Voxus Imp. – Idafeld (1998)

Country: Germany

Tracklist

1. Opfergang 05:03
2. Speermerkung 04:59
3. Idafeld 05:26
4. Uruz 06:20
5. Sonnwend 2:30
6. Berserkergang 04:23
7. Bloataar 09:06
8. Heill Dagr 05:48
9. Donarsdagr (Bonus Track) 04:36

Ambient / Experimental music project that remains rather underground

when compared to some of the better known artists operating in the post industrial genre.
The music of Voxus Imp. is deeply rooted in themes of Central and Northern European Heathen spirituality,

drawing upon predominately Nordic and Northern Germanic mythological references.
Voxus Imp. has created a unique brand of percussion driven music that experimentally combines

various musical elements into a powerful and effective musical formula.
The unconstrained heathen essentials of faith, refuting themselves by diverging visions of downfall,

are the subject matter of the artistic concept of "Idafeld".
In classical Icelandic literature, "Idafeld" is the symbol of the everlasting.
At this place of renewal, the guiltless gods unite to strive towards Ragnarok (The Twilight of the Gods) once more.
In stanza 58 of the Völuspá (The Vision of the Prophetess), a major poem of the Elder Edda, it is written:

"The Aesir find each other on Idafeld, also to commemorate the mighty world-entwining Midgard Serpent,

and there they remember the grand judgments and the ancient Runes Of Fimbultýr (Odin)."
The only possible access to this subject matter is via ritual.
Only the rite grants the ability to comprehend the manifold through the exceptional.
The approach is done by sacrifice and the resulting overcoming of given boundaries,

initiated by means of spiritual elevation: music.
This "ritual music" by Voxus Imp. is largely purely electronic, but with a pleasantly organic feel to it.
"Idafeld" was originally released in 1998 by Mjölnir Tonkunst on vinyl on a limited edition of 300 copies

and in 2005 it was re-mastered and re-released by Eis Und Licht as a limited gatefold Digipak CD including a bonus track.

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Arecibo – Trans Plutonian Transmissions (1994)

Country: Wales

Tracklist

1. NGC 5128 Receiving Station Alignment 10:39
2. 3C147 Beyond The Heart Of Space 13:45
3. M87 The Four Second Timing Discrepancy 11:18
4. NGC 5426 Unified Field Modulation 07:30
5. NGC 5427 Anomalous Intermittent Radio Source 10:13
6. 3C295 Pulse Burst Decryption 11:56

Arecibo was the side project of Brian Williams (Lustmord).
Under this moniker he released the album "Trans Plutonian Transmissions"in 1994

on the German label Atmosphere (Dark Vinyl sublabel).
Arecibo creates a deeply haunting atmosphere with the use of audio recordings of cosmic sounds 

(pulsars, quasars, thermal radiation, electron partical interaction and even the remains of supernova explosions)

derived from cosmological activity as recorded by NASA's deep space network.
"Trans Plutonian Transmissions" was released as a standard jewelcase CD and also in a six-panel middle-mounted digifile

while in 2009 Soleilmoon Recordings remastered and re-released it in a digipak format with a different cover.

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Homicide – Black Crusade (Demo 1998)

Country: Germany

Tracklist

1. Intro 03:05
2. Eternal Grave 04:38
3. Black Crusade 04:50
4. Raped By The Cross 04:49
5. Unique Power 03:08

Homicide was formed in the winter of 1996 by Shocker (guitars), M. (bass), Matarru (vocals) and Doomhammer (drums).
Their first songs that they composed incorporated some rough riffs

and black/thrash influences but set the foundations for further songwriting.
That line-up changed in august of 1997 when Mentor (guitars, ex-Zarathustra, ex-Dark Before Dawn) joined Homicide.
The existing songs were revised to include the second guitar.
With further songs created like "Black Crusade", "Raped By The Cross" and "Unique Power"

