Nergal – Symbol Of Zadkiel (Demo 1992)

Country: Switzerland

Tracklist

1. Rite Of Beltane 04:41
2. Symbol Of Zadkiel 04:28
3. The Winter Soltice Black Mass (Cosmic Brain Surgery) 04:14
4. Fountain (In Eternal Falls) 03:02

Nergal was a black/death metal band from Rubigen, Switzerland.

It was formed in 1989 as P.S.F. (aka Possessed Swiss Formers), by guitarist Mike Burger and bassist Beat Oswald.

Fisch came in to the band handling the drums in 1990 and completed the lineup.

They recorded one demo and a split EP before changing their name to Nergal in 1992.
Under the Nergal moniker they released two demos and two split EPs

(one of them with Bundeswehra) before disbanding in mid 90s.

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Vemod – Demo 1998 (Demo 1998)

Country: Norway

Tracklist

1. Prelogue 01:44
2. The Last Of My Kind 05:38
3. Vixi 06:39
4. Vitium Vitae 04:02
5. Epilogue 04:02

Atmospheric black metal project created around 1997 in Trondheim, Norway.
The band consisted of two brothers, Strigis Maeroris and Felis Maeroris (ex-Exitium, ex-Midnattsvrede, ex-Exitium Mundi).
In 1998 they released their demo in a very limited quantities, about 50 copies,

that was spread among friends of the band.
By 2005 Vemod had become Strigis Maeroris solo project as Felis Maeroris had decided to leave the band.
At least four more new tracks were published on Vemod's Myspace page by Strigis Maeroris

 before the project vanished into obscurity around 2008 (?).

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The Nazgûl – The Nazgûl (1997)

Country: England

Tracklist

1. The Tower Of Barad-Dûr 12:31
2. The Dead Marshes 12:41
3. Shelob's Lair 12:16
4. Mount Doom 09:02

A 1997 release on the British Psi-Fi label that supposedly stored recordings from the krautrock archives

of British producer, composer and recording engineer Toby Hrycek-Robinson (aka The Mad Twiddler), 

whilst he was working at various Cologne area studios in Germany during the 1970s.
Six albums from these archives, were issued on the Psi-Fi label in the 90s

all said to have been originally published on Robinson's private label Pyramid back in the 70s.
Obviously the lack of solid proof of the existence of these albums created a controversy

whether these releases were really recorded in the 70s or were 90s UK hoaxes.
The Nazgûl consisted of three members named Frodo, Gandalf (possibly Toby Hrycek-Robinson) and Pippin.
The whole concept is Tolkien inspired with weird trippy organ experimentations, acoustic, concrete noises,

gongs, tape loops and guitar manipulations creating a sinister-dissonant soundscape.
Very similar to Tangerine Dream's approach on "Zeit", as if they had to work on an album based on Tolkien mythology.

The recording is allegedly dated in 1975-76 and the 1997 Psi-Fi CD claims to be remastered from the original master tapes.
Hoax or not this is a truly amazing release.

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Nebiras – The Great Rites... (MCD 1998)

Country: Malaysia

Tracklist

1. In The Name Of Thy Horned Divine - Part I 02:21
2. Culte Des Morts 02:00
3. Clavicule De Solomon 02:59
4. Les Bon Esp'rits 03:07
5. Les Secret Des Secrets 03:38
6. In The Name Of Thy Horned Divine - Part II 01:35
7. Thy Great Fullmoon Light 03:05
8. Dies Irae (Bonus Track) 02:21

Nebiras is a black metal band of the early underground circles,

most famously referenced by Darkthrone, as Agathos Daemon (Anak Liar, ex-Bazzah, ex-Rator)

got hailed/greeted in the booklet of "A Blaze In The Northern Sky", as well as Fenriz dedicated a poem to them,

written in the booklet of the '93 Demo "As The Sky Turns Black" of Nebiras.
Agathos Daemon also stayed in contact with the rising European black metal scene,

and with bands such as Samael and Rotting Christ.
Nebiras was the head of the Watchtower Fraternity Circle,

which was the Malaysian counterpart of the famous Black Circle in Norway, alongside Conqueror, Rator and Bazzah.
"The Great Rites..." was reissued in 2017 by Dunkelheit Produktionen on a limited edition vinyl of 500 copies.
The release was dedicated to the former guitarist of Nebiras, Y. Occultust,

who died in a car accident two years before the initial release of the album.
Also in 2018 Legion Music re-released "The Great Rites..." on a digipak CD,

including a bonus track, "Dies Irae", that was recorded at Helheim Studio in mid 2005.
Th band is still active and working on a new EP.

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Christian Death – Ashes (1985)

Country: United States

Tracklist

1. Ashes 07:05
2. Ashes Part II 02:24
3. When I Was Bed 07:56
4. Lament - Over The Shadows 02:48
5. Face 03:52
6. The Luxury Of Tears 06:54
7. Of The Wound 05:00

Christian Death is an American gothic rock band formed in Los Angeles County, California, in 1979

by Rozz Williams (November 6, 1963 – April 1, 1998) when he joined by guitarist Rikk Agnew of the band Adolescents,

James McGearty on bass guitar and George Belanger on drums.
This line-up was responsible for producing the band's best known work,

their 1982 debut album "Only Theatre Of Pain", which was highly influential

in the development of the style of music known as deathrock, as well as on the American gothic scene.
The original band broke up in 1983 amid band infighting and drug abuse.
Williams assembled a new version of the band later that year by merging with another L.A. rock band, Pompeii 99.
This lineup included guitarist Valor Kand, vocalist/keyboardist Gitane Demone and drummer David Glass.

