tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56313657438589179002024-03-23T13:05:18.458+01:00Black/Death/Thrash Metal Blog by Herr TompaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-7824054362580590012021-12-19T15:03:00.007+01:002021-12-20T11:46:51.266+01:00My post and ''review'' on the new 2021 Funeral Mist album Deiform<p><i style="color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDgqaP61KOlTm4UvbvqIa6vsDRLaRZz6hgUtm7LTOmyhCIOdoxjcU-1W7Ezy9H0Zy1nqFWl9EjqfYtpKFgI2NpqhEHNlZNXe2EsA48MGLNPDjC5cJzvulOURKzbDpLwqIgdNbk2w3p3T_fxRSGoAyCUeJ7HI-3q9FJCewbHDE3u_uI9gzrbG0imAt6GA=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDgqaP61KOlTm4UvbvqIa6vsDRLaRZz6hgUtm7LTOmyhCIOdoxjcU-1W7Ezy9H0Zy1nqFWl9EjqfYtpKFgI2NpqhEHNlZNXe2EsA48MGLNPDjC5cJzvulOURKzbDpLwqIgdNbk2w3p3T_fxRSGoAyCUeJ7HI-3q9FJCewbHDE3u_uI9gzrbG0imAt6GA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: normal;">The best album of the year is going to be real easy to pick out in 2021.</span> <b>Deiform</b></span><span style="color: #262626;"> by</span><b style="color: #262626;"> <i>Funeral Mist</i></b><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><b><i> </i></b>released on the 17th of December 2021 by </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span><i><b>Norma Evangelium Diabolical</b> </i>of course. The perfect ending to another crap</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"> year (due to </span><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span>Covid, Corona and now this </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span>Omicron shit)<span style="background-color: white;"> anyway...</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: DM Sans;">The LP release looks amazing and comes on 2 vinyls included inside a gatefold is a 12-page A4 booklet. While the CD release has a 20-page booklet.</span></span></span></p><p></p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: DM Sans;"><span style="color: #262626;">Couldn’t wait until the LP, CD & t-shirt of my favorite bands new album to arrive in a proper way and not to stream it (my order has been posted but it could take to the 28th of January to arrive...). All pictures are taken from the </span><a href="https://funeralmist.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Funeral Mist bandcamp</span></a><span style="color: #262626;">. Support them, </span><a href="https://holypoison.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Holy Poison Design</span></a><span style="color: #262626;"> and </span><b style="color: #262626;">Funeral Mist</b><span style="color: #262626;">!</span></span><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8XEULxaQBIwoBb1WA0H1f5LUCYH0FWOBR0kyryDa1swtT5vEwn43341y4iobZbCqpCf21rnIonTtMwmzDys5Bqo69qSohwUW4bxcat16sWf9e4Vs8cJOdAFYnTbQneX9KUaBFeuejDXoWQIf8fL9SaN_Lo8RV4ZM2FT6w6G9dlBqIbmc63YKWEpGMNQ=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1200" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8XEULxaQBIwoBb1WA0H1f5LUCYH0FWOBR0kyryDa1swtT5vEwn43341y4iobZbCqpCf21rnIonTtMwmzDys5Bqo69qSohwUW4bxcat16sWf9e4Vs8cJOdAFYnTbQneX9KUaBFeuejDXoWQIf8fL9SaN_Lo8RV4ZM2FT6w6G9dlBqIbmc63YKWEpGMNQ=w640-h432" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: #262626;">Btw. longtime no see my friends! Both here on the blog or </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Instagram</span></a><span style="color: #262626;"> almost a year. Am I back for good? I'll get to that in the end of the post... Let for now focus on </span><b style="color: #262626;">Funeral Mist</b><span style="color: #262626;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: #262626;">T</span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">he most important happening of 2021. As always hated to say I'm doing reviews but maybe they are? </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #262626; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAm9XaLHPezwgCZ59un4TqJ2uC2Gdvie9q3BLdooZCOV8qJX3lTw2sXSzKxo4fM92Eh8P7wz8Quuer-pexD-VHEbEvv3X_dyiUrczFY92QbAnkJpksnNjlcoo6V7VgnX8uoThs-sYQqoXMWVhZxc185rMA-GXBokXGGbjOCNcFDuTxq5WAx4wiCy9q4A=s1642" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="1332" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAm9XaLHPezwgCZ59un4TqJ2uC2Gdvie9q3BLdooZCOV8qJX3lTw2sXSzKxo4fM92Eh8P7wz8Quuer-pexD-VHEbEvv3X_dyiUrczFY92QbAnkJpksnNjlcoo6V7VgnX8uoThs-sYQqoXMWVhZxc185rMA-GXBokXGGbjOCNcFDuTxq5WAx4wiCy9q4A=s320" width="260" /></a></div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span><span>Took me a couple of listens to realize that the opening </span></span></span><i style="color: #262626;">Twilight Of The Flesh </i><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span>is for now my favorite song of the album or at least 1 of 3. The slow start with choir chants, the fast middle and slow ending creates a perfect harmony and start.