Profane Elegy announces New Album Herezjarcha, Unleashes First Single “Exeunt Omnes”

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January 30th, 2026 marks the arrival of Herezjarcha, the highly anticipated sophomore full-length from Pennsylvania-based black metal band PROFANE ELEGY. Following their critically praised debut When All Is Nothing, the band returns with a darker, more dynamic offering that pushes their sound into deeper emotional and philosophical territory. Today, they unveil the first single from the album, “Exeunt Omnes,” now streaming on all major platforms.

“Exeunt Omnes” — Latin for “all go out” — is a powerful, mournful piece inspired by Shakespeare’s Richard III. Lyrically, it reflects on fate, death, and the human desire to bargain for time as everything slips away. Drawing from the moment King Richard is abandoned on the battlefield, the band explores how much we are willing to sacrifice just to linger a little longer in a dying world. Musically, it’s a balance of cold fury and orchestral gravitas — soaring tremolo guitars, thundering drums, and cinematic layering that set the tone for the rest of the album.

“‘Exeunt Omnes’ was the first track we finished for the new record,” says guitarist and producer J Gulick. “It really gave us the foundation for what this album became — bleak, dramatic, and unrelenting.”

Herezjarcha will be released independently on January 30th, 2026. It features eight tracks that delve into themes of nihilism, heresy, mortality, and defiance. Each track will be released as a standalone single with its own accompanying music video in the lead-up to the album’s release.

The lineup on the record includes Mikael L (vocals, orchestration), J Gulick (guitar, orchestration), David G (bass, orchestration), and Sean M (drums). The album was mixed and mastered by Kevin Antreassian at Backroom Studios, whose previous work includes The Dillinger Escape Plan.

With Herezjarcha, PROFANE ELEGY pushes beyond the expected boundaries of black metal, introducing clean vocals, progressive structures, and an orchestral weight that enhances their already heavy and introspective style. The album title — a neologism meaning “arch-heretic” — captures the spirit of a band that isn’t afraid to question the sacred or confront the darkness within.