Svekkelse is the sixth full-length album from the Trondheim based black metal band Gjendød. The second album as a three-piece. Svekkelse continues where the previous album Livskramper quit, but this time, the band has turned it all up a notch. The band never worked with their compositions with such an intensity before.
The eight songs presented goes from epic to deranged, from technical to primitive, and from sheer passiveness to outraged despair. The lyrics are inspired by dark local lore and legends, both self experienced and learned. This might be the strongest album by Gjendød to now, again draped by the crushing sounds of the infamous NordStern studios. CD jewelcase with a 12 page booklet, sealed
Wie bereits angekündigt, feiert RUNENWACHT sein 10-jähriges Bestehen – und das mit einer besonderen Veröffentlichung: „Ten Years Of German Black Metal“. Die Scheibe vereint 8 Songs aus den vergangenen zehn Jahren, die vollständig neu eingespielt und abgemischt wurden, sowie 2 brandneue Tracks. Abgerundet wird das Jubiläum durch ein standesgemäßes 6-seitiges Digipack inklusive Booklet.
Endlich, RUNENWACHT sind zurück mit einem neuem Album " Das letzte Geleit". Inhaltlich widmen sich die zehn Stücke erneut der nordischen und heidnischen Mythologie. Auch zentrale Themen der Edda – der bedeutenden Sammlung von Götter- und Heldensagen – finden ihren Platz und verleihen dem Album eine tiefere mythologische Dimension.
Dunkle, mystische Melodien weben sich schicksalshaft durch die Kompositionen, verschmelzen mit der endlosen Nacht und lassen die Schatten alter Legenden durch die verlassene, von Nebel umhüllte Landschaft wandern.
FROSTEN is the most recent creation of prolific UK underground veteran Azrael, who also numbers such entities as Heathen Deity, Helvellyn, Torver, and now-labelmates THY DYING LIGHT among his many current endeavors. As FROSTEN, the duo of Azrael and session drummer Julian Foster play True English Black Metal.
The band plays a fast, aggressive style of black metal that would go on to be more 'polished' in later releases. But on Frühlingserwachen, the sound is still quite gritty and raw, despite decent production values, and works well with its subject matter of WWI & WWII (with some anti-religious sentiments thrown in for good measure). The band leans into this theme with vocalist Iblis credited for "propaganda" and drummer Mayhemic Destructor as "artillery," a fitting description for the drums on the album.
Across the album's 41 minute (fantastical) landscape are spread lyrics of splendorous mythology, swords & sorcery, vast forgotten realms brought to life through wily, wanderlusting black metal betraying a noble melodicism
Re-release of the classic “Sharpening the Thousand Swords”, this is an instrumental rehearsal session recorded during the period of the album “Thousand Swords”, the greatest masterpiece ever produced by Graveland and made by the infamous trio Darken – Capricornus – Karcharoth (rip). This re-release contains photos from the “Thousand Swords” session as well as previously unpublished photos personally processed by Rob Darken especially for this version. A Hammer Of Damnation release in Digibook CD format, with hard cover and high-quality finish, with a 24-page booklet! Limited to only 400 copies
An aptly titled record no matter the language, Naturmystik brings together two modern stalwarts of mystical black metal. HÄXANU - whose acclaimed second album, Totenpass, was released last year by AMOR FATI - is the duo of multi-instrumentalist Alex Poole (Chaos Moon, Krieg, Skáphe, Ringarė, etc) and vocalist/lyricist L.C. of Lichmagick.
Officially licensed release on Icarus Music. Includes the demo and 1st EP as well as a multimedia part with rare, exclusive footage of pre-Nightside rehearsals and live footage from Emperor's first tour 1993! Must have!!