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Band:BLEEDING EYES
Album:A TRIP TO THE CLOSESET UNIVERSE
Label:GO DOWN
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Three years after "One Less to My Last " (2009), we are proud to announce our latest effort entitled, "A Trip to the Closest Universe". Recorded and produced at Bad Rum Studios (Asolo TV), mixed and mastered by Tommaso Mantelli (Aka Captain Mantell) at "Groove Studio" Will be released in December 2012, on Go Down Records. Cover art concept by Bleeding Eyes & EEviac, designed by EEviac. "A Trip to the Closest Universe" consists of six tracks for a total of 33 minutes of music.It's a musical journey that ranges from sludge/metal, to stoner with psychedelic influences
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Band:JUNO REACTOR
Album:LABYRINTH
Label:PLANETWORKS
Format:CD
Genre:Industrial/EBM
In 2000, world renowned trance artist Juno Reactor, released “Shango,” the band’s fifth and extremely successful full length album. Since the release of “Shango,” Juno Reactor has been involved in various other projects including the production of several tracks for “Matrix: Reloaded” and “Matrix: Revolutions” as well as a Juno Reactor greatest hits compilation entitled “Odyssey 1992- 2002.” The compilation highlighted the genius of the band as it included tracks from each album, helping to give insight into the versatility of Juno Reactor as a band that borrows from multiple genres: Trance, Techno, Pop, Industrial, Rock, Dance and World. After four years since the release of “Shango,” Juno Reactor is now ready once again to combine elements from different genres to create another aural masterpiece. The band’s newest album, “Labyrinth,” features nine tracks, two of which are remixes of songs from the “Matrix” movies.
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Band:MOUNTAIN WITCH
Album:COLD RIVER LP
Label:THIS CHARMING MAN
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Since then Mountain Witch has not only recruited a third member in bass player Tobert Knopp, they have returned with a more focused and ambitious sound on their follow up album Cold River. Their first release on This Charming Man Records - the Muenster based label responsible for Die Nerven, The Moth, Messer and more - while that loose and low slung spirit of Scythe. still remains, it's now strengthened by an unmistakable 70s psych rock majesty. With vintage tones and killer riffs reminiscent of early Sabbath, their new direction also takes in the boogie of Blue Cheer, ballsy strut of Deep Purple and the total ambition of Pink Floyd. A sound that doesn't shy away from its hard rock roots and at the same time doesn't stop long enough to rest on them. A more structured record than anything they've ever laid down before, Cold River's newest and most noticeable characteristic can be heard in the addition of Rene Sitte's vocals and darkened lyrics. Lysergic tales spun out over haunting grooves that never stray far from the arcane acid jams that inspired them originally and can be heard here echoing across ncient Light' and the curiously titled Shrubbery The Warlock'. There's also a distinct feeling that while the Mountain Witch of old were content to plug in and rock out, the epic guitar assaults and rhythm and doom sections of Sleepers Chant' and The Covey' give this latest incarnation a newfound purpose. One that could give the likes of Dead Meadow, Uncle Acid and former label mates Kadavar.LTD BROWN VINYL LP.
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Band:HAWKWIND
Album:SPACE RITUAL 2014
Label:HAWK
Format:2 CD
Genre:Rock
Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are considered a key link between the hippie and punk cultures. Formed in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and styles of music. Dozens of musicians, dancers and writers have worked with the group since their inception. The original album Space Ritual Alive in Liverpool and London is a 1973 live double album recorded in 1972 by Hawkwind. It is their fourth album, reached #9 in the UK album charts and briefly dented the Billboard Top 200, peaking at #179.
In 2014 Hawkwind returned to this seminal piece of music in its entirety for the first time in 40 years, with a show at the Shepherd's Bush Empire (after a warm up show in Seaton, Devon the day before). The show was a benefit concert for various animal rights groups.
2 CD Set.
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Band:HAWKWIND
Album:SPACE RITUAL 2014 - DELUXE EDITION
Label:HAWK
Format:2 CD/DVD
Genre:Rock
Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are considered a key link between the hippie and punk cultures. Formed in November 1969, Hawkwind have gone through many incarnations and styles of music. Dozens of musicians, dancers and writers have worked with the group since their inception. The original album Space Ritual Alive in Liverpool and London is a 1973 live double album recorded in 1972 by Hawkwind. It is their fourth album, reached #9 in the UK album charts and briefly dented the Billboard Top 200, peaking at #179.
In 2014 Hawkwind returned to this seminal piece of music in its entirety for the first time in 40 years, with a show at the Shepherd's Bush Empire (after a warm up show in Seaton, Devon the day before). The show was a benefit concert for various animal rights groups.
2 CD Plus DVD set.
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Band:PYRAMIDS
Album:A NORTHERN MEADOW
Label:Profound Lore
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
The Texas-based musical contingent known as PYRAMIDS have become quite the musical entity since emerging, almost from out of nowhere, in 2008 with their debut self-titled LP which was released by Hydra Head Records. A record that generated a lot of buzz and acclaim within experimental and extreme metal, with its references to such genres as shoegaze, black metal, ambient/drone, avant-garde, and industrial music respectively.
Following said debut album, PYRAMIDS would suddenly see themselves collaborating with and receiving contributions from a myriad of musicians (also note that the debut album also featured a bonus disc of re-mixes of said tracks from it, re-mixes done by artists such as Blut Aus Nord, James Plotkin, Colin Marston, and Jesu just to name a few), notable artists such as Faith Coloccia (Mamiffer), Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins), Albin Julius (Der Blutharsch), and Colin Marston (who PYRAMIDS would work on a regular basis with), along with making collaborative albums with Nadja, Horseback, and Mamiffer respectively. “A Northern Meadow”, the new full-length PYRAMIDS album, is the band’s direct follow-up (that is not a collaboration or split with any other band) to their 2008 debut.
For “A Northern Meadow”, joining the PYRAMIDS lineup (already consisting of R. Loren, M. Dean, M. Craig, and D. Willaim) is Colin Marston (Gorguts/Krallice/Dysrhythmia), Vindsval (Blut Aus Nord), and William Fowler Collins. The result being an encompassing album that stretches the PYRAMIDS sound even further into something even more grand and epic; the band’s most stunning offering yet, through an overwhelming sound picture heavy in atmosphere and ambience. One that is dark, dreamy, and lush, yet claustrophobic, mechanically crawling, and surgically cold at the same time.
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Band:POMBAGIRA
Album:FLESH THRONE PRESS
Label:SVART
Format:2 CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Deep occult doom metal from England's masters of the genre !
Svart Records will release Pombagira's highly anticipated new album, Flesh Throne Press, on March 27th. The band's sixth album since their inception in 2007, Flesh Throne Press sees Pombagira expanding on themes in their previous double-album release, Maleficia Lamiah. Recorded in July 2014 across two intense weeks, the band put down over 80 minutes of material, all of which will be made available on double- CD and double-LP formats. Musically, this album projects Pombagira forward with a mind-expanding purpose for exposing the body to a varied compositional range. When it is heavy, it obliterates in an avalanche of riff-making, and when in full tilt, it is only matched by the orchestral quality produced by tracking six amps and cabs for every guitar take. More concise in its delivery than Maleficia Lamiah, the overall cerebral effect of Flesh Throne Pressupon the listener is apocalyptic. It will not only rattle you to the very core of your being, but it also wills the listener to a plane where an inner meditative pose can be sustained. This is accomplished by way of the heaviest songs Pombagira have written to date, and by injecting stripped-down undistorted constituents to the proceedings. 2 CD.
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Band:POMBAGIRA
Album:FLESH THRONE PRESS - LP
Label:SVART
Format:2 LP VINYL
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Deep occult doom metal from England's masters of the genre !
Svart Records will release Pombagira's highly anticipated new album, Flesh Throne Press, on March 27th. The band's sixth album since their inception in 2007, Flesh Throne Press sees Pombagira expanding on themes in their previous double-album release, Maleficia Lamiah. Recorded in July 2014 across two intense weeks, the band put down over 80 minutes of material, all of which will be made available on double- CD and double-LP formats. Musically, this album projects Pombagira forward with a mind-expanding purpose for exposing the body to a varied compositional range. When it is heavy, it obliterates in an avalanche of riff-making, and when in full tilt, it is only matched by the orchestral quality produced by tracking six amps and cabs for every guitar take. More concise in its delivery than Maleficia Lamiah, the overall cerebral effect of Flesh Throne Pressupon the listener is apocalyptic. It will not only rattle you to the very core of your being, but it also wills the listener to a plane where an inner meditative pose can be sustained. This is accomplished by way of the heaviest songs Pombagira have written to date, and by injecting stripped-down undistorted constituents to the proceedings.2-LP SET.
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Band:K-X-P
Album:111 Part 1
Label:SVART
Format:CD
Genre:ELECTRO ROCK
Return of the Finnish innovators !
K-X-P have long identified as being an “anti-band” and as they move onto their third album, III, they continue to be so by defying both convention and expectation. For K-X-P every new record is another layer of skin shed; new territories are broached, areas explored and fresh influences imbued. The critically acclaimed pop-tinged electronic whirlwind that was their last release, II, has given way to something stripped and primed, leaving a dense yet sparse record of cinematic ambient techno fused with churning, progressive space rock. This follows hot on the heels of the group’s proto techno banger, 2014’s The History of Techno EP. CD.
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Band:K-X-P
Album:111 Part 1 - LP
Label:SVART
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:ELECTRO ROCK
Return of the Finnish innovators Finnish innovators K-X-P have long identified as being an “anti-band” and as they move onto their third album, III, they continue to be so by defying both convention and expectation. For K-X-P every new record is another layer of skin shed; new territories are broached, areas explored and fresh influences imbued. The critically acclaimed pop-tinged electronic whirlwind that was their last release, II, has given way to something stripped and primed, leaving a dense yet sparse record of cinematic ambient techno fused with churning, progressive space rock. This follows hot on the heels of the group’s proto techno banger, 2014’s The History of Techno EP.
LTD VINYL LP !
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Band:ATOMIKYLA
Album:ERKALE
Label:SVART
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Psych/Garage
Oranssi Pazuzu join forces with Dark Buddha Rising.
There is a certain force, a kind of mental gravity, that pulls certain people towards the same psychic space and state of mind. Once both Dark Buddha Rising and Oranssi Pazuzu were dragged by this force the inevitable finally occurred. Atomikylä was born. Still caught in the vortex of this force they are searching a way out. Knowing the only way towards freedom is to let it all go through crooked riff spirals and wasted feedback worship. Erkale, their debut album, is a tribute to the lit moments of freedom in Wastement, the asylum for this view on life. Atomikylä sounds like the offspring of Buddha and Pazuzu from a parallel universe. Utilizing the same energies and powers as the mother units yet sounding very original. Through the space filled with heavy psychedelia and distant light, one comes up with only one question: Who goes there?
LTD VINYL LP !
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Band:KINGSTON WALL
Album:I
Label:SVART
Format:LP
Genre:Psych/Garage
Kingston Wall's debut album is a psych-prog rock behemoth, much ahead of its time when released in 1992. Finally available on vinyl, the album is presented here properly mastered for vinyl by Orgone Studios and with three bonus live tracks taken from the album release show, all previously unreleased.
LTD VINYL LP.
