Under Stige / Over Dianam”, FERALIA further refine their language, balancing raw intensity with a deeply contemplative undercurrent. The result is an album that feels both immediate and timeless, grounded in the physicality of Black Metal yet reaching toward something intangible and eternal.
Tracklist:
01. Ballata Avernale (8:01)
02. Ver Sacrum (8:50)
03. Pharsalia (9:22)
04. Empireo (5:20)
05. Marpiter (6:57)
06. Defigere (8:47)
07. Miasma (6:27)
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Line-up:
Krhura – bass
Raijinous – Guitars, Vocals (backing), Synth
Erymanthon Seth – Vocals, Guitars, Synth
Summum Algor – drums
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