Sunday, 28 June 2015

Nefandus ‎– The Nightwinds Carried Our Names (1996)


Country: Sweden

Tracklist
1. Intro / Secula Delenda 00:43
2. Fire Be My Name 05:13
3. The Wisdom Within 05:22
4. Through Tranquillity And Into The Storms 03:25
5. Att Fira Jesu Död 03:47
6. For Each Pare Of Hornes 03:34
7. From Beyond The Gates 05:06
8. At The Dawn Of A Black Existence 04:23
9. Death's Beauty I Met 05:21
10. The Nightwinds Carried Our Names 04:37
11. Outro / We Enlightened The Flames 03:08

Nefandus was founded in 1993 by Belfagor, Ushatar and Blackwinged.
The band released a demo tape entitled "Behold The Hordes" in 1995, 

when they had chosen the name Nefandus after a few other alternatives.
In 1996 came their debut fullength album through Secula Delenda productions 

entitled "The Nightwinds Carried Our Names".
After many years of silence Nefandus entered the studio in 2008 and recorded their second fullength CD

 "Death Holy Death", which was released by Belfagor´s own label Left Light Emanations.
Soon the band released a MCD entitled "Your God Is A Ghost" through Daemon Worship Productions.
Their third fullength album entitled "Reality Cleaver" was released in 2014.
In April 2015 Belfagor decided to quit Nefandus due to personal reasons and focusing on his other band Ofermod.
Today Nefandus is still active with Ushatar being the only member remaining from their old era.

Sunday, 31 May 2015

Trelldom ‎– Til Et Annet... (1998)


Country: Norway

Tracklist
1. Vender Meg Mot Ett Kommende 03:41
2. Slave Til En Kommende Natt 05:44
3. Min Död Til Ende 05:00
4. Til Et Annet... 04:39
5. Til Is Skal Eg Forbli 04:08
6. Svinfylking - Til Krig 05:32
7. Höyt Opp I Dypet 05:10
8. Sonar Dreyri 10:49

Trelldom was founded by Gaahl (God Seed, Gaahlskagg) in Sunnfjord, Norway in 1992.
After recording the demo Disappearing Of The Burning Moon in 1994, 
the full length Til Evighet… was released the year after in 1995 by Head Not Found label. 
The current line-up for the ten last years has been Gaahl (vocals), Sir (bass) and Valgard (guitars) 
a line up that recorded Til Et Annet… in 1998, released through Hammerheart Records
and Til Minne… in 2007 an album that for several reasons was delayed from getting an early release.
Some of the material on this recording is dated back to the very beginning of Trelldom in 1992, 
and as on the previous recordings, Pytten at Grieghallen Studios is responsible for the production of the album.

Saturday, 30 May 2015

Athamay ‎– The Pleasure Of Sin (1996)


Country: England

Tracklist
1. Dreams 04:27
2. Eternal Torture 03:53
3. Kiss (The Whip) 04:10
4. Falling 04:25
5. Domination 03:38
6. She 03:32
7. Crucifixion 04:46
8. Restrict & Obey 04:15
9. Caged 04:18
10. Hi-Tec Sex 03:44
11. Domination (New Alternatives 3 Mix) 03:36
12. Dreams (Ambient Mix) 04:16
13. Kiss (The Whip) (Analogue Mix) 04:13

Athamay formed in 1995 with Jess (vocals and lyrics), Sean (keyboards, programming and Bass) and Jo (keyboards). 
After a debut performance at Leicester's Hellfire Club in January 1996, 
the band signed to Nightbreed Recordings and recorded their debut CD The Pleasure Of Sin.
Their music is a subtle mixture between danceable rhythms and dark, melodious strings 
with influences from the European Electro Darkwave scene and their lyrics deal with fetish themes.
The meaning of the band name came from a book named The Ritual Magic Workbook 
and it means a witches sacrificial knife.
In late 1997, the band split from Nightbreed and had to have a break for contractual reasons.
In 2000 they released one album as Torturetekk entitled Reveling In Pervision.
A new Athamay album has been on hold for a while, due to unforeseen circumstances, 
with the band hoping to release it in the near future.