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span>The following fast paced shorter </span></span><i style="color: #262626;">Apokalyptikon </i><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span>has great vocals by "D.Rostén". So far a</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">n amazing 9:38 + 4:26 start! Could already tell I prefer this album more than <b><i>Hekatomb (2018).</i></b></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Amazing drumming by former <b>M</b></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">arduk </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">drummer (2006-13) Lars B aka. Lars Broddesson during the entire album.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span>The 8:56 </span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><i>In Here</i></span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span> shows that the short songs</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span> of the previous album </span></span><i style="color: #262626;"><b>Hekatomb</b></i><span style="color: #262626;"><span> (a averaged of 5:20)</span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span> is a thing of the past. On </span></span><b style="color: #262626;"><i>Deiform</i></b><span style="color: #262626;"><i> </i>its an average about 6:45 and that's very welcome.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span>I sound like a broken record already but the <i>In Here</i> (</span></span><span style="color: #262626;">8:56) </span><span style="color: #262626;"><span>is another favorite of mine that appears on </span></span><b style="color: #262626;"><i>Deiform</i></b><span style="color: #262626;"><span>. Clearly among my top-3 songs.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><i>Children Of The Urn</i> (7:45) caught my ears directly with its Swedish children’s choir. Fucking brilliant! Even if a <b>Funeral Mist </b>album it's a cohesive experience I would place it as my 4th or 5th favorite song either this one or </span></span><i style="color: #262626;">Apokalyptikon.</i></span></div><div><i style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><i style="color: #262626;">Hooks Of Hunge</i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span>r 4:54 was another song that I liked immediately during my first play through of the album. I wouldn't put it as high up as I did back of the initial listening.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">Another top-3 song on the album is the title track <i>Deiform</i> 9:09 it's slow & heavy with Rostén’s vocals one of the most interesting songs. <i>Deiform </i>unlikely for a <b>Funeral Mist</b> song to use melodic Heavy Metal like guitars during a song. But take these "top songs" with a grain of salt it could change.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">The ending <i>Into Ashes</i> 9:10 probably is in my opinion the weakest song on <b><i>Deiform</i></b>. Still an amazing song but wrong placed though it would been better placed next to last.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPxImqvMRX358KfX8EFunSLqKe0hpYdibWQpDEyyjzp6HMG59LJVLDVNtOOC3mIGOHT7LQmMcZbxnD9q1KVwVd9JYk7sA3KjEZpCdYeA0O4Lee12xIQlxgV-N4g5PmOqZUpGpUzTlNYMsfak4rUiSUvNnFoiRddxu6llBoDn0jRYsLW5mbJi4wSQwFzA=s1188" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1188" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPxImqvMRX358KfX8EFunSLqKe0hpYdibWQpDEyyjzp6HMG59LJVLDVNtOOC3mIGOHT7LQmMcZbxnD9q1KVwVd9JYk7sA3KjEZpCdYeA0O4Lee12xIQlxgV-N4g5PmOqZUpGpUzTlNYMsfak4rUiSUvNnFoiRddxu6llBoDn0jRYsLW5mbJi4wSQwFzA=s320" width="320" /></a></div>The slow opener (half through) <i>Twilight Of The Flesh</i> choir and all could’ve been an excellent ending or also <i>Deiform</i>; <i>In Here</i> or <i>Children of the Urn</i></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;">To rate <b><i>Deiform </i></b>among other <b><i>Funeral Mist</i></b> albums is very early. But it would be boring if I did not! </span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;">It’s not near the masterpieces <b><i>Salvation </i></b>(2003) or my favorite <b><i>Maranatha </i></b>(2009). But better than both <b><i>Hekatomb </i></b>and <b><i>Devilry </i></b>(1998).</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626;" /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">The long songs feels welcome back and the 54 min album goes by very fast. 3 songs over 9 min: <i>Twilight Of The Flesh; Deiform</i> & <i>Into Ashes</i> and just 4 seconds short of 9 min <i>In Here</i>. Then also </span></span><i style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">Children of the Urn </i><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">almost 8 min</span><i style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"> </i><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">just 2 songs under 5 min</span><i style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">. </i></div><div><i style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"><br /></i></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">Clearly my favorite album in years! Since 2018 </span><b style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"><i>Hekatomb </i></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">actually. Maybe even back to the 2012 album <i><b>Serpent Sermon</b></i> by <b>Marduk</b>. However I haven't looked deep into it and <b><i>Deiform </i></b>is a new album.