Friday, 31 December 2021

Memories Yet To Come 2021



In alphabetical order:
 


1. Abscession – Rot Of Ages (Full-length 2021)
 
 
 
2. Adam Janota Bzowski – Saint Maud (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2021)
 
 
 
3. African Imperial Wizard – Isandhlwana (Full-length 2021)
 
 
4. Agnes Vein – Deathcall (Full-length 2021)
 
 
 
5. Ascend Towards The Moon – Ilmestys (Full-length 2021)
 
 
6. Autokrator – Persecution
(Full-length 2021)
  
 
7. Cultum Interitum – Veneration Of The New Dawn (Full-length 2021)
 
 
8. Furze – Black Psych Tormentor (EP 2021)
 
 
 9. Grinning Death's Head – Cataclysm (EP 2021)
 
  
 
 10. Jernved – Stormvarsel (Demo 2021)
  
 
11. Koldovstvo – Ни царя, ни бога (Full-length 2021)

 
12. Korgonthurus – XX (EP 2021)
 
 
 
13. Krolok – Funeral Winds & Crimson Sky (Full-length 2021) 

  
14. Labyrinthine Haze – Descending Into The Deep (Full-length 2021)
 
 
15. Light Of The Morning Star – Charnel Noir (Full-length 2021)
 
 
16. Matija Malatestinic – Speed Limit (Original Game Soundtrack 2021)
 
 
  17. Monte Penumbra – As Blades In The Firmament (Full-length 2021)
 
 
18. Moorgeist – Helcaraxë (Full-length 2021)
 
 
19. Nächtlich – Satanas Solum Initium (Full-length 2021) 
 
 
20. Necromantical Invocation – Dogme Et Rituel De La Haute Magie (Demo 2021)
 
 
21. Nyctophoros – Empyreal Darkness (EP 2021)
 

22. Palus Somni – Monarch Of Dark Matter (Full-length 2021)
 
 
23. Proscriptor McGovern's Apsû – Proscriptor McGovern's Apsû (Full-length 2021)
 
 
24. Pyreficativm – Ærchaiontic Incantations (Full-length 2021)
 

  25. Spectral Wound – A Diabolic Thirst (Full-length 2021)
 
 
26. Sphere – π (Full-length 2021)
 
 
27. Tobias Lilja – Little Nightmares II (Original Game Soundtrack 2021)
 
 
28. Valac – Burning Dawn Of Vengeance (Full-length 2021)
 

29. Vampyric Tyrant – Das Schwert Der Sterne (EP 2021)
 
 
30. Vulture Lord – Desecration Rite (Full-length 2021)
 
 
 

Inferi – Inferi (MCD 1995)


Country: Netherlands

Tracklist
1. December (Cry For War) 04:59
2. Within The Winds Of Torment 02:28
3. In The Sign Of Chaos 03:06
4. Beyond The Stars Of Nar Mattaru 06:00

Inferi was a Dutch black metal band featuring members from Funeral Winds and Liar Of Golgotha.
The band was formed on 1992 and in 1995 they released their self titled MCD "Inferi" on the label Black Arts.
In 2001 they changed their name to Domini Inferi and continued as a solo project
of Hellchrist Xul (Funeral Winds, ex-Haatstrijd, ex-Azelisassath).
In January 2002 the first demo was released by Pisspleased Records from the Netherlands
called "In Nomine Domini Inferi" which was recorded during November/December of 2001.
In December 2003 the split EP "Acts Of Excrement Terrorism... On The Holy Trinity"
with Botulistum was released by New Era Productions.
In 2004 Satanic Propaganda Records from Sweden re-released on tape format
the demo "In Nomine Domini Inferi" with an extra bonus track.
The band's first full length album was finally released on Sadolust Records, in November of 2006 entitled "Devil Cult".

Saturday, 25 December 2021

Core – Chants Of Race & Emptiness (1988)


Country: Germany

Tracklist
1. Being There 06:19
2. Falling 01:16
3. In Burning Water 03:12
4. Meander 04:13
5. Motionless 02:04
6. In All Directions 03:53
7. The Waves Overhead 08:13
8. At The End Of The Concrete 07:51
9. A Screw Turns Into A Scream 05:13

Core was a sound art duo related to Cranioclast and consisted of Chi Moja and Sankt Klario,
with the help of other contributors under the names of Pia Pankok, Mr. Coitra and Bela.
The band released two albums, "Chants Of Race & Emptiness" in 1988 and "An Area's Era Aria" in 1991,
and a 7'' EP in 1991 entitled "My Core".
Often they used field recordings made in abandoned factories and buildings as a basic source,
creating unique post-industrial soundscapes.
All of their releases were published by Cranioclast's personal label CoC.
"Chants Of Race & Emptiness" was reissued in 1993 on CD format
and is consisted of two parts, side Formation (tracks 1-6) and side Procession (tracks 7-9).

