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STRANGE OLD BREW DESCRIPTION:
In spite of the few releases during its ten years of existence, Carpathian Forest are one of the few living-legends in a scene that is more than overcrowded with trendies and newcomers who first jump on the Black Metal bandwagon. Since their release of the legendary demo ''Bloodlust and Perversion'' back in 1992, their music has been following an obscure path made of obsessive, morbid and grim sounds which are to this day a sort of trademark for the band.
Though the band kept silent for 3 years between their first official release on Avantgarde Music (the MCD ''Through Chasm, Caves and Titan Woods'' in 1995), their first full length ''Black Shining Leather'' in 1998 hit the masses like a fist in the face and received unconditional acclaim by the worldwide press and fellow Norwegian musicians. It was probably this surprising (but we dare say obvious) feedback that pushed the band to immediately start working on brand new tracks so that we should not have to wait too long for a new opus... ''Inspiration clearly flowed and we found ourselves enough brilliant material for not one but two albums!''
Major changes occurred within Carpathian Forest: founding member Nordavland left the band right after the recordings. It was a mutual agreement and we won't make any fuss about it. Tchort (ex-EMPEROR, SATYRICON) has taken over the guitar duties, Vrangsinn (of WORLD DESTROYER) is the bassist and synth-programmer in charge, and A. Kobro (IN THE WOODS) is the skin beater!
Sound Suite studios was again the incubator that brought to light the band's new creatures: ''Strange Old Brew'' eleven new tracks which do not betray the essence of Carpathian Forest, for they are still the masters of pure Black Metal in the new millenium! ''Strange Old Brew'' is just the first part of a perverted concept that will have its conclusion when you least expect it...
''Morbid Fascination of Death'' is already lurking behind you!
* HIGH-LIGHTS:
- Actual line-up features Tchort (ex Satyricon & Emperor) on Bass-guitar, and Kobro (In The Woods) on Drums.
- Carpathian Forest truly is one of the few living legends in the most underground and extreme Metal scene. Among Mayhem, Emperor, Darkthrone, Enslaved, & Immortal, Carpathian Forest are one of the forefathers of Norwegian Black Metal!
- Album recorded and produced by Terje Refsnes, probably the best producer of extreme Metal bands in Norway (Gehenna, Sins Of Thy Beloved, Forlorn, Malignant Eternal).
- First of a two album set Concept which will be completed in the spring of 2001 by the already recorded album ''Morbid Fascination of Death''!
- ''Black Shining Leather'' was & is a 'Top-Selling' album over the last two years.
* DISCOGRAPHY:
''Bloodlust & Perversion'' Demo (1993)
''Journey Through The Cold Moors Of Svarttjern'' Demo (1993)
''Through Chasm, Caves and titan Woods'' MCD/MLP (1995)
''Black Shining Leather'' CD/LP (1998)
''Strange Old Brew'' CD/LP (2000)
Dave Adelson & The Necro Horde says:
''The new Norwegian gods of raw, hateful, necro Black Metal pressed onto limited edition vinyl!! Rapidly approaching DARKTHRONE as the best, raw Black Metal band in existence, CARPATHIAN FOREST's music sounds twice as devastating on vinyl! Alternate cover artwork make this an even more sought after rarity!''
NARGAROTH
"Herbstleyd"
All Germanische
Nationalistic pride; similar to Odhinn + Women of the SS: elite Black Metal
with cinematic, environmental, & atmospheric samples plus female(s) speech
all in native language! Extensive racialist manifesto for German readers,
too! No Colours German import!
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HELLFIRE
"Into Fire"
Thrashy & raw, basic
Black Metal patterned exactly in the early-Bathory/Venom vein! Sounds like
thee killer, pioneer & CULT sounds of True BM circa 1993-94! No Colours
Records' German import!
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Urgehal
"Massive Terrestrial Strike"
A
Thrash-Black Metal maniac-fest from Norway complete with nihilism &
chainsaw-wielding insanity! The corpse-painted headbanging trio's 2n
d.
album on No Colours! "Supreme Evil" & "Apocalyptic Destruction"!
Imported from Germany (on No Colours Records!)
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Urgehal
"Arma Christi"
Blasting, thrashy Satanic anti-xtian basic
Pagan Black Metal patterned after Darkthrone
& Behemoth. The unholy trio, Urgehal is one of
the last few extreme bands truly worthy enough to still wear corpse paint.
