The Circle | Of Awakening | LP

The Circle is a three-piece band founded in 2021 and based around vocalist Asim Searah, who is a former member of Wintersun. The band describes its music as ArtMetal, combining ambient black and doom metal with progressive and symphonic elements.

Of Awakening is a vinyl LP album by The Circle, released on 18 August 2023 by AOP Records in a limited edition of 99 copies. It is a single-disc concept album of five compositions. The Circle produced and recorded the album, and the credits include Stanley Robertson on music and guitar, Jaakko Nikko on bass, Philipp Wende on drums, and Lisa Wende on viola and violin.

Track List

Side A

1. Ruins, My Dying World
2. Of Awakening
3. Afflux

Side B

1. Reign of the Black Sun
2. Ashes and Fading Tide