What genres does Negurah Studio work with?

Negurah Studio specialises in black metal and extreme metal: recording, mixing, mastering, album layout and release campaigns. References include Alkhemia, Paths to Deliverance, Azziard, Redsphere, Nydvind, The Negation and En Finir.

Does Negurah Studio work remotely?

Yes. Negurah Studio operates fully in the box — no physical amps, no re-amping — and handles projects remotely across Europe. Contact via negurah@gmail.com with your material and requirements.

Who runs Negurah Studio?

Negurah Studio is run by A.S.A, a French bassist, vocalist, composer and producer with over twenty years in the European extreme metal scene. He plays in Alkhemia (Non Serviam Records), Azziard and Paths to Deliverance, and has performed at Hellfest and toured with Marduk, Gorgoroth, Kampfar and Ragnarok.

What is the process to work with Negurah Studio?

Send your material and a description of what you need to negurah@gmail.com. Projects are quoted individually — mixing, mastering, recording, album layout, web development and full release packages are all available separately or as a bundle.

Negurah Studio — Recording, Mixing & Mastering for Black & Extreme Metal

A.S.A, founder of Negurah Studio — A.S.A - Founder

Who runs it

I'm A.S.A - bassist, vocalist, composer and producer, with over twenty years in the European extreme metal scene.

I play bass in Alkhemia (Non Serviam Records) and sing in Azziard and Paths to Deliverance. I've toured Europe with Marduk, Gorgoroth, Kampfar and Ragnarok, and played Hellfest, Metalfest Open Air, Rock Castle Open Air and Dark Troll Festival.

I record, mix and master out of my own studio. Everything is done in the box - no amps, no re-amping, no analog outboard. The records below were made that way, pressed on CD and vinyl, and reviewed across Europe.

Selected work

Records

Non Serviam Records - 13 March 2026

Alkhemia - Häxen

Recording · Mixing · Mastering

Separate masters cut for CD and for vinyl.

First CD pressing sold out within one month and went to repress. 8/10 at Thrashocore.

Malpermesita Records - 28 March 2025

Paths to Deliverance - Ten

Recording · Mixing · Mastering

A.S.A: vocals, guitars, bass · Kevin Paradis: drums

M&O Music - 2023

Redsphere - Regnum Lupus

Vocal recording

Mixed and mastered by Damien Rainaud (DragonForce, Fear Factory, Once Human).

Malmorta Records - 2024

Redsphere - Immortalized

Vocal recording

Mixed and mastered by Damien Rainaud (DragonForce, Fear Factory, Once Human).

∞In production

AlkhemiaThird album
In progress
Paths to DeliveranceFragments - second album
In progress
AzziardFourth album
In progress

Ink illustration: a mountain range beneath a halo eclipse — Negurah Studio

What reviewers said about the sound

Press

"The mastering keeps real dynamics, with none of the crushing wall-of-sound that weighs down so many modern productions."

France Metal Museum - Häxen · read the review (translated from French)

"Every instrument finds its place in a spectrum that is remarkably legible for modern black metal."

France Metal Museum - Häxen (translated from French)

"An enormous production."

Among the Living - Ten · read the review (translated from French)

"A masterful debut."

Amplify the Noise - Ten · read the review

How it's made

The Studio

Fully in-the-box production. No physical amps, no re-amping - the records above are plugin chains end to end, from tracking to the vinyl master.

Guitar Amps

Neural DSP - Archetype Gojira for rhythm, Fortin Cali for leads, Soldano and Archetype Petrucci for solos, Archetype Plini, Tim Henson and Rabea for cleans and ambiences. Also on hand: Universal Audio ENGL Savage 120 and Diezel, Bogren Digital and NAM captures of the 5150 and 6505.

Bass Amps

Neural DSP - Parallax, Darkglass Ultra.

Impulse Responses

Kristian Kohle · Bogren Digital · Chernobyl Audio · Dave Otero

Processing

Universal Audio DSP - EQ, preamps, compressors, vocal chain. Drumforge and Joey Sturgis Tones for drums and metal-specific work. Full suites from FabFilter, Waves, SSL, Soundtoys, Slate Digital, iZotope and IK Multimedia.

Virtual Instruments

Superior Drummer 3 with the Death & Darkness expansion · EZdrummer 2 · Komplete Ultimate 15 · Kontakt 8 - Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony

Microphones

Shure SM7B · Rode NT1 · Shure SM58, SM57

Hardware

Darkglass Anagram · Darkglass Alpha Omega Ultra · Darkglass Hyper Luminal · Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S49 · Maschine MK2

Instruments

Dingwall and Schecter five-string basses · Schecter, Vigier, Jackson and Fender guitars · Takamine acoustic and nylon-string for textures

The rest of the release

Beyond the Mix

Most bands putting out a record end up juggling a studio, a layout designer, a web developer and a promo agency. I handle the whole chain - and have done for labels, festivals and bands outside my own.

WWebsites

Malpermesita RecordsLabel site
Battle in the North FestFestival site
ALKHBooking & management
Alkhemia · Azziard · Paths to DeliveranceBand sites

LAlbum layout - eleven releases

Digipak, gatefold, booklet and vinyl. Print-ready files to label spec.

NydvindTetramental II
En FinirEP
The NegationPaths of Obedience · Memento Mori
AzziardMetempsychose · Exégèse
AlkhemiaAbraxas · Häxen
Paths to DeliveranceTen
RedsphereImmortalized · Regnum Lupus

CRelease campaigns

Press kits, EPKs, promo copy, assets and release planning.

NydvindTetramental II
En Finir
Hylr
AlkhemiaAbraxas · Häxen
Paths to DeliveranceTen

Available as a full release package - production, layout, web and campaign - or piece by piece.

Endorsed by

Richter Straps · Skull Strings

Get in touch

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Mixing, mastering, vocal production, album layout and release material for extreme metal. Quoted per project - send your material and what you need.

negurah@gmail.com

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