Acherontas: Amarta अमर्त (Formulas of Reptilian Unification Part II) (2017)

Apparently, the language in the title is Hindi and translates to "Amart" and means immortality.  No, I am not sure why a Greek band would be using a Hindi word, and no, I really have no fucking clue what that happens to do with "reptilian unification".  Maybe David Icke knows.  Probably not, he's not exactly the world's foremost expert on anything, other than crazy.

This album is a sequel to the last one and builds on much of the musical ideas present in that release.  The album feels less like a musical release and much more like an audio story put to music.  With the differing vocal styles, it feels like a complete and cohesive concept album.  That would not surprise me given that it is a sequel album. 

The music is complicated to put it mildly.  Do not go into this album expecting some catchy hooks and sing-along choruses.  There is none of that here.  The music is dense and the songs are often lengthy.  There is little variation in the pace of the songs, but there is so much going on that that that really does not matter.  The instrumentation is certainly impressive and the band does well to build an eerie atmosphere throughout the release.

Acherontas is primarily building on what they did on the last release.  The result is an impressive and entertaining listen that absolutely requires listening to it in its entirety in one sitting.  This is not a release to pick and choose songs, it is a cohesive unit and it sounds best with that understanding.