Ancient Rites - Laguz (CD)

Release Date: 10/20/23

the last album of the belgian cult Pagan/Viking metal band. combines heavy metal with classical orchestration to evoke eras long buried under rubble.

Laguz opens a new chapter in the band history of Ancient Rites. No album sounds like the other, yet you always recognise Ancient Rites in them.



Laguz is an invitation to explore long-forgotten worlds through dark/historically cemented lyrics and music that combines heavy metal with classical orchestration to evoke eras long buried under rubble.

It's a testament to the rise and fall of civilisations, and you experience a rebirth of sorts when you open your heart and mind to the echoes of the past. The band touches on the realm of philosophy and it is conveyed that one needs inner strength when facing life's challenges.



Laguz, as is typical of Ancient Rites, doesn't go for lyrical or musical clichés. This is what sometimes makes it so difficult to pigeonhole the band when trying to describe Ancient Rites as a total work of art.