The new version of the band recorded their next two albums,

"Catastrophe Ballet" (1984) (with bassist Constance Smith) and "Ashes" (1985) (with bassist Randy Wilde).
Following the release of the band's third album, "Ashes", in 1985, Williams left the band

and was controversially replaced by Valor as frontperson, with no original members of the band remaining.
At one point during the 1990s there were two bands with the name Christian Death.
During the late 1980s, while also recording as Shadow Project, Williams 

resurrected his own version of Christian Death,with his wife Eva O contributing guitar as well as vocals.

Billing themselves as the original Christian Death, they were rejoined by first guitarist Agnew for a 1989 tour on Canada.
The band was signed to Cleopatra Records, and released "The Iron Mask" and the "Skeleton Kiss" EP in 1992,

"The Path Of Sorrows" in 1993, and "The Rage Of Angels" in 1994, all under the Christian Death name.
A 1993 show featuring Only Theatre Of Pain-era members Williams, Agnew and Belanger (along with bassist Casey Chaos)

performing live at Los Angeles' Patriot Hall was recorded and later released in 2001 as a DVD by Cleopatra Records.
Williams' reclamation of the Christian Death name sparked a fierce battle with Kand.

However, Kand already had the rights to the name due to Williams' departure and subsequent neglect of the moniker.

Williams consequently billed his version of the band as Christian Death Featuring Rozz Williams.

After this, Williams' version would not release another full album of original material

and he went on to pursue other projects before committing suicide on April 1, 1998.
Valor's Christian Death continued performing and recording, releasing 12 studio albums since 1985.

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Vangelis – Invisible Connections (1985)

Country: Greece

Tracklist

1. Invisible Connections 18:37
2. Atom Blaster 07:49
3. Thermo Vision 13:19

Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou (29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known as Vangelis, was a Greek musician,

composer, songwriter and producer of electronic, progressive, ambient, and classical orchestral music.

He was best known for his Academy Award-winning score to "Chariots Of Fire" (1981),

as well as for composing scores to the films "Blade Runner" (1982), "Missing" (1982), "Antarctica" (1983),

"The Bounty" (1984), "1492: Conquest Of Paradise" (1992), "Alexander" (2004)

and for the use of his music in the 1980 documentary series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" by Carl Sagan.
Born in Agria, he began his career working with several bands of the 1960s such as The Forminx and Aphrodite's Child,

with the latter's album "666" (1972) going on to be recognized as a progressive-psychedelic rock classic.

Throughout the 1970s, Vangelis composed scores for several animal documentaries, including "L'Apocalypse Des Animaux",

"La Fête Sauvage" and "Opéra Sauvage", the success of these scores brought him into the film scoring mainstream.

In 1975, he set up his new 16-track studio, Nemo Studios in London, which he named his "laboratory", 

releasing many solo studio albums on which experimented with music and concepts,

including "Heaven And Hell" and "China" among others.

In the early 1980s, Vangelis formed a musical partnership with Jon Anderson, the lead singer of progressive rock band Yes,

and the duo released several albums together as "Jon and Vangelis".

He also collaborated with Irene Papas on two albums of Greek traditional and religious songs.

In 1980, he composed the score for the Oscar-winning film "Chariots Of Fire",

for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Score.

The soundtrack's single, the film's theme, also reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart

and was used as the background music at the London 2012 Olympics winners' medal presentation ceremonies.

He also composed the official anthem of the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Korea and Japan.
In his last twenty years, Vangelis collaborated with NASA and ESA on music projects

"Mythodea", "Rosetta" and "Juno To Jupiter", which was his 23rd and last solo studio album in 2021.
Having had a career in music spanning over 50 years and having composed and performed more than 50 albums,

Vangelis is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of electronic music and modern film music.

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Grievance – The Phantom Novels (1999)

Country: Norway

Tracklist

1. Origin In Vain 04:58
2. Angels Succumb 06:03
3. Atrocity Upon Deceptions 06:55
4. The Mask Of Sin 05:35
5. A Devil's Rhyme 05:42
6. Craving Path 06:20
7. The Phantom Novels 02:06
8. Enterance (Bonus Track) 02:12
9. A Poisoned Icon (Bonus Track) 06:32
10. Craving Path (Bonus Track) 05:45
11. Scarlet Rain (Bonus Track) 04:09

Grievance was a short lived melodic/symphonic black metal act

featuring Robert Bordevik (Antestor, ex-Vardøger) and Kenneth Finndahl.
The band was originally formed in 1994 as a four piece project under the name Vigrid.
In late 1997 a demo was recorded in X-Ray Studios that got the attention

of Head Not Found and eventually a contract was signed in early 1998.
The same year they released their self titled MCD featuring the tracks from their demo.
By the summer of 1998 Grievance started working at the Fredman Studio on their first full length release

with the help of Pål Espen Johannessen (keyboards), Jesper Strømblad (guitars) and Anders Fridén (vocals).
The album was mastered at Strype Audio by Tom Kvålsvoll and released in 1999 under the title "The Phantom Novels",

while the Japanese version that released on Avalon Records included as bonus tracks their 1998 MCD.

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