SATANIC WARMASTER needs no introduction. Since the band's formation in 1998, founder Werwolf has prolifically - and provocatively - stoked fires that refuse to be quenched. A totally independent artist in all aspects, SATANIC WARMASTER has sold hundreds of thousands of albums internationally and played stages all across the world, from north to south and east to west. The band's black metal is devoutly traditional but eternally fruitful, standing as an immovable monument to the purest and proudest foundations of the artform. As such, SATANIC WARMASTER is hated and loved with equally strong passion, with those naysayers only feeding that fire with falsehoods and gross misconceptions. There is no middle ground: no apologies, and no surrender.
And so the battle continues with Aamongandr, SATANIC WARMASTER's first studio full-length since 2014's acclaimed Fimbulwinter. Indeed, where that album evinced a diversity of songcraft and, more so, a concertedly polished aspect that majestically made that obsidian gleam, Aamongandr explores that duality with equally compelling results. In fact, with the album wasting no time in kicking into high gear, SATANIC WARMASTER sounds more urgent than ever - and yet, here is where the band's epic side is also revealed in full. Cryogenic and caressing is its melodicism, in the glare of burning churches, and deftly dusted with subtle synths that heighten the mysticism at the heart of the SW sound, Aamongandr's six songs charge forth with the grim grandiosity of mighty steeds; not for nothing is one of the album's highlights titled "Duke's Ride (Ride of the Spectral Hooves)." All told, this sixth long-form statement of intent is immediately recognizable as SATANIC WARMASTER but irrevocably proves that its creator's imagination continues to flow as infinitely as the Atlantean depths.
Comes with a 12-page booklet featuring all lyrics. The layout is the exact same at the first pressing. Exclusively distributed by Hells Headbangers worldwide.
Als Satyricon mit ›Nemesis Divina‹ 1996 ihr drittes Album veröffentlichten, war ihr Status als eine der bedeutendsten und kreativsten Bands in der norwegischen Black Metal-Szene schon über jeden Zweifel erhaben. Doch Nemesis Divina war keine gewöhnliche Veröffentlichung oder nur ein weiterer Schritt auf der Treppe zum Ruhm.
The glorious return of a legend - SUMMONING! Seven long and agonizing years have finally come to an end, as "Old Mornings Dawn" - the highly anticipiated new album by the cult band SUMMONING is released!
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.