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Furnace – Eternally Enthroned: When Immortality Becomes a Curse, Not a Crown
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Sweden’s melodic death conjurers Furnace are back with a vengeance and they’ve brought mythology, madness, and a cursed crown with them. Eternally Enthroned, the band’s sixth (!) album in as many years, dropped May 30 via Obelisk Polaris, and it’s their most ambitious, cinematic offering yet. Gone are the horror tropes, this is epic fantasy dripping in doom and irony.
Let’s talk narrative: We meet Thornblade, a would-be kingslayer who flubs his shot at glory and is sent crawling to the Goddess of Death. His redemption arc? Fetching Godsbane, a weapon made to slay gods. And when he actually pulls it off, the reward is... immortality. But here’s, he’s shackled to a throne for eternity, watching kingdoms crumble while his body endures. Victory never felt so hollow.
Musically, this is Furnace firing on all cylinders. Imagine the sorrow of Paradise Lost fused with the progressive heft of Edge of Sanity, all twisted through that Johansson/Svensson melodic DNA. It’s punishing, but poetic. Sharp, but soaked in despair.
And just when you think they’ve peaked creatively, they drop a limited edition board game based on the album. Yes, a damn game. Eternally Enthroned, the Game lets 2 to 4 players claw their way through Thornblade’s cursed world. It’s dark, it’s brutal, it’s totally Furnace.
Is immortality the ultimate punishment? That’s the question lingering long after the last note fades. And the way these riffs coil around your soul, you’ll be pondering it for days.
Eternally Enthroned isn’t just an album: It’s a myth forged in distortion and sorrow. Equal parts storybook and sonic bludgeon. Bow before the throne... or flee while you can.
Listen / Follow / Fall into the void:
That throne’s colder than a Swedish graveyard in midwinter. But damn if I’m not ready to sit on it.
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