Primigenium – Art Of War (1997)

Country: Spain

Tracklist

1. Ridden Into Battle - Prologue 04:42
2. Embrace Me Darkness 04:45
3. Black Sword Of Vengeance 05:34
4. Shall The Forest Open For Us 05:01
5. Anachronism 01:16
6. ...And Jesus Wept? 07:19
7. Pact Of Solitude 04:35
8. Enemy 04:40
9. Dragon's Tears - Epilogue 03:54

Primigenium was formed in autumn 1992 by Smaug and Alhaz.
After several rehearsals they entered the studio and recorded two songs

which were supposed to be released by Cacophonous Recs as a 7'' EP,

but due to some problems and misunderstandings the band decided to release the recording by themselves

as a demo under the title "As Eternal As The Night".

This demo tape was released in January 1994 and had a very good response within the black metal scene.
Later the demo tape was released on CD by Wild Rags Recs featuring an extra song for the edition.
In 1995 Primigenium signed with the Greek label Unisound Recs for the release of their debut full length album.

After the recording, which took place during December 1995,

some problems appeared between the label and the band so the deal was cancelled.

After receiving some offers from different labels, finally Full Moon Prods released the "Art Of War" album in 1997,

again with great reviews and reception worldwide.
In 1999 End All Life Prods offered the band the release of a limited 7'' vinyl,

so Smaug and Alhaz entered once more the recording studio.

The EP was released under the name of "All Your Tears Will Be Ours", and later re-released as a MCD by Full Moon Prods.
During some time, Smaug kept writing some songs and meeting Alhaz occasionally,

playing guitars and working on new songs together but without a proper direction,

as the future of Primigenium was uncertain.
In February 20001 they finally entered the Attack Studios for the recording of their second album entitled "Intolerance"

that was released in 2002 in CD and LP formats by Drakkar Prods.
After a long inactive period Smaug decided to return to action and during 2008 he started writing new songs.

Some of these were recorded at Moontower Studios in 2010 by Smaug alone, and later mastered at Necromorbus Studios. Primigenium third album "Faith Through Anguish" was released in 2011 by BlackSeed Productions.
During all these years, Primigenium remained as a studio band but at the beginning of 2012

Smaug contact former member Gorbag to play drums and some members from various bands from Madrid

to complete a line-up for live gigs.
During 2014-2015 five new songs were recorded at The Empty Hall Studios and released by BlackSeed Productions,

one of this songs as a Split 7'' EP with Aversio Humanitatis,

and the remaining four on MCD format entitled "For The Children Of This World".
The single "Svmmis Desiderantis Affectibvs" followed in 2019.

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Dive – First Album (1990)

Country: Belgium

Tracklist

1. Infected 03:52
2. There's No Hope 02:53
3. Dead Or Alive 02:46

4. Right 03:38
5. So Hard 03:33
6. Attack 01:43
7. Turn Me On 02:00
8. Run 02:28
9. Ghostcity 05:09
10. 31 01:27
11. Menticide 08:07
12. Nightshift 03:23
13. Burning Skin 01:55
14. Eye Of The Past 02:25
15. Back To Back 03:33
16. Timezone 02:42
17. Shadows Of You 04:27
18. Sparks 05:28

Dive is a Belgian industrial/ebm music project

that was formed in 1990 by Dirk Ivens (Absolute Body Control, Motor!k, Sonar, S/HE).
Dive's sound is characterized by the minimal and experimental use

of rhythmic and distorted drum machines that overlain with Dirk's vocals.
Dirk Ivens started in 1978 as a singer and guitar player in the punk band Slaughterhouse 

but left the group after one year to form the new band The Few.

In 1980 he formed the electronic band Absolute Body Control,

influenced by Suicide, DAF, and British artists like Fad Gadget.

After going through various members, Absolute Body Control soon settled as a duo with Dirk and Eric Van Wonterghem.
In 1985, Absolute Body Control joined forces with Marc Verhaeghen's band The Klinik 

and Sandy Nys' The Maniacs to form the "supergroup" Absolute Controlled Clinical Maniacs.

The name was soon shortened to The Klinik.

