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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