TSAR STANGRA RELEASE "HYMNS OF THE BROKEN WORLD"

 

PRESS RELEASE:

THE HYMNS HAVE NAMES. THE RUINS NOW SPEAK

The time has come to unveil the complete tracklist of TSAR STANGRA’s upcoming album.

A journey through forgotten kingdoms, shattered faiths, ancestral memory, exile, war, and the return of ancient gods.

⚔️ TRACKLIST ⚔️

1. Тракийци — Черни химни за изгубените

(Thracians — Black Hymns for the Lost Ones)

2. Хан Аспарух

(Khan Asparuh)

3. Черна песен

(Black Song)

4. Последният поход

(The Final March)

5. Тъга за Юг

(Longing for the South)

6. Земни стражи

(Guardians of the Earth)

7. Завръщането на родния бог

(The Return of the Native God)

8. Българският език

(Bulgarian Language)

This album was forged by:

Stanislav Stefanovski — Vocals, Tambura

Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard — Guitars

Samuel Paré — Guitars

Wayne Barr — Bass

Cindy Tecca — Keyboards

Simon Vaillancourt-Girard — Drums

With guest appearances by:

Fanny Grenier - Vocals

Teodora Stoyanova Freya - Vocals

Recorded at Holywaves Studio by Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard and Stanislav Stefanovski

Mixed by Stanislav Stefanovski

Mastered by Olivier Vaillancourt-Girard

Cover art by Paolo Girardi

The artwork depicts Kukeri setting the Saint-Anne-de-Beaupré Basilica aflame.

And yes—it is intentional.

This image is layered with meaning:

🔥 The eternal conflict between Paganism and Christianity

🔥 The violent collision of Bulgarian and Québécois cultural identities

🔥 Kukeri, ancient ritual guardians who drive away evil—here turned against Christian domination

🔥 A personal symbol: every rehearsal meant passing before this cathedral… a monument watching over a chapter of life now reduced to ashes

Paolo Girardi added his own vision to this apocalypse:

"Paganism returning to the present with all its strength and dark mystery. The ancient world rising again to crush the symbols of foolish civilization."

This is not nostalgia.

This is resurrection.

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