Burzum – Sôl Austan, Mâni Vestan (2 × Vinyl)Label: Back On Black – BOBV375LPFormat: 2 × Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry: UKReleased: 2013Style: Ambient, Modern Classical, Neofolk FANTASTIC 180 GRAM VINYL «Sol austan, Mani vestan» is the 11th album from Burzum and a return to a purely electronic and instrumental expression. «Sol austan, Mani vestan» is different from all the older albums, and yet similar to all of them, and is in style more than anything similar to the oldest ambient music of Burzum, like the tracks «Tomhet», «Han som reiste» and «Channelling the power of Minds into a new God». «Sol austan, Mani vestan» is inspired by and made for the…
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FragmentsHelrunar / Árstíðir Lífsins – Fragments – A Mythological Excavation (Vinyl, LP)Fragments
Helrunar / Árstíðir Lífsins – Fragments – A Mythological Excavation (Vinyl, LP)Label: Lupus Lounge – WOLF 056 LPS, Ván – Ván93Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, SilverCountry: GermanyReleased: Aug 30, 2013Style: Black Metal, Viking Metal Joint conceptual release by the two Mythological Metal bandsApart from being a collaborative effort by Helrunar und Árstí∂ir Lífsins, who each recorded one song of epic length, «Fragments – A Mythological Excavation» also testifies to the friendship between the labels of both bands, Prophecy Productions and Ván Records. As the title of this release (overall duration: 35 minutes) already suggests, both groups delve into mythological topics: Helrunar’s «Wein für Polyphem“ draws from Homer’s «Odyssey» while…
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Blestemat – Poisonous Metal
Blestemat – Poisonous MetalLabel: Silent Future Recordings – SFR007Format: Cassette, EP, Limited Edition, 150 units producedCountry: SwedenReleased: Mar 22, 2024Style: Black Metal ¨Sweden’s Blestemat is a conduit for an inescapable darkness, a black void that both consumes and enlightens. The project’s debut EP, “Poisonous Metal”, is not just music; it’s an existential force, a commemoration of the relentless spirit of black metal. “Poisonous Metal” is a homage to the black metal renaissance of the 2000s, the so-called orthodox current – resonating with the spirit of notable acts like Malign, Watain, and Ofermod. But this is more than a mere tribute; it’s a continuation of a lineage from which younger artists…
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Imha Tarikat – Sternenberster
Imha Tarikat – SternenbersterLabel: Lupus Lounge – WOLF 120MCFormat: Cassette, AlbumCountry: GermanyReleased: 18 Dec 2020Style: Black Metal On «Sternenberster», IMHA TARIKAT take the harsh sound of their debut album «Kara Ihlas» (2019) a huge step further while at the same time staying true to their course. . The German black metal act combines an old school approach based on the Norwegian second wave with dark melodic Swedish influences, vicious outbursts of speed, a dash of punk, and even a pinch of occult rock. Their densely woven string-tapestries allow for distant comparisons with a number of the band’s compatriots, but IMHA TARIKAT chose a very direct, raw, and fierce form of…
