Although a brand-new entity, SLAGMARK feature members of SARKRISTA and TOTENWACHE. As such, the brand play pure and proud BLACK METAL of the old 'n' cold variety. Trace elements of classic Finnish-style black metal run rampant across Purging Sacred Soils - a cryogenic fire, steeped in filth and fury as it is hateful - which is not surprising given the SARKRISTA connection, they a band of transplanted Finns. Indeed, SLAGMARK add new fuel to the fire that stokes the classic Finnish/German alliance, tearing through six songs in a swift half-hour of raw 'n' righteous splendor. Familiar it may be, but "returning to misery and comfort," as Sargeist once put it, is a quintessentially black metal activity...
Nasty melodicism, dangerous execution, a total disregard for modernity and "progression"...begin Purging Sacred Soils with SLAGMARK!
ASENHEIM was founded in 2004 under the original name Sins of Desire. The founding members at the time included Tiwaz on rhythm guitar and vocals and Verdensanskuels on lead guitar and keyboard.
Re-issue, 994x heavyweight marble - orange crush/black 12" (180g) in a black poly-lined innerbag, poster A2 full-color on 150g art paper, gatefold full-color on 350g with gloss lamination, slipcase full-color, black flooded inside on 350g with gloss lamination, all assembled in a PVC overbag.
Reprint, 500x aside/bside black/white 2x12"LP (140g), 12 page booklet vinyl sized full-color on 140g offset art paper, gatefold, full-color on 350g coated paper, all assembled in a PVC overbag.