The gentlemen said goodbye with the album „Hunger for Life.“ (2012). The satanic ride of the German band DIES ATER began in 1996. Finest melodic black metal. The demo was released back then in an edition of 250 copies. In 2025, we re-released the demo in its original layout and sound. The tape is being released in conjunction with the german black metal magazine DER PESTBOTE.
Atmospheric Black Metal from Germany. After years of silence Gestorben duo band formed by Geisteskrank (RÄVEN) and Kadaver come back again with this cold best traditional album.
For a decade now, Finland's WHITE DEATH have built a small-yet-formidable canon of work that's come to define modern underground black metal in their nation. It's no secret that Finland has possessed one of the most potent black metal scenes from the early '90s onward, and with each new generation that picks up the torch, some are contenders and others are just content to uphold "the Finnish sound."
Vígljós (Old Norse for the light which is just bright enough to be able to kill a man) was founded in Basel in 2022. As of Summer 2025, it consists of four members from Germany and Switzerland, wielding guitar, drums, mellotron and vocals. They just recorded their second studio album entitled „Tome II: ignis sacer“ at Marc Obrist’s (Zeal & Ardor) Hutch Sounds in Oberwil, BL, publishing being planned for September 2025.
Inspired by the magical singing of the mystical southern landscapes, where inspiration and feeling result in four hymns full of nostalgia and melancholy.