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Altered Currents

from Lurkers of Languid Waters

May 22nd, 2026

8 tracks

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Lurkers of Languid Waters

Altered Currents

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Altered Currents

Escaping Aghartha

Swirling, ebbing, flowing - are the currents of the aqueous bodies Connecting continents and nutrients - separated by unfathomable vastness Ecosystems are dependent on this predictable cycle - and feasting upon the bounty which the currents provide The Holocene has been a tranquil time - of previously untold stability Stability is coming to an end - homo sapiens are disrupting the climate Climatic shifting severing predictability - threatening to alter the very currents integral to our world Anguillids depend on these currents to breed - their future murkier than waters in which they writhe How will it all unfold? Will the currents stay the course? Or will it fall apart - throwing the world into chaos For human kind depends on the predictable gifts of the tides Anguillids and humans Need this to last The balances of resources has become delicate and perilous Leptocephalus under duress - what else should we expect? Their fate’s on the edge of a knife - slip off the blade, none shall survive The Aqueous Goddess of Currents brings nutrients and life - but spurn her, and all that is all denied Point the damning finger of blame at fucking climate change. Fan the flames of extinction and death as we crush them with an iron fist.Swirling, ebbing, flowing - are the currents of the aqueous bodies Connecting continents and nutrients - separated by unfathomable vastness Ecosystems are dependent on this predictable cycle - and feasting upon the bounty which the currents provide The Holocene has been a tranquil time - of previously untold stability Stability is coming to an end - homo sapiens are disrupting the climate Climatic shifting severing predictability - threatening to alter the very currents integral to our world Anguillids depend on these currents to breed - their future murkier than waters in which they writhe How will it all unfold? Will the currents stay the course? Or will it fall apart - throwing the world into chaos For human kind depends on the predictable gifts of the tides Anguillids and humans Need this to last The balances of resources has become delicate and perilous Leptocephalus under duress - what else should we expect? Their fate’s on the edge of a knife - slip off the blade, none shall survive The Aqueous Goddess of Currents brings nutrients and life - but spurn her, and all that is all denied Point the damning finger of blame at fucking climate change. Fan the flames of extinction and death as we crush them with an iron fist.

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Escaping Aghartha is a doom/black metal band from North Carolina, USA. Founded by Avery Dart in 2015, Escaping Aghartha began as a solo experimental project before being joined by CJ Yacoub (drums) and Anghatengh (backing vocals) in 2020. From its founding until today, Escaping Aghartha has released eight full-length albums. With Blackened Doom as their pillar, the band has never-the-less explored beyond the genre with full-length ambient and noise records in their repertoire.

On "Lurkers of Languid Waters", Escaping Aghartha's ninth full-length record, the band focuses on the ongoing declines of anguillid eels, the most notable of which are the Critically Endangered European Eel, Endangered American Eel, and Endangered Japanese Eel. A mammoth of a record with a nearly 80 min runtime, Escaping Aghartha explores the threats to anguillid eels in addition to their biology and incredible life cycle through a tapestry of progressive blackened doom, discordant ambience, and black metal urgency.

To aid eel conservation, Escaping Aghartha is donating all profits from sales of "Lurkers of Languid Waters" on their Bandcamp page during the first month of preorders to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Anguillid Eel Specialist Group (AESG). 50% of digital donations on the Hypnotic Dirge "Lurkers of Languid Waters" Bandcamp page during the first month will also be donated. This group has a history of success in researching, advocating for, and implementing eel conservation. These donations will specifically help fund the AESG assess the population statuses of all 16 species of anguillid eel. This is a critical step in conservation, as without accurate population data, it's difficult to enact effective conservation policy or evaluate the efficacy of ongoing conservation efforts.

Credits

Avery Dart: guitar, synths, dirty + clean vocals on all songs except Transformations, songwriting, lyrics, mixing
Marco Pansa: all vocals + all lyrics on Transformations, dirty vocals + all lyrics on Journey to the Sargasso Sea
Thijs Bults: bass
Gregorio Ferrarese: drums [Gregorio is endorsed by Mosico Cymbals]
Harrison Hunt: mastering

A heartfelt thanks to Mairead Mc Guinness for generously drawing and donating the album art for Lurkers of the Languid Waters. Her contribution is tremendously appreciated!