Këkht Aräkh announce new album ‘Morning Star’
KËKHT ARÄKH has announced a brand new album!
Titled Morning Star, the upcoming new full‑length from the Ukrainian‑born, Berlin‑based black metal artist is set to be released on March 27th via Sacred Bones.
Recorded between Berlin and Stockholm, the album arrives after a period of intense personal and artistic transformation, blending aggressive black metal passages with textured, immersive soundscapes shaped through tape‑based Portastudio warmth and analog immediacy.
Reflecting on the creation of the album as a whole, band mastermind Dmitry (Crying Orc) shares, “this album was created at a point where I’m more skillful as an artist, with a much clearer sense of my own sound than in my earlier work. It explores a different emotional palette — rawer, more honest, and more personal. On this record, I feel more like myself than ever before.”
Alongside the announcement, KËKHT ARÄKH has released the new single Three winters away. Speaking about the track, Dmitry (Crying Orc) shares, “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, 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).
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.”
Watch the official music video for Three winters away here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
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 I
- Land av evig natt II
- Gates
- Morning star
- Outro (ft. Varg2™)
Morning Star is set for release on March 27th via Sacred Bones. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
For more information on KËKHT ARÄKH like his official page on Facebook.
