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Starting on 2004's masterpiece K.A., with celestial voices announcing the arrival of a kind of prophetic figure, that is a archeologist that discovers the tomb of Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré. From that part Kohntarkosz(1974) starts, with two musics that describes the arriving of the archeologist in the tomb, passing by some dark rooms. Now finally on Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré, the archeologist receives the memories os the pharoah's memories, that are probably related on Kobaian mythology. Is the end of the trilogy.

Leaving the pharah's crazy history aside, let's talk about the musical part of the album.

The album starter is a introduction of the next songs's messages. Very interesting chants, sounds really dark and ancient. I didn't recognized the same kobaian sound, the language sounds a little different of the first 3 albums and Wurdah Ïtah. Then come the monstrous pair Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré II and III. 35 minutes of pure crazy hipnotic madness. The accelerated bass line and the incredible Vander's drum work are very marking, is the core of the mesmerizing effect, together with the chants and piano lines. Listening to it is like feeling your soul leaving your body and going to some kind of parallel dimension. Part IV is a nice beautyful song, is like a rest from part II and III The masterpiece ends in two very dark songs, chanting Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré's funeral. One of the most astonishing endings I've listened, it's very cathartic and stuning.

The newest album proves that Magma still active and ground-breaking. Truly deserves 5 stars.

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