</span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;">My only little complaint is that I would've wanted one more song so it could've broken the 1 hour barrier. But of course rather have a 54 min superb than 1 hour subpar experience.</span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><span style="color: #262626;">As the world is for artists nowadays with Rostén releasing the ambient </span><b style="color: #262626;">DomJord </b><span style="color: #262626;">project with 2 excellent albums last year. The t-shirt </span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">productivity </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">with</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"> <b>Funeral Mist</b>, <b>Marduk, DomJord</b> etc </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">(amazing quality shirts NOT cheap shit)</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"> at </span><b style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"><i>Holy Poison</i></b><span style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">. I was almost awaiting him announcing a new <b>Funeral Mist</b> album earlier when <b>Marduk </b>wasn't on tour. Sadly the January tour with Vader got cancelled due to fucking Covid restrictions...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "DM Sans";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "DM Sans";">Should have bought tickets to the </span><b style="font-family: "DM Sans";">December Darkness</b><span style="font-family: "DM Sans";"> where I heard that they played the entire </span><b style="font-family: "DM Sans";"><i>Dark Endless</i></b><span style="font-family: "DM Sans";"> (1992) album on one of their two sets. Cannot confirm that though and with bands like Djevel, Voodus, Grá, Valkyrja it would've been amazing. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: "DM Sans";">If the </span><b style="font-family: "DM Sans";">Gefle Metal Festival</b><span style="font-family: "DM Sans";"> (Marduk; Emperor; Entombed; Mayhem; Meshuggah; Deicide; </span><span style="font-family: "DM Sans";">At The Gates; </span><span style="font-family: "DM Sans";">Uleashed; Mgla; Exodus etc.) gets cancelled for a 3rd summer I'll probably kill myself...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><span>Didn't get as surprised as with <b><i>Hekatomb </i></b>when</span><span> </span><i style="font-weight: bold;">Deiform</i><span> was announced just a week before its release. With <b><i>Hekatomb </i></b>it felt like the biggest bomb of 2018. However back then it had been 9 years since <b><i>Maranatha </i></b>and I wasn't sure if <b>Funeral Mist</b> was finished. Even if it felt like Rostén wasn't as involved on the <b><i>Viktoria</i></b> (2018) album by <b>Marduk </b>as before.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: DM Sans;">Might do a review when I get my LP, CD & t-shirt order from <b><i>NoEvDia </i></b>because 3 days of listening isn’t enough to have a fair opinion. I mean it took me many years to prefer <b><i>Maranatha </i></b>over <b><i>Salvation</i></b>. But for now I'll say that this was a brilliant album because my expectations are high as fuck whenever <b>Funeral Mist </b>release an album.</span></div></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1387" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYegOMI20Mq2UsiPUB3xPDwagcmQRML70eAz5j5G9Rr1tcc0I2PHWDpPwrg6LI2MyNdd4s4fbwUdoxBxgIPrRTp2wtICuRqcuSNunIKMBxhOSW9zRVp_wqArLUyF58vAzNWRBwFR-nPKR1-iqLOXMYC_RmlRIdU_trgExwWu6L-NPQ8fgW_vGieDE18w=w400-h285" width="400" /></span></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;">Now will I keep on posting? Don’t know! Still collecting of course have bought a lot of records this year not that many new ones though.</span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><div><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: DM Sans;">I own an even sicker fucking <b>Marduk </b>collection nowadays and really would like to do posts them. Some dates back 3 years or more.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: DM Sans;">And my collection of <b>Funeral Mist</b> official t-shirts, longsleeves plus a hoodie (now at 21 different designs).