2004, like the early new millenium years, was in the middle of theBlack Metal crossroad between going back to the primordial grim rootsand moving to uncharted and unsurveyed territories.This is where Absentia Lunae moved their first steps, a wolf pack, aslyrical mastermind explained on this re-edtion booklet retrospective,angered by the cowardly pacified western society where they grew up.This juvenile fuel was obviously not merely drawn to shape theirintense form of brutal Black Metal but showing already some gleams ofunique form of dramatic and avantgardish impetus.In an era where magazines and fanzines where still the mostinfluential form of knowledge the demo soon became a recurringreference for the demo sections. Stuza Records from Ukraine ( the sameone released bands like Aosoth, Astrofaes, Sort Vokter…) releasedthe same on tape and some months later band printed the same on a 500copies pro-cd, which soon became sold out.Absentia Lunae’s most praised efforts like “In Umbrarum ImperiiGloria” & “Historia Nobis Assentietur” always share the podium with“Marching Upon Forgotten Ashes” on fan’s feelings.It has been the band’s decision to maintain the feeling of theoriginal source , some quotes from the key points of the lyrics havebeen added and an extensive retrospective from the singer Ildanachabout whole album concept and track by track details on core conceptand band birth.
