On the threshold of the coming Ragnarok, Graveland comes to you armed with a new full-length album, with music that was created from the ashes of past battles. The new songs that revived like a phoenix from legends and myths and the most epic Graveland works such as "Thousand Swords" are a continuation of this style of the band. Epic Pagan Metal! Here's the music to prepare you for Ragnarok! Music from the beginning of the history of Graveland, when it was recorded in a full line-up! A sword, arrow and spear held in a strong hand, hardened in sweat, blood and battle. “Hour of Ragnarok” was forged by a three-person line-up. Three artisans of war weapons took care of it: Rob "Darken" - vocals, guitars, keyboards, Skyth - bass, Ahrin - drums. The songs for the album were created during last three years, but it was 2020 when the work gained momentum. It took a long time to compose and record the symphonic back tracks that makes up the epic background in music. This is a development of an idea that you could have already heared on the album "1050 Years of Pagan Cult". The album was recorded in the Italian studio Rocketbooster!
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.
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.
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.
CHOTZÄ's ''Pächschwarz'' ist ein roher und ungefilterter Tauchgang in die Wildheit des traditionellen Black Metal, präsentiert mit einem einzigartigen Schweizer Touch.
The fifth album from Ukrainian masters of Pagan/Atmospheric Black Metal KHORS, originally released in 2012. This brand new 2024 Drakkar Productions reissue comes in a 3-part Digipack format with a picture printed CD.
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
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!!