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Band:GARDEN OF WORM
Album:IDLE STONES
Label:SVART
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Pastoral Scandinavian psychedelia meets free-form doom metal
GARDEN OF WORM is a trio operating in Tampere, Finland. Having played progressive rock in various groups, in 2003 the group decided it was time to play simple & basic doom metal. Thus the WORM was born. After several releases on several metal labels, the latest being the successful album for Shadow Kingdom Records (2010), the band went into hibernation. The new album Idle Stones is a product of this long period of quiet life. After the ambitious debut full lenght the band were unsure for a time regarding the direction their art would take next. Slowly the doomier, grimmer material allowed improvisation to creep in, and the entire work has a newfound sense of spontaneity. In 2014 GOW is a different beast than the creature of the early days. The band sounds more inspired and relaxed than ever. The doom metal base is still present, but there's also psychedelic warmness to the sound as well as freedom, like witnessed in the work of improvising rock units such as AMON DÜÜL (II) and TRÄD GRÄS & STENAR. The freedom also adds to the intensity of the live performances - even though there are always composed songs in the set, the improvisational passages keep the band focused on the moment. Anything can happen.
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Band:GARDEN OF WORM
Album:IDLE STONES - LP
Label:SVART
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Pastoral Scandinavian psychedelia meets free-form doom metal
GARDEN OF WORM is a trio operating in Tampere, Finland. Having played progressive rock in various groups, in 2003 the group decided it was time to play simple & basic doom metal. Thus the WORM was born. After several releases on several metal labels, the latest being the successful album for Shadow Kingdom Records (2010), the band went into hibernation. The new album Idle Stones is a product of this long period of quiet life. After the ambitious debut full lenght the band were unsure for a time regarding the direction their art would take next. Slowly the doomier, grimmer material allowed improvisation to creep in, and the entire work has a newfound sense of spontaneity. In 2014 GOW is a different beast than the creature of the early days. The band sounds more inspired and relaxed than ever. The doom metal base is still present, but there's also psychedelic warmness to the sound as well as freedom, like witnessed in the work of improvising rock units such as AMON DÜÜL (II) and TRÄD GRÄS & STENAR. The freedom also adds to the intensity of the live performances - even though there are always composed songs in the set, the improvisational passages keep the band focused on the moment. Anything can happen. LTD VINYL LP
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Band:HEAVYDEATH
Album:ETERNAL SLEEPWALKER
Label:SVART
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Named one of CVLT Nation’s “Top 6 New Bands You Must Hear Today”, Heavydeath was formed with the purpose of creating and playing some kind of “heavy death” music.
The music is recorded as a trio. No frills: just guitar, bass, drums, and some vocals on top/inside of it. To date, Heaydeath have recorded four demos, alternately released on cassette and digital formats. Slated for release on March 9th via Svart, the debut album of Heavydeath was recorded under rather simple conditions in the summer of 2014: simply a drum-kit, a bass, and a guitar and with no overdubs. In the landscapes of heavy riffs, there are also some chanting vocals here and there in the songs, too. As the band state, “We have, just like the previous demo recordings, tried to keep the material straight and ‘primitive’ in the same Heavydeath style. We enjoy creating small details like morbid dis-harmonies and melodies in the riffs, but we have also tried to make it sound a little different than previous recordings. It would be boring if the album sounds exactly like the demo recordings. One thing is, for sure, it sounds AS HEAVY AS DEATH. CD.
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Band:HEAVYDEATH
Album:ETERNAL SLEEPWALKER - VINYL
Label:SVART
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Named one of CVLT Nation’s “Top 6 New Bands You Must Hear Today”, Heavydeath was formed with the purpose of creating and playing some kind of “heavy death” music.
The music is recorded as a trio. No frills: just guitar, bass, drums, and some vocals on top/inside of it. To date, Heaydeath have recorded four demos, alternately released on cassette and digital formats. Slated for release on March 9th via Svart, the debut album of Heavydeath was recorded under rather simple conditions in the summer of 2014: simply a drum-kit, a bass, and a guitar and with no overdubs. In the landscapes of heavy riffs, there are also some chanting vocals here and there in the songs, too. As the band state, “We have, just like the previous demo recordings, tried to keep the material straight and ‘primitive’ in the same Heavydeath style. We enjoy creating small details like morbid dis-harmonies and melodies in the riffs, but we have also tried to make it sound a little different than previous recordings. It would be boring if the album sounds exactly like the demo recordings. One thing is, for sure, it sounds AS HEAVY AS DEATH............LTD VINYL LP.........
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Band:MORBID EVILS
Album:IN HATE WITH THE BURNING WORLD
Label:SVART
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Slow, downtuned misanthropia with Rotten Sound vocalist.
Morbid Evils started in early 2014 out of the members' shared love of downtuned riffs played at a slug's pace and their hatred of humanity in general, and at the brink of summer, they found themselves with an album's worth of original material. Recording sessions and post-production took place throughout the hot season in the darkness of the band's own rehearsal room. The album was created from start to finish with a strongly organic approach, and much of the instrumentation was recorded live. Comments vocalist Keijo Niinimaa (Rotten Sound), "We have a desolate worldview, and our aim is to create soundscapes that suck the listener into fiery sewers in which there is no hope for a future."
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Band:MORBID EVILS
Album:IN HATE WITH THE BURNING WORLD - LP
Label:SVART
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Slow, downtuned misanthropia with Rotten Sound vocalist.
Morbid Evils started in early 2014 out of the members' shared love of downtuned riffs played at a slug's pace and their hatred of humanity in general, and at the brink of summer, they found themselves with an album's worth of original material. Recording sessions and post-production took place throughout the hot season in the darkness of the band's own rehearsal room. The album was created from start to finish with a strongly organic approach, and much of the instrumentation was recorded live. Comments vocalist Keijo Niinimaa (Rotten Sound), "We have a desolate worldview, and our aim is to create soundscapes that suck the listener into fiery sewers in which there is no hope for a future."
LTD VINYL LP.
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Band:TERVEET KADET
Album:LAPIN HELVETTI
Label:SVART
Format:CD
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Just two years after the previous album Musta Hetki, Finland's long-running hardcore powerhouse Terveet Kädet return with "Lapin Helvetti".
Just two years after the previous album Musta Hetki, Finland's long-running hardcore powerhouse Terveet Kädet return with Lapin Helvetti. Terveet Kädet have come a long way since the ungodly racket leader Läjä and his bandmates churned out in Tornio, Lapland in 1980, but the northern furor shows no signs of slowing down. Named mentor by bands like Sepultura, Terveet Kädet's current lineup features singer Läjä Äijälä with guitarist Ilari, bassist Jani and drummer Aki. Lapin Helvetti ("The Hell of Lapland") dives, as can be expected, headlong into the netherworld and bangs on the gates of hell. Hellish Lapland is filled with 18 tales about the fear of death, estrangement, human frailty and illnesses of the mind. CD.
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Band:TERVEET KADET
Album:LAPIN HELVETTI - LP
Label:SVART
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
Just two years after the previous album Musta Hetki, Finland's long-running hardcore powerhouse Terveet Kädet return with Lapin Helvetti.
Just two years after the previous album Musta Hetki, Finland's long-running hardcore powerhouse Terveet Kädet return with Lapin Helvetti. Terveet Kädet have come a long way since the ungodly racket leader Läjä and his bandmates churned out in Tornio, Lapland in 1980, but the northern furor shows no signs of slowing down. Named mentor by bands like Sepultura, Terveet Kädet's current lineup features singer Läjä Äijälä with guitarist Ilari, bassist Jani and drummer Aki. Lapin Helvetti ("The Hell of Lapland") dives, as can be expected, headlong into the netherworld and bangs on the gates of hell. Hellish Lapland is filled with 18 tales about the fear of death, estrangement, human frailty and illnesses of the mind.
LTD LP.
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Band:SANDRIDER and KINSKI
Album:SANDRIDER and KINSKI
Label:GOOD TO DIE
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Metal
Brand new split 12" LP featuring 5 unreleased tracks from Seattle heavyweight’s Sandrider and veteran psych rockers Kinski. The Sandrider side was engineered by Matt Bayles (Russian Circles, KEN Mode, Mastodon) at Red Room Studio in Seattle and features two originals that capture both Sandrider’s melodic and crushing sides as well as a beefed up cover of Jane’s Addiction’s “Mountain Song”. The Kinski side was engineered by Phil Manley (Les Savy Fav, Rye Coalition, Oneida) at El Studio in San Francisco and features 14 minutes of new music stretched between two new tripped out rockers from the Seattle stalwarts.
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:COLD WAVES OF COLOUR
Label:LION PRODUCTIONS
Format:CD
Genre:Drone/Ambient
Cold wave, electronic synth pop, and minimal tracks from the Color Tapes archive, recorded between 1981-1985
Features cold wave pioneers Lives of Angels, WeR7, and Modern Art - Tracks drawn from DIY cassette editions of 100 copies (or less) - Two bonus tracks not on import vinyl edition
Collection of rare UK cold wave tracks taken from Color Tapes label cassettes released in micro editions between 1981-1985. Color Tapes was the brainchild of future Sun Dial leader Gary Ramon: "Living in East London, it was a very grey and bleak time. Huge imposing tower blocks, gasworks and concrete just about everywhere. You couldn't walk through some areas without the risk of being shot at by an air rifle, or worse. Luckily, salvation was in the music. The musical landscape was changing. I saw a very early gig by an unknown all-synth band called Depeche Mode at a dingy pub under a flyover called The Bridge House in Canning Town, London. Following this I saw Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and started buying records by the likes of Afrika Bambaataa. At the other end of the musical spectrum, we were picking up records by Stockhausen, John Cage, Pierre Henry and Moondog, and combing junk shops for anything else that looked interesting!" The UK cassette scene and DIY ethos were thriving. Color Tapes was born. Home multi-track recorders were luxury items. They had to make do with sound on sound recorders, bouncing between reel-to-reel and cassette machines if they wanted stereo. What you're about to hear for the first time since those days is a snapshot of Color Tapes: released material and other unissued tracks too. This compilation is the first of a series of Color Tapes/Lion Productions releases of material from the Color Tapes archives
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Band:EDUARDO MATEO and JORGE TRANSATE
Album:MATEO Y TRASANTE
Label:LION PRODUCTIONS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:PSYCH/INSTRUMENTAL
First time vinyl reissue of this tremendous 1976 guitar/percussion album.
From the original multi-track master tapes
Four panel insert has info on the making of the album as told by Jorge Trasante, lyrics in English and Spanish + amazing session photos by Enrique Abal Oliú.
"Under the dark cloud of an early 1970's dictatorship, most musicians fled Uruguay. Not the nation's best, iconoclast Eduardo Mateo. It was during this dark period that Mateo reached his zenith as a composer and arranger, with a help from famous Afro-folk percussionist Jorge Trasante. On this album, Mateo goes deep into sonic explorations of percussion variations and guitar techniques. Mateo’s voice also underwent a mutation for the album, which many people thought the result of a deep mental illness; Trasante explains that Mateo used modulations drawn from Arabic music to “get into different characters with his voice.” This record is now considered indisputable evidence of Mateo’s genius. “If Eduardo Mateo was a genius, and that fact no one who has heard his music doubts, then ‘Mateo y Trasante’ is his masterpiece. There were some who said that Mateo and Trasante were both crazy, that Mateo could not sing. Mateo and Trasante resisted the vile and ruthless criticism of those skeptics: those who resisted the quality and depth of this record. Mateo and Trasante resisted, immovable, as are those who know that history will have its day of judgment. To paraphrase someone who knew music and much more, for the truth and Mateo, I sign my name here.” —Daniel Figares.
