ASHEN SUN Ft. Former TIAMAT Bassist JOHNNY HAGEL Unveils “Black Thoughts” Music Video
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Ashen Sun is Johnny Hagel stepping back into the dark after years as bassist and co-writer in Tiamat and Sundown, only this time he’s building the whole thing himself.
The project emerged quietly in 2024, written in solitude, and it carries that closed-room intensity: isolation, inner decay, the feeling of a world dimming out in real time. Sonically it sits in dark gothic rock with a cold electronic spine, where ’90s melancholy, cold-wave synths and cinematic textures move together without trying to look “modern” for the sake of it. Hagel calls it “a requiem for fading empires and dying stars,” which is basically the mission statement if you want one.
Check out Ashen Sun’s video for “Black Thoughts” here.
Ashen Sun’s Velarium lands on March 27, 2026 via Desert Plain Records, bringing six tracks of gothic rock/gothic metal to your ears. The artwork and tracklisting are as follows:
Black Thoughts
Desperate Vows
Ashes Of The World
An Ever Turning Wheel
Velarium
Dreaming Of The Dead
