UK Metallers Arendia release new EP Hymns of Ember and Ash!
Blessings of Akatosh
Holmwood
The Hollowing
The Tomb of Semiramis
Release date: 13th October 2025
UK-based metallers Arendia have announced the release of their new EP, Hymns of Ember and Ash on all popular streaming platforms. The EP is their first new music in two years and released through their Three Radials Media label.
Continuing to explore the band’s foundations of traditional, thrash and black metal, it’s a perfectly timed release during a transition in the seasons and transitional time for Arendia, as they explore recording and producing their own material for the first time. The result is a fitting soundtrack to mark the passage from Mabon to Samhain, taking listeners on a journey exploring mystical woodlands, pagan rituals and ancient lore.
Hymns of Ember And Ash sees the experienced and long-time band members Ged Brown, (bass/guitar/vocals) Mark Fishwick (guitar) and Simon Brotherton (drums) united once more, with Mark also at the helm navigating production duties. As always, the band crafted the EP’s four tracks together, each of them contributing lyrics which explore ancient and local history (The Tomb of Semiramis, The Hollowing) as well as fictional and fantastical realms (Blessings of Akatosh, Holmwood).
Speaking about working on the album, guitarist, lyricist, songwriter and producer Mark Fishwick said: “Though I like to write my own music along with my own lyrics, we’ve always worked on our songs together, so it felt natural to work on recording and producing them as a band too. It’s been really rewarding to take control of the whole process, and we’re really happy with the result!”
Formed in 2004 as a side project by Simon and Ged, Arendia became a full-time band in 2007 with the addition of guitarists Ant and Mark. Their subsequent second and third demos have since been compiled and released as Wild Woods in 2016 along with the Sanctuary of the Moors EP, followed by their A Radial to the Sea album in 2023. The band went right back to their roots in 2024, taking time out from writing to release a remastered version of their first demo, The Bamfurlong Sessions.