Hekate have been working even longer on their new album than Sol Invictus, but the follow-up to 2004's "Goddess" is now finally going to be released on July 12th (in North America) under the title of "Die Welt der dunklen Gärten" (engl.: "The World of Dark/Cryptic Gardens"). On their fifth studio album to date, the group – which ranks among the pioneers of the German Neofolk scene – looks back to the mystical roots of their earlier works and forges a bridge from Classical elements and Oriental rhythms to melancholic Folk.
Below you can see the expressive cover artwork (which is intended as a homage to Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach's painting "Per Aspera ad Astra") as well as the tracklist of "Die Welt der dunklen Gärten":
01. Byronic Hero
02. Jardin d' Anaïs
03. In my Garden
04. Seelenreise
05. Sanctus
06. Die dunkle Wolke
07. Per Aspera ad Astra
08. Idilia Dubb
09. Oh du Welt der dunklen Gärten
10. Opportunity of Time
11. The Present Day
12. Die blaue Blume
13. House of God |
