• CD,  Distribution

    THE SOIL BLEEDS BLACK – Quintessence

    septiembre 18, 2016

    The Soil Bleeds Black – Quintessence
    Label: The Fossil Dungeon – FD0040
    Format: CD, Album, Digipack
    Country: US
    Released: 2011
    Style: Medieval

    Long out-of-print, The Fossil Dungeon and Argentina’s Twilight Records have teamed-up to re-issue “Quintessence,” the fifth full-length album from THE SOILS BLEEDS BLACK lengthy discography of esoteric, folk-driven, traditionally inspired medieval music.

    “Quintessence” consists of five neo-medieval folk songs, each based on the alchemical elements of earthe, air, fyre, water, and quintessence. This fifth album of theirs showcases the longest songs ever recorded by the band and accomplishes a sound unlike any of their previous musical efforts, while still maintaining their standard of medieval atmosphere. Considered their «neo-folk» album, this release is filled with rich lyrical intricacies and lush acoustic instrumentations. Two additional bonus tracks are included on this album.

    For fans of DEAD CAN DANCE, MEDAEVAL BAEBES, QNTAL, ATARAXIA, ESTAMPIE, etc.

    track list
    º Earthe
    º Air
    º Fyre
    º Water
    º Quintessence
    º Hear the Words of God and the Maid
    º Kyrie Eleison 21st Century *

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  • CD,  Distribution

    The Vision Bleak ‎– The Unknown

    septiembre 16, 2016

    The Vision Bleak –The Unknown
    Label: Prophecy Productions ‎– PRO 191 CD
    Format: CD Digisleeve
    Country: Germany
    Released: 03 Jun 2016
    Style: Gothic Metal

    The second birth of The Vision Bleak

     

    With «Witching Hour» (2013), The Vision Bleak returned to their musical and conceptual roots. They had come full circle – Schwadorf and Konstanz arrived at the end of a journey spanning five albums. They knew exactly that the band’s next step had to mark a new beginning, an advance into … the unknown.

    The title «The Unknown» says it all. For their sixth album, The Vision Bleak broke free from the songwriting patterns of the past and dared to compose without any bias or restriction. The result: «The Unknown» is as diverse and boisterously creative as it can get. An almost palpable intensity, «emotions that are metaphysically present», to quote Schwadorf, permeate the songs and make them sound fresher than many would have expected.

    Lyrically, The Vision Bleak break new ground as well. Gone are the tried-and-trusted nods to horror classics and fictional terror, to legend and lore. What has remained similar is the vividly poetic, at times archaic language, yet the lyrics of «The Unknown» are more metaphoric, closer to the musicians’ lives. Gone, therefore, are the times of «creepy and haunting entertainment» – in 2016, The Vision Bleak are facing their personal demons and the horror that lives within themselves.
    Eventually, this reinvention is also reflected in the graphic design of the album. The spectacular front cover was created by no other than legendary artist Dan Seagrave (Entombed, Dismember, Morbid Angel …), who manages to give life to the world of «The Unknown» in a richly detailed painting.

    So have the two masterminds really shed their identity? Not at all. Initiates will find plenty of familiar elements on «The Unknown»: Schwadorf’s unique guitar melodies, Konstanz’ characteristic singing, the constantly gripping atmosphere, the interplay between fury and elegance … All of this also elevates the deathship captains’ latest work beyond comparison – it is just a breath of fresh air that gives the music a novel shine. «The Unknown» is The Vision Bleak’s second birth.

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  • GH Records

    septiembre 6, 2016

    Opus Nigrum – Journey In The Dark

    Label: Twilight Records  ‎– TW 1.58
    Format: CD, Album
    Country: Argentina
    Released: 2009
    Style: Modern Classical, Darkwave, Ethereal, Ambient

    Opus Nigrum offers a magical experience, with sound that is characterized by impressive compositions, enigmatic melodies, atmospheric, dark, with choral and orchestral arrangements that turn into impressive works of art. Ritual music, neoclassical, epic passages with a strong hermetic alchemical symbolism. Based on three stages in the alchemical process by which the soul passes through many incarnations in its evolution to achieve a state of perfection; the three stages of the alchemical process philosophy:
    Nigredo, Albedo and Rubedo. Opus Nigrum is the dissolution and calcining phase of the form, which is the hardest part of the Great Work, it is the “dark” of the human psyche, emotions, intuitions, perceptions and thoughts buried in the denial of mind, being an introspective journey, an internal search that will go though a gloomy passages, such as war, desire, envy …, culminating in the Red Work, in the Philosopher’s Stone, in The Gold. Cinematographic opus, where battles, temples, warriors are looming, where sacrifices are offer to honor of the ancient gods.

    Buy: 13 € http://www.gh-records.com/12-opus-nigrum-journey-in-the-dark.html

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    Journey in the Dark by Opus Nigrum

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