Imagine a peaceful countryside in the dead of night, quiet, sleeping. Silvery shadows of moonlight weave through the ancient vines, casting a haunting glow upon the stillness. Yet, beneath the tranquil surface, a malevolent force stirs, a nightmare that glides over the unsuspecting realm.

The air becomes thick with a palpable sense of dread as the inhabitants, once living in blissful ignorance, now find themselves entwined in an invisible nightmare they could never have fathomed. A cursed being, thousands of years old, vampiric in nature begins a reign of terror.

"I am all that you need," it whispers to on the wind, a promise or a threat, as the nightmare unfurls its tendrils, reaching into the very core of the once-tranquil land. The being takes a victim under its wing as a slave, a thrall, granting the gift, or the curse, of immortal life. The malevolence continues, unseen and feared, a feast for the unclean.

Moonskin’s first explores concepts of: subjugation, oppression, war, lycanthropy, duality: logic and instinct, the conscious and unconscious mind, temptation and restraint, reinvention, rebuilding and revenge.

“Subjugation and Oppression” a darker track,deals with concepts of subjugation, oppression, war, and radicalized ideologies fighting for power.

“Lunar Ascendence”, the EP’s title track is about the battle between the human and the animal, between logic and instinct, between the conscious and unconscious mind, between temptation and restraint.

”Altering The Entity” is about revenge and rebuilding one’s self into a more more powerful entity. The song is an exploration into melodic metal by Myr with Lyrics by Moonskin.

”Paranoid” is a Black Sabbath cover and Megadeth inspired version of the original song.

“Lycanthropy” is a Meshuggah like grinding, energetic, track about Lycanthropy and the bloody, grisly, horror of a Lycanthrope enslaved by the moon’s insatiable bloodlust, rampaging through the darkened woods on a moonlit night causing death and destruction to all he encounters.

Included is a cover of HIM’s Soul of Fire. Moonskin’s rendition of Soul on Fire is sure to please.

Cover art by Aleksandr Nikonov

"Melody for the Grey" a melodic and melancholy look at loss, grief, healing, and holding ones head high and rising to life's challenge. Fans of In Flames are sure to enjoy this Gothenburg Sounding Track.

"In the air tonight" is a take on the In this Moment cover of the Phil Collins song, and a cover of the Phil Collins song of the same name.

“BLAKKR JARN BURDR DAGR” or “Atramentous Observance of Diurnal Course” or "Black Metal Happy Birthday" done in the style of True Canadian Underground Black Metal. A loving tribute to underground black metal, low quality 90's music videos and kvlt re-birthdays.