Barshasketh

Black metal from New Zealand currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland. https://linktr.ee/barshasketh

Discography:
Barshasketh - Demo 2009
As Flesh Becomes Earth - Demo 2009
Defying the Bonds of Cosmic Thraldom - Full-length 2010
Sitra Achra - Full-length 2013
Barshasketh/Krawwl - Split 2014
Barshasketh/Void Ritual - Split 2015
Ophidian Henosis - Full-length 2015
Barshasketh/Outre - Split 2017

19/12/2025

Our deepest gratitude to Chile over at NO CLEAN SINGING for including Antinomian Asceticism in his best of 2025 list!

Norway-based metal writer Chile joined our cadre roughly 13 months ago, a bit too late (or too soon) to participate in last year’s LISTMANIA o**y, but he does so this year with an excellent list of 25 albums that helped make 2025 a great year for metal. This one will appeal to fans who lean into black and death metal, though it's not exclusively in that vein. Check out Chile's picks via the comment link below.

18/12/2025

Our thanks to Metal Eclipse Reviews for including Antinomian Asceticism in their top 10 albums of 2025.

Ixone’s Top Albums of 2025 Ixone I remember this time last year I was worrying about not having listened to enough music… Well, let’s just say that version of me would call my present self a lazy slob in that reg…

Wonderbox Metal End of Year List – Best Metal of 2025

15/12/2025

Many thanks to Wonderbox Metal for including Antinomian Asceticism in their round-up of the best albums of the year.

"I’ve long been a fan of Barshasketh’s brand of black metal, but this record is their crowning achievement thus far."

Wonderbox Metal End of Year List – Best Metal of 2025 Another year, another list. 2025 followed 2024 as it was meant to, and brought with it a plethora of new metal albums to get excited about.

25/11/2025

RESTOCK ALERT!

We’ve just restocked some long-awaited items on our Bandcamp:

- Antinomian Asceticism LP
- S/T DLP
- Ophidian Henosis CD

A few of these have been unavailable for quite some time, so we’re pleased to have them back.

👉 Note: Ophidian Henosis is not restocked in LP format—it’s completely sold out.
👉 As for the S/T DLP, these are among the very last copies available (the label is down to just two). Once they’re gone, they won’t return until a possible future re-press.