Thursday, March 5, 2026

Goddess of Doom?

 


OK, this was fascinating. From the description: 

>>>Copyright notice: Sorry, Universal Music — this song was written in 1400 BCE, carved into clay, and dedicated to a moon goddess. If you own this, please provide the clay tablet receipt. Experience the oldest known song in the world reimagined as a Doom Metal song — a slow, crushing and ritualistic transformation that drags a 3,400-year-old hymn from ancient Mesopotamia into a modern wall of distortion, weight and atmosphere.

>>>This track is based on the Hurrian Hymn No. 6, written around 1400 BCE and discovered on a clay tablet in the ancient city of Ugarit (modern-day Syria). It is widely considered the oldest surviving piece of written music that can still be reconstructed today. >>>The hymn was dedicated to Nikkal, a moon goddess associated with fertility, and includes lyrics in the Hurrian language alongside instructions for tuning a lyre — an astonishing glimpse into the earliest known musical system in human history.

>>>This doom metal reinterpretation preserves the solemn, ceremonial nature of the original while translating its ancient melodic gravity into slow tempos, massive riffs and a dark, oppressive atmosphere. What was once played on a lyre is now reborn through distorted guitars and thunderous drums.

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