Since their formation in 2007, MINENWERFER have pursued a proud 'n' pure vision of black metal idiosyncratically focused on World War I - idiosyncratic, in the sense that the band hail from America but mostly sing in German. What has resulted is a startlingly accomplished canon that has quietly built itself into prolific proportions, with their first album arriving in 2010, followed by albums in 2012 and 2019, and a slew of split releases and EPs in the interim.
That second album, Nihilistischen, took a moodier turn from MINENWERFER's throttling debut album, Volkslieder. But while a relative expansion of dynamics made their songs sound even more epic, the duo likewise upped the muscle to their attack, arriving at a thicker soundfield than that no-less-considerable predecessor. What results is a work equally steeped in the ugly underground and the yonder battlefields of professionalism.
Re-issue, 296x gold 12" (180g) in a black poly-lined bag, download card, gatefold jacket full color on 350g, all assembled in a plastic overbag.
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
From an era when different winds blew… The 1993 demo presented with original low-quality cover art and including a 1994 rehearsal track of “Heart Of The Ages” as bonus.
- 350gsm Gatefold Jacket with inside flooded in black and matt varnish - 140g Black Vinyl - 250gsm Cardboard Insert - Remastered by P. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony - Artwork & Arrangements by Mirko "Gaamalzagoth" Schmat
Completed by a plausibly professional production that doesn't negate the raw grit of emotion, NACHTIG's Eisig' Romantik is bound to be the year's saddest black metal record - and one of the most engrossing.
Auch wenn die musikalischen Einflüsse hauptsächlich im Black Metal liegen, lässt sich die Band um Mastermind Niklas Kvarforth nicht auf ein Genre alleine festlegen.
"Shadows From The Past...", their second album, originally released in 2003, returns to haunt the underground. A brutal yet atmospheric black metal offering: biting riffs, raw production, and sparse melodies take you into a cold and impious realm. From furious blasts to slow, meditative passages, this second work delivers the pure essence of Black Metal. Essential for fans of dark, uncompromising music.