2 NEW RELEASES FROM NORTHERN HORDE RECORDS (NHR), CANADA:
BLACKMETAL.COM Records label is proud to announce two new releases!
THULE
(Curse Fortid Potentiam Withered)
"Anthology" CD
The long-overdue 'Official' CD release of the pre-CURSE / FORTID / POTENTIAM / WHITHERED mid-90's recordings of Icelandic Black Metal pioneers THULE(!), who many of you should remember from the "Fire and Ice" compilation. This essential anthology excavates seminal tracks rescued from obscure second-generation tapes without alteration, faithful to the original mid-90's Scandinavian Black Metal sound and atmosphere now copied by countless bands today-- with raw, utterly 'cult' production, yet the spark and energetic aggression shines through via high-calibre songwriting and crushing ensemble execution.
MASSEMORD/FROST/VALDUR
(3-way split) CD
Featuring true Nordic / Pagan Black Metal bands from Norway, Croatia, and Vinland!
VALDUR (Vinland)
Snow-bound high-country (Mammoth Lakes, Sierra Mountains) USBM with actual Norwegian singer named Thor (pronounced as 'Tor'); brutal Nordic-influenced atmosphere in the vein of old Norwegian pioneers MOCK blended with crushing War Metal attack in the Canadian vein of BLASPHEMY and CONQUEROR!
THE FROST (Zagreb, Croatia)
Highly skilled orthodox Black Metal from Croatia, this time with live drummer; true Norwegian-influenced attack in the vein of early EMPEROR, but also utilizing classic POSSESSED-like guitar-riffs!
MASSEMORD (Norway)
Melodic, yet truly necro-oriented Norge Svart-Metall aggression from SYKDOM / DER HENKER / SVARTSKOGG members; back again after a 3-year's hiatus! These tracks are the most 'raw' sounding (production-wise) by MASSEMORD, yet still retaining Lord Hastur Warmachine's signature melodicism and memorability.
blackmetal on 03.20.08 @ 04:33 PM PST [link]
HELLHAMMER NORTHER XASTHUR +MORE!
Sykdom/Curse "In Life & In Death / Verden og Fanden" split CD BlackMetal.com
A mighty split cd in true underground style and continuing the great legacy of the split release. [In Norwegian terms] The finest being the, Emperor/Enslaved split of 1993, the strangest, the Mayhem/Meads of Asphodel split of 2002, and other fine Norwegian splits being, Tummlus/Mock [1995], Det Hedenske Folk/Abyssic Hate [1997], and, Gaahlskagg/Stormfront [1999].
The purpose of the split is to basically have two mcd's on one cd, thus theoretically giving more value for money as well as exposing two bands. The bad points of such a release is that one band generally will be better than the other, the sound will fluctuate and the style...
SYKDOM have already three fine albums, the last being 'Under Krigen', the band's Ulver-style Viking metal masterpiece. The music here is equally stirring, with the Church organ intro heralding the mid-tempo romping rhythms of 'Doedsens Stillhet'. The guitar solo at the end lifts this piece far from the coarse Black Metal one expects. The following 'Hvit Ioegn', is more of the same, a track ignited with memorable riffs and a great blasting finale.
The Sykdom side of this split disintegrates before the ears in glorious Black Metal flames, a woefully short, but inspiring piece of music. Sykdom are very much part of the current Norwegian Black Metal revival. CURSE, are from Iceland, and strangely enough melt into the Sykdoms previous heroics rather well. The bands melodic twenty minute track is of equal quality to the rest of this split. Rumbling, up-lifting, atmospheric Pagan Black Metal with a great hypnotic feel to the guitar arrangements and soft euphoric keyboards. At times you will feel like you are listening to Emperors, Night of Graveless Souls, the drum and guitar style echoing those far off days. This is epic stuff. Goose bump activating music that very nearly eclipses the previous works of Sykdom. It falls short of doing so, but it certainly equals it. - www.norsksvartmetall.com
*(Note: CURSE's mainman Eldur, is also the vocalist on SYKDOM's "Under Krigen" CD)
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blackmetal on 03.05.08 @ 11:14 AM PST [link]
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