Friday, 17 December 2021

Dust – A Wander Through The Dark Realm (Demo 1996)


Country: Sweden

Tracklist
1. Cold Freezing Night 04:14
2. Tears Forever Laid To Rest 03:34
3. Through The Night 02:29
4. A Wanderer Through The Dark Realm 00:15
5. Red Sky 03:27

Dust started back in 1996 when Joakim Jonsson and Henrik Wenngren 
got the idea to start a new project on the side of their main band Mornaland.
The same year they released their first demo under the name of Nerghal.
This release was not an official one but it got very good response from the people around Joakim and Henrik.
In late 1996 Dust recorded their first official demo called "A Wander Through The Dark Realm".
The demo was released through Mester Productions 
as a limited edition cassette of 300 copies and got great response from the underground.
During the year 1998, Dust was put on ice and no new material was created.
A new demo was recorded eventually in 1999 called "The Third Convention".
The demo was supposed to be released in the year 2000 by this was never happened.
In 2000 a new deal was signed with Mester Productions 
for a limited edition of 500 copies 7" ep entitled "The Endless Fall", that saw the light of day in early fall of 2001.
A new contract was offered by Deathcult Productions in 2001
for the release of a demo cassette including 4 new songs but this was also never released.
In 2007 the two members of Dust decided to change their moniker to Favilla and released the demo "Spawned From Chaos".
There were plans for a new Favilla album as new songs were written
and the drums were already recorded by 2012 but since then no news have surfaced.

Monday, 13 December 2021

Lengsel – Lengsel (Demo 1997)


Country: Norway

Tracklist
1. I Det Stille Er Det Ér Sterk 07:24
2. Vakker 03:54
3. Skjulte Skatter 04:23
4. Inntil Neste Gang 03:42

Lengsel was formed in 1995 in Norway consisting of Tor Magne Glidje (Guitars, Vocals),
John Robert Mjåland (Bass) and Ole Halvard Sveen (Drums, Guitars (acoustic), Keyboards).
In 1997 they released their self-titled demo that was recorded on a 4-track Portastudio.
Their debut album "Solace" was published in 2000 emphasizing on melodic Scandinavian black metal, 
but with a more progressive edge.
Shortly after the band members took a break from Lengsel and with the same line-up, they formed the band Ganglion,
a project that was departed from their black metal roots to a more rock oriented style.
By 2004 Ganglion was over and all their members joined the band Extol,
effectively merging both members and music of Ganglion with Extol,
as several Ganglion songs were incorporated into the Extol repertoire.
In 2006, while Extol was on break, a resurrected Lengsel recorded their second album,
titled "The Kiss - The Hope" and released it on the independent German label Whirlwind Records.
The album was a change on the band's music, representing more of a experimental/post-black/sludge metal/rock style.
A few months later a video was also released for the track "The Pale People".
In 2007 the original members of Extol decided to end the band and the three remaining members,  
Glidje, Mjåland and Sveen started a new project called Mantric.
In 2011 Lengsel was reactivated one more time for their first and only live performance at the final year of Nordicfest 
 and also for their final release, the compilation "Lengsel", that featured unreleased and re-released songs.

Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Songe D'Enfer / Miasthenia – Visions Of Nocturnal Tragedies (Split 1998)


Country: Brazil

Tracklist
1. Songe D'Enfer – Et Vidit Quod Esset Bonum... (Sublime Blasphemy) 05:32
2. Songe D'Enfer – My Lady Princess Of Hell (Conjuration To Gorgon) 05:36
3. Songe D'Enfer – My Visions In The Forest 08:00
4. Miasthenia – Introdução 01:43
5. Miasthenia – Hynno A Pã 11:49
6. Miasthenia – Faun - Trágica Música Noturna 12:01

Songe D'Enfer was formed in 1993 by Fog as a one-man project.
In 1994, Hashcloud, Lechis and Reston joined and with this line-up they recorded the demo "My Visions In The Forest",
that stood out amongst the few South American acts as having a very mid-90s European symphonic black metal sound.
Lechis left the band after the recording of the demo in 1995 and was replaced by Alexandre Kaffer in the beginning of 1996.
Hofgodhar joined in 1996 and was kicked out in 1998 over ideological differences.
The band hoped to release "My Visions In The Forest" on vinyl and record a new album in 2008, but have since parted ways.
The DVD "Live In Piracicaba" was released in 2008 by the band in an unknown limited amount of numbers.
Miasthenia was formed in early 1994, idealized by Hécate (vocal/guitar), Vlad ( bass/vocal) and Mictlantecutli (drums).
In 1995 they recorded the rehearsal-demo “Para O Encanto Do Sabbat...” that was distributed by Sound Riot.
In 1996 they recorded the demo "Faun - Trágica Música Noturna" in which they started including the keys to their music.
Hécate took place on the keyboards/vocals and the bass and Vlad the guitars and vocals.
At this very time began the proposals for concerts and because of that they decided to invite Mist to handle the bass.
In 1998 they had the demo "Faun - Trágica Música Noturna" re-released through Evil Horde Records
in a split CD together with the demo "My Visions In The Forest" of their countrymen Songe D'Enfer.
Since 1998 the compositions started basically from the keyboard lines and their lyrical themes gradually influenced
by pagan South American mythology and by the wars for the conquest of South America in the 16th century.
In 1999 Vlad left the band and Hécate took all the vocals along with the keyboards.
In order to have a full line-up they invited Thormianak to play the guitars.
His influence from the 80's metal school added a strong personality to the sound of the band.
From 1999 to 2000 the band worked on the production of its first album "XVI" released through Somber Music.
In 2004 they release the album "Batalha Ritual” and invited to take part in a mini tour as opening act 
for the Belgian band Enthroned and the Brazilian band Evilwar.
In 2005 Mictlantecutli (drums) left the band and was replaced by Hamon (Mythological Cold Towers, ex-Spell Forest).
In 2006 the band returns to the stages and performs some concerts in southeast of the country
and also in one of the biggest metal festivals in the country the “Brutal Devastation” in Belo Horizonte.
In April 2008 they release the conceptual album "Supremacia Ancestral"
that was inspired by a South American pagan resistance movement or sect against the indoctrination
in the colonial South America and based on Pre-Colombian profanations and apostasy.
From 2014 to 2017 Miasthenia released two more albums, "Legados Do Inframundo" and "Antípodas".

