Allegiance – Blodörnsoffer (1997)

Country: Sweden

Tracklist

1. Intåg 01:45
2. Med Svärd I Hand 04:37
3. Likbål 04:57
4. En Svunnen Tid 05:52
5. Heimdal 07:07
6. Yggdrasil 04:26
7. Korpen Skall Leda Oss 05:43
8. Blodörnsoffer 05:41
9. Blot 05:35
10. Uttåg 03:18

Allegiance was formed in 1989 in Söderköping, Sweden,

featuring in their ranks drummer Fredrik Andersson and vocalist/bass/guitar player Roger 'Bogge' Svensson (aka B. War)

both of them mostly known for their later involvement with the black metal band Marduk.
The same year they released their debut demo "Sick World" delivering old style traditional thrash metal.
By drafting Magnus 'Devo' Andersson in 1990, Allegiance got decidedly more brutal

adding death metal elements on their style and released two more demos,

"Eternal Hate" in 1990 and "The Beginning Was The End" in 1991.
Undergoing a radical line-up shuffle the next years they released their fourth demo, 1993's "Odin Äge Er Alle",

and began to evolve to a more viking/black metal act and also shift their lyrical focus toward more pagan matters.
The "Höfdingadrapa" demo, a year later, solidified this shift

and its three songs would be later re-recorded for the band's debut album.,
Pär Thornell would be introduced on vocals and guitar with Mikael Almgren as new bassist in 1995.
In March 1995 Allegiance was signed to No Fashion Records and in July the same year they entered Unisound Studio

 to record their long awaited debut album "Hymn Till Hangagud" that was released in 1996.
From there, Allegiance would go on to release two more albums, 1997's "Blodörnsoffer" and 1999's "Vrede",

both of which made the Swedes a cult band.

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Ronan Quays – The Ebbing Wings Of Wisdom (1996)

Country: England

Tracklist

1. As The Spinster Spins 03:02
2. Into The Light 03:39
3. The Well, Endless And Full 04:50
4. Land Left By Time 05:58
5. Salt And Bitter Truth 03:41
6. The Saracen 02:20
7. Malady, Sweet Company 03:53
8. The Final Sigh 05:14
9. Benthos, Beneath The Ice 04:43

Rhett Brewer is a British based singer and film composer

best known for his mix of Classical music with music of Non-Western origin and Electronic elements, 

as well as the use of his own original voice as an instrument.
Born in New York City, Brewer was surrounded by Russian, Middle East and Klezmer music,

all blended with jazz and the classical work he studied as a pianist and childhood vocalist in his local Catholic church.
Inspired by all these sound worlds and by the liturgical atmosphere of the church, he began carving out a distinctive sound.
Brewer was plucked from obscurity with the compilation album "These Wings Without Feathers" 

(featuring Lisa Gerrard, Elijah's Mantle and CoEx),  released in 1996 by the De Nova Da Capo label and World Serpent.
Subsequently, Brewer's debut album "The Ebbing Wings Of Wisdom"

was released under the project title Ronan Quays, and later under his own name to critical acclaim.

In 2000 Brewer began working for media with the BBC production "Keeping Τhe Feast".
Since then, he has regularly composed and contributed music for film and television internationally.
His scores have included music for "Crossing Borders" a documentary by German filmmaker Arnd Wächter,

"The Lot" by American director Kevin Watson, music for the Touchstone Television Production "The Path Τo 9/11",

a documentary about the blind Frisian poet Tsjêbbe Hettinga by Dutch Director Pieter Verhoeff,

and the short film "Together" by Eicke Bettinga.
In 2006, Brewer began a new solo project entitled Hotel De Ville.

Recorded by Brewer, the music was inspired by his film work and is focused on a cinematic narrative of music as a place.

Fusing elements of 60's French pop, classical and electronic percussion,

Brewer recorded all the music at 60 BPM, which is the same as that of the human heart.
Tracks from the album have been used for various films, and the song "Full Circle"

was selected in 2006 by the Italian company Fernet Branca for their current television advertising campaign.

In 2018 Brewer recorded his latest album "The Thaw" with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in Finland.

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Octinomos – Welcome To My Planet (1999)

 

Country: Sweden

 

Tracklist

1. Nuclear Blitz 06:05
2. Divine Terror 05:49
3. Atomic Night 06:40
4. World Pulverization 05:44
5. Totalitarian Might 05:42
6. Plutonium Love 06:14
7. Genocide Mass 06:49

Octinomos was formed in 1993 by Fredrik Söderlund (Puissance, ex-Parnassus, etc.) and Mårten Björkman (Arditi, Algaion).

Two demos were released in 1994 and a promo was followed in 1995.
The same period of 1995 M. Björkman left the band before the release of their debut album "Octinomos"

by Infortunium Records, a sub-label of Full Moon Productions.
The same album the following year was re-released by Full Moon Productions 

under the title "On The Demiurge" with a few track changes.
Subsequently, from 1995 onwards the band existed as a one man project of F. Söderlund.
After a deal was offered with the American label Baphomet Records 

Octinomos released the albums "Welcome To My Planet" in 1999 and "Fuckhole Armageddon" in 2001.
"Welcome To My Planet" was re-released in 2000 by the Dutch label Hammerheart Records.
In 2008 M. Björkman rejoined Octinomos and together with F. Söderlund

started working on an upcoming fourth album entitled "Holocaust Machine".

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