AMENRA "The Dying Of Light"

Band: Amenra
Album: Afterlife EP
Year: 2009
Label: Self released

AMENRA "Wear My Crown"

AMENRA "To Go On.  And Live With. Out."

AMENRA ".No Og Ot .Htiw Evil Dna .Tuo"

Band: Amenra
Album: Mass IIII
Year: 2008
Label: Hypertension Records



AMENRA "Silver Needle, Golden Nail"

AMENRA "De Dodenakker"

AMENRA "Razoreater"

AMENRA "Aorte, Nous Sommes Du Même Sang"

Band: Amenra
Album: Mass III
Year: 2006
Label: Hypertension Records


AMENRA "The pain. It is Shapeless"

AMENRA "Némelèndèlle"

AMENRA "Am Kreuz"

AMENRA "Le fils Des Faux"

AMENRA "From Birth to Grave. From Shadow to Light"

AMENRA "Ritual"

Band: Amenra
Album: Mass II Re-issue
Year: 2008
Label: Hypertension Records
Remastered + re-recording of 'Ritual'

AMENRA "Ritual II"

"the Longest Night" 
AMENRA - Afterlife
live at AB Brussels BE
recorded by Hein Devos
mastered by Frederic Alstadt

Fathers lie 
so you can sleep
the Longest Night
is the one you leave

the Motherland 
now out of reach
you set sail
on a different sea

teach our tears memories of thee
..like a a salt drop in the sea

we would like to dedicate this song
to three year old Aylan Kurdi
and all lives lost in the battle for freedom.

heartbroken.

AR

AMENRA - Afterlife "The Longest Night"

AMENRA "PARABOL" (originally written and performed by Tool)

SYNDROME 'Forever And A Day' Album out in September on Consouling Sounds (CD/LP) and Tartarus Records (cassette)

SYNDROME Facebook:
www.facebook.com/syndromechurch/

Consouling Sounds:
consouling.be/

2012’s “Now and Forever” was a dialogue between a father and his son. As the title of the new album suggests, the bloodline is continued on “Forever and a Day”, with a dialogue between a son and his father.

The cover art depicts a sculpture made by Syndrome’s Mathieu Vandekerckhove’s father. The sculpture was made around the time Vandekerckhove was born, and it was prominently on display in the family’s living room.
It literally was a center piece in the young and adolescent life of Vandekerckhove, with him growing up in constant proximity of the sculpture. Now in his adult life, the sculpture becomes the center piece of his musical development.

The bronze sculpture not only resonates with Vandekerckhove’s past, present, and future; it also perfectly connects with the musical story he tries to convey: the work of art has no limbs, but only a torso and a head with no eyes. Despite it being a motionless entity, it emanates a lot of force. However, that force is caged in the prison of its own body. It knows no freedom, there’s a constant notion of absence, a dark and brooding void; sorrow, bereavement and grief.

It’s adamantly clear that to Vandekerckhove the image is much more than a decorative ornament; it depicts his coming of age — both musically, but also on a deeply personal level, confirming the journey we’re invited to partake in come September will be a spiritually profound one.

Sculpture by Carlos Vandekerckhove
Sculpture photography by Jens Vranckx
Lay-out and design by Dehn Sora
Recorded & Mixed at De Kreun Kortrijk BE by Hein Devos
Mastering at Jerboa Mastering Studio Gent Be by Frederik Dejongh

SYNDROME 'Forever And A Day' excerpt

SYNDROME 'Forever And A Day' Album out in September on Consouling Sounds (CD/LP) and Tartarus Records (cassette)

SYNDROME Facebook:
www.facebook.com/syndromechurch/

Consouling Sounds:
consouling.be/

2012’s “Now and Forever” was a dialogue between a father and his son. As the title of the new album suggests, the bloodline is continued on “Forever and a Day”, with a dialogue between a son and his father.

The cover art depicts a sculpture made by Syndrome’s Mathieu Vandekerckhove’s father. The sculpture was made around the time Vandekerckhove was born, and it was prominently on display in the family’s living room.
It literally was a center piece in the young and adolescent life of Vandekerckhove, with him growing up in constant proximity of the sculpture. Now in his adult life, the sculpture becomes the center piece of his musical development.

The bronze sculpture not only resonates with Vandekerckhove’s past, present, and future; it also perfectly connects with the musical story he tries to convey: the work of art has no limbs, but only a torso and a head with no eyes. Despite it being a motionless entity, it emanates a lot of force. However, that force is caged in the prison of its own body. It knows no freedom, there’s a constant notion of absence, a dark and brooding void; sorrow, bereavement and grief.

