{"id":44998,"date":"2026-09-06T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T05:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/hkspk-homecoming\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T07:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T05:08:25","slug":"hkspk-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/hkspk-homecoming\/","title":{"rendered":"HKSPK &#8211; &#8220;Homecoming&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HKSPK_Heimkehr_Album_Cover-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HKSPK_Heimkehr_Album_Cover-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HKSPK_Heimkehr_Album_Cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HKSPK_Heimkehr_Album_Cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HKSPK_Heimkehr_Album_Cover-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HKSPK_Heimkehr_Album_Cover.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Everything Is Different<br\/>HKSPK<br\/><em>\u201cHomecoming\u201d<\/em><\/strong><br\/>Album (own production)<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Same as before, or all <\/strong>new? That\u2019s the question HKSPK asks on their second album, \u201cHeimkehr,\u201d as they explore personal and global fates from which people have returned changed. The trio tackles these themes with a wild and imposing blend of black, death, and thrash metal. While black metal elements still predominate on \u201cTorture\u201d\u2014with clanging riffs, eerily dark melodies, and the infernal screams of singer Jim Kalubba\u2014on \u201cWhite Secretion II,\u201d the pounding strumming of death metal hits you right in the face. Thus, even with a runtime of just 25 minutes, the album delivers impressive variety.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Michael Schille<\/p>\n\n<p>Listen to &#8220;Rot in Despair&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-de\/album\/4JIMvlYAYny3GSRiczBQ0M?si=HF_9F0jtQnej1WM78YPDWg\" title=\"Spotify Embed: rot in despair\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/4JIMvlYAYny3GSRiczBQ0M?si=HF_9F0jtQnej1WM78YPDWg&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Already subscribed to our newsletter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38308\" style=\"width:214px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wunsch-CD-Geschenk-636x636.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Choose your favorite CD as a subscription bonus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-28206b41 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.orkus-shop.de\/c\/abo\/deutschland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscription premium<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything Is DifferentHKSPK\u201cHomecoming\u201dAlbum (own production) Same as before, or all new? That\u2019s the question HKSPK asks on their second album, \u201cHeimkehr,\u201d as they explore personal and global fates from which people have returned changed. The trio tackles these themes with a wild and imposing blend of black, death, and thrash metal. 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