there was enough material to produce a demo tape.
"Black Crusade" was recorded and mixed by Mersus (Zarathustra, ex-Gospel Of The Horns, ex-Deströyer 666) in May of 1998.
Songwriting was continued and songs like "When Steel Gets Red", "Soulpath" and "Slaughter“s Legacy" were created.
In March of 1999 line-up changed again when Doomhammer left the band and was replaced by Mersus.
Meanwhile the band had some few gigs with Pentacle and Desaster.
Their debut "Slaughter`s Legacy" was recorded in January/February of 2000 in Milkmachine Studio 

and released in September through Undercover Records.
After a gig in May M. left the band and his sit on bass was taken by Necriz (ex-Zarathustra).
In January 2002 one more time a member left the band,

in this case Matarru finished his relation with Homicide and Necriz took over the vocals.
Their sophomore album entitled "Dale Of Lost Souls" was finally released in 2004

and published once more on the German label Undercover Records.

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Ordo Equilibrio – The Triumph Of Light... And Thy Thirteen Shadows Of Love (1997)

Country: Sweden

Tracklist

1. Victory Starts Here, In The Land Of Completion 06:49
2. Walpurgisnacht In The Grotto. Dancing With Lilith 06:45
3. Marching Across The Stupid And Ignorant 05:09
4. Thou Cannot Love Them All, When The Trumpet Sounds 04:42
5. Entering The Masturbatory /Luxuria My Rubber Angel 05:01
6. This Absolute Supper, Second Consecration 04:13
7. Carnival (Festivity In Flesh) 05:26
8. Invocation Ov Prosperity, Pleasure, Progress And Love 05:03
9. Under The Rose, Coitus Excelsi. Pain, Bondage & Subjugation 03:56
10. After Reign Cometh Sun 03:33
11. Living By The Sword. Dying By The Sword. The Lustrous Banquet 04:26
12. Untitled (Silence) 10:58
13. And So Forth.... 01:13

The inspiration to initiate an individual project occurred during Tomas Pettersson's involvement in Archon Satani,

as Mikael Stavöstrand (the other half of Archon Satani) decided to form his side project Inanna.
But Ordo Equilibrio awaited to originate until May of 1993 as Tomas decided to abandon his participation in Archon Satani 

by reason of several insignificant inconsistencies pertaining to the bands current status and continuing progress.

According to Tomas: "Ordo Equilibrio's primary purpose was to serve as the aesthetic

and creative outlet for a multitude of ideas, aesthetics, ambitions and ideals.

And which still remains the primary objective of the foundation today."
The project was initially called Ordo Equilibrio and Tomas was joined on vocals by Chelsea Krook, his then-girlfriend.

Together from 1995 to 1998 they recorded three full length albums and one 7" EP.
In 2000 the band had a change in line-up as Chelsea Krook was replaced by Rose-Marie Larsen.
This also spawned a change in the bandname to Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio.
In 2008 Fredrik Leijström and Ronnie Bäck joined the band on bass and guitar

followed by Nicolas Van Meirhaeghe on percussions in 2014.
Under the Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio moniker the band has released eight albums and one split with Spiritual Front.

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Lucifer's Hammer – Hymns To The Moon - Chapter One (Demo 1995)

Country: United States

Tracklist

1. The Dark Tower 08:05
2. The Garden Of Solitude Beyond 05:43
3. The Entrance To Gehenna 03:13
4. Widow's Lament 01:16

Lucifer’s Hammer was formed in Michigan in 1986 and remained active until 2004.
The band was prominent unit in the Midwest underground,

playing numerous regional gigs and routinely featured in the lineup of the Michigan Deathfest.
At the beginning their sound was more thrash/death-oriented,

but as the band evolved, it gravitated toward a darker black/death metal sound.
By the mid 1990s, Lucifer’s Hammer was part of a circle that included such bands as Summon,  

Masochist and Wind Of The Black Mountains, all of which at some point shared members with Lucifer’s Hammer.
Lucifer’s Hammer was among the first American bands to play death metal suffused with the atmospheric darkness

and savage ferocity associated with the then-emerging black metal movement.
Unfortunately they never signed a contract and after the release of five demos (one of them being a live recording)

and two full length albums ("The Mists Of Time" in 1997 and "Ghosts Of Fall" in 2001) they disbanded.

