Each CD comes in a jewel case with a special thick matte-finish 12-page booklet. All the artwork has been done by Turkka G. Rantanen (Demilich, Adramelech, Demigod, etc.).
Initial run of 300 copies.

Almost seven years since the release of their debut album, guitarists Mihir Gaikwad and Rishabh Ravi return with Darkrypt’s sophomore album titled ‘As Fate Draws Near’.
With the legendary Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity, Nightingale, Bloodbath, etc.) on mixing & mastering duties, the intent is, once again, to create something original, authentic and unadulterated.

Musically, the band expands upon the sound of ‘Delirious Excursion’, their debut album, with much stronger black metal influences. The inspiration from death metal bands like Sulphur Aeon, Immolation, Malevolent Creation, & Blood Incantation, as well as from black/blackened death metal bands like Carach Angren, Krypts, Akhlys, Nihilism, Anarkhon, & Cosmic Putrefaction is quite evident.
Lyrically, the album deals heavily with themes of fate, destiny and free will, while drawing some sci-fi/horror influences ranging from BioShock to Blade Runner to George Orwell’s 1984. Consequently, the band conceived each song in this album to be a part of something whole, coherent and cohesive.

Finally, the esteemed Turkka G. Rantanen (Demilich, Adramelech, Demigod, etc..) has once again created Darkrypt’s album artwork.