I’m proud to share with you the official cover artwork of Horror Sacri, the new Darkwave album — a visual that captures the essence of what this record is all about: reverence and decay, silence and scream, light and darkness intertwined in a sacred dance of ruin.
The photo was taken by my dear friend and gifted photographer Márta Sándor, whose eye for beauty hidden in erosion and stillness gave this album its haunting face. Her image of a weatherworn statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary behind rusted bars speaks volumes: not only about religious iconography distorted by time and social constructs, but also about the themes I explore musically — memory, trauma, transcendence, and the blurred line between the sacred and the profane.
Just like the music, this artwork doesn’t offer easy answers. It invites you to look closer, to feel, and perhaps to find a reflection of your own inner ruins.
Horror Sacri consists of eight tracks that blend progressive metal with atmosphere, narrative, and a sense of tragic grandeur. It is my most personal release to date, and having this powerful image as its visual gateway is a privilege and a blessing.
You will find the full album on digital platforms from the 21th of August, but this cover — this moment frozen in rust and stone — now belongs to it forever.
You can already pre-order the album by clicking here: https://darkwave-metal.bandcamp.com/album/horror-sacri. By pre-ordering, you get one track now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released on the 21th of August.