Sunday 31 December 2023

Memories Yet To Come 2023



In alphabetical order:
 
 
 
1. Ancestral Fortitude – Stronghold (Demo 2023)
 
 
2. Arditi – Emblem Of Victory (Full-length 2023)
 

3. At The Altar Of The Horned God – Heart Of Silence (Full-length 2023)

 
 
4. Auriferous Flame – Ardor For Black Mastery (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
5. Carlos Viola – Blasphemous 2 (Original Game Soundtrack 2023)
 
 
 
6. Epheles – Promesses (Full-length 2023)
  
 
 
7. Hate Forest – Sowing With Salt (EP 2023)


8. Hate Manifesto – Αποστάτης (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
9. Homo Deus – First Conquest Of Sastamala (EP 2023)
 
 
 
10. Infernal Curse – Revelations Beyond Insanity (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
11. Kommodus – Wreath Of Bleeding Snowfall (Full-length 2023)

 
 
12. Maȟpíya Lúta – Wowahwala (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
13. Motstand – Motstand (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
14. Nahasheol – Serpens Abyssi (Full-length 2023)

 
 
15. Nattfärd – The Abyss (Full-length 2023)

 
 
16. NHV Beherit – WBRRR (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
17. Orgasm 666 – Blood Vagina Angel (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
18. Pa Vesh En – Martyrs (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
19. Reverorum Ib Malacht – Kyrie Eleison (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
20. Slidhr – White Hart! (Full-length 2023)

 
 
21. Sodality – Benediction Part 1 (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
22. Stygian Ruin – A World Past Hope And Fear (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
23. Thanatomass – Hades (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
24. Thantifaxath – Hive Mind Narcosis (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
25. Todverhexen – Verbotene Hexerei (Full-length 2023)
 
 
26. Trhä – Alëce IΩic (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
27. Urfaust – Untergang (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
28. Urkraft – Lyset Skinner Best I M​ø​rket (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
29. Verminous Serpent – The Mailgn Covenant (Full-length 2023)
 
 
 
30. Virulent Specter – Satanic Territorial Moloch (Full-length 2023)

 
 
 

Thursday 28 December 2023

Sortsind – Sår (1999)


Country: Denmark

Tracklist
1. Vandrer Blandt Dødninge 05:19
2. Blot 04:36
3. Drømme Om Evig Nat 05:54
4. Blandt Grå Monumenter 06:05
5. Sår 05:31
6. Sorte Tårer 03:00
7. Jeg Er Kulden 06:49
8. Vandrer Du I Natten Mørk 09:28
9. Skumring 05:00

Obscure short lived Danish black metal project that operated in the late 90s
consisting of Svig (vocals, guitars), Smerte (bass, keyboards) and Sorg (vocals, drums).
Their debut album was released in 1999 under the title "Sår" on the Danish BTB label
and with the help of Herr. Overgaard handling the drums on two tracks.
The same year a 7'' EP was also released entitled "Tomhed"
featuring three new songs and a forth one taken from their full length album.
This was their last release as the band disbanded after the death of Smerte that committed suicide in 1999.
A third limited edition compilation CDr release followed in 2001 on MP3.com label
and featured various tracks from their two previous releases.
Svig and Smerte were also members of the band Daarlig Stemning.

Monday 25 December 2023

James Plotkin & Mick Harris – Collapse (1996)


Country: United States / England

Tracklist
1. Momentum 11:57
2. Collision 10:28
3. Collapse 19:21
4. Drench 14:39
5. Dissolve 09:49

Collaboration album between American guitarist and producer James Plotkin,
known for his role in bands such as Khanate and O.L.D. with participation in acts like Phantomsmasher and Scorn,
and English musician Michael John Harris that was the drummer for Napalm Death between 1985 and 1991,
before joining Painkiller with John Zorn and Bill Laswell
 and since the mid-90s he has worked in electronic and ambient music, with his main projects being Scorn and Lull.
"Collapse" was recorded in HarrisBlack Box studio using looped guitars and a variety of processed sound sources,
resulting a haunting set of five dark ambient/drone soundscapes.
A second collaboration album was also in the future plans, to be released by Sub Rosa label, but this never happened.

Friday 22 December 2023

Witching Hour – Exhumation (1994)


Country: England

Tracklist
1. Your Cries 03:52
2. Secret Garden 04:16
3. Dead Of Night 03:22
4. Witchcraft 04:14
5. Afterlife 06:34
6. Slave To The Night 06:18
7. Kissed By Death 05:29
8. Fire & Sun 03:44
9. Eyes Of Dawn 04:08
10. Resurrection (Bonus) 04:54
11. Ligeia (Bonus) 05:19
12. Slave To The Night (Bonus) 06:31

Witching Hour formed in 1991, with Trevor Barnes (Vocals/Guitar), Alys Sterling (Bass) and D.B (Keyboards).
Their first gig was performed at the Turk's Head in Richmond and soon they went on to play at Scream and Club Dead Zone
 which were both held at the Camden Underworld and supported bands such as Nosferatu and The Marionettes.
In 1992 D.B eventually left the band due to differences and was replaced with Alex Winton on keyboards.
Also in the same year, a self-produced vinyl EP called "Hourglass" was released to high acclaim.
To promote the EP, they continued to gig, supporting such bands as The Dream Disciples and London After Midnight.
In 1994 Alex left the band to pursue other interests and replaced by the third and final keyboard player, Ash.
1994 also saw the release of the second EP "She's Alive" and the band's first album "Exhumation".
Due to irreconcilable differences things went bad with Ash and he was asked to leave,
with Trevor and Alys continuing to gig as a two piece.
New songs were written and a new album was planned, but this never materialized
due to financial problems and in 1997 Witching Hour disappeared from the scene.
In 2006, after a very long hiatus, Trevor and Alys agreed to play live at a private Halloween party
and this pretty much triggered their official return.
The renewed interest in the band was very positive,
which led finally to their back catalogue being digitally remastered and re-released.
New gigs followed, including a couple of spots at The Purple Turtle in Camden
and at an all-day goth festival in Birmingham.
This also led to Witching Hour playing in Madrid with The Eternal Fall.
In October 2011, the band finally released their second album "Raven",
to coincide with a live performance supporting the band Pretentious, Moi? at Nambucca in Islington, London.
There were plans for more gigs, more releases and more promo videos, but since then no news have surfaced.

Sunday 17 December 2023

Nogbold's Palace – Dark Agony (1998)


Country: Germany

Tracklist
1. Enter The Palace 02:32
2. Sorrow 07:40
3. The End Of Life 08:43
4. Aufmarsch 01:05
5. Thou Art Lord 05:06
6. See Ravens Fly 08:09
7. Dark Agony 02:32

Obscure German hypnotic black/dark metal/ambient project created around 1998.
They self released their first album in 1998 on cassette format under the title "Dark Agony".
Later Irrlichter Records re-released the album on CD featuring bonus tracks from their second album.
In 2003 they published their second album entitled "Nogbold's Palace".
One of their members was also involved with the experimental black metal project Ardulph Ardebahr Wald.