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Band:FLASHBACK MAGAZINE
Album:ISSUE SIX
Label:FLASHBACK
Format:MAGAZINE
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Issue Six of the highly acclaimed square bound heavy weight magazine/ book FLASHBACK.
Available from all good Independent Records stores...
Features on... SAM GOPAL Despite recording frustratingly little, this groundbreaking Malaysian tabla virtuoso had a powerful impact on London’s late-60s underground rock scene.
Jukebox - Cathedral’s Lee Dorrian on twelve tracks that have inspired him
Album By Album - The renowned producer and bassist Tony Reeves talks us through several of his productions and performances
TeenSet - The story behind this pioneering 1960s American rock magazine
First Person - The reclusive singer-songwriter Bill Fay offers some rare insights into his unique music
Aardvark - At long last, the taxonomy of this elusive British progressive beast
The David - The remarkable tale of these precocious Californian teens
Margo Guryan - A detailed interview with the singer-songwriter behind 1968’s wondrous Take A Picture album J
James Williamson - An in-depth audience with the legendary Stooges guitarist
Jimmy Page His fullest ever interview about the Yardbirds, unseen since early 1969.
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Band:SHINDIG MAGAZINE
Album:ISSUE 46
Label:VOLCANO PUBLISHING
Format:MAGAZINE
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
ISSUE 46 OF THE GARAGE / PSYCH BIBLE.
Features :THE KINKS 1966 And All That: Breaking Down In Swinging London BLUE CHEER San Fran’s loudest! One of the final interviews with Dickie Peterson, the original heavy metal kid MIND GARAGE Late ’60s American act who journeyed from the psychedelic Underground to the Church FATHER JOHN MISTY One time Fleet Fox furthers solo career. Plus SWAMP DOGG * RYLEY WALKER * MOON DUO * WOLF PEOPLE * JODOROWSKY and all the usual news and reviews...
Available at all good Independent Records Stores.
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Band:SULA BASSANA
Album:THE NIGHT
Label:SULATRON RECORDS
Format:CD
Genre:Kraut / Space Rock
After selling out the first edition of this CD, sulatron decided to re-release it in Jewelcase. There is still an interest in this psychedelic spacerock masterpiece by Dave Schmidt, aka Sula Bassana, (guitarplayer of Electric Moon!) after 1000 CDs and 800 LPs have been sold!
Dave Schmidt composed and recorded all tracks. Also he played all instruments: Drums, bass, guitars, synthesizer, organ, gong... and did some vocals. Words and vocals in the Titletrack (The Night - part 2) by Stefan Koglek of Colour Haze! Everything recorded in his little homestudio. Mastered by krautrocklegend EROC.
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Band:ELECTRIC MOON
Album:INFERNO.
Label:SULATRON RECORDS
Format:CD
Genre:Kraut / Space Rock
NEW CD-ISSUE with new Artwork!
Electric Moon are unstopable! Many live shows and releases make Electric Moon be Germany’s most productive band while being a real high flyer file under Psychedelia. Interno is a deep journey to your inner worlds... 2 „songs“, together more than 66 minutes, pierce deep into your subconsciousness, while the music stopps being only music... Recorded in the beginning of 2011 and released in small quantities as CD-R once, this album now sees the world’s light as official release. Komet Lulu (bass, effects, artwork), Sula Bassana (guitar, effects, organ, recording) and Alex (drums), have captivated a meditative and ecstatic trip - on a record. „Mental Record“ indicates with it’s more than 14 minutes, where the trip „Inferno“ will take you. „Inferno“, the yet longest official Electric Moon track. The listeners on youtube were asking so hard for this release that we decided just to do it – so here you are: INFERNO! More than 900.000 (!) plays on youtube were reason enough..
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Band:TAHTI PORTTI
Album:TAHTI PORTTI
Label:SVART
Format:CD
Genre:Avant-Garde
Tähtiportti (Stargate) is a veritable who's who of Finnish leftfield music scene....
... Albert Witchfinder (Reverend Bizarre, Opium Warlords, Spiritus Mortis) on vocals, while Vilunki 3000 (Op:l Bastards, Larry & The Lefthanded), Stiletti-Ana (Jesse) and Randy Barracuda (Imatran Voima) handle the instrumentation. Over a downbeat, almost frozen techno music backdrop a Finnish male voice recounts stories of abysses, of an abyss within the abysses. In an ancient kingdom, beyond time and space. Open your mind, open your bowels. Let the stream flow. In the shadow of the gates in your mind. Primitive techno and the darkly ancient flow of poetry are the fuel that Tähtiportti runs on. Svart Records will release the Tähtiportti album on CD, LP and digital formats on February 27th. The official music video, directed by the renowned director Miika Lommi, is up on youtube now. The song is Poikarakkaus (Love Between Boys), which is a cover version of a Finnish cult tune from the 80s - CD.
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Band:TAHTI PORTTI
Album:TAHTI PORTTI - LP
Label:SVART
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Avant-Garde
Tähtiportti (Stargate) is a veritable who's who of Finnish leftfield music scene...
... Albert Witchfinder (Reverend Bizarre, Opium Warlords, Spiritus Mortis) on vocals, while Vilunki 3000 (Op:l Bastards, Larry & The Lefthanded), Stiletti-Ana (Jesse) and Randy Barracuda (Imatran Voima) handle the instrumentation. Over a downbeat, almost frozen techno music backdrop a Finnish male voice recounts stories of abysses, of an abyss within the abysses. In an ancient kingdom, beyond time and space. Open your mind, open your bowels. Let the stream flow. In the shadow of the gates in your mind. Primitive techno and the darkly ancient flow of poetry are the fuel that Tähtiportti runs on. Svart Records will release the Tähtiportti album on CD, LP and digital formats on February 27th. The official music video, directed by the renowned director Miika Lommi, is up on youtube now. The song is Poikarakkaus (Love Between Boys), which is a cover version of a Finnish cult tune from the 80s
LTD LP
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Band:GALILEO 7
Album:ONE LIE AT A TIME
Label:STATE RECORDS
Format:7" VINYL
Genre:Psych/Garage
There may be a time when the words ‘ex-member of the legendary Medway garage-mod-rockers The Prisoners, and currently playing bass in Graham Day & the Forefathers’ don’t need to be appended to anything that Allan Crockford does with his own band – or any of the multitude of bands he’s played in since the Prisoners split in 1986 – but he’s not holding his breath. He’s just getting on with making great records with The Galileo 7. Their 3rd album, ‘False Memory Lane’, was critically well received and showed the band capable of confounding and improving on the Medway DIY garage rock stereotype:
Now The Galileo 7 roar back with a new line-up making its recording debut on this double A-side 7” single. And the sound has evolved... or regressed... or just exploded. Pocket dynamo (and State Records head honcho) Mole moves from bashing the bass to fulfilling his true calling – smashing seven shades out of his vintage Premier drumkit. Original bouncing bassist Paul Moss returns to fill the gap, creating a new rocket-fuelled, over-revving rhythm engine that nearly tears itself of its mountings. Couple that engine with four-part harmonies, baroque flavoured organ and Mellotron noodlings from Viv Bonsels, fuzz-laden crunchy guitar and two typically twisty, turny psych-power-pop tuneramas from Crockford, all lovingly captured in futuristic mono at Jim Riley’s Ranscombe Studios, and you have one of those rare beasts—a single that demands to be flipped ad infinitum. There is no B-side. This double A sided, AAA rated slab of finely judged melodic noise could be from 1968 or 1978... or even 2015. Grab yourselves one of these limited edition, purple picture-sleeved objects of primitive beauty now...
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Band:THEE JEZEBELS
Album:BLACK BOOK
Label:STATE RECORDS
Format:7" VINYL
Genre:Psych/Garage
The wind-swept south east coast of England brings forth Thee Jezebels, and not a moment too soon! Building up a fan base through gigs both here and on the continent, Thee Jezebels power their way through an anti-fairytale approach to story telling.
Now, Lois (drums, ex-Embrooks/Dirty Burds), Letty (bass, The Sine Waves) and Laura (vocals/guitar)—fuelled by the great garage, punk & british r&b gods such as The Who, The Stranglers & Dr Feelgood—bring their brand of fuzzedup, raucous, pub-rock 'n' roll direct to your hi-fi via their debut single, released on State Records.
Thee Jezebels promise to save you from the dull times as well as provide healthy doses of advice about who to keep your daughters away from, with a prescription of 'Black Book' b/w 'Cried Over You'. Fans, this is the treatment you will not regret. LTD TO 500...
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Band:LITTLE FREDDIE KING
Album:MESSIN' AROUND THE LIVING ROOM
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Blues
Introduced onstage as: “The world renowned, hard to kill, pistol-packin’, chicken-pickin’, string-pullin’, show stoppin’, freight train hoppin’, gamecock walkin’, master of electricity, king of gutbucket blues, connoisseur of women, His Royal Highness”, Little Freddie King is a key figure in the New Orleans’s music scene and brings unrivaled enthusiasm, passion and style to his performances. As the blues evolve, artists with Mr. King’s life experience and exposure to earlier generations of this music are slowly disappearing. Freddie has become one of New Orleans’s great cultural ambassadors as he has extended his music and travel beyond the City to a National and Global audience. His style is rooted in a unique combination of Mississippi country and New Orleans urban flavor to make a gumbo of Blues that unleashes his pride in both regions.
"The slop bucket wheeze put out on his cover of King Curtis's "Soul Twist" is potent enough to turn George W. Bush into the Godfather of Soul. It's is THAT country and THAT ghetto." Offbeat Magazine
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Band:TOM BROUSSEAU
Album:PERFECT ABANDON
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Folk
Perfect Abandon is the new album by Tom Brosseau. It was produced, engineered and recorded in Bristol, England by John Parish (PJ Harvey, Sparklehorse, Peggy Sue) and Ali Chant, features a 2-piece drum kit, double bass and Stratocaster guitar. Themes of the songwriting include man struggles to understand divinity, betrayal of a kinsman, discovery, individualism, love. “The title comes from a page in the long-forgotten Delmore Brothers autobiography, Truth Is Stranger Than Publicity. In it Alton Delmore writes about J.L. ‘Joe’ Frank, one of the first big-time country music promoters and managers in Nashville, and specifically how he wore his hat ‘with a perfect abandon.’ In the Delmore book there are no photos of Joe and his hat, so you must use your imagination. Me? I envision the crown of the hat to be pushed way back on the head, so that the peak of the hat is up beyond the hairline, exposing the forehead, the facial features, like James Dean in Giant. While the hat may appear to be getting away, it never fails. A person in this fashion could be perceived to be without restraint. Life is not a care, life is not a worry.”