"Arma Christi" presents a raw, but not primitive classic sound; melodic in
parts, with very Nordic attack for that old Blackened feeling that Euron
ymous would be proud of!
Imported from Germany (on No Colours Records).
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SORCERY
"Power of Darkness"
Totally
essential No Colours Records' re-issue of classic & CULT Swedish Death
Metal from 1990; with 2 bonus-tracks from the rare 7-inch EP! Recorded,
produced & mixed at Sunlight Studios by Tomas Skogsberg! Brutally evil
pioneer Black-Death!
Imported from Germany (on No Colours Records!)
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MINOTAUR
"Power of Darkness"
Excellent &
now essential No Colours Records' re-issue of killer/classic German Black
Speed/Thrash from 1987! Includes CD-only bonus-tracks & cool liner-notes!
Essential for maniacs interested in Black Metal's true history, as the
original album was an extremely rare limited release!
Imported from Germany (on No Colours Records!)
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VORDVEN
"Towards the frozen stream"
Melodic Nordic Black Metal with keyboards & female vocals, very similar to Dismal Euphony and Abigor! A more celestial and atmospheric (very Wagnerian) grandness equivalent to Summoning plus Decorayah mix! Harsh, screeching male vokills for that extra-grim darkness!
Imported from Germany (on NO COLOURS!).
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ABSENT SILENCE
"Dawn of a new mourning"
Imported from Germany (on NO COLOURS!).
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JOYLESS
(aka Forgotten Woods)
"Unlimited Hate"
Imported from Germany (on NO COLOURS!).
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RAVEN
"B.M."
CULT album on No Colours, Germany, of
mercilessly evil & CRUEL Misanthropic Black Metal from Poland! This album
is for only those of you with the intestinal fortitude to enjoy harsh
masterpieces such as Fimbulwinter, Ildjarn-Nidhogg, or Vlad Tepes! This
Raven's album makes Darkthrone's "Transilvanian Hunger" or Ulver's
"Madrigal..." albums sound like new age disco! The adventurous shall be
rewarded with a truly bracing listening experience! No Colours has seen
fit to release this only as a limited edition of 1,000 so buy now or pay
fucking "collector's prices" (bleccchh!) later!
Imported from Germany (on NO COLOURS!).
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CARPATHIAN FOREST
"Black Shining Leather"
Necro Black Metal with Keyboards from Norway! On Avantgarde Records!!
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CARPATHIAN FOREST
"Through chasm, caves and Titan woods"
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FALKENBACH
"magni blandinn ok megintiri..."
Napalm Records!!
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FALKENBACH
"...en their medh riki fara..."
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PICTURE DISC LP (Limited-Edition/only 500 made! No Colours Records import!) ........Please enter blackmetal.com here
Various Artists
"No Colours Records"
Excellent budget-priced sampler of
bands with tracks from their individual releases on No Colours Records,
Germany. Featured are contributions from: Dimmu
Borgir (2 songs from "For All Tid"), Veles, Forgotten Woods, Graveland
(3 songs, including a previously unreleased & unmixed track), Falkenbach
(2 songs), & Urgehal (3 songs)... A great starter for a great value
(otherwise you can try to get every album released on No Colours)!
Imported from Germany (on No Colours Records).
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CARPATHIAN FOREST
"Bloodlust and Perversion"
The 2nd. CD by the corpse-painted
Norwegian duo of Lord Nosferatu & Lord Karnstein (with help from session
players: Lord Blackmangler, Grimm, & Damnatus); Carpathian Forest have
previously gained underground attention with their excellent debut MCD
"Through Chasm, Caves & Titan Woods" (1995, Avantgarde Music).
This 59 minute full-length release "Bloodlust & Perversion" compiles the
CULT(!) demo tape from 1992, the promo tape from 1993, plus studio
rehearsals from 1992. Described by the band themselves as "Black symphonic
laments & hymns," this anthology of classic early recordings presents doomy
(in some parts, sparse & melancholic), dark melodic atmospherics with
repitilian grim vokills (similar to
the vocals of Darkthrone). Very much
influenced by Celtic Frost, Carpathian Forest's somber & creepy ambience is
punctuated by mournful wails, plodding rhythms, & ghostly keyboards.
The rehearsal recording *(v
ery low fidelity) includes a Bathory cover of
"Call From the Grave", & Venom's "Warhead", showing Carpathian Forest's
true influence.
Imported from Norway (NYX 01)
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FORGOTTEN WOODS
"The Curse of Mankind"
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