Brutal Panda Records is thrilled to announce limited edition cassette releases of South African progressive black metal / post-metal duo Constellatia’s discography. Taken from the word ‘constellation’, Constellatia refers to the nature of existence and the natural world, the cosmos, and extracting meaning and happiness from it all. The band’s somber take on progressive black metal encapsulates inherently human subjects; a distillation of life’s meander, sadness and tribulations.
Released in 2019, Constellatia’s debut album, The Language of Limbs (Season of Mist / Isolation), sounds bleak and tends to instill a sense of longing within the listener, it too sparks an idyllic feeling of catharsis with the mesmerizing atmospheric soundscapes and subtle intoxicating harmonies.
Magisterial Romance (Season of Mist), the band’s sophomore record from 2022, shows Constellatia continuing to evolve on their already mature sound, creating these larger-than-life, dynamic and vulnerable compositions that runs the gamut of simply being; an amorphous progressive metal experience enriched with lavish ambiance and ripe with spirit, unique to them alone.
Both albums have been pressed on gorgeous, colored cassette tape with 50 copies of each release hand-painted with custom swirls of color in collaboration with the French based DIY label Stellar Frequencies. A video detailing the process can be viewed HERE.
Orders for the tape variants are available via Brutal Panda HERE and Constellatia’s Bandcamp HERE.
The band commented on the tape release:
We are so excited to be releasing both records on cassette. This was something that we've wanted to do from the very beginning, to release on all formats, and we couldn't be happier about working with Brutal Panda Records. Right now we are lovingly writing a third record and making plans to tour. We'll have more news shortly. Thanks for the support!
Constellatia are currently writing their third full-length and making plans to tour the many corners of the world in the near future. Watch Constellatia’s music video for “Paean Emerging” HERE.
Additionally, Constellatia will be playing their second show and first live performance since the release of their latest album, Magisterial Romance. The show will take place on July 1st at the Gorgeous George Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa with fellow Cape Town post-metallers YNDIAN MYNAH.
Constellatia Live:
July 1 Cape Town, SA @ Gorgeous George Hotel w/ YNDIAN MYNAH
About Constellatia:
Following the end of Wildernessking’s career, Keenan Oakes had to continue making music, despite the the difficulties of playing in a metal band in Cape Town, South Africa. Regardless, Oakes joined forces with Crow Black Sky’s Gideon Lamprecht in 2018 to create the musical entity known as Constellatia. Taken from the word ‘constellation’, Constellatia refers to the nature of existence and the natural world, the cosmos, and extracting meaning and happiness from it all. The band’s somber take on progressive black metal encapsulates inherently human subjects; a distillation of life’s meander, sadness and tribulations.
Inspired by artists such as Opeth, Mastodon, The Cure, Primordial, Neurosis, Wolves in the Throne Room, Pink Floyd, Beach House, Agalloch, Emperor and Cult of Luna, Constellatia imbue their stark musical landscape with ferocity and reverie. Following the release of their debut record via Isolation Records in 2019, The Language of Limbs, Constellatia was very quick to garner the attention of listeners around the world, leading to their acknowledgement and subsequent signing to the large, independent record label, Season of Mist. While The Language of Limbs sounds bleak and tends to instill a sense of longing within the listener, it too sparks an idyllic feeling of catharsis with the mesmerizing atmospheric soundscapes and subtle intoxicating harmonies.
From the very start, the goal with Constellatia was to create emotionally dense and textured metal that is both transcendent and incredibly human. It may seem that the band is now hitting their stride, but they have only just begun. Plans are being made to tour the many corners of the world in support of their latest album and subsequent releases.
To love
The wheels of this great turning
Dispel the grey aura you’ve known
Deepen the joy, stars aglow
Constellatia is:
Keenan Oakes
Gideon Lamprecht
Adam Hill
Jono Burgers