Noise Unit ‎– Drill (1996)

Country: Canada

Tracklist

1. The Drain 06:43
2. Dominator 05:35
3. Prostitute 06:31
4. Miracle 06:42
5. Eye Burner 07:10
6. Sloth 06:44
7. Neuron 05:25
8. Other World 06:07
9. Penance 06:03

Noise Unit is a Canadian industrial band, founded by Bill Leeb of Front Line Assembly as a side project.
The band has seen several changes in line-up, with Bill Leeb being the only permanent member. 
The first album, Grinding into Emptiness, was released in 1989 
and arose from the collaboration between Leeb and Marc Verhaeghen of Belgian industrial band Klinik. 
The 1990 follow-up, Response Frequency, was the last release to feature Verhaeghen until 1996 
and included Rhys Fulber who would remain with the band for the next three albums.  
Verhaeghen resumed his collaboration with Noise Unit for the 1996 album Drill 
which also featured members of German industrial band Haujobb. 
After an eight year hiatus Leeb teamed with former Front Line Assembly member Chris Peterson to release Voyeur in 2005. 
In 2014, Front Line Assembly announced on their official website that a new Noise Unit album is in the works 
and the line-up is the same as on Front Line Assembly album Echogenetic.

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Borknagar ‎– Borknagar (1996)

Country: Norway

Tracklist

1. Vintervredets Sjelesagn 06:44
2. Tanker Mot Tind (Kvelding) 03:29
3. Svartskogs Gilde 05:52
4. Ved Steingard 02:14
5. Krigsstev 02:03
6. Dauden 05:49
7. Grimskalle Trell 05:38
8. Nord Naagauk 03:07
9. Fandens Allheim 06:19
10. Tanker Mot Tind (Gryning) 02:57

Borknagar was founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun, then a member of the Norwegian death metal band Molested, 
when he became tired of the brutal aspects of the band's music. 
Øystein formed Borknagar to explore a more melodic outlet of expression, inspired by the black metal movement 
Norway was experiencing and looking to push the boundaries of what was considered "traditional" black metal music. 
He wrote all of the music and lyrics, and gathered together an all-star group of black metal musicians to play in his band, 
such as Infernus of Gorgoroth, Grim of Immortal and Gorgoroth, and Ivar Bjørnson of Enslaved.

 When Garm of Ulver and Arcturus joined the project, it brought the band immediate attention. 
Borknagar never recorded a demo, they simply asked for a record contract on Malicious Records 
and were granted their request based on the strength of this lineup. 
With their debut, self-titled album, the band began as a melodic Viking/black metal outfit, but with The Olden Domain 
and all albums following it, an evolution of a more progressive approach to Viking-themed metal began to appear.
Borknagar has released nine albums to date.

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Disembowelment ‎– Transcendence Into The Peripheral (1993)

Country: Australia

Tracklist

1. The Tree Of Life And Death 10:25
2. Your Prophetic Throne Of Ivory 07:40
3. Excoriate 04:45
4. Nightside Of Eden 02:39
5. A Burial At Ornans 14:38
6. The Spirits Of The Tall Hills 09:22
7. Cerulean Transience Of All My Imagined Shores 10:07

Australian death/doom band formed in 1989. 
They recorded two demos, an EP and one full-length album before breaking up in 1993. 
Two members continued to play Disembowelment songs live under the name d.USK, 
and later formed another band in a similar style called Inverloch.
The band was known for its atmospheric chanting, slow riffs and spiritual dark elements 
present in their symphonic, heavily distorted style.
During their time in Disembowelment, Renato Gallina and Matthew Skarajew 
formed a tribal/ambient band called Trial Of The Bow which is currently active.

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Absu ‎– In The Eyes Of Ioldánach (MCD 1998)

Country: United States

Tracklist

1. V.I.T.R.I.O.L. 03:27
2. Hallstatt 04:06
3. Manannán 05:31
4. Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle 04:26

Absu is an American band from Dallas, Texas.
Their demos and first album leaned towards death metal, but evolved more towards a black metal 

and thrash metal which includes elements of Celtic and folk music 

(and later, elements of jazz fusion, progressive rock and psychedelic music) 

which the band calls "Mythological Occult Metal".
Their lyrical themes are esoteric, including themes of Celtic, 

Sumerian and Mesopotamian myths and legends, alchemy, numerology, magick, and sorcery.
The band originally formed as Dolmen in 1989, but this was changed to Absu in 1991.
The original members were Equitant Ifernain (guitars, bass, lyrics) and Shaftiel (guitars, vocals).
After recording two demos and an EP, they were joined by Proscriptor McGovern (Russ R. Givens – drums, vocals, lyrics).
They recorded four albums and an EP from 1993 to 2001. 

After the release of Tara in 2001 the band was put on hiatus as guitarist and bassist Equitant Ifernain and Shaftiel departed, citing musical differences and disinterest in the band, respectively.
In 2007, Proscriptor resurrected Absu, announcing a new line-up 

and a new (self-titled) album was released in 2009 followed by Abzu in 2011.

The band is currently in pre-production for their next album, titled Apsu.

