the announcement of khemmis' new full length "desolation" gave me a thrill of anticipation. the first reason for this delight was an obvious one: a new khemmis full length. secondly i was happy that they signed an almost worldwide (excluding north america) deal with nuclear blast which would spare me the agony of ordering vinyl from the states. when pre-orders went live i didn't waste a second and ordered a copy of the limited orange vinyl.
with my copy in hands the first thing that jumps at me looking at the cover is the consistency in artwork throughout their records. again the two main characters, the wizard and the warrioress, are to be seen. this time united in bitterness, it seems. musically khemmis went by the motto "why fix what ain't broke?" and delivered what will become a modern classic. same recipe as on "absolution" and "hunted" but simply better. check the video for "isolation".
the orange copies already sold out at nuclear blast but they now have a second press on blue to offer. i have to admit that in comaprison with the 20 buck spin (the label that handled vinyl affairs for north america) vinyl versions, the nb version falls a bit flat but all in all i am really happy with the look. great cover sleeve with bronze foil print, cool lp-sized booklet with more art and the nice solid orange vinyl make for a clean and neat presentation. 300 copies made. nuclear blast. 2018.
