Biography

An oft-maligned facet of introspection is the familiar comfort of grief reminiscence. The guilty pleasure of reveling in world-weariness. The unfathomable nostalgia of reliving the violent and extreme gamut of emotion associated with a time of seemingly interminable anguish. The need to feel such convulsing emotion in order to feel alive... Ofnus wasn’t imagined as a solution for the lack of soundtrack for these feelings, however from the first scrapings of pick against wound string, our direction became apparent. To fuse the dynamic, often bleak and sometimes saw-toothed harshness of black-metal, with the broad and sweeping melodies of modern-classic film score, whilst harnessing any and all other pertinent influences, unabated by genre tropes and with a vision to simply take you on a journey. These vast and evocative soundscapes that veer between sullen and monumental quickly depicted the travel to and the point of nadir. Ofnus and its identity was born. Recently signed to internationally acclaimed atmospheric black metal label Naturmacht Productions, the debut full length is scheduled for release on June 30th, 2023. A 50+ minute suite of sorrow, introspection, poignancy and pathos. An indulgent and veritable trip through your own neglected inner-sanctum. Ofnus is: Alyn, Ethan, James, Richard, William. Our goal is to reunite you with your melancholy. We are but dreaming men… For all enquiries, please email ofniband@gmail.com