Originally released in various limited editions since early 2019, Burning Banners of the Funereal War began the saga that is WARMOON LORD. Arguably the best-kept secret of the ever-fertile Finnish black metal underground, the band is the sole work of one Lord Vrajitor, a prolific figure in the wider Finnish music underground, but also concurrently the mainman of Old Sorcery. But whereas that band largely/mostly works within the dungeon synth genre, WARMOON LORD is pure & proud black metal of a most fantastical nature - equally medieval, maybe even more so, but burning with icy-hot passion that so fired the second wave during the mythical 1990s.
And so did Burning Banners of the Funereal War slowly stoke those fires, which then reached a conflagration with WARMOON LORD's second album, Battlespells, released in 2021 by WEREWOLF RECORDS to widespread acclaim. Feeling duty call, WEREWOLF now presents a long-overdue widely-available edition of Burning Banners of the Funereal War on both CD and vinyl formats. However strong Battlespells may be, WARMOON LORD's debut album is surely its equal in vigor and valor; cold and grim, to be sure, the subtly synth-led Burning Banners of the Funereal War brims with a stately and steadfast classicism that transports the listener back at least 25 years, to days when black metal began descending deeper underground. An essential spin, then, for criminals and counts, orks and vampires - the not-so-distant past is alive!
Heavyweight black 12" (180g) in a microtene innerbag, printed innersleeve, 1/0 K on 220g carton (uncoated paper) download card, jacket, 1/1 K/K - black flood inside, printed on 350g carton, uncoated (matt) paper with UV spot lacquer, all assembled in a plastic overbag.
Anticipated debut album of Belgium's maniacal entity Heinous. All new tracks of hammering Black Metal with possessed vocals (recorded at night in an abandoned fortress), grandiose keyboards and a massive production.
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.
Special reissue of the cult classic debut EP from Celestia. Original version released in 1999 on Drakkar Productions. Comes with one studio bonus track recorded during the same session.
Picture LP served in a 1970/80's-style gatefold jacket (called Unipak) with the vinyl sliding from the inside of the gatefold panels! Limited edition to 300 copies.