Nys left in 1986 and Van Wonterghem in 1987 to work on their own bands,

while Dirk remained a member until 1991, when he left to concentrate on his solo project Dive.
With Dive, Dirk sought to have complete control over his creative process

as a change from his many previous years working with bands.
In 1996, Dirk started Sonar together with Patrick Stevens, who left in 1998

and was replaced by long-time collaborator (and brother-in-law) Eric Van Wonterghem.
In 2003-2005 Dirk rejoined Marc Verhaeghen in The Klinik for a few festival concerts, without releasing any new material.

"First Album" was originally released in 1990 on vinyl format under the title "Dive"

and later in 1992 was reissued on CD featuring seven bonus tracks.

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Anaboth – Nie Czas Pomiotów (Demo 1996)

Country: Poland

Tracklist

1. Wśród Ohydnych 03:48
2. Ciemność 03:55
3. W Imię Szatana 02:41
4. Cthulhu 04:03
5. Nieśmiertelni 04:05
6. Piekielna Diatryba I. 03:50
7. Piekielna Diatryba II. 02:24
8. Nie Czas Pomiotów 06:14

Polish black metal band that was created in 1992 in Kraków.
They released their first demo in 1996 entitled "Nie Czas Pomiotów"

that draw a lot of influences from the early Burzum releases.

Their line up consisted of Moloch (Vocals, Bass), Zbigniew Kasprzyk (Guitars) and Chemosh (Drums). 

The band split up around 2000 but in 2010 Moloch resurrected Anaboth releasing the demo "Epikrytyczne Różnicowanie".

New members were found to assist Moloch and in 2012 their first full length album was finally released

under the title "Pomiędzy Światami" and followed by their second one "Ścierwo O Bruk" in 2017.
"Nie Czas Pomiotów" was reissued on CD format in 2010 by Under The Sign Of Garazel Productions.

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Charles Bernstein – The Entity (1981)

Composer: Charles Bernstein

Tracklist

1. Intro And Main Title 01:49
2. Bath/Attack 01:31
3. Beach Scene 01:05
4. Iceberg 01:29
5. Carla & Jerry 01:30
6. Carla's Room Wrecked 01:55
7. It Appears/The Entity 02:45
8. Carla 02:40
9. The Power 02:34
10. Relentless Attack 01:27
11. The Entity Lurks 01:29
12. Helium Attack 01:25
13. Mozart Source 02:23
14. Glimmer Of Hope 02:36
15. Finale: Carla Leaves House 01:25
16. End Credits 02:28
17. Attack Music Deconstructed 01:09
18. Attack Music Reject 00:56
19. Main Title Synth Version 01:39

The Entity is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie,

and written by Frank De Felitta, who adapted his 1978 novel of the same name.
The film stars Barbara Hershey as a single mother in Los Angeles who is tormented by an invisible assailant.
Like the novel, the film is based on the 1974 real paranormal phenomena case of Doris Bither,

a woman who claimed to have been repeatedly sexually assaulted by an invisible entity,

and who was observed by doctoral students at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Despite being filmed and planned for a release in 1981,

the movie was not released in worldwide theaters until September 1982 and February 1983 in the United States.
The film is interpreted as a parable for female sexual victimhood

and the lead character as a woman who "goes head-to-head with a gaggle of men (including the "entity" itself).
American composer of film and television scores Charles Harold Bernstein (born February 28, 1943)

composed the soundtrack of the movie.
Bernstein is a Daytime Emmy Award winner, and a two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee.

During the 1980s, Bernstein scored the music for the horror films Cujo (1983),

A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984), April Fool's Day (1986) and Deadly Friend (1986).
Quentin Tarantino has included Bernstein's music from White Lightning and The Entity

in the soundtracks of his films Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Inglourious Basterds (2009).
The complete collected orchestral/synth soundtrack of the movie was released for the first time in 2009 by Intrada

as a limited Edition CD of 1200 copies while in 2019 Wyrd War released on 666 copies the limited edition vinyl.
Recorded at Village Recorders studios in West Los Angeles and Bernstein’s Santa Monica studio in 1981,

sourced from Bernstein’s archives and featuring three bonus outtakes that provide a glimpse into his compositional process.

