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, 298x gold with black marble effect 12" (180g) in a black poly-lined bag, download card, gatefold jacket full color on 350g, all assembled in a plastic overbag.
Reprint 700x transparent purple in milky clear 12" (140g) in a microtene innerbag, printed innersleeve full-color on 220g, jacket full-color on 350g, all assembled in a PVC overbag.
- Sturdy Cardboard Boxset - 5x 350gsm Jacket with inside flooded in black and matt varnish - 5x 140g Black or Marble Vinyl - 8 page LP size Booklet on 170gsm Art Paper
The black metal ultras of WHISKEY RITUAL are back with six roar-along anthems from the gutter. Six punky cover versions to freak out to, bursting with destructive energy and diabolically blackened - all that remains are shards and blood. And the Italian black 'n' rollers also have an important message to deliver: Fuck you!
- 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