Paysage D’Hiver – GeisterLabel: Kunsthall Produktionen 063Format: Cassette, Album, NumberedCountry: SwitzerlandReleased: 23 Apr 2021Style: Black Metal, Ambient Edition: – MC With 20-Pages Booklet In Light Envelope (300 Copies, Handnumbered) Founded in 1997 in the Swiss region of Bern, black metal solo-project PAYSAGE D’HIVER remained a strictly underground phenomenon at first. Mastermind Wintherr unleashed a steady stream of 10 full-length so-called «demos» and 4 split-EPs that earned him an excellent reputation and large following When the Swiss came «out of hiding» with «Im Wald» («In the Forest») in 2020, his regular debut album even entered the German charts underscoring the organically achieved status. Each full-length release, including the so-called «demos» and…
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Gorgoroth – Destroyer (Vinyl, LP)
Gorgoroth – Destroyer (Vinyl, LP)Label: Soulseller Records – SSR096LPFormat: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, White/Black marbled VinylCountry: NetherlandsReleased: 2022Style: Black Metal With no further introduction needed, the early Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth had been crushing everything on its path ever since their birth in 1992 and with this, their 4th studio album, things were no different. Introducing Gaahl on vocals on the opening track, and with guest appearances of Frost (Satyricon), Daimonion (Enslaved), Ares (Aeternus) in addition to the reaping vocal performance by legendary singer Pest, all under the supervising leadership of Infernus, the message was clear: total Norwegian black metal destruction! With art directions led by founding member…
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Mayhem – Mediolanum Capta Est (Vinyl, LP)
Mayhem – Mediolanum Capta Est (Vinyl, LP)Label: Peaceville – VILELP1024Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, ReissueCountry: GermanyReleased: 2023Style: Black Metal A SAVAGE SET OF BLACK METAL CLASSICS FROM THE NORWEGIAN LEGENDS CAPTURED IN 1998. Mayhem formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1984 & are infamous as one of the early Scandinavian purveyors of black metal, made even more legendary after the well-documented murder of original Mayhem guitarist Euronymous in 1993. This live album was recorded at a performance at the Rainbow Club in Milan, Italy in November 1998. The line-up features original Mayhem vocalist Maniac, plus Hellhammer on drums, Necrobutcher on bass & Blasphemer on guitar. The show also features a guest appearance…
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Lustmord – [Beyond] (2 x Vinyl, LP)
Lustmord – [Beyond]Label: Pelagic Records – PEL 187-VFormat: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, ReissueCountry: GermanyReleased: Apr 2022Style: Dark Ambient Electronic music pioneer LUSTMORD released an album titled [OTHER] in 2008, to date the only LUSTMORD album with guitars on it, performed by Adam Jones (TOOL), King Buzzo (MELVINS) and Aaron Turner (ISIS). The albums The Dark Places of the Earth and Beyond, both released in 2009, are extensions of the ideas explored in [OTHER] and are taken from the same recording sessions, but with the guitars removed and the essence of [OTHER] distilled and reduced. [OTHER] was a journey with friends, while The Dark Places of the Earth and Beyond…
