Kkht Arkhis the Ukrainian project founded in 2018 by Dmitry Marchenko. The debut album Night & Love was initially released on the Finnish label Livor Mortis in 2019 and its now seeing a worldwide reissue via Brooklyn label Sacred Bones.

Dmitrys intent to experiment with standard black metal canons previously seen at play in Through the Branches to Eternity EP (2018) solidify further on Night & Love, he mentions back then I had an idea of combining Darkthrones Transilvanian Hunger type of black metal with early Internazionale or Croatian Amorvibe.

Described as ambient or atmospheric black metal, this debut presents Kkht Arkhs signature dichotomy of harsh traditional early Norwegian black metal and the more ethereal and delicate melodies. On the other hand the lyrics are romantic and melancholic, clearly influenced by a stark Gothic imager