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09/28/2004: "Elite Black Metal NEW ARRIVALS from WESTWALL (Germany) cult!"

* THREE Elite Black Metal NEW ARRIVALS from utterly cult WESTWALL Productions, Germany!

[_]- ENCOMIUM / GRAUPEL (Nagelfar) split 7-INCH VINYL EP (WESTW011EP)

"Heil dem Wód Ván!" --Zingultus / GRAUPEL
Deluxe 4-song VINYL EP; 2 songs each by both up-and-coming cult German Black Metal bands!

GRAUPEL is the new elite band of Zingultus (formerly of NAGELFAR, r.i.p.) and features a distinctive and unique semi-technical sound; total high-calibre, elite Teutonic darkness while retaining a blasting, raging "necro" grimness!
ENCOMIUM burst forth with grim Nordic vocals (sung in English) over stirring Pagan Black Metal that is more on the heavy, powerful side in addition to heroic Viking-oriented melodies. Absolutely killer!
Thick vinyl (though not quite 180 grams), with glossy [album-weight cardstock] sleeve; printed lyric-sheet insert with contact addresses included! Limited-edition import from the elite independent label WESTWALL Productions, Germany!

* TRACK-LIST:

~ ENCOMIUM "Upon the Ashes..." ~
1. Ashes of a Thousand Years
2. To Burn the Temple of Moral

~ GRAUPEL "Heil dem Wód Ván!" ~
3. Weiß wie Schnee
4. Seelenkampf


[_]- ENTHRONING SILENCE "Unamed Quintessence of Grimness" CD (WESTW015CD)

"SUICIDAL APOCALYPTIC BLACK"
The much-anticipated second album on CD from Italy's ENTHRONING SILENCE; hot on the heels of the ultra-cult "A Dream of Nightskies" album which was released on vinyl LP (now "Sold Out" and "Out of Print") by Painiac Records cult! In the grim suicidal vein of ABYSSIC HATE, and fellow countrymen FORGOTTEN TOMB! Highly atmospheric, high-density darkness and desolate grimness which is as essential as the current works by similar contemporary outfits XASTHUR, DRUDKH (aka HATE FOREST), LEVIATHAN SF, early SHINING, etc.! The majority of songs are sung in English this time out (dreamy, reverb-drenched whispery "session vocals"-- still raspy and super-GRIM, by Arcane of THE VEILED LIGHT), with lyrics printed in the CD booklet. Released on CD during the Summer of 2004, but these songs written (composed by Alsvarth and Seeker of the Unknown) between 1997-'99 were recorded and mixed during Winter 2001.
6 Songs (46:08 minutes); limited-edition import CD featuring black-matte packaging with silver printing! Import CD from WESTWALL Productions, Germany!
"ELITERIAN BLACK METAL FOREVER"

* TRACK-LIST:

1. Unnamed Quintessence of Grimness
2. Thy Essence
3. Golden Paths To Suicidal Abyss
4. Embraced To Cosmic Infinity
5. Renaissance
6. Transfiguration of the Triarchy


[_]- VINTERRIKET "Im Ambivalenten Zwielicht der Dunkelhiet" 7-INCH VINYL EP (WESTW017EP)
Definitely "the BEST", most essential EP release from Norway's VINTERRIKET! 2 Songs of BURZUM-ish atmospheric Nordic Black Metal [tracks] described by the label as "Monumentale Schwaerze" (monumentally Blackened); a true "must-have" for collectors of previous VINTERRIKET releases! Expect pure orthodox grimness-- totally way more Black Metal than prior Dark-Ambient recordings! Approaching a [commonly referred-to as] "Suicidal" Black Metal vein, but still oriented towards epic, stirring and melancholy nature-inspired articulation!
Limited-Edition 7-INCH VINYL EP (thick, but not quite 180 grams) in GATEFOLD sleeve with double-sided printed insert included! Hand-numbered to only 555 copies made! Import from elite WESTWALL Productions, Germany. Recorded in 2003; released in 2004
* Liedgut:
Seite A:  Monumentale Schwärze
Seite B:  Verloren in den Tiefen des Waldes
Limitiert auf 555 Stück