“North Dakota troubadour brings stark, trembling beauty to folky acoustic pop. The world is better for it.” - MOJO
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Band:BP FALLON
Album:LIVE IN TEXAS
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Rock
Saustex is pleased to present Live In Texas, the latest release from BP Fallon. Fallon has spent a lifetime in music as a storied DJ (U2's Zoo TV Tour), writer, photographer, publicist (Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, T Rex) and manager but has come to the table as a performer only relatively recently. Described in Hammer Of The Gods as “a visionary imp”, by Vogue magazine as “a gentle wispy sorcerer”, and by Bono as ” a rock’n’roll creature. The only white black man I know apart from Bob Dylan”, Fallon has always possessed a nose for what is new and crucial. This live album finds BP in fine form and was recorded October 2014 in Austin, Texas. Accompanied by Aaron Lee Tasjan on acoustic guitar and joined mid-set by Danny B. Harvey and Joe “King” Carrasco, BP spins a grand and artfully connected tale that is equal parts poetry, song and history lesson, climaxing with the rave-up “Van & Gloria”. This 700 copy limited edition CD is a must for any true connoisseur of the art of rock’n’roll.
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Band:TWENTY TWO HUNDRED
Album:CARNAVAL DE VENUS
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Formed in Australia in 2010, Twenty Two Hundred quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting rock bands to emerge in years. Personally invited on tour by Slash in 2011 and again in 2014, these guys delivered their classic groove heavy rock to audiences all over Singapore, Japan, Korea and Hong Kong and most recently the UK, also sharing the stage with Coheed and Cambria and Stone Temple Pilots. In 2012, the band travelled to Los Angeles to complete their debut album "Carnaval De Vénus", rocking audiences at the Whisky A Go Go along the way. Twenty Two Hundred [Mark Wells (Ronnie Wood Band), Drew Alig, Marcus Kain and Tony Cardenas-Montana (Great White, Slash)] are a behemoth of riff driven, classic grooves, with songwriting and musicianship to match.
Just completed UK tour with Slash (Guns & Roses).
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Band:WHITEHORSE
Album:LEAVE NO BRIDGE UNBURNED
Label:BURNSIDE
Format:CD
Genre:Alt-Country / Americana
Leave No Bridge Unburned sees Whitehorse shaping a bigger, bolder rock sound. Any lingering assumptions that the husband and wife duo is working within the boundaries of a folk duo should be put to rest. Leave No Bridge Unburned is a fiery, forceful and finely tuned album that showcases an abundance of guitar slinging, exceptional songwriting and white-hot desire. Whitehorse formed in 2010 by Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland. The band was nominated for the Polaris Short List (2013) for The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss, their debut full-length album.
“Domestic bliss with a serrated edge. At once erotically charged and exuberant” – Uncut
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Band:PRETTIEST EYES
Album:LOOKS
Label:AAGOO RECORDS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Post Punk
Forming amongst the toxic sludge in Los Angeles sewers rises the city’s greatest new threat, the PRETTIEST EYES. Their new album, LOOKS, is set to be released by Aagoo Records on March 9 2015 (Euro Release date), on vinyl and digital formats. The band crafts a completely menacing blues-based sound, attacking from all angles and firmly keeping their feet in the murky pools of psych and noise. Originally from San Juan, but now based in LA, the band operates as a three piece – Pachy takes care of the drumming and vocals.
Marco plays bass and Paco plays keyboards, and both together provide backup singing. Their album packs a psychedelic punch like the best of their California-based brethren, elevating songs from wild to straight-up berserker status. The three-pronged vocal effort calls to mind Florida’s Jacuzzi Boys or even Hungry Gayze. The end result yields a nerve-racking blend of prismatic psychedelic punk, loaded with razor-sharp elements and buzzing keyboards processed through effect pedals for an excruciating crunch.
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Band:ACORN FALLING
Album:2ND PLATEAU OF NORMALCY
Label:VICIOUS RECORDS
Format:CD
Genre:Avant-Garde
Acorn Falling is a Copenhagen based ensemble formed in 2009 by the multi instrumentalist, composer and producer, Lars Kivig. Acorn Falling is know for having some quite prominent guest musicians on their album projects. Including cello player, John Contreras of Current 93, percussionist Thomas Wydler of The Bad Seeds, Peter Principle of Tuxedomoon and many other fine artist. Live, the music of Acorn Falling varies from dark experimental, ambient soundscapes into regular modern alternative semi acoustic tracks with vocals and backing band. Because of the flexible nature of Acorn Falling the band can play shows all between ambient solo gigs and full sized band shows. The performance of Acorn Falling are mostly designed for the nature of the gig, venue or setting.The debut album, Cabinet of Curiosities (2011), received very positive feedback and reviews in both the native Denmark but also International recognition. Now Acorn Falling is back with the 2nd release, 2nd Plateau of Normalcy
The guest list on this 2nd release counts among others, Thomas Wydler (The Bad Seeds), John Contreras (Current 93), Zef Noise (Bauhaus/Peter Murphy), Peter Principle (Tuxedomoon) and Joseph Budenholzer (Backworld).
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Band:ANTIONE FAFARD
Album:AD PERPETUUM
Label:UNICORN DIGITAL
Format:CD
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
Ad Perpetuum, released in October 2014, is bass player Antoine Fafard’s third album of new work, and features Vinnie Colaiuta and Jerry De Villiers Jr throughout the collection. Colaiuta’s extraordinary performances show why he is a true drum legend, while De Villiers Jr’s beautiful tone and inspired guitar work will prove irresistible to all fans of jazz fusion. Additional guests include keyboardist Gerry Etkins on three songs and saxophonist Jean-Pierre Zanella on another three tracks. Another significant contribution comes from Gary Husband, who features on the intense drum duet D-Day. Vinnie Colaiuta and Jerry De Villiers Jr were involved in the Ad Perpetuum project from its inception. A two-day session booked with Vinnie for January 2014 provided the deadline for writing the material, giving Antoine a threemonth window to compose all the pieces for the album. This was the first time that Antoine had been challenged to meet a specific deadline for a personal project.
The music on Ad Perpetuum encompasses a broad spectrum of grooves and atmospheres. A conscious effort was made to offer a multitude of tempos, time signatures, structures and harmonic variations in order to showcase the virtuosity of the players. De Villiers Jr’s incredible guitar playing and tone brings a deep vitality to the music, while Colaiuta’s playing is simply flawless
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Band:EERO KOIVISTOINEN
Album:HATI HATI
Label:SVART
Format:CD
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
"Eero Koivistoinen is one of the mainstays of jazz in his part of the world, a true elder statesman. Finland has some of the best trained musicians around who are completely aware of the jazz legacy, versed in modern harmony and ways of thinking. The album Hati Hati is what I consider a real hard-core contemporary jazz recording, without any concessions to popular culture or some of the excesses of the musical period we live in. There is a palpable sense of honesty, thought, experience and commitment that is apparent from the first note." Dave Liebman Koivistoinen's sizeable list of works includes hundreds of works, instrumental music for ensembles of various sizes, and vocal music. Among recent larger works is eg Round about Monk, an orchestral suite on the themes of Thelonious Monk arranged for a symphony orchestra, commissioned by RSO (Radio Symphony Orchestra), multimedia work Baltic Sea Blues for Sinfonietta and jazz trio commissioned by Kymi Sinfonietta and CD album of children songs commissioned by UMO Jazz Orchestra. Eero has been collaborating with many legendary music makers like Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Tom Harrell, Randy Brecker, Gil Evans, John Scofield, Ron McClure, Jack DeJohnette etc. CD.
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Band:EERO KOIVISTOINEN
Album:HATI HATI - LP
Label:SVART
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:JAZZ/JAZZ ROCK
"Eero Koivistoinen is one of the mainstays of jazz in his part of the world, a true elder statesman. Finland has some of the best trained musicians around who are completely aware of the jazz legacy, versed in modern harmony and ways of thinking. The album Hati Hati is what I consider a real hard-core contemporary jazz recording, without any concessions to popular culture or some of the excesses of the musical period we live in. There is a palpable sense of honesty, thought, experience and commitment that is apparent from the first note." Dave Liebman Koivistoinen's sizeable list of works includes hundreds of works, instrumental music for ensembles of various sizes, and vocal music. Among recent larger works is eg Round about Monk, an orchestral suite on the themes of Thelonious Monk arranged for a symphony orchestra, commissioned by RSO (Radio Symphony Orchestra), multimedia work Baltic Sea Blues for Sinfonietta and jazz trio commissioned by Kymi Sinfonietta and CD album of children songs commissioned by UMO Jazz Orchestra. Eero has been collaborating with many legendary music makers like Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Tom Harrell, Randy Brecker, Gil Evans, John Scofield, Ron McClure, Jack DeJohnette etc. LTD VINYL LP
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Band:CZAR
Album:CZAR
Label:Sunbeam
Format:LP
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Originally released in 1970, Czar is firmly established as one of the most sought-after progressive rock albums ever released in the UK. An intense brew of Hammond organ, mellotron and scorching psychedelic guitar, it’s certain to appeal to fans of King Crimson, Atomic Rooster, the Nice and Led Zeppelin. Presented here complete with eight bonus tracks and a full-colour booklet (incorporating rare photographs and comprehensive sleevenotes), this definitive reissue is a simply essential purchase for all lovers of heavy progressive psychedelia.
180g LP with CD.
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Band:CLARK HUTCHISON
Album:A = MH 2
Label:Sunbeam
Format:LP
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
As virtuoso musicians and members of Sam Gopal’s Dream, Andy Clark and Mick Hutchinson were well-known to regulars at legendary London clubs such as UFO and Middle Earth when they decided to branch out as a duo. Recorded in two intense overnight sessions in May 1969, A=MH2 is a scorching blend of jazz, raga, blues and psychedelia that has long been established as one of the key recordings to have emerged from the UK psychedelic underground. It’s presented here as a Single LP, together with their March 1969 recording debut, an unreleased collection of acid blues that features some equally stunning musicianship. The sleeve comes complete with a booklet containing detailed notes and previously unpublished photos, making it the most comprehensive vinyl edition of this groundbreaking music ever assembled.
180g LP With CD.
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Band:TWINK
Album:THINK PINK (MONO AND STEREO)
Label:Sunbeam
Format:2CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Recorded in London in July 1969, and featuring members of Tomorrow, the Pretty Things, the Deviants and Tyrannosaurus Rex, the legendary Think Pink is one of the hallowed relics of British underground rock. Its strikingly different mono mix was intended to appear in Decca’s celebrated Nova series, but the release was cancelled and the mix has never been heard – until now. Assembled with the full participation of John ‘Twink’ Alder, the set comes complete with detailed notes, rare images and eight bonus tracks making it truly essential for fans of UK psychedelia.
Fullest ever reissue - mono and stereo mixes - 2 CD set with bonus tracks.
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Band:SEE THROUGH DRESSES
Album:SEE THROUGH DRESSES
Label:THIS CHARMING MAN
Format:CD
Genre:Indie/Shoegaze
See Through Dresses released their debut self-titled LP in November of 2013. Principal songwriters Mathew Carroll and Sara Bertuldo (which was part of Tim Kashers latest Album “Adult Film” and did the whole US-Tour), along with drummer Nate Van Fleet, have crafted a catalogue of songs indebted to classic post-punk and new wave artists of the 80′s, but their sonic footprint more closely resembles the textural treatments of 90′s dream-pop and shoegaze.
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Band:SEE THROUGH DRESSES
Album:SEE THROUGH DRESSES - LP
Label:THIS CHARMING MAN
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Indie/Shoegaze
See Through Dresses released their debut self-titled LP in November of 2013. Principal songwriters Mathew Carroll and Sara Bertuldo (which was part of Tim Kashers latest Album “Adult Film” and did the whole US-Tour), along with drummer Nate Van Fleet, have crafted a catalogue of songs indebted to classic post-punk and new wave artists of the 80′s, but their sonic footprint more closely resembles the textural treatments of 90′s dream-pop and shoegaze.
