Khonsu "The Xun Protectorate” out now

KHONSU is a groundbreaking and innovative extreme metal band hailing from Bergen, Norway that features guest appearances by members of KEEP OF KALESSIN and MANES. Their music has a distinctive dark futuristic twist and delivers a sinister blend of metal and electronic elements.

Today, KHONSU release their second album "The Xun Protectorate" via Jhator Recordings/PHD. Enjoy the full album stream on Terrorizer.com here: http://www.terrorizer.com/news/listen-new-album-khonsu-xun-protectorate/

Also enjoy:

• "The Observatory": https://youtu.be/xNwTUgVFoUw
• "A Jhator Ascension": https://youtu.be/E5_iwqCsiIg
• "Visions of Nehaya": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7i7GoFBkkQ

"In our opinion this is an extraordinary album, which demonstrates that the extreme metal scene in Norway is very much alive and still strong as hell", says bandleader and multi-instrumentalist S. Gronbech, brother of the more famous Arnt "Obsidian C." Gronbech (KEEP OF KALESSIN). "Expect a monumental record that will challenge even the most open minded listeners. It should be enjoyed without prejudice and mental limitations, and it’s an hour-long journey of dark, strange, and desolate atmospheres where you never will be able to predict what's coming next."

"It's a concept album set several centuries into the future, after earth is gone and human kind continues it’s existence on a sort of space station or “city” in orbit around the sun", commented S. Gronbech and continues:

"It’s a dystopian setting and a story about the end of mankind, when this cosmic city is driven into the sun by a clone who starts to feel he has a special mission to accomplish." The album concept was written by S. Gronbech and Torstein Parelius (MANES, CHTON), who also wrote the storyline and lyrics.

"The diversity of ideas on this album is probably unlike anything heard before in the metal world", added Gronbech. "One moment one may be listening to the most hellish Black Metal with screams of torture, while in the next beautiful and mystic passages inviting melancholic contemplation."

The artwork was created by Adrien Bousson and reflects the many faces of KHONSU. "Expect a monumental record that will challenge even the most open minded listeners. It should be enjoyed without prejudice and mental limitations, and it’s an hour-long journey of dark, strange, and desolate atmospheres where you never will be able to predict what's coming next."

KHONSU - "The Xun Protectorate" (out now)

1. Desolation City (Prologue)
2. A Jhator Ascension
3. The Observatory
4. Liberator
5. Death Of The Timekeeper
6. The Tragedy Of The Awakened One
7. Visions Of Nehaya
8. A Dream Of Earth
9. Toward the Devouring Light
10. The Unremembered (Epilogue)