NEWS: Sakahiter rise from the ashes once more!

Italian label Time To Kill Records have announced they will be distributing “Samnite Black Metal” by Sakahiter on 7th February 2025. The news of the new album comes with an obligatory first single and “Hirpus” has been chosen for the purpose. A concept record, it is said to immerse the listener in archaic and forgotten mythologies, exploring themes of ancient mysticism, darkness, and a profound connection with the spirits of nature and malevolent forces. Pre-orders are available over at bandcamp

The band commented: “This track is one of the songs from the new album that best encapsulates the band’s evolution and journey from its inception to the present day. The lyrics focus on the spirit animal used by the Samnites, in this case represented by the Wolf, which guided them in their quest for new lands.
The song represents a fusion of history and mythology. Here, the Wolf is portrayed as a kind of demon leading the Samnite armies to victory under the will and strength of Mamerte (Mars), the god of war, one of the deities worshipped by the Samnites. All the victims claimed by its fangs, followed by the army, serve as an offering to the gods, who in return grant them renewed strength. At the end of the battle, the statue of the goddess Kerres, the deity of birth, rises high, satisfied with the blood sacrifice. She bestows upon the people the gift of life, fertility, abundant harvests, and good omens under the protection of the gods”.