Dutch black metal force EMBRACED BY DARKNESS unleash their brand-new single and lyric video Darkness Awaits—a chilling descent into existential voids and the strange solace found within them. The track arrives ahead of the band’s highly anticipated debut full-length Ex Inferis, out October 31, 2025 via Non Serviam Records on Digipak CD, vinyl and digital.
I wrote the lyrics for ‘Darkness Awaits’ in the moments when life felt hollow and fleeting… In the thought of death, I discovered a strange relief — a cold, quiet peace that life could never grant. ‘Darkness Awaits’ was my way of finding stillness in the darkness that waited patiently for us all,” states guitar player Schmerz.
WATCH THE LYRIC VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oeBEiqUzPM
STREAM/PURCHASE THE SONG HERE: https://song.link/DarknessAwaits
Produced by Anders Backelin (Lord Belial / Vassago / Trident) at Armageddon Studio, Ex Inferis channels a furious yet melodic storm where relentless aggression collides with haunting atmospheres and death-infused ferocity—recommended for devotees of Watain, Immortal, Gorgoroth, Dissection, and Dark Funeral.
Darkness Awaits expands the album’s thematic arc of blasphemy, ruin, and transcendence, placing the listener at the edge of nihilism while threading a bleak, hypnotic refrain through the band’s serrated riffing and cavernous rhythms.
“Ex Inferis” will be available as Digipak CD, VINYL and Digital.
Pre-order “Ex Inferis” HERE:
CD: https://www.non-serviam-records.com/products/embraced-by-darkness-ex-inferis-cd
VINYL: https://www.non-serviam-records.com/products/embraced-by-darkness-ex-inferis-vinyl
DIGITAL: https://non-serviam-records.bandcamp.com/album/ex-inferis
Track listing
Tenebrae
Black Mass
Enlightened By The Flames
Death March
Darkness Awaits
Black Flames Of Blasphemy
Diabolis
Lord Of Darkness
Gospel Of Deception
Punishment In Hell
Mortuus
Formed in the Netherlands, Embraced by Darkness emerged as a rising force with their debut EP MMXXII (2022), which surpassed 50,000 Spotify streams and earned praise in magazines such as Legacy, Decibel, Metal Hammer, Terrorizer, and Zero Tolerance. With live experience across Europe alongside Trident, Grief Of Emerald, and Omnicidal, the band channels pure chaos both on stage and in the studio. Their emblematic logo was designed by the legendary Christophe Szpajdel (Emperor, Moonspell, Dimmu Borgir).
EMBRACED BY DARKNESS are
Schmerz – Guitars
Schrat – Guitars
Vålnad – Bass
Mort – Drums
Thimron – Vocals
EMBRACED BY DARKNESS online
https://www.facebook.com/Embraced.By.Darkness.Official/
https://embracedbydarkness.bandcamp.com
www.instagram.com/embraced_by_darkness_official
NON SERVIAM RECORDS online:
http://www.non-serviam-records.com/
http://www.facebook.com/nonserviamrecords
http://www.instagram.com/non_serviam_records
https://www.youtube.com/c/NonServiamRecords/
https://www.cutt.ly/non-serviam-records-spotify
