ASCENSION's highly anticipated second album, The Dead of the World, is a grandiose work of bold creativity and boundless imagination, of brilliant illumination and obsidian depth, all under the banner of orthodox black metal.Every part is where it needs to be; every song flows from the other; there is a whole, and it is a black HOLE. From its innermost depths, ASCENSION drive onward and outward, their control of dynamics startling for mere "black metal," their passion, fervor, and professionalism far beyond those who supposedly uphold that genre. Joining ASCENSION in their peerless endeavor here are The Magus (Necromantia, Thou Art Lord, Principality of Hell) and Mors Dalos Ra (Necros Christos), who both respectively provide guest vocals on The Dead of the World. Black metal may be dead for all intents and purposes, but not for ASCENSION, for they show you The Dead of the World.
Tracklist: 01. The Silence of Abel 02. Death's Golden Temple 03. Black Ember 04. Unlocking Tiamat 05. Deathless Light 06. The Dark Tomb Shines 07. Mortui Mundi
Comes in a 6-panel digipack w/ a 6-page booklet. "Stella Pandora", the impassioned and anthemic 8th album from ARKONA, finds the formidable Polish Black Metal pioneers supremely focused, superbly intense and aflame with melodic vigour. Since their 1993 formation ARKONA have progressively fine-tuned and elevated their sound, and this follow-up to 2019's acclaimed "Age of Capricorn" advances the band further still, as they imbue each phrase with a sense of existential yearning - a wistful awareness of the past dying inside the present.
This special edition of ‘A Blaze in the Northern Sky' marks 20 years since the album's original release, & contains an additional CD featuring Fenriz talking about his memories & recollections of the album's construction as the music plays in the background. Also contains video interview with Nocturno & Fenriz from 2003
The most legendary and cult of all the Black Metal bands! All the rare, early and cult recordings finally available in one package. Originally released as a bootleg this now see's the light of day with re-mastered sound and new and approved artwork. This is a must for any Burzum completist / fan.