French death metal band NARAKA unveil their first single “Born in Darkness“, a foretaste of their homonymous album due for release on October 24, 2025 via Art Gates Records.

The band is currently on tour with Cradle Of Filth.
WATCH “BORN IN DARKNESS”
ABOUT”NARAKA”
The group was founded in 2019 by Jean-Philippe Porteux, the band’s guitarist. Their style is a mix of modern metal and death-metal with some symphonic elements. The debut album “In Tenebris” was produced by Logan Mader and was released in 2021 via Blood Blast for digital and Season of Mist for physical.

This first opus featured Lindsay Schoolcraft (ex Cradle of Filth) and Veronica Bordacchini from Fleshgod Apocalypse as guests. Naraka toured throught all Europe in 2022, supporting Cradle of Filth, Alcest, Nile, and Krisiun.

The second album, “Born in Darkness,” will be release in 2025 via Art Gates Records, again produced by Logan Mader and featuring a guest track from Septicflesh’s Sotiris Anunnaki V. The band will tour Europe alongside Cradle of Filth, Nervosa, Loudblast, and Black Bomb A.