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Brighter Death Now – Necrose Evangelicum (1995)

Country: Sweden

Tracklist

1. Wilful 07:04
2. Soul In Flames 07:41
3. Impasse 09:46
4. Rain, Red Rain 08:56
5. Deathgrant 09:16
6. Necrose Evangelicum 06:01

Brighter Death Now is the personal project of Roger Karmanik (born in 1965 as Roger Karlsson) 

known also as the founder of the legendary Swedish record label Cold Meat Industry.
Karmanik started experimenting with sounds in the early 80s releasing tapes with various projects.
In 1988 he started Brighter Death Now performing pounding death industrial

and combining walls of white noise with churning repetitive sounds, dark atmospheres and obscure subject matter.
Karmanik has kept his music's thematic elements focused on such topics as death, obsession, sadism, and psychosis.
However, he never misses the opportunity to show the dark humorous side of his personality.
"Necrose Evangelicum" was released in 1995 on a limited edition CD of 4000 copies

and features Mortiis as guest on the homonymous track.

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CTI – Core (A Conspiracy International Project) (1988)

Country: England

Tracklist

1. Feeder (With Coil) 08:41
2. Trapezoid (With John Duncan, Joe Potts) 05:14
3. Future Shock (With Monte Cazazza) 07:23
4. Unmasked (With Robert Wyatt) 04:15
5. Over Abyss (With Lustmord) 06:40
6. Guest + Host = Ghost (With Boyd Rice) 04:38
7. Core 07:33

CTI (Creative Technology Institute) was an alias used by the duo Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti, 

more commonly known as Chris & Cosey and later as Carter Tutti.
"Core (A Conspiracy International Project)" was released in 1998 and each track on the album

was a joint project between Chris Carter, Cosey Fanni Tutti and the persons/groups credited.
Featuring participation from Coil, John Duncan, Joe Potts, Monte Cazazza, Robert Wyatt, Lustmord and Boyd Rice.
Sounds were mailed or brought to Studio 47 where they were manipulated, processed,

composed and mixed with the full collaboration of those involved.
Includes an insert with artwork, notes and photos on contributing artists

while some copies include a second, illustrated, insert with information on Play It Again Sam releases.

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Moon Lore – The Spheres Beneath The Heavens (1997)

Country: Norway

Tracklist

1. There Again... 04:00
2. Lady Grief' Silver Mirror 03:07
3. Mephesti (A Perfect Picture Of Her Beauty) 03:55
4. Murder 01:22
5. The Spheres Beneath The Heavens 03:52
6. Vampire 04:43
7. The Silkenmasked Highpriest Of Dreamland 05:10
8. I? 04:09
9. Bitterness Engraved In A Heart Of Stone 02:18
10. Thou I Laugh, I Weep In My Heart 03:30
11. Outro 03:15

Moon Lore was formed in 1992 by Peter Pendragon.
He recorded the first two track demo using a brand new Fostex 4-track, a guitar,

a Boss drum machine, a cheap microphone and a borrowed delay pedal.
The demo was released into the tape trading underground in 1993.
After the release of the demo he started elaborating on the more gothic influenced track on the cassette, “There Again...”.
This resulted in a rehearsal tape and a demo created in 1994.
After receiving a lot of positive feedback on his releases he signed a deal with Avantgarde in 1995,

and went to studio to record his first album entitled "The Spheres Beneath The Heavens".
He found the recording studio, Frogner Lydstudio, through the yellow pages and started recording in the summer of 1995.
When "The Spheres Beneath The Heavens" was completed

Avantgarde licensed the rights of the album to the German label Malicious Records.
This caused the album to stay unreleased until 1997

and also was the last release for Malicious Records before they went defunct.
After the recording of the album Pendragon started to work with new material,

drawing even more on the gothic influence, with bands such as Christian Death, and The Sisters Of Mercy.
This led to the 1996 demo, "Sleeping With The Dead".
From 1997 and onwards Moon Lore became mostly an electronic band,

using a variety of synthesizers, drum machines and samplers.
In 2000 he used for the first time a PC for recording and made "Demo 2000", limited to 20 copies.
In the period between 2000-2003, now with some proper recording software in his hands,

Pendragon started re-vitalizing the metal part of Moon Lore.
In 2002 he also wrote the music for Maria Vennerød's play "Meir", performed at Det Norske Teatret.
In 2003 after a period of six month recording process

he released the two track demo "Two Evil Eyes", as a CD-r with a professionally printed cover.
After this release Pendragon focused on other band projects (Råte, Mök)

but he still kept on working on Moon Lore from time to time.

In 2007 he released the track "Her Essence" for the Norsk Urskog compilation CD.

In this period he also tried to revitalize Moon Lore as a full line-up live band,

but the band took had already took its own course and morphed into something quite different.

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