German black metal duo Empeiria have premiered the track “IV” from their upcoming debut album "The Ascent: Szenen der Katharsis"

Empeiria (meaning “the un-tangible, the negation of limit”) emerges as a musical entity born from the collaboration of π & η. With a sound shaped by furious frenzy, cutting melodies, choral chants, and atmospheric gloom, the band draws on three decades of soot-blackened Scandinavian extreme metal without strict adherence to genre boundaries.

"The Ascent: Szenen der Katharsis" is a tripartite concept album tracing the journey of the lyrical protagonist through three emotional stages: tormenting doubts and guilt (I–III), growing confidence (IV–VI), and existential realization (VII). The atmosphere and compositional approach of the seven tracks reflect these evolving themes.