• 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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    Manifesto – Exit

    agosto 30, 2016

    Manifesto – Exit
    Label: Reverse Alignment – RA-22
    Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition
    Country: Sweden
    Released: 31 May 2016
    Style: Abstract, Dark Ambient, Experimental

    Being a part of the alternative scene since more than 15 years past, Magnus Zetterberg’s Manifesto has created a trademark of bleak and dark electronica, industrial textures and blackened ambient that satisfies a diverse taste of listening with it’s manifold expression. Catching up with this act in 2008, in connection with the release of the album Core, the label found it only natural to get in touch again. Since then, Manifesto has released material on such labels as Silken Tofu and Bone Structure (to mention a few) and played live across northern Europe.

    Exit is the finalization of four years of transformative work where turbulence, creation and re-creation sets the thematics. The entering track unfolds existence as elusive and impermanent and onwards the harsh sides of reality push us towards entropy.

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