Litha, a black metal project from Andrew Black (Mizmor, Hell), will release its debut, self-titled album on Nov. 17, kicking off the news with a new song called "Hunger."
Litha is described as "an outlet for Andrew to channel the lifelong anxiety and depression that have shaped his life, as well as a way to wrestle with guilt caused by the dissonance between a desire for altruism and his disposition towards misanthropy."
"Litha represents a distinct departure from my ambient music," Black says in a statement. "This project was born out of my need to vent the uglier and angrier emotions that have been a part of me for as long as I can remember. Ambient music has been a great way to express more melancholic emotions, but I needed a way to process my anger and pain, which I've historically hidden away from others. I felt like I couldn’t say everything I needed to in instrumental ambient music, so I decided I needed an additional outlet.
Litha is that outlet and an effort to bring that ugliness to the surface to process it instead of continuing to hide it."
The album will release on vinyl, cassette, and digitally via Tartarus Records.
