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Darkenhöld - L'Ascension du Mage Noir - Guitar Tab

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L'Ascension du Mage Noir album cover
L'Ascension du Mage Noir
2025 6:25

About L'Ascension du Mage Noir


"L'Ascension du Mage Noir" is a track by French black metal band Darkenhöld, taken from their 2025 album of the same name. Darkenhöld are known for their atmospheric, medieval-tinged approach to black metal, blending cold, tremolo-picked guitar work with epic, castle-evoking imagery. For electric guitarists, the song offers an opportunity to explore the raw, lo-fi textures and intricate layered riffing characteristic of the French black metal scene.

  • Darkenhöld build their guitar sound around tremolo picking and layered harmonics, key techniques for capturing their atmospheric black metal style.
  • The title translates from French as 'The Rise of the Black Mage,' reflecting the band's consistent medieval fantasy lyrical themes.
  • Released in 2025, 'L'Ascension du Mage Noir' is both the title track and the namesake album, a significant release in Darkenhöld's catalog.

How to Play L'Ascension du Mage Noir

Tuning: Drop D · Tempo: 120 BPM

The drop D tuning lets you fret the low power chords with a single finger, which is central to the heavier riffing here.

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 120 BPM to build it up to tempo.