in a stone chamber. Smell of mould, sand and age. Darkness, torches, fading works of art on the walls. Steps lead deeper into the stone. 3000km away from the Valley of the Kings, in 2015 a band set itself the task to translate the atmosphere of ancient Egypt musically in a classic Black Metal garment, stepped out of the catacombs and with a unique stage show has already been a guest at festivals like the Wolfszeit or the Ragnar?k Festival. Conceptually as well as musically, the quintet shows that they know how to shoulder the burden of extreme metal history. Just as the protagonist of their concept album, which is presented with Reincarnation, escapes from the captivity of the ancient Egyptian underworld and is successfully resurrected at the end, Maahes stylistically fight their way through a quarter of a century of extreme music history. If you have memories of legendary albums like Storm of the Light's Bane, Deathcult Armageddon, At the Heart of Winter or God hates us all, you are probably not too wrong. But the band also allows itself cross-references in Death Metal or Heavy Metal in order to realize its compositional ideas without disturbing barriers. Reincarnation was already recorded in 2018 in various studios. The drum recordings, mixing and mastering took place under the direction of Florian Dammasch at Nightside Audio in Solingen (E?s, Ash Of Ashes, among others). The debut is rounded off by the artwork of Brazilian artist Caio Caldas/Cadiesart (Dragonforce, Doro, among others)
