Ch’ahom |Anthropic Rites Of Sublimation |20 Buck Spin

Release Date September 18^th, 2026
Format CD/LP
Genre Death/Black Metal
Origin Germany

Ch’ahom is a German black-death metal band whose music draws from bestial death metal, obscure underground traditions and progressive extreme metal. Their second full-length album, "Anthropic Rites Of Sublimation", follows the "Ts’ono’ot" EP and expands the fictional world introduced through that release. The lineup consists of A.G.A. on vocals and guitar, A.M. on bass, S.P.S. on lead guitar and G.P. on drums. The band handles the recording and mixing, with Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studio responsible for mastering. Released through 20 Buck Spin, the album contains five tracks with a total playing time of just under thirty minutes.

"Anthropic Rites Of Sublimation" combines cavernous death metal, bestial eruptions and progressive arrangements into a challenging sequence of compositions. The guitar work moves through dissonant riffing, strange rhythmic patterns and sudden changes in tempo, while the drumming shifts between savage attacks and more elaborate rhythmic structures. Ancient instrumentation appears throughout the arrangements, adding another layer to the album's ritualistic atmosphere. Tracks such as "Cult Of Xaman", "Reign Of Nohol" and "Priests Of Lik’in" contribute to an unsettling musical experience, with the five-track structure giving the album the character of a continuous descent into its fictional world.

The concept revolves around an enormous cenote attracting four civilizations, each developing its own religious practices, social hierarchies and sacrificial traditions. Themes of self-destruction, enslavement, mutilation and collective surrender dominate the lyrics, presenting civilization as something created through humanity's fascination with annihilation. Ch’ahom combines demanding songwriting, sinister atmosphere and unconventional instrumentation into an extreme metal album that requires patience and attention, with its progressive direction adding considerable depth to the band's death metal approach.

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