COLOURED VINYL LP.
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Band:ABIGOR
Album:1994-1998
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:LP BOX SET
Genre:Black Metal
ABIGOR - 6 LP box / PK - SILENIUS – TT / The complete Hörnix recordings A vinyl box - presented in a form desired by the band for a long time: all the ´classic´ 90s recordings at Hörnix sound studio released as 6 LP set. 6 lp’s in a slipcase box with extensive booklet and detailed liner notes, giving insight to the formation of Abigor, the individual recording sessions, the lyrical influences and atmosphere of the times right through to the split of the ´classic´ line-up in 1998, in best visual and sonic quality exclusively.
LP1: VERWÜSTUNG/INVOKE THE DARK AGE LP2: ORKBLUT (THE RETALIATION) including ´Shadowlord´, recorded in the same period LP3: NACHTHYMNEN - FROM THE TWILIGHT KINGDOM LP4: OPUS IV LP5: APOKALYPSE LP6: SUPREME IMMORTAL ART
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Band:THE HOWLING WIND
Album:VORTEX F
Label:THRONE
Format:LP VINYL
Genre:Black Metal
12" VINYL LP album - Gatefold jacket - 400 copies worldwide
This is the 4th and brand new album from the US Black Metal two-piece. THW is master-minds Ryan (Unearthly Trance, Force & Fire, Serpentine Path, Humanless) and Tim (Aldebaran, Mournful Congregation). This is epic, space, ambient Black Metal. "Vortex" is an album which grows in you with every listen
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Band:UNEARTHLY TRANCE
Album:OUROBOROS
Label:THRONE
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
2xCD - 3-panel Digipack album - 460 copies worldwide
The UT's final release is a 120+ minutes collection featuring all the band's vinyl-only releases, including 3 unreleased tracks! All of it re-mastered. These are the vinyl titles included in Ouroboros: · Lord Humanless 7" (2001) / · Frost Walk With Me 7" (2003) / · Veins 10" (2007) / · The Axis Is Shifting 10" (2007) · Split 10" with Suma (2008) / · Split 10" with Ramesses (2009) / · Split 7" with Aldebaran (2009) / · Split 7" with Minsk (2009) / · Split 7" with Wooden Wand (2010) / · Split 12" with Endless Blockade (2010) / Plus the unreleased stuff.
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Band:NOOTHGRUSH
Album:ERODE THE PERSON 1997-1998
Label:THRONE
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
CD Digipack album - 460 copies worldwide
A re-mastered collection of Noothgrush’s mid 90’s best recordings. Includes the very rare and limited split vinyls with Gasp, Suppression, Carol Ann, Wellington and Corrupted. Plus a good bunch of re-arranged and unreleased stuff. Comes packed in a very neat inside-out printed piece of deluxe digipack with envelope containing a 12 pages comprehensive booklet. This is a reissue of the 2006 Throne Records original jewel case CD release, which includes unreleased artwork and updated info.
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Band:FVNERALS
Album:THE LIGHT
Label:THRONE
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Drone/Ambient
12" VINYL LP album - 200 copies worldwide
Fvnerals play mesmerizing Dark Ambient, Sludge Post-Rock, Drone eerie occult Folk. The band delivers haunting and atmospheric sounds raised by hypnotic female vocals. While evoking some Chelsea Wolfe, Monarch, Shannon Wright, Sunn O))), Earth, or Shora ("Malval" era), FVNERALS (hailing from Brighton, UK) add their own style and class to it. This is an amazing debut album!
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Band:NIGHT
Album:SOLDIERS OF TIME
Label:GAPHALS
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Soldiers Of Time holds 11 tracks of pure rock music were the band explores new territories and reconnects with the force that burns strong within. Expanding their views on hard rock at the same time as they keep one fot with their self-proclaimed ”80´s heavy metal before 81” attitude from their S/T debut album.
Soldiers Of Time was recorded at Studio Underjord by Joona Hassinen (Year of the Goat, Skreakoedlan, Vanhelgd) and produced by Niels Nielsen (Ghost BC, Dead Soul). The drums on the album is handled by Martin Hjerstedt (Pg.Lost, Dead Soul). Cover by Mattias Frisk (that previously have done artwork for Ghost BC, Vampire and Morbus Chron). CD.
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Band:NIGHT
Album:SOLDIERS OF TIME - GREEN VINYL
Label:GAPHALS
Format:LP - GREEN
Genre:Metal
Soldiers Of Time holds 11 tracks of pure rock music were the band explores new territories and reconnects with the force that burns strong within. Expanding their views on hard rock at the same time as they keep one fot with their self-proclaimed ”80´s heavy metal before 81” attitude from their S/T debut album. Soldiers Of Time was recorded at Studio Underjord by Joona Hassinen (Year of the Goat, Skreakoedlan, Vanhelgd) and produced by Niels Nielsen (Ghost BC, Dead Soul). The drums on the album is handled by Martin Hjerstedt (Pg.Lost, Dead Soul). Cover by Mattias Frisk (that previously have done artwork for Ghost BC, Vampire and Morbus Chron)
2nd and highly anticipated new album • LP (Green vinyl Limited to 400 copies) comes in full colour artwork with 5mm spine and poster • LP includes CD and digital download.
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Band:NIGHT
Album:SOLDIERS OF TIME - BLACK VINYL
Label:GAPHALS
Format:LP - BLACK VINYL
Genre:Metal
Soldiers Of Time holds 11 tracks of pure rock music were the band explores new territories and reconnects with the force that burns strong within. Expanding their views on hard rock at the same time as they keep one fot with their self-proclaimed ”80´s heavy metal before 81” attitude from their S/T debut album. Soldiers Of Time was recorded at Studio Underjord by Joona Hassinen (Year of the Goat, Skreakoedlan, Vanhelgd) and produced by Niels Nielsen (Ghost BC, Dead Soul). The drums on the album is handled by Martin Hjerstedt (Pg.Lost, Dead Soul). Cover by Mattias Frisk (that previously have done artwork for Ghost BC, Vampire and Morbus Chron).
LP (Black vinyl) comes in full color artwork with 5mm spine and poster • LP includes CD and digital download.
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Band:NIGHT
Album:SOLDIERS OF TIME - PURPLE VINYL
Label:GAPHALS
Format:LP - PURPLE VINYL
Genre:Metal
Soldiers Of Time holds 11 tracks of pure rock music were the band explores new territories and reconnects with the force that burns strong within. Expanding their views on hard rock at the same time as they keep one fot with their self-proclaimed ”80´s heavy metal before 81” attitude from their S/T debut album. Soldiers Of Time was recorded at Studio Underjord by Joona Hassinen (Year of the Goat, Skreakoedlan, Vanhelgd) and produced by Niels Nielsen (Ghost BC, Dead Soul). The drums on the album is handled by Martin Hjerstedt (Pg.Lost, Dead Soul). Cover by Mattias Frisk (that previously have done artwork for Ghost BC, Vampire and Morbus Chron).
LP (Purple vinyl Limited to 400 copys) comes in full color artwork with 5mm spine and poster • LP includes CD and digital download.
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Band:NOCTURNALIA
Album:ABOVE BELOW WITHIN
Label:GAPHALS
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Above Below Within is the second full length album by Swedish psychedelic rock quintett Nocturnalia (formely known as Nocturnal). It's a seven track opus with a more cultivated sound than it's predecessor but with the same underlying philosophical concept which has always been the foundation of their creative process. The album was recorded and mixed by the bands newly added guitarist Linus Lundgren at studio Ganymeden in Linköping during the summer of 2014. Unlike the last recording they also decided to produce the album by themselves, leaving a more personal mark on the final outcome.
For fans of: Devils Blood, Mark Knopfler, UFO and Deep Purple mark II
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Band:NOCTURNALIA
Album:ABOVE BELOW WITHIN - GREEN
Label:GAPHALS
Format:LP - GREEN VINYL
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Above Below Within is the second full length album by Swedish psychedelic rock quintett Nocturnalia (formely known as Nocturnal). It's a seven track opus with a more cultivated sound than it's predecessor but with the same underlying philosophical concept which has always been the foundation of their creative process. The album was recorded and mixed by the bands newly added guitarist Linus Lundgren at studio Ganymeden in Linköping during the summer of 2014. Unlike the last recording they also decided to produce the album by themselves, leaving a more personal mark on the final outcome.
LP (Transparant Green vinyl limited to 400 copys) comes with gatefold cover with CD and digital download
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Band:NOCTURNALIA
Album:ABOVE BELOW WITHIN - BLACK
Label:GAPHALS
Format:LP - BLACK VINYL
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Above Below Within is the second full length album by Swedish psychedelic rock quintett Nocturnalia (formely known as Nocturnal). It's a seven track opus with a more cultivated sound than it's predecessor but with the same underlying philosophical concept which has always been the foundation of their creative process. The album was recorded and mixed by the bands newly added guitarist Linus Lundgren at studio Ganymeden in Linköping during the summer of 2014. Unlike the last recording they also decided to produce the album by themselves, leaving a more personal mark on the final outcome.
LP (Black vinyl) comes with gatefold cover with CD and digital download.
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Band:PNEU
Album:DESTINATION QUALITE
Label:HEAD RECORDS
Format:CD
Genre:Postrock / Post Hardcore / Noise
Destination Qualité : the third album of the instrumental duet (guitar / drums) from Tours (France) was recorded in July 2014 by Andrew Schneider (Pigs, Unsane, Made Out Of Babies) 9 tracks of math rock, noise, experimental music with punk feeling. On their previous albums they invited Eugene Robinson of Oxbow on one track, this time it is the singer Pete Simonelli from the band Enablers. They use to tour Uk with Shield Your Eyes. The cover is a patchwork of images cut and pasted from an old encyclopedia bought at the flea market. Graphic work of JB, the drummer, like all the albums covers of the band.
RIYL: Lightning Bolt, Don Caballero, Hella, The Redneck Manifesto, Shipping News etc...
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Band:PNEU
Album:DESTINATION QUALITE - LP
Label:HEAD RECORDS
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Postrock / Post Hardcore / Noise
Destination Qualité : the third album of the instrumental duet (guitar / drums) from Tours (France) was recorded in July 2014 by Andrew Schneider (Pigs, Unsane, Made Out Of Babies) 9 tracks of math rock, noise, experimental music with punk feeling. On their previous albums they invited Eugene Robinson of Oxbow on one track, this time it is the singer Pete Simonelli from the band Enablers. They use to tour Uk with Shield Your Eyes. The cover is a patchwork of images cut and pasted from an old encyclopedia bought at the flea market. Graphic work of JB, the drummer, like all the albums covers of the band.
FOR FANS OF : Lightning Bolt, Don Caballero, Hella, The Redneck Manifesto, Shipping News ; LTD LP
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Band:PERSONAL BEST
Album:ARNOS VALE
Label:SPECIALIST SUBJECT
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Indie/Shoegaze
Bristol’s fuzzy power pop trio, Personal Best are back with their first full length, Arnos Vale.
Influenced heavily by the 1990s US indie rock scene, Personal Best take cues from the likes of Superchunk, The Lemonheads & Sleater Kinney, to create a dynamic and hook filled album. Like all the best pop they aren’t afraid to sing unashamedly about love; lyrically, Arnos Vale focuses on the exhilaration and anxiety of being in love, realising what you have but being scared to lose it.
