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Cernunnos

by Dark Sanctuary

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Der Ohlsen
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Der Ohlsen "[...] Cernunnos" is a wonderful, mystical dream and already belongs to the group of albums that I consciously start listening to when I'm actually too tired to listen to music and know full well that I'll have to doze off at some point. One likes to save this kind of euphony into the subconscious at night. [...]"

my whole (German) review: derohlsen.blogspot.com/2023/12/dark-sanctuary-cernunnos.html
bmurator
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bmurator French Dark Atmospheric / Ambient. This has a very nice female operatic voice singing in French. When the right mood takes me & I want some peace & quiet, this fits perfectly! Recommended!
Piet Hein
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Piet Hein What would Neoclassical Darkwave be without Dark Sanctuary? Glad they are back. And I did not get disappointed, high quality as usual. Favorite track: Cernunnos.
Oiselette
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Oiselette Quelle amélioration ! Très impressionnant, surtout comparé à leur travail précédent. Favorite track: Sólstöður.
H.L.
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H.L. Sometimes I am in the right mood for dark atmospheric world/medieval/neo-classical music and listen to projects like Dead can Dance, Dargaard, Arcana or Irfan. Now I add DARK SANCTUARY to that list as the mood is similar, intense female vocals, organic sound between slightly orchestral arrangements and very reduced vocal passages, maybe accompanied by strings or piano. The right background music for dark meditation or naps. Favorite track: Mater Oceanum.
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starvynth "The vocals of Dame Pandora take centre stage, fluctuating from more operatic sounds to a performance on the title track that would fit right into a Nordic neofolk act. Behind her, strings, pianos and choirs take turns in dictating the musical tone."

Short review: metalstorm.net/pub/article.php?article_id=2425
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Yksin 05:52
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Cernunnos 07:03
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Asphodèle 08:32
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Hiems 03:36
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Ma Plainte 07:02
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Sólstöður 05:38
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Un Jour 05:31
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about

Pioneering French dark atmospheric music since 1996, Dark Sanctuary is back with their eighth album, Cernunnos, the first in fourteen years. Following the EP Iterum released in 2022, it marks the group's return to the front of the stage.

Cernunnos is an ancient Gaulish god who embodied the biological cycle of nature, simultaneously reflecting life and death, germination and decay, like the deer, the animal that represents him, who loses its antlers in winter to recover them in spring. This title perfectly symbolizes the history of Dark Sanctuary after these years of artistic break and this rebirth.

Composed during the year 2022, the 11 songs of this album make it one of the most varied that Dark Sanctuary have made so far, oscillating between what has characterized the band for two decades and new musical horizons. Both dark and emotional, Cernunnos is a new milestone in the history of the group.

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released March 17, 2023

Mixed and mastered by Øystein Garnes Brun
Cover Artwork by Valnoir/Metastazis

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