Trial Of The Bow – Ornamentation (MCD 1995)

Country: Australia

Tracklist

1. The Two Sacred Tapestries Of Persia 05:43
2. Inverloch 05:58
3. From The Mountains Of Tangier 07:58
4. Ornamentation 08:08

Formed in late 1993 by Renato Gallina (percussion/vocals) and Matthew Skarajew (stringed instruments), 
Trial Of The Bow emerged from the city of Melbourne, Australia's heart and melting pot of all musical forms. 
While both members live and work in a metropolis, they strive to remove themselves and their listeners from this 
and transport them all to places exotic with their bared-down Eastern inspired music.
The band released their one and only full-length album in 1997 called Rite Of Passage.
The two members of Trial Of the Bow were also in a doom/death metal band called Disembowelment
that was active from 1989 to 1993, while Matthew Skarajew is nowdays a member of Inverloch 
(also a doom/death metal band) that was started as a project under the name d.USK.

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Taakeheimen – En Rusletur I Den Hedenske Vinterskogen (Demo 1995)

Country: Norway

Tracklist

1. Hvor Ondskap Rår 05:05
2. Svarteste Natt 05:30
3. Skogen Av Tusen Vintre 04:33
4. Naar Himmelen Brenner 03:00
5. Den Dystre Skogen 04:50

Not much is known about this Norwegian black metal band 
except that before vanishing into oblivion they released a demo that was recorded around 1995.
Their style is reminding the early releases of Satyricon (Dark Medieval Times era) 
and also a little bit of Ancient (Svartalvheim-Trolltaar era).
A few months ago finally i stumbled upon a picture of their demo on the net (even that was unknown).
I really have my doubts if this is the original cover but anyway 
it fits the content of the demo and helped me to make this post.
Enjoy.

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Strength Through Joy – The Force Of Truth And Lies (1995)

Country: Australia

Tracklist

1. The Force Of Truth And Lies 05:40
2. Master And Slave 05:00
3. Rosin Dubh 05:53
4. The Blond Beast 02:34
5. The Bridge 05:04
6. Absolute Power 03:45
7. The Force Of Truth And Lies (Instrumental) 05:33
8. A Grave For Burning Wings 04:03
9. Life's Absurdity 04:19

Strength Through Joy was founded in Adelaide, Australia in 1991 
by bassist Timothy Jenn and vocalist Richard Leviathan.
After cutting a short demo of dark folk material, the band wrote to Death in June leader 
Douglas Pearce to ask his permission to send a demo to him. 
Pearce responded affirmatively and then pointed out that he actually lived 
only a little more than 10 kilometers down the road from them.
Upon their meeting, Pearce agreed to produce Strength Through Joy’s first album.
In 1994, Strength Through Joy released a single on vinyl called Dark Rose that featured three songs.
Later that same year, Pearce produced Strength Through Joy’s first full-length album, The Force Of Truth And Lies.
The song A Grave For Burning Wings features Douglas Pearce that actually sings and plays acoustic guitar.
The band released their second album in 1996 called Salute To The Light before disbanding.
In 2000 Jenn and Leviathan formed Ostara taking their music towards a more pop oriented direction.

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