Greek melodic dark metal band Damon Systema are set to release their debut album, Ate, on March 21 via Theogonia Records. Drawing from the ancient Greek cycle of Hybris, Ate, Nemesis, and Tisis, the album delves into themes of arrogance, divine wrath, and inevitable retribution.
The title track "Ate" is now available, offering a first glimpse into Damon Systema’s dark and powerful debut album.
Dive headfirst into the dark depths of human arrogance, divine wrath, and the crushing weight of retribution with Ate, the debut album from Greece’s Damon Systema. This blistering concept record, inspired by the ancient Greek cycle of Hybris, Ate, Nemesis, and Tisis, explores the timeless themes of pride, calamity, divine punishment, and ultimate reckoning.
From the opening moments, Ate weaves a vivid tapestry of mythological allegory and sonic devastation. The threads of fate are pulled taut in “Moirae,” where unearthly melodies draw listeners into the inescapable grip of destiny. The chaos of “Lady Discordia” erupts with crushing guitars and serpentine vocals, mirroring the strife and turmoil sown by the goddess of discord. As the seeds of hubris bear bitter fruit, “Harvest of Tears” channels the lament of Aeschylus’ The Persians, with devastating crescendos capturing the weight of loss.
The album’s title track, “Ate”, strikes with unrelenting fury and sorrow, embodying the blinding madness inflicted by the goddess herself. The march of relentless justice arrives in “Adrasteia”, an epic journey into Nemesis’ unyielding grip, blending doom-laden heaviness with majestic melodies. Finally, “Poenas Dare” delivers the crushing reckoning of Tisis, a punishing yet cathartic conclusion that resonates with the eternal struggle for atonement.
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