Carmen Funebre by Ershetu
French cinematic Black Metal project ERSHETU – conceptualist/lyricist Void (DMP), guitarist/vocalist Vindsval (BLUT AUS NORD, FORHIST) and main composer Sacr – build upon acclaimed 2024 second album "Yomi" with a shadowed, majestic and next-level standalone piece.
'Carmen Funebre' is based on the renowned 'Funeral March' by Frédéric Chopin, the third movement of his 1837 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor. ERSHETU take the Polish composer’s legendary melodic theme on a twisted and layered trip into a labyrinthine death-chamber of orthodox Black Metal malevolence, Latin-derived choral grandeur, stately piano flourishes, sacred solemnity and reverent darkness.
ERSHETU was formed in 2021 by conceptualist/lyricist Void and composer Sacr to create cinematic music which merges epic, obscure and atmospheric Metal with the poignant dramaticism of film scores.
Each forthcoming album will explore the conceptions of Death within a particular civilization or religion. The debut album, which focuses upon the Mayan civilization, will be released in 2023.