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Junior Homrich - Brian Gascoigne – The Emerald Forest (1985)

Composer: Junior Homrich - Brian Gascoigne

Tracklist

1. Main Titles / Tomme Goes Missing / Tomme And Kachiri 04:05
2. Tomme Searches For His Ghost Father / Bill Searches For Tomme 02:24
3. The Burning Of The Shabona / Wanadi's Death / The Moth At The Window 02:32
4. The Initiation Ceremony / The Trance Dance 04:06
5. The Jaguar Theme 00:59
6. The Rainstorm 02:10
7. The Burning Of The Dead 02:58
8. Inside The Dam / The Waterfall / The Burning Forest 03:11
9. Volupia 02:43
10. River Paradise 01:32
11. End Titles - Eagle Break 03:08

The Emerald Forest is a 1985 British film set in the Brazilian Rainforest. 

It was directed by John Boorman and it is based on a true story.

Junior Homrich was born in Porto Alegre and grew up in a forest reservation.

After high school he studied music in the United States, then returned to Brazil and played with the rock group Blitz.

He was hired to play percussion for the calisthenic exercises that John Boorman 

required of the cast to get in shape for the action and dance scenes. 

Boorman liked Junior's drumming so much that hired him for the soundtrack as well.

He used a vast array of percussion instruments including various hand drums, clay pots, seed shakers, rainsticks, 

flutes, pan pipes, berimbau and even his own body parts.

Brian Gascoigne worked with a Fairlite synthesizer to simulate the sound of the samponas, or Indian bass flutes. 

He also used marimba, and Joao Bosco contributes tabla and African percussion.

Released by Varese Sarabande and nominated for Best Score in the BAFTA Film Awards.

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Unholy ‎– The Second Ring Of Power (1994)

Country: Finland

Tracklist

1. The Second Ring Of Power 05:40
2. Languish For Bliss 04:40
3. Lady Babylon 03:55
4. Neverending Day 06:21
5. Dreamside 06:45
6. Procession Of Black Doom 05:38
7. Covetous Glance 06:15
8. Air 06:53
9. Serious Personality Disturbance And Deep Anxiety 07:32

Unholy was a Finnish avant-garde doom metal band. 

Formed in 1988, they were one of the first doom metal groups in their home country.
Unholy originally started as a black metal/doom metal hybrid under the name Holy Hell. 

After recording its first demo, "Kill Jesus", they changed their name to Unholy. 

The band achieved underground popularity with its next demo and the 1991 EP "Trip To Depressive Autumn", 

and signed with Lethal Records, an Austrian record label that released the band's first album, "From The Shadows", in 1993. 

Then signed with Avantgarde Music for the next album, "The Second Ring Of Power", 

but disbanded soon after its release in 1994. However, they re-formed only two years later.
Unholy released their last two albums, "Rapture" and "Gracefallen", also through Avantgarde Music. 

The band announced they were splitting up on March 25, 2002.

Jarkko Toivonen (guitars) is also member of Tiermes.

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Memories Yet To Come 2014

You got to love all these lists at the end of the year! 
Before continue reading i would like to say a big thanx to everyone (bands and individuals) 
that contacted me all these years through my mail. I really appreciate it.
So without further delay, check out some releases that i enjoyed in 2014.
Cheers!


1. Arditi - Imposing Elitism (Cassette 2014)
2. Bekëth Nexëhmü - De Svarta Riterna (Demo CD 2014)
3. Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry (Full-length 2014) 
4. Doombringer - The Grand Sabbath (Full-length 2014)
5. Hail Spirit Noir - Oi Magoi (Full-length 2014)
6. Irrwisch - Fallwind (7'' EP 2014)
7. Kriegsmaschine - Enemy Of Man (Full-length 2014)
8. Kvalvaag - Noema (Full-length 2014)
9. Manes - Be All End All (Full-length 2014)
10. Megaptera - Nailed On Vinyl (Mini LP 2014)
11. Menace Ruine - Venus Armata (Full-length 2014)
12. Mortuus - Grape Of The Vine (Full-length 2014)
13. Mysticum - Planet Satan (Full-length 2014)
14. Nightbringer - Ego Dominus Tuus (Full-length 2014)
15. Perdition Winds - Aura Of Suffering (Full-length 2014)
16. Pestilential Shadows - Ephemeral (Full-length 2014)
17. Reverorum Ib Malacht - De Mysteriis Dom Christi (Full-length CD Version 2014)
18. Sanctuaire - Helserkr (Demo 2014)
19. Sargeist - Feeding The Crawling Shadows (Full-length 2014)
20. Satanic Warmaster - Fimbulwinter (Full-length 2014)
21. Skogen - I Döden (Full-length 2014)
22. Slagbjørn - Mørkt og Jævlig (Full-length 2014) 
23. Spectral Lore - III (Full-length 2014)
24. Sun Worship - Elder Giants (Cassette 2014)
25. Tehôm - Lacrimae Mundi (Full-length 2014)
 26. The Deathtrip - Deep Drone Master (Full-length 2014)
27. The Raid 2 Soundtrack - Music by Joseph Trapanese, Aria Prayogi And Fajar Yuskemal (Double LP 2014)
28. Tortorum - Katabasis (Full-length 2014)
29. Туман - The Past Is Alive (Full-length 2014)
30. Vargsang - In The Mist Of Night (Full-length 2014)