It’s adamantly clear that to Vandekerckhove the image is much more than a decorative ornament; it depicts his coming of age — both musically, but also on a deeply personal level, confirming the journey we’re invited to partake in come September will be a spiritually profound one.

Sculpture by Carlos Vandekerckhove
Sculpture photography by Jens Vranckx
Lay-out and design by Dehn Sora
Recorded & Mixed at De Kreun Kortrijk BE by Hein Devos
Mastering at Jerboa Mastering Studio Gent Be by Frederik Dejongh

Upcoming shows

Oct 7 : Amsterdam Vlaams Cultuurhuis de Brakke Grond, Netherlands w/Aidan Baker & Tomas Järmyr, CHVE

Oct 23 : Forever And A Day Release Show
Brussels, Ancienne Belgique, Belgium

As Support co-headlining tour Mono (Japan) & Alcest
Oct 27: Dresden Beatpol, Germany
Oct 29: Munich Strom, Germany
Oct 30: Cologne Gebaude 9, Germany
Oct 31: Karlsruhe Jubez, Germany
Nov 01: Winterthur Salzhaus, Switzerland
Nov 02: Segrate Circolo Magnolia, Italy
Nov 03: Nova Gorica Mostovna, Slovenia
Nov 04: Bologna Locomotiv, Italy
Nov 05: Rome Init, Italy
Nov 06: Turin Spazio 211, Italy
Nov 07: Lyon Cco Villeurbanne, France
Nov 08: Paris La Maroquinerie, France

Nov 11: Bruges Joseph Ryelandtzaal, Belgium w/CHVE

More shows TBA.

SYNDROME 'Forever And A Day' Full Album

AMENRA "Diaken"

AMENRA "A Solitary Reign"

AMENRA "Spijt"

"Plus Pres De Toi"
MASS VI

Preorder now on
consouling.be/release/mass-vi
neurotrecordings.merchtable.com/

Recorded and mixed by Billy Anderson 
Mastered by Justin Weiss

www.ritualofra.com 
www.facebook.com/churchofra 
www.churchofra.com

Neurot recordings 2017
C-O-R

Release date:
31 October 2017

AMENRA "Plus Près De Toi"

AMENRA "Edelkroone"

"Children of the eye"
MASS VI

Preorder now on
http://consouling.be/release/mass-vi
https://neurotrecordings.merchtable.com/

Recorded and mixed by Billy Anderson 
Mastered by Justin Weiss

www.ritualofra.com 
www.facebook.com/churchofra 
www.churchofra.com 

Neurot recordings 2017
C-O-R

AMENRA "Children Of The Eye"

Close to a decade ago a primitive form of Syndrome was brought to life as a vehicle for the solo output of Mathieu Vandekerckhove, mostly known for his work with Amenra,Kingdom,Sembler Deah,... For years the self-taught musician learned and studied his craft of songwriting and sound scaping, mainly as a means to self exploration, meditation and attempts at channelling negative into positive energy, this while staying below the surface at all times.

Now 2012 marks a turning point for Mathieu Vandekerckhove and Syndrome as he steps forward, with the epic 28 minute long "Now And Forever". Dedicated to his son Wolf, this track offers words of guidance and will grant you a look into the heart and soul of the artist. Close your eyes and hear the beating heart of pure artistic freedom.

Guitars and vocals by Mathieu Vandekerkhove (Amenra, Kingdom, Sembler Deah, Caan)
Additional vocals by Colin H. van Eeckhout (Amenra, Kingdom, CHVE,…)
Additional piano and moog by Josh Graham (Neurosis, A Storm Of Light, Battle Of Mice,…)
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Hein Devos (Amenra, Hitch,…) at Dekreun, Kortrijk, Belgium.
Layout by Tine Guns
Painting "Bateau, 2011" by Matthieu Ronsse, Almine Rech Gallery
Label : Consouling Sounds

Buy here: http://soulslayer.bigcartel.com/product/syndrome-now-and-forever

Contact/booking : Ture@ritualofra.com

https://www.facebook.com/syndromechurch
http://www.consouling.be/



Syndrome "Now And Forever"

RECORDED BY BILLY ANDERSON AT LA CHAPELLE, WAIMES
MIXED BY BILLY ANDERSON AT EVERYTHING HZ, Los angeles , USA

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AMENRA "Dearborn and Buried"

RECORDED BY BILLY ANDERSON AT LA CHAPELLE, WAIMES
MIXED BY BILLY ANDERSON AT EVERYTHING HZ, Los angeles , USA

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