Conqueror – Cries Of The Wolf (Demo 1997)

Country: Malaysia

Tracklist

1. The Storm (Intro) 05:18

2. His Majesty The Horned One 06:17

3. The Cries Of The Wolf - The Howling 08:58

Conqueror was a Malaysian black metal band that was formed around 1994.
The band consisted of three member, Emperor Demysteriis (Vocals, Bass, Effects),
Lord Of Blackheart (Guitars, Synths, Backing Vocals) and Duke Vanguard (Drums, Backing Vocals).
In 1997 they released their only demo entitled "Cries Of The Wolf" that had been recorded in 1995.
The demo offers mostly mid tempo cold atmospheric black metal with buzzing guitars,

hellish vocals and some synth parts, influenced by the early 90s Norwegian scene.
Conqueror also belonged to the Watchtower Fraternity Circle (similar to the Norwegian Inner Circle), 
forming a strong Malaysian scene together with bands like Nebiras, Rator and Bazzah.

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Bishop Of Hexen - Archives Of An Enchanted Philosophy (1997)

Country: Israel

Tracklist

1. Crossing The Borders Between Light And Darkness 02:27
2. The Surreal Touch Between Steel And Flesh 04:34
3. Lure My Spelled Emotions 05:54
4. Wading Through Sensuous Journeys 10:00
5. When A Witch Becomes A Pale Bride 07:38
6. Diaries Of Primeval Tragedies 07:11
7. To Begin The Quest Towards The Noble Dark Cause 05:02
8. The Fascinating Installment Of Triumph 01:58

Bishop Of Hexen was formed in late 1994 in Ramat-Hasharon, Israel.
In 1995, the band entered the studios to record its debut demo tape "Ancient Hymns Of Legends & Lore",
that got extremely good responses and was completely sold out at 450 copies.
Many record labels were interested in signing the band for a record deal
and finally Bishop Of Hexen signed with the South Korean label HammerHeart Productions for one full length album.
In July 1996 they entered the studios once again, and released the first full length album in April 1997,
entitled "Archives Of An Enchanted Philosophy", presenting 8 tracks of atmospheric/symphonic black metal.
In 2004, after seven years of silence, the band rejoined once again
and recorded a promo CD, entitled "Unveil The Curtain Of Sanity".
The promo contained 4 new tracks and was highly appraised by record labels & magazines around the scene.
In early 2005, Bishop Of Hexen signed with the Austrian label CCP Records and in June 2006
a second full length album entitled "The Nightmarish Compositions" was released.
In 2009, two tracks from the album, "The Somber Grounds Of Truth" and "A Serpentine Crave"
were picked to be featured on the highly praised "Brutal Legend" video game soundtrack
(Starring Jack Black as voice over), gaining to the band a vast exposure to new listeners.
In 2011 the band parted ways with CCP Records and in early 2012 The Bishop Of Hexen (now adding "The" on their logo) released a promo cd entitled "A Ceremony At the Edge Of A Burning Page".
Nowadays the band is still active and they are preparing the release of their new album entitled "The Death Masquerade".

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Coma Vi®us – Hidden (1996)

Country: Austria

Tracklist

1. Lower Than Epsilon 10:56
2. Arcana Mundi 16:45
3. Causality 07:45
4. The Thirty Seals 15:33

Paul Haslinger is an Austrian musician and composer that lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
After graduating, he decided to pursue music professionally

and studied at both the Vienna’s Academy of Music and the University of Vienna.
In 1985, Haslinger joined the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream.
During his 5 years with the group, he recorded a total of 15 albums,

participated in 4 international tours, and collaborated on a number of soundtracks.
In 1991, he left Tangerine Dream and relocated to Los Angeles.

At the time he started working on a joint progressive rock project with Peter Baumann, called Blue Room.
In 1994 Haslinger released his first solo record, Future Primitive (Wildcat!),

followed by World Without Rules (1996, RGB Records) and Score (1999, RGB Records).
Through the 1990s, he collaborated on a number of projects with a variety of artists,

among them dark-ambient icon Brian Williams, aka Lustmord.
In 1995, he began work on Coma Vi®us, a project born out of research and development at the Assembly Room Studio.

Realized without compromise, Coma Vi®us is a complex sonic tapestry of ambivalence,

further expanding musical frontiers previously only glimpsed at, where pure sound meets musical esthetics.
The first commercially available recording of the project was released on the Side Effects, Deep Net compilation

on July 22, 1996, followed on September 23 by the album Hidden, also on Side Effects.
In 1998, Haslinger was asked to join the team around film composer Graeme Revell.
He worked as a music programmer and arranger on films such as Chinese Box (1999), The Negotiator (1998),

The Siege (1998), Pitch Black (2000), Blow (2001), and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001).
In 2003, he scored his first film to open at number 1 at the U.S. box office, Underworld, directed by Len Wiseman.

He returned to the popular franchise, scoring both Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans and Underworld: Awakening.
Haslinger also composed the music for Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017), directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.
In 2019 he scored the American psychological horror thriller film The Perfection.

 Haslinger's involvement with video games music started in 2005, when he was approached by Ubisoft

to score the video game Far Cry Instincts. Since then, he has scored a string of game releases, 

including Rainbow Six: Vegas, Wolverine, Need For Speed.

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