Friday, 29 May 2015

Allerseelen ‎– Sturmlieder (1996)


Country: Austria

Tracklist
1. Heiliges Blut 06:45
2. Storm 07:57
3. Traumlied 07:01
4. Dunkelgraue Stille 06:08
5. In Stahlgewittern 05:33
6. Sturmlied 07:37
7. Sehnsucht 04:42
8. Leichenfarbne Dämmerung 09:50
9. Wintersonnenwende 06:00
10. Heimat 06:03

Allerseelen is an experimental, post-industrial, folklore band from Hallstatt, Austria, lead by Gerhard Hallstatt 
(aka Kadmon) who has been active and innovative in the industrial and apocalyptic folk genre for many years.
The first releases were on cassette in 1987.
During the 1990s, Gerhard Hallstatt was also known for his Aorta and Ahnstern booklets 
and especially the ones that covered the Oskorei-Varg Vikernes subject and the band Blood Axis.
Allerseelen has performed in many European countries and the dynamic stage presence of the musicians on stage 
all contribute toward a unique mood of "Electronic Folklore" for these live performances.
The music is inspired by nature and has a strong philosophical/alchemical context 

inspired by the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche, Ernst Jünger, Carl Jung and Julius Evola.

Thursday, 30 April 2015

Cabaret Voltaire ‎– 2X45 (1982)


Country: England

Tracklist
1. Breathe Deep 05:17
2. Yashar 05:10
3. Protection 07:39
4. War Of Nerves (T.E.S.) 05:08
5. Wait And Shuffle 08:07
6. Get Out Of My Face 13:10

Cabaret Voltaire are an English music group from Sheffield.
Initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk, and Chris Watson the group was named after Cabaret Voltaire

a nightclub in Zürich, Switzerland, that was a center for the early Dada movement.
Their earliest performances were Dada-influenced performance art, but they later developed into one of the most prolific and important groups to blend industrial dance, techno, dub, house and experimental electronic music with pop.
2x45 is the fourth studio album by Cabaret Voltaire and this was their last studio album to feature Chris Watson as a member.

The title comes from the album's original format (two 45 RPM 12" discs) 
and it was released in May 1982, through record label Rough Trade.

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

Nema / Mordulv ‎– Way Of Salvation / Ateulv 666 (Split 7'' EP 1998)




Country: Germany / Denmark

Tracklist
 1. Nema – Way Of Salvation 07:15
2. Mordulv – Mayhemic Beast Of Destruction 03:27
3. Mordulv – Nine Black Enlightened Circles Of Infernal Doom 05:13


 Nema was a black metal band from Germany formed in 1993.
The band consisted of Traumatic (also in Witchburner, Bloody Revenge, Hellish Crossfire) and Pendragon.
They released a split with Moonblood and one with Mordulv.
Hailing from Denmark, black metal band Mordulv, featuring Nidhug and Exmortem personnel, 
released three demos between '96 and '98 as well a split single with Nema.
The band is currently active and signed to Iron Bonehead Productions.

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Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Nature And Organisation – Beauty Reaps The Blood Of Solitude (1994)


Country: England

Tracklist
1. Introduction 02:54
2. Wicker Man Song 04:33
3. Blood Of Solitude I 01:17
4. Bloodstreamruns 04:38
5. My Black Diary 05:26
6. Tears For An Eastern Girl 05:41
7. Beauty Destroyed 01:34
8. Skeletontonguedworld 03:01
9. Obsession Flowers As Torture 01:51
10. Blood Of Solitude II 01:52
11. Bonewhiteglory 09:46

Nature And Organisation was formed by English composer and musician Michael Cashmore in the early 80's. 
The music of the band is characterized by a mix of acoustic, classical 
and folk structures met with abrasive electronic instrumentation.
Cashmore has also been a member of the group Current 93 since the late 1980s 
and wrote most of the music after the departure of Douglas Pearce in the 1990s.
For several years
he had been experimenting with a mix of acoustic instruments, tape recorders and super 8mm film 
and in 1983 the name Nature And Organisation was first used for a small series of live performances and recordings. 
The recording of early material was primarily made using a 4 track tape machine 
with only a small ammount of works recorded in professional studios. 
It was only much later, in 1994, that the first proper release was made available. 
This was the album "Beauty Reaps The Blood Of Solitude" which featured vocals and texts by Douglas Pearce,  
David Tibet, Rose McDowall and also Steven Stapleton on guitars. 
This was followed in the same year by the 4 track EP "A Dozen Summers Against The World".
After joining Current 93 Nature And Organisation became more of a side project for
Cashmore 
and the final album "Death In A Snow Leopard Winter", a collection of instrumental pieces, was released in 1998.

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