"Personal Best sound like an homage to 90s indie rock, with their fuzz-fueled power pop melodies and echoing vocals" – Noisey
LP.
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Band:ON BODIES
Album:THE LONG CON
Label:IRISH VOODOO
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Punk / Hardcore
ON BODIES plays dark, seething, highly – critical hardcore with a snarl. Formed in 2012 by vocalist Damien Moyal and bassist Rich Thurston, ON BODIES execute a distinctive brand of hardcore punk that’s just plain mean.
On “The Long Con” EP, the band barrels forward at breakneck speed, while Moyal’s vocals scold with commanding, rabid precision. And always, at the black, embittered heart of each song, is an uncomfortable and highly – critical sense of urgency and discontent. This EP is an uncompromising exploration of existential themes, and an unapologetic lambasting of organized religion and zealotry.
Former members of Culture, As Friends Rust, Morning Again, Blood Has Been Shed, and Terror.
The Long Con Vinyl release, will be a limited 10” vinyl with a gold foil record jacket - Pressing of 500.
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Band:VARIOUS ARTISTS
Album:SPIRIT OF SIRENNA VOLUME 9
Label:SIREENA
Format:CD
Genre:Psych/Garage Reissues
Sireena Records continues the tradition and presents Vol. 9 of the popular series "The Spirit of Sireena". The CD includes contributions from the last 12 months. The label again offers a uniquely diversified limited compilation at a very special price. Be fast!
01 Freedom "Dusty Track" 7:56 02 Tribute "Scottish Mystery" 4:45 03 General Lee Band "Dead and Gone" 4:29 04 Nattefrost "Transformation" 4:50 05 Jochen Brückner "Looking Back" 3:45 06 Cinema "Rushhour" 3:05 07 Paul Roland "Meadows of the Sea" 4:36 08 Ramses "Look at your Neighbour" 6:50 09 Ramones "Blitzkrieg Bop" 2:00 10 Keef Hartley Band "You can't take it with you" 9:08 11 Bad News Reunion "Moon over You" 3:47 12 Schaper, Engel & McGrogan "Who are we" 4:05 13 Nattefrost "Norse" 6:30
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Band:KEN FOUST
Album:KEN FOUST
Label:SIREENA
Format:CD
Genre:SINGER/SONGWRITER
For five years, from 1980 to 1985, he lived in the mountains of western NC. “Old Time” and “Bluegrass” were the main music from this area. The bluegrass styles can be heard all through this latest album, “Ken Foust”. In 2002, his brother Steve Foust introduced him to Tom Constanten (TC), former keyboardist of GREATFUL DEAD. “Moved To Stanleyville” by Tom Constanten & Ken Foust was released 3 years later, both independently in the US and through a partnership with Sireena Records in Germany for European Distribution. This latest release, the eponymously titled “Ken Foust”, is a collection of original compositions which span from 1984 until June 2014. The style of music on this album could be described as: Carolina Americana. This effort took six months of steady work at a beautiful country music studio headed up by Jamie Hoover, who co-produced the album with Ken. Jamie also recorded & coproduced “Moved To Stanleyville”. This is a worthwhile album for you to acquire and to add to your music collection!!!!
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Band:TIBET
Album:TIBET
Label:SIREENA
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Prog Rock
German band TIBET was formed in 1972, having been inspired by the Eastern experimentation of groups such as the BEATLES and THIRD EAR BAND. The band toured extensively throughout the seventies, opening occasionally for fellow countrymen and friends of the band KRAAN, but managed to release only a single album, their self-titled 1979 studio release. The tracks for the debut album were recorded in three separate sessions dating from December 1976 to September 1978, The band's sound was a complex fusion of astral rock, jazz, classical music and Tibetan sounds, heavily keyboarddriven (Hammond, mellotron) and compared to the likes of ELOY, AMENOPHIS, and even URIAH HEEP, although most of their studio release consists of tracks that are similar in style but more reserved than any of those bands. Lyrics (when present) were primarily in sung English, but the band was known to play longer instrumentals in concert, and three such tracks appear on their studio release. Having failed to make a commercial impression with their one record, TIBET decided to call it quits and disbanded following their final concert appearance on March 22, 1980. TIBET deserves recognition for having been a small part of the progressive music scene with their extensive live performance history throughout the seventies, and for the eclectic and ambitious style of music for which they were known by their small but persistent fan base.
Released on 180 Gram vinyl / Special vinyl mastering / Limited edition LP - white vinyl
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Band:DEWA BUDJANA
Album:HASTA KARMA
Label:FREILAND
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Prog Rock
Joined by a superb cast of marquee players, Dewa Budjana's new release, 'Hasta Karma,' sets a new benchmark for modern progressive jazz excellence in the 21st century. With a vibe and feel more akin to that of a band with decades of experience together, Dewa and his stellar session-mates - the legendary NYC vibraphonist, Joe Locke, and Pat Metheny Unity Group's rhythm core: the fabulous, articulate young upright bassist, Ben Williams, and the extraordinary maestro drummer, Antonio Sanchez - create superlative atmospheric textures that transport listeners to destinations of soaring altitude. Augmenting proceedings further is the glowing work of the legendary Indonesian keyboardist, Indra Lesmana. Showcasing his compositional and arrangement skills at their absolute finest, most finely-honed, Budjana has delivered his ultimate masterpiece in 'Hasta Karma. ' Capitalizing on their extraordinary gifts, Dewa Budjana pushes the band, and his music, to new, unparalleled heights. Oozing quality at every turn and dripping emotion throughout, this is music that is supremely visionary, ambitious and majestic. . . . and, perhaps in spite of its polish, it is undeniably straight from the heart. All the players involved contribute some of the most convincing performances of their impressive careers, yet the multifarious displays of individual greatness never upstage the corporate sanctity of the musical moment. This is modern progressive jazz at its most sensitive -- and its very best.
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Band:LOUDNESS
Album:LAW OF DEVILS LAND - REISSUE
Label:Krescendo
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Released on January 21st 1983 and again produced and engineered by Daniel McClendon, ‘The Law Of Devil’s Land’ is packed full of hard rocking highlights such as “Speed”, “Mr. Yes Man”, “The Law of Devil's Land”, “Show Me the Way” and “Black Wall”, all resplendent with powerful riffs and pounding bass and drums. For many, this album perfectly sums up the Loudness sound and therefore is considered by many to be the band’s finest hour. The album was eventually to be picked up for distribution in Europe by Roadrunner records, making it the band’s first album to receive a release outside of Japan. Definitely a sign of things to come...
‘The Law Of Devil’s Land’ is released here on CD for the first time outside of Japan and it has never sounded so good.
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Band:YandT
Album:OPEN FIRE.
Label:MAJESTIC ROCK
Format:CD
Genre:Classic Rock/Metal
Y&T were one of the 80’s defining hard rock acts, with a succession of ballsy, European styled albums to their credit that quickly established the band as major attractions on the gig circuit. Originally released in 1985, ‘Open Fire’ was the band’s first live album and it contains a number of the band’s most explosive tracks, including the romping ‘Forever’, ‘I Believe In You’ and the all time classic ‘Rescue Me’, one of the highlights of the bands magnificent ‘Earthshaker’ album.
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Band:KNOCK OUT KAINE
Album:RISE OF THE ELECTRIC JESTER
Label:Rocksector
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
Lincoln-based rockers Knock Out Kaine deliver a 2nd album of absolute quality commercial rock, absorbing influences from recent tour dates with Status Quo, Love/Hate, Adler's Appetite & When Angels Suffer (Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P.), combined with astonishing pop melodies which take the band's sound to a new level.
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Band:HORN OF THE RHINO
Album:SUMMONING DELIVERANCE.
Label:DOOMENTIA
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
Once again, HORN OF THE RHINO and DOOMENTIA are a pair that has come a long way together. Ever since their 2010 ‘Weight of the Coronation’, ‘Summoning Deliverance’ is their fourth collaboration, including the re-release last year of ‘Breed of the Chosen’ their very first proper recording originally issued as RHINO back in 2007. The trio might have entered their tenth year as a band but they’re still growing and this is, by far, their most adventurous and ambitious work yet. Here, their quite unique mix of sludge, grunge and thrash takes here a whole new dimension. Javier Galvez soulful voice may still be their biggest asset but on ‘Summoning Deliverance’, they’ve proving that although they’re still heavy-as-fuck, they’ve got any tricks up their sleeve. If sometimes they plough headstrong into the nearest wall, they also like to suggest in a very subtle yet menacing way that that even darker clouds are ahead.
CD
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Band:HORN OF THE RHINO
Album:SUMMONING DELIVERANCE - LP
Label:DOOMENTIA
Format:2 LP VINYL
Genre:Death Metal
Once again, HORN OF THE RHINO and DOOMENTIA are a pair that has come a long way together. Ever since their 2010 ‘Weight of the Coronation’, ‘Summoning Deliverance’ is their fourth collaboration, including the re-release last year of ‘Breed of the Chosen’ their very first proper recording originally issued as RHINO back in 2007. The trio might have entered their tenth year as a band but they’re still growing and this is, by far, their most adventurous and ambitious work yet. Here, their quite unique mix of sludge, grunge and thrash takes here a whole new dimension. Javier Galvez soulful voice may still be their biggest asset but on ‘Summoning Deliverance’, they’ve proving that although they’re still heavy-as-fuck, they’ve got any tricks up their sleeve. If sometimes they plough headstrong into the nearest wall, they also like to suggest in a very subtle yet menacing way that that even darker clouds are ahead.
2 LP Set.
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Band:HORN OF THE RHINO
Album:GRENGUS - CD
Label:DOOMENTIA
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
Not that many band cite as influences BOLT THROWER, AUTOPSY and WINO or SOUNDGARDEN. Then again, not that many bands sound like Bilbao’s HORN OF THE RHINO. If in 2010 their first album ‘Weight Of Coronation’ on Doomentia Records proved to be slippery case – that is an album that denies any form of categorization, apart maybe from being filed under the ‘fucking heavy’ tag – its follow-up will undoubtedly see even more people scratching their heads, that is if they manage to survive this insanely powerful barrage of riffs.
A far more heavier and meaner affair than their previous offering, the subject matters of this fourth full-length alone should easily tip those who will dare stepping in that ‘Grengus’ is no nice walk in the park with songtitles like “Piles Of Severed Heads”, “Waste For Ghouls” or “Awaken Horror Of Tuul”. Once again, you’ll find here a collusion of sludge, doom and heavy fuckin’ metal but with the band own twist. Then again, it’s never totally devoid of melody somehow, with guitar player and frontman Javier Gŕlvez unmistakable voice still be the most valuable weapon in their armoury as he’s more than ever able to rasp in a demonic voice one second and sing in a soothing yet desperate way the next.
2nd album on CD.
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Band:HOODED MENACE
Album:GLOOM IMMEMORIAL
Label:DOOMENTIA
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
No matter how far they go, some people never forget where they come from. Such one man is Lasse Pyykkö of the mighty HOODED MENACE: created in 2007 in Joensuu, Finland to pay tribute to both the ‘Blind Dead’ movie series and the ancient metal of death, it has since then become one of the most crushing death/doom band around while their so far three full-lenghts and many prestigious festival appearances have gathered nothing but praise and put them at the top of extreme metal’s foodchain.
