Sunday, 23 January 2022

Liar Of Golgotha – Winter Returns... (Demo 1995)


Country: Netherlands

Tracklist
1. Intro: The Satanic Way 01:29
2. In The Midst Of The Pagan Winterwar 03:19
3. Earning A Place On The Thrones 02:45
4. The Strong Warlord 02:23
5. The Long Forgotten Wastelands 03:10

Dutch black metal band from Rotterdam, formed in 1993 by vocalist Chris Hofman, aka Gorgoroth,
at a time when his other band, Funeral Winds, had decided to split up for a while.
In 1994 Gorgoroth released their debut 7'' EP "The Seventh Winter",
with the help of Esteban on drums, his band mate in Funeral Winds.
A year later their demo "Winter Returns..." was published on two different cassette versions,
first independently and later through Witching Hour Productions, this time with the help of Ister (aka Vincent Meelhuysen).
By mid-1995 the band had found a full lineup with Gorgoroth (vocals), Vincent "Ister" Meelhuysen (guitars),
Mous (bass), Lawrence Meyer (drums) and Marco Meyer (keyboards).
With this formation in 1996 they released their first full length album
entitled "Dancing Through The Palace Of The Ungodly Beauty" followed by the MCD "Vendetta".
In mid-1996, Barry aka Sabaoth joined the band as a second guitarist.
After the recording of their second album "Dwell Within The Mysterious Dark" in 1998,
drummer Lawrence Meyer left and was replaced by Yuri "Y. Xul" Rinkel, formerly of Inferi and Funeral Winds.
Their third full length album "Ancient Wars" was released in 2000 on Mascot records.
In February 2005 Liar Of Golgotha officially broke up publishing a parting statement.

Sunday, 9 January 2022

Malign – Shatter And Impale (1996)


Country: United States

Tracklist
1. Erode 04:27
2. The Diseased And The Blind 03:57
3. Skin And Lye 04:42
4. Encapsulate 04:42
5. Shards Of Glass 05:55
6. The Eternal Corridor 05:20
7. Online 04:29
8. Strapped Down 03:47
9. Charging The Weapon 05:12
10. Away 04:43
11. Reliance 02:57

Malign was a darkwave music project created by Xavier Haight,
that was active from the late 80s to the late 90s and based out of San Francisco Ca.
In 1994 the band appeared on the compilation "The Disease Of Lady Madeline"
released by the US label Anubis Recordings.
In 1996 Xavier released on the same label his sole album "Shatter And Impale"
presenting a mixture of baroque arrangements, industrial beats and gothic atmosphere.
All the songs were composed by Xavier with assistance from William Faith (Faith And The Muse)
and Brad Beaver, who provided some additional drum arrangements.
Xavier also DJ'ed / managed several goth / industrial nightclubs throughout the 90s in San Francisco,
with the most notorious being "The House Of Usher" and "Rodericks Chamber".
By 2009 Xavier was working on new material but since then no further news have surfaced about the project.

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.