Product Description With the sundry recordings on this album, we have, for the third time in any conventional or esoteric form, summoned forth the most vital of experimental soundscapes - that of Exalted are the Seven Throne Bearers of Ninnkigal. In this enthralling work, Equimanthorn, a wayward project arising from Sumerian-fabled and candlelit peculiarities, has contrived, ordered and combined these fragmented pieces for you. Such synthesis has transpired in order to create an authentic portrait of pure ritual magic(k). Designed audibly with intonational artifacts of the period, the sounds on this record guide the listener through the ominous realms of Equimanthorn. Passionate, exotic and memorable, Exalted are the Seven Throne Bearers of Ninnkigal is a compelling mélange of myths timely in its rediscovery. Featuring members of Absu, The Soil Bleeds Black, Zemial, and Melecesch. Review Proscriptor of Absu and Moloch from Melechesh join forces with assorted like-minded souls from bands like The Soil Bleeds Black, Azathoth and Zemial to produce a jaw-dropping piece of ritualistic Sumerian magic. Seven celebrants contribute to the amazing work that is Exalted are the 7 throne bearers of Ninnkigal , invoking and enchanting through a rich array of musical media including fretless bass, conjurations, pitch shifting, synths, effects, unnamed percussives, darabukke, wooden flute, samples, chimes, bows and I could go on if I was a compulsive list-maker... Core member Equitant mastered this sprawling entreaty and the result is absolutely breath-taking a volume of dark ambient that will work wonders for anyone with a dark room and access to incense and a bong (the incense is optional). These seven hymns are ritualistic in the extreme, magically transporting the listener through experimental realms deep within the subconscious to arrive in the most majestic Sumerian headspace. More evocative than any other album you are going to hear this year and imbued with a genuine sense of Eastern mysticism that only the truly devoted can conjure, Equimanthorn presents an entrancing homage to a time and place that lives on in our DNA. It's largely forgotten but a gifted few can bring it back to the surface through exotic serenades that belong nowhere yet everywhere. The trip is nothing short of mesmerizing. --Vampire Magazine