Yet Pyykkö never turned his back on the underground he came from and still feels part of. And as an active supporter of the scene, he’d always seek out opportunities to exclusive material while teaming up for various splits with very different partners, from well-confirmed deathmetal veterans (ASPHYX) to D-beat masters (ILSA), straight-up weirdos (HORSE LATITUDES) or even Giallo original soundtrack worshippers (ANIMA MORTE). Overall, over the course of seven years, HOODED MENACE has taken part in half-dozen splits and released three EPs, many of them through DOOMENTIA.
Both a gift to their longtime fans that won’t have to spend shitloads of dollars on EBAY to get a worn out copy of those now long out-of-print titles and a little snack while everybody’s waiting to be crushed by their next album (hopefully in 2015), Pyykkö has gathered all those standalone tracks in one place for this compilation. Clocking at a whooping 76 minutes and featuring four different line-ups and such rarities as ‘I, Devil Master’ (recorded for the ‘Live Evil vol.1’ comp) or the very first versions of ‘Fulfill the Curse’ or ‘The Eyeless Horde’ that appeared on the band’s sole demo back in 2007. ‘Gloom Immemorial’ is also graced by a very special artwork courtesy of Chris from Misanthropic Art.
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Band:APHONIC THRENODY
Album:WHEN DEATH COMES
Label:DOOMENTIA
Format:CD
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
APHONIC THRENODY is not what you can call your average band. With various members spread over four different countries and two continents, this now six-headed beast would actually rather label themselves ‘a doom collective’. What was started off initially in London in late 2012 by guitarist Riccardo Veronese from GALLOW GOD and vocalist Rob Mura from URNA was quickly joined by a myriad of musicians from Italy, Hungary or the UK, with extra prestigious guests such as Jarno from SHAPE OF DESPAIR and Greg from ESOTERIC to boot. Based on those names alone, you kind of know from the get-go in what kind of dreaded territories you’re about to enter, desolate doom/death soundscapes verging on funeral doom where the words ‘epic’ and ‘mournful’ doesn’t even start to cover it all.
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Band:GORGUTS
Album:AND THEN COMES LIVIDITY VOL 1
Label:WAR ON MUSIC
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Death Metal
The beginning of Gorguts - the legendary very first demo tape from 1990 which inked Gorguts a deal with Roadrunner. Raw gritty death metal demos, yet clear, tight and intricate with full indication of where they would go with Considered Dead and beyond.
Limited pressing, 500 Units Worldwide
New Original Artwork - Carefully Remastered By Colin Marston (Gorguts, Krallice, Dysrhythmia)
180g / 45Rpm
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Band:GORGUTS
Album:AND THEN COMES LIVIDITY VOL 2
Label:WAR ON MUSIC
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Death Metal
Considered Dead and Erosion of Sanity demos in full, first time ever on vinyl. Raw intricate death metal, the gritty texture works with the songs producing versions some might even prefer to the studio takes.
Limited pressing / 500 Units Worldwide / New Original Artwork
Carefully Remastered By Colin Marston (Gorguts, Krallice, Dysrhythmia)
180g Heavy Vinyl
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Band:GORGUTS
Album:AND THEN COMES LIVIDITY VOL 3
Label:WAR ON MUSIC
Format:VINYL LP & 7"
Genre:Death Metal
A series of demo tapes from the Obscura era, nearly an hour of insane avant-garde raw death metal spread out over a 12" LP + 7". Tapes from 1993, 1994 and 1995 containing astonishing versions of most of the material that would eventually comprise the Obscura album.
Limited pressing, 500 Units Worldwide / New Original Artwork / Carefully Remastered By Colin Marston (Gorguts, Krallice, Dysrhythmia)
180g Heavy Vinyl / Bonus 7” Included
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Band:ED SHEERAN
Album:OFF THE RECORD
Label:CLOUD LINE MEDIA
Format:DVD
Genre:POP
Having first begun releasing music way back in 2005 while still in his early teens, Ed Sheeran’s steady rise to the top has been hard won. First conquering his native Britain before winning over audiences across the globe, with the support of prominent collaborators and colleagues such as Elton John, Jamie Foxx and Taylor Swift he has finally emerged on the world stage as the most talented singer-songwriter of his generation.
This DVD features over two hours of filmed interviews with Ed Sheeran, from his early days as a developing and ambitious young musician to his present-day status as a global star. Ed reveals himself to be a down-toearth yet charming artist with a real passion and dedication to his music and a sharp sense of humour, fully prepared to discuss his work and his life with a refreshing honesty.
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Band:CHARLI XCX
Album:TRUE CONFESSIONS
Label:CLOUD LINE MEDIA
Format:DVD
Genre:POP
Talented, beautiful, outspoken and defiant, Charli XCX has brought a freshness and a swagger back into pop music. With a unique sound that fuses punk attitude with a dancefloor sensibility, the young star has quickly risen to international fame. This DVD features interviews from across her career, in which Charli discusses music, life, love, partying, fashion and everything in between, and they capture a rising star who’s passionate and driven while also looking to live her life to the full.
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Band:5 SECONDS OF SUMMER
Album:OFF THE RECORD..
Label:CLOUD LINE MEDIA
Format:DVD
Genre:POP
Michael, Luke, Calum and Ashton. Back in 2011, they were just a group of Australian school friends posting videos of their band, 5 Seconds of Summer, onto YouTube. Within two years, after attracting the interest of major record labels and with the endorsement of One Direction, they would become a global phenomenon. Bucking the trend of recent all-male chart acts, 5SOS offer something new – a pop-punk band of gifted musicians who write their own material and bring rock energy into the mainstream.
This DVD features over 100 minutes of interviews with the band collected from across their brief career, in which they discuss music, life, love, partying, fame and everything in between. The interviews reveal four fun-loving, energetic and ambitious individuals looking to make great music while living life to the full.
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Band:GARTH BROOKS
Album:UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
Label:CLOUD LINE MEDIA
Format:DVD
Genre:POP
When Garth Brooks first appeared on the musical landscape in 1989, few could have predicted the meteoric rise that would follow. Bringing a rock sensibility into Country music, he not only proved a commercial and critical phenomenon, but also revitalized the genre itself, propelling a fading musical form firmly back into the mainstream. Across the next decade he would become the biggest-selling artist of the era, gaining a wide international audience whilst receiving accolades and awards worldwide. And after a lengthy period out of the spotlight, Garth Brooks has finally returned to reclaim his mantel as the King of Country.
This DVD features filmed interviews with Garth from across his illustrious career in which he talks candidly about his music, his life, his fans and his phenomenal success. The interviews reveal a humble and earnest yet humorous musician who is both passionate and focused, and one whose talent and decency have not been affected by his fame.
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Band:CARDINAL NOIRE
Album:CARDINAL NOIRE
Label:EK Product
Format:CD
Genre:Industrial/EBM
Cardinal Noire: creators of menacing angry and deeply dark sounds that are like an extraplanetary subsoil from which they emerge persistently a galaxy of disturbing modulations.
Their sequence immediately inspires a sense of violence and oppression that the listener perceives in the recesses of his brain, until the achievement of a total state of alienation and the full awareness of being projected into a cycle of torment without end. Cardinal Noire is also the title of this important debut-album that focuses in its core a complex EBM/industrial musicality overflowing with aggression and icy ruthlessness, conditions arising from the inner darkness so intensely ingrained within the mind of the protagonists. Nine songs for nine expressions of technological nightmares, all this by harsh -hallucinated vocals that lacerate hearing, by murky emissions of synths and by hammering rhythmical beats that explode in the surrounding space with all their strength.
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Band:GIMME SHELTER
Album:WARNEMUNDE
Label:EK Product
Format:CD
Genre:Synthpop
After the solid qualitative advancement of their electronic style manifested at the beginning of the third Millennium with the promo "Deep Pink Water", the Leipziger duo Gimme Shelter is ready to surprise you by a new release designed with mental clarity and vanguard technologism. Robert Grolms and Niko Kötzsc present in 2015 a masterpiece simply entitled "Warnemünde", an album elaborated with ultra-modern strategies and peculiarities that will be surely appreciated by the masses of alternative listeners. The thirteen episodes included in the tracklist are generators of energy and synthpop / EBM danceability, by the perfect interplay between voice and machines, together with a touch of sophistication that transforms the sounds in moments of great entertainment. The voice of Robert delineates clear harmonies entirely sung in Germanic language, while the synth skillfully maneuvered by Niko propagates catchy notes combined with pulsing bpm's of drum-programming: the result of this synergy is an authoritarian sound, sometimes shady and melancholic, always atmospheric, specifically minded to attract you with its formidable magnetism from which you can not escape.
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Band:RETROGRAMME
Album:FEED
Label:EK Product
Format:2 CD
Genre:Industrial/EBM
The Washington DC-based Retrogramme possess the rare ability to surprise us. Always. Whenever they unleash their creativity we have to wait for a result far above our expectations. The antecedent album "For Our Dearly Departed" of 2012 is still considerated as an object of cult, but the new double full-length "Feed" promises to go further. The band's style is a unique, multiform and sophisticated blend of synthpop, IDM, EBM and darkwave, created through asymmetrical or linear rhythms, alienating consonances and sound abstractions that make Retrogramme one of the most important institutions of their music genre. The new title track enumerates twenty-four songs divided into two separate volumes: each of them is hyper saturated with original sonorities that will drag you into a vortex of dance. The elements to solicit your interest are all there: pulsing bass-lines of drum-programming, robotic or lithe musicality, fascinating and amazing vocalizations. Moreover, the second disk included exclusively a fantastic series of remixes elaborated by Halo Effect, Framework, DrMOllE, Citizen, Bites, Echoknocks, PDR, Poject K -11, Deadliner, Atropine, TourdeForce and Red This Ever.
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Band:GRANDCHAOS
Album:VAUDOU ELECTRIQUE
Label:EK Product
Format:CD
Genre:Industrial/EBM
White Noise, Black Light, Cyber-larsen! The European Electro scene is proud to announce the release of an album that will no doubt become a cult-opus for all fans of Electro/Body Music/Industrial. Indeed, “Vaudou Electrique” is the debut-release of Belgo-French duo VUDUVOX, a.k.a. J-C VTH, frontman of Minimal-Electro/Synthpop act BUZZ, on vox and machines, and Olivier T., live-percussionist for GrandChaos and Industrial-Noise legends Signal Aout 42, on guitar. VUDUVOX provide a unique mix of drum-machine beats, pulsing basslines, abrasive guitar riffs, vivid flashes of minimal synth and dark vocals in French verging on the blasé. But less is more, and their thumping midtempo/uptempo anthems are bound to impulse your dancefloor. Their combination of tense atmospheres, electronic energy and politically -incorrect lyrics are the hall-mark of this great album featuring no fewer than 15 tracks interspersed with 12 short interludes, 68 minutes in all. After a flurry of warning shots, namely the "Sérénade pour un Renégat" demo, released in 2012, various remixes by or for the likes of Implant, Neon Electronics, SA42, Dolls of Pain, Bak XIII, People Theatre, David Harrow or Synthetik Form and fierce live performances alongside Psyche, Implant or Parade Ground - to name but a few - VUDUVOX are here to stay. Just press the start button and their highpotential sonic device will have you grind and bop till you drop.
