Saerpe Metal Union (Split 1998)

Country: Norway

Tracklist

1. Infernal – Bloody Upon The Altar 04:31
2. Infernal – Once Again 02:49
3. Infernal – Holy Unholy 02:01
4. Infernal – The Last Eternal Winter 03:43
5. Infernal – The World Is Mine 01:52
6. Sunshine's Gone – Shield Of Flames 03:34
7. Sunshine's Gone – In The Black 03:47
8. Sunshine's Gone – When Sunshine's Gone 05:35
9. Soul Transition – The Call From Within 03:35
10. Soul Transition – In The Perdition Hearse / Dead While Living 04:09
11. Soul Transition – Nivlheim 03:39
12. Con Anima – The House On The Hill 06:19
13. Con Anima – The Price (Twisted Sister Cover) 03:49
14. Con Anima – The Angel Of Melancholy 06:47

Saerpe Metal Union was a demo compilation of four bands from the Sarpsborg (Særpe) area 
and was released in 1998 by Scarlet Records.
Infernal was formed from the ashes of Baalberith, in early 1997.
The band recorded three demos, of which the second one named "Holy Unholy" is featured here.
This demo was spread to friends and labels, in a very small number of CD-R copies.
Freddy Olsen from Con Anima was also a member of the band that ended splitting up in 2001.
Sunshine's Gone was a project band featuring members of Kharon and Ragnarok.
Thyme (Dag Ronny "Dæskis" Hansen) is providing the vocals here in their selftitled demo,
released in 1997, reminding the early releases of Ragnarok.
Soul Transition was formed by "Kessel" Frode Kobberstad and Stian "Culto" Johansen, both members of Perdition Hearse.
Their first demo entitled "The Calling" is included in the compilation and was originally released in 1996.
Con Anima was another project band of Stian "Culto" Johansen.
They released a demo entitled "The Angel Of Melancholy" (also called "Promo Tape 1998")
and a full length in 1999 entitled "The Book Of Riddles".

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Con Anima – The Book Of Riddles (1999)

Country: Norway

Tracklist

1. Interludio I 01:29
2. Mindman 05:25
3. Interludio II 01:09
4. Eating Eyes 04:16
5. Interludio III 00:28
6. The Angel Of Melancholy 06:47
7. Interludio IV 00:44
8. Empyrean 03:38
9. The House On The Hill 06:31
10. Interludio V 02:13
11. The Riddle 05:01
12. Interludio VI 00:33
13. The Book Of Eibon 05:30

Con Anima was the brainchild of Stian "Culto" Johansen, once very briefly vocalist for Mayhem 

and also vocalist for Perdition Hearse and Shadow Dancers among others.

Johansen was one of the original founders of the infamous "Helvete" record shop in Oslo 

and previously the editor of the fanzine Sepulchral Noise. 
The band was formed in 1997 playing a mixture of gothic/heavy/doom metal 

and released a demo entitled "The Angel Of Melancholy" in 1998.

The same year they participated in the compilation "Saerpe Metal Union" 

that featured bands from the Sarpsborg area (together with Infernal, Soul Transition and Sunshine's Gone), 

and released their full length album "The Book Of Riddles" in 1999 through Scarlet Records.

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