In 2014 Destro Records re-released "The Mists Of Time" on CD

while in 2021 Nuclear War Now! Productions re-released on vinyl the majority of their demos.

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Scorpion Wind – Heaven Sent (1996)

Country: Unites States / England / Australia

Tracklist

1. Love Love Love (Equilibrium)    03:55
2. Preserve Thy Loneliness 04:42
3. In Vino Veritas 04:29
4. Paradise Of Perfection 06:29
5. Roasted Cadaver 03:51
6. The Cruelty Of The Heavens 08:12
7. There Is No More Sleep 04:58
8. Some Colossus 04:49
9. The Path Of The Cross 04:04
10. Never 13:19
11. Message 01:01
12. Funeral For 3 13:11
13. A Toast 00:13

"Heaven Sent" was a collaboration album between Boyd Rice, Douglas Pearce (Death In June)

and the percussionist John Murphy (July 11, 1959 - October 11, 2015, ex-SPK, ex-The Associates, ex-Current 93),

with the help of the Strength Through Joy duo (Timothy Jenn - Richard Leviathan) and Campbell Finley on trumpet,

recording under the name Scorpion Wind, released in 1996 on NER.

The album consists of Boyd Rice's spoken-word lyrics on subjects ranging from Social Darwinism to alcohol

with backing music in various styles, including lounge and neofolk.
Recorded in Australia prior to the pair (Boyd / Douglas) starring in the cult film "Pearls Before Swine", 

it is a unique, melodic and richly orchestrated ode to the decay of civilization and the death of heroes and gods.
In 2007 Nerus digitally remastered the album and re-released it on CD format

including two extra tracks from the era with new artwork, presented in a red and black foil-blocked softpak.

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The Order Of The NCS – Music From The Rituals Of The New Poison (1994)

Country: United States

Tracklist

1. The Consumption Of Sin 04:26
2. Dõnum 03:37
3. The Tetrad Rite 02:43
4. Exaltation Of The Ring 02:00
5. Prayer Of The Gift 02:06
6. Rêgrêdîor 02:53
7. The Passion Bath 03:16
8. The Second Lesson 02:28
9. Prayer Of The Physical And Spiritual Hearts United 00:57
10. Enter Me 03:19
11. Truth Is Praised 03:04
12. Hymn Of The United 03:00
13. Evening Low Mass Concerning The Poison 03:30
14. Reflection Rejuvenated 03:12

The Order Of The NCS was a ritual side project of Doc Hammer and his then-wife Lisa Hammer 

mostly known from their other band Mors Syphilitica.
Lisa Hammer (aka Lisa Houle) is an American filmmaker, actress, composer and singer

and is the sister of director James Merendino.
Eric Hammer (aka Doc Hammer) is an American voice actor, musician, writer and artist,

that he performed with Lisa Hammer in the bands Requiem In White (1985 -1995) and Mors Syphilitica (1995 - 2002).

The Order Of The NCS existed between the demise of their band Requiem In White and the creation of Mors Syphilitica.
The project was intended to be a spiritual movement, and had one live performance in Soho, NY in 1994.
Only one album was released in 1994 on Sacrum Torch label entitled "Music From The Rituals Of The New Poison" 

with the music been composed and performed by Lisa Hammer and Eric Hammer.

The album, which Eric Hammer later admitted was "very personal, it had no business being released",

was written solely as music for him to paint to, and recorded on a partially broken 4-track in their home.
The fold-out liner notes of the CD contains several of his paintings, as well as the rituals themselves.

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