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Band:GRANDCHAOS
Album:WE SUFFER WHEN THE WORLD CHANGES
Label:EK Product
Format:CD
Genre:Industrial/EBM
Sixteen new and amazing songs announce the return of the legendary Russian artist Tcheleskov Ivanovitch, a protagonist that since early 80's has contributed to spread the EBM sound in Europe by the Belgian project called Ivanovitch DLO created with the second member Trevosky. The Tcheleskov's one-act Grandchaos is still one of the greatest expressions of Electronic Body Music culture, whose discography must necessarily reside in the collection of every fan of this genre. The new album "We Suffer When The World Changes" is the apotheosis of the irreproachable style of this artist: inside its tracks they perfectly interact oldschool EBM, Techno Body Music and functional electro geometries, devised for to make you move following sharply fractionated and pulsing rhythms of drumprogramming, minimal executions of synth and dark baritonal-filtered vocals. The guest of honor is the Belgian EBM / electro / industrial musician Jacky Meurisse, which participates in two spectacular songs, while the remixes by Ethan Fawkes, Atropine, VV303, # 366: A Live Lifed and Parade Ground definitely enrich the tracklist spreading a contagious vitality. Grandchaos deserves a prominent place in your preferences and this exceptional release will know how to make you dance uninterruptedly throughout the Autumn and beyond!
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Band:REPUGNANT
Album:EPITOME OF DARKNESS - LP
Label:SOULSELLER
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Death Metal
The full-length debut album by the masters of total death metal from Sweden, REPUGNANT! This obscure death metal hammer started a whole new wave of Swedish death metal, when originally released in 2006.
Limited edition 180 grams black vinyl with reverse side print outer sleeve.
Ground-breaking old school Swedish death metal album, first released in 2006 - Features (ex-)members of Dismember, General Surgery, Iron Lamb, etc.
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Band:SONIC PROPHECY
Album:APOCALYTPTIC PROMENADE
Label:MAPLE METAL
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
The highly anticipated second album from Utah’s (USA) SONIC PROPHECY features Epic majestic, symphonic power metal anthems from the heavens, that features soaring vocals, blazing guitars, and thundering drums, carrying you along the path to glory!
“Immediately the singer's voice reminds me of Tobias Sammet (Edguy, Avantasia), and he could definitely he the reason this band hits in a big way. This album is a top notch quality album.” – My Global Mind
RIYL: Manowar, Hammerfall, Edguy, Kamelot, Iced Earth, Stratovarius, Helloween, Blind Guardian, Nightwish, Ensiferum, Falconer, Sonata Arctica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest
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Band:SONIC PROPHECY
Album:A DIVINE ACT OF WAR
Label:MAPLE METAL
Format:CD
Genre:Metal
The highly acclaimed Debut album from Utah's (USA) SONIC PROPHECY, “A Divine Act of War” is a full on power metal assault featuring soaring vocals, blazing guitars, and symphonic keys driven at full throttle by the pounding rhythm section. The album was written by the band as a true celebration of all things metal and as such encompasses many metal styles ranging from the heavy, anthemic fist pounding roar of ‘Heavy Artillery’ to the folk‐metal glory of ‘A Warriors Destiny’, or the dark majesty of the title track. From front to back the album truly represents all that is Sonic Prophecy style power metal!
RIYL: Manowar, Hammerfall, Edguy, Kamelot, Iced Earth, Stratovarius, Helloween, Blind Guardian, Nightwish, Ensiferum, Falconer, Sonata Arctica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest
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Band:TOME OF THE UNREPLENISHED
Album:INNERSTANDING
Label:ATMF
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
"Innerstanding" is the debut full-length album by TOME OF THE UNREPLENISHED, a mysterious atmospheric black metal project from Cyprus. Sole member Hermes used to play bass guitar with the satanic blackmetallers Necrosadist, but with TOME OF THE UNREPLENISHED he explores the hidden regions of the soul, abandoning himself and the listener to an emotional rollercoaster of transcendental, cosmic beauty.
In Hermes' own words, TOME OF THE UNREPLENISHED is "An artistic musical project created as a source of self expression and visualization, combined with a soothing yet dismal form of language and execution. The representation of conceptual philosophy, progression, and elevation through sound."
For fans of Spectral Lore, Mare Cognitum, Midnight Odyssey
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Band:ANTAGONISTE
Album:THE MYTH OF MANKIND
Label:ATMF
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Pulled out of the Earth’s bowels by the Great Architect, the French outsiders known as ANTAGONISTE reveal the Eschatology by transcending the mediocrity of Mankind. Alchemists of the Black Arts, their music destroys the conception of Reality in order to create infinite possibilities. Fashioned, shaped and modelled at Demiurgus Studio, ANTAGONISTE's debut album "The Myth Of Mankind" sublimates the Metal genre with its unique mix of Sludge, Black, Avant-garde, darkened pieces of Progressive music and disharmonic Shoegaze Rock.
For fans of Blut Aus Nord, Neurosis, 80s Dark Wave and Shoegaze Black Metal
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Band:ARVAS
Album:BLACK SATANIC MYSTICUM
Label:ATMF
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Norwegian Black Metal scene recently missed the contact with the roots and his primeval spontaneity, trapped into personal avant-gardism ambitions, too often missing the focus because of the individualist ego. Arvas are ready to take the banner, involving personalities deeply rooted to the scene since the early ’90, where on ’96 “Nocturno Inferno” was born featuring Grim of Gorgoroth & Ares of Aeternus together with the present mastermind V-Rex . The thrashy influences are explicitly manifested, the sound proves the culture and attitude of the band in taking the distance from the newcomers. The Norwegian background isn’t clearly overexposed but grows into the guitar lines for a mature and elitist taste. The Album is produced, mixed and composed by V-Rex, it is mastered by Tom Kvålsvoll at Strype Audio in Oslo.
For fans of Gorgoroth & Aura Noir - One of the last band connected to the true history of the Norwegian Black Metal scene still alive and rocking from the ’90 wave - Featuring ex-Gorgoroth & Aeternus members.
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Band:NYSEIUS
Album:DE DIVINATIONE DAEMONUM
Label:ATMF
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Norma Evangelium Diaboli and all vicious satanic acts of devotion propagandized by this organization opened a new season for the Black Metal scene. French Black Metal scene soon has become the most important alternative to the Scandinavia nature inspired mood, leaving apart the Legion Noire memory to investigate on the more controversial occult fields. “De Divinatione Daemonum” is an open vacuum where the listener can climb losing any contact with the real world, fast but not brutal the descent is made to gradually become surrounded by the hypnotic scenario.
For fans of Deathspell Omega, Ofermod, Watain.
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Band:ERGOT
Album:VICTIMS OF OUR SAME DREAMS
Label:DE TENEBRARUM PRINCIPIO
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
Ergot is a talented project that moves the steps from the roots of the second half of the ’90 decade, inspired by the capacity to merge a grim attitude and instrumental skills. “Victims of our Same Dreams” may be for example a possible evolution of the scene after the Emperor / Enslaved split or the Satyricon Dark Medieval Times album, not too much bombastic on the production but for sure very careful to manifest all shading of its mature form. Not simply a copycat but taking a naïve synthesizers approach to a solid metal skill on the guitars, including also some very emotive and well managed solos. Ergot don’t focus on the regressive side of this music, without affecting an inch of the spontaneity of this music, but pushing the instruments to express those feelings into an higher form of expression.
For fans of early Emperor, Satyricon & Gorgoroth...
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Band:DEIVOS
Album:THEODICY
Label:SELFMADEGOD
Format:CD
Genre:Death Metal
4th full length of this amazing Polish band. 6 brand-new songs recorded in Zed Studio, Poland with producer Tomek Zalewski.
38 minutes of brutal, technical and complex death metal inspired by the best of the genre: MORBID ANGEL, SUFFOCATION, CRYPTOPSY.
This is going to be one of the heaviest releases of 2015!
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Band:AGATHOCLES / SATANIC MALFUNCTIONS
Album:AGATHOCLES / STANIC MALFUNCTIONS SPLIT
Label:SELFMADEGOD
Format:CD
Genre:Grindcore
Belgium's mincecore kings vs UK's fast HC/punk veterans to team up for a split record!!!
AGATHOCLES: 9 brand new studio songs recorded at Caffeine Studios in Sao Paolo, Brazil in October 2013 on a free night when AGATHOCLES were touring in Brazil. With guestmembers and guestdrinkers of ROT, ARMAGEDDOM, CRUEL FACE and SOCIAL CHAOS. Recorded and mixed by the almighty guru Renato Gimenez.
SATANIC MALFUNCTIONS: 7 brand new studio songs recorded in January 2014 by Bri DOOM at the famous 1 In 12 Club, Bradford, UK. Aggressive and ultra fast hardcore/punk mixed with grind/thrash frenzy, fueled by political lyrics.
A must for fans of ACTIVE MINDS, DISORDER, ATAVISTIC, ELECTRO HIPPIES, L’ARM, HERESY.
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Band:KRIGBLAST
Album:POWER TILL DEMISE
Label:SELFMADEGOD
Format:CD
Genre:Grindcore
KRIGBLÅST is punk band based in Austin, Texas including Shane Mclachlan of PHOBIA and FINAL CONFLICT on bass. “Power Till Demise” is 10-song debut album full of intense and melodic d-beat/crustpunk heavily influenced by ANTI-CIMEX, DISCHARGE, BASTARD, WOLFPACK, WOLFBRIGADE, MASSKONTROLL, with little dose of black metal in the vein of DARKTHRONE. CD version also includes 4 songs from the self-titled 7”EP (including DARKTHRONE’s “Transilvanian Hunger” cover song).
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Band:SEPTUAGINTAKROTHEISM
Album:SPHINX ; THE GREAT ENIGMA OF TIMES
Label:FOREVER PLAGUED
Format:CD
Genre:Black Metal
After the debut of their EP on Forever Plagued, SEPTUAGINT has joined forces with another great black metal band named AKROTHEISM, collaborating together to destroy the masses with their unique blend of Orthodox black metal.
Highly recommended o fans of other known Orthodox BM bands. Front artwork done by Artem Grigoryev . Both bands playing live with Acherontas & Ofermod in Athens, Greece, March 2015.
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Band:FUNERAL CIRCLE
Album:SINISTER SACRILEGE
Label:WAR ON MUSIC
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
An hypnotic blend of traditional heavy metal and epic doom,FUNERAL CIRCLE have quickly become a household name among true fans of the genre, receiving even a prominent endorsement from Fenriz of DARKTHRONE. Sinister Sacrilege delivers a serious raw attack, leaning heavier towards the NWOBHM sound which was more prominent in the early years of the band.
Feats FENRIZ of DARKTHRONE - New Original Artwork - Limited Reissue - 500 Copies Worldwide.
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Band:ASTRAKHAN
Album:A TAPESTRY OF SCABS AND SKIN
Label:WAR ON MUSIC
Format:VINYL LP
Genre:Stoner/Doom/Occult/Sludge Metal
ASTRAKHAN deliver astutely crafted metal with a stoner / sludge backbone and hints of heavy / progressive swirling within the marrow. Cut potentially from the same cloth as Kylesa, Mastodon, Anciients etc they serve up this confident combination in 4 epic compositions of progressive metal hypnotism.
Limited pressing, 300 Units Worldwide / 45rpm 180g Heavy Vinyl LP / Bonus 7” Included.
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