Saturday, 27 November 2021

Dying Ground – Dying Ground (1998)


Country: Japan / United States

Tracklist
1. The Cruel One 05:04
2. Descension Of Vapors 06:03
3. Kripa 02:57
4. Ascension Into The Heavens 06:28
5. I Am Fire 02:15
6. One Eyed Wolf 05:46
7. The Chosen One 12:53

Dying Ground was a jazz-rock/avantgarde/experimental trio, composed of Eyvind Kang, Kato Hideki and G. Calvin Weston.
The band released in 1998 their only self titled album "Dying Ground"
that was essentially a live recording setting at New York's Knitting Factory venue in 1996.
Eyvindur Y. Kang (born 23 June 1971 in Corvallis, Oregon, United States) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. His primary instrument is viola, but has also performed on violin, tuba, keyboards and others.
In addition to his solo work, Kang has worked extensively with Bill Frisell, John Zorn
 while he has played viola and created string arrangements with different bands and artists like
Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs, Laurie Anderson, Blonde Redhead, Laura Veirs, The Stares, and many more.
Kato Hideki (born 1962 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese musician and composer.
He was a seminal member of the Tokyo Noise music scene of the late 80s and early 90s,
collaborating with Japanese musicians such as Otomo Yoshihide, Tatsuya Yoshida, Makigami Koichi, and Yamatsuka Eye.
He also led his own bands, Player Piano and Bass Army.
He was a member of the original Ground Zero with Otomo and Uemura Masahiro.
In 1992 Kato moved to New York City where he still resides.
Since relocating to New York, Kato has recorded and performed with John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Christian Marclay,
Eyvind Kang, G. Calvin Weston, Billy Martin (percussionist), Nicolas Collins, Zeena Parkins, Charlie Burnham,
Karen Mantler, John King, Michael Schumacher, Chris Cochrane, Brian Chase and many others.
His collaborations include Dying Ground, Billy Martin's Socket, Phase III, Italian DOC Remix,and the Crescent Moon Trio.
He also has an electronic duo with James Fei. In 1995 he formed Death Ambient with Ikue Mori and Fred Frith
 and released three albums on the Tzadik label, including "Drunken Forest," in 2007.
In 2004 he formed the trio Green Zone, with Otomo Yoshihide and Uemura Masahiro,
the lineup of the original Ground Zero, but this time with Kato as leader.
His latest project is a rock'n'roll band, Plastic Spoon.
G. Calvin Weston was born June 6, 1959 in Philadelphia, PA.
He lived in North Philadelphia where he saw musicians like Stevie Wonder, The Jackson Five and James Brown.
Seeing his attention focused on the drums, his father bought him a small set.
In high school Calvin learned to read music and played second snare in the drum ensemble.
He co-founded the group Bad Influence which played in cabarets and clubs around Philadelphia.
At 17, Calvin joined Ornette Coleman's Prime Time band, with bass player Jamalaadean Tacuma,
his close friend from Philly, which toured extensively in North America and Europe.
After recording four albums with Prime Time, Calvin went on to play and record with guitarist JamesBloodUlmer,
until he joined John Lurie's The Lounge Lizards in 1990.
During the late '90s Calvin recorded and toured with Billy Martin of Medeski Martin & Wood,
Tricky, Derek Baily, Mark Ribot, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Melvin Gibbs and James Carter.
He also played on several movie soundtracks including “Get Shorty”.
With Eyvind Kang and Kato Hideki he founded the trio Dying Grounds,
which also expanded into Socket with Shelley Hirsch and Billy Martin . The sextet Big Three followed in 2002.
He also has the group
Free Form Funky Freqs with world guitarist, Vernon Reid and bass player, Jamalaadean Tacuma.