</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: DM Sans;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: DM Sans;">Got to mention I bought the 6 LP + 7 CD <b>Arcturus </b>set <b><i>Stars And Oblivion (The Complete Works 1991 to 2002)</i></b>. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"> T</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">his is how a box set is suppose to be done. </span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: DM Sans;">That means I finally got my most wanted vinyl </span></span><b style="color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"><i>The Sham Mirrors (2002)</i></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">, not the first print, but still a LP copy to spin. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">Included with great poster and other things I would love to do a post of it.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">Have bought a bunch of other albums of course I would like to write about also. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">However I'll be posting a best of 2021 list that much is certain.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">Already have a finished the writing vinyl of posts like</span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><b><i> </i></b></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><b>Marduk <i>- World Funeral: Jaws Of Hell MMIII (2020); Deathmarch Tour EP (2004); Souls For Belial (2013); </i></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"><b>Darkthrone </b>-</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"> </span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><b><i>Eternal Hails......;</i> </b>the oldest is one of the 3 <b>Marduk </b>DVD's from 2018. And a bunch more<b> </b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";">that never got posted.</span></div></div></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: "DM Sans";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: DM Sans;"><div>A thing that's been holding me back posting is ever since I moved to a new apartment (it was boring at the old place too). Is all the fucking pictures I'll take for just one post.</div><div><br /></div><div>Might have to rethink how I do those and restrict myself to maybe 1 or 2 picture per post for the sake of my own sanity. But it wouldn't feel like my style also REFUSE to use stock photos that's fucking cheating. We'll just have to wait and see. </div><div><br /></div><div><u><i>Until then<b> Funeral Mist </b>are still the FUCKING BEST!! </i></u></div></span></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-56515706917483024122020-09-27T22:32:00.006+02:002020-09-27T22:34:22.446+02:00DomJord - Sporer (2020)<div class="separator"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdNmOZPS_vdV59kfk_B2H5NQk2cgVD8M0lmQ1o1u6W9Is44xUTeiX3pK_e3La05tvW2rGp0SIAnEjODWR3s5ZHHqsqEDRxaajmAyeeE4iy0-Nr30S97V9ELATZDNuQ_9YN0aE1zBPHnU1/s2048/Dominus_Black_Metal_DomJord+%25284%2529.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2048" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdNmOZPS_vdV59kfk_B2H5NQk2cgVD8M0lmQ1o1u6W9Is44xUTeiX3pK_e3La05tvW2rGp0SIAnEjODWR3s5ZHHqsqEDRxaajmAyeeE4iy0-Nr30S97V9ELATZDNuQ_9YN0aE1zBPHnU1/w640-h468/Dominus_Black_Metal_DomJord+%25284%2529.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">1st print vinyl release by <b>Vidfare Productions</b>/<b>The Ajna Offensive</b>.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Plus my <b><i>Sporer </i></b>t-shirt limited to 50 copies from <b>Holy Poison Design</b> (hope I don't have to mention what that is!).</div><div><br /></div><div>Whenever I have bought a t-shirt by <b>Funeral Mist</b>; <b>Marduk</b>; <b>Triumphator </b>etc. from their official <a href="https://holypoison.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank"><b>Holy Poison webstore</b></a> I have only gotten the best Metal t-shirt quality (now from <b>Carton Merchandising</b>).</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdk0AAkQEXEEViLqrIBCQdzaFVypG7W5YuWkpFnz9MtDm_yQGi00pdlbbYSjDCm_TcBf7Oy0KKS4VDmcdVWRS0tNfL6h3dBtyWnpuXr4DBGpd5lZakHoe7qMiZdywCocz_ad0JWCRVCLiR/s2048/Dominus_Black_Metal_DomJord+t-shirt+1.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdk0AAkQEXEEViLqrIBCQdzaFVypG7W5YuWkpFnz9MtDm_yQGi00pdlbbYSjDCm_TcBf7Oy0KKS4VDmcdVWRS0tNfL6h3dBtyWnpuXr4DBGpd5lZakHoe7qMiZdywCocz_ad0JWCRVCLiR/s320/Dominus_Black_Metal_DomJord+t-shirt+1.png" width="320" /></a></div>In my opinion the much more common and what seems cheaper, <b>Gildan </b>shirts and especially their crap hoodies can <u>fuck off</u>!</div><div><br /></div><div>Just got another t-shirt the <b>DomJord </b>logo one, also limited to 50 copies, from <b>Holy Poison </b>(see that one further down the post).</div><div><br /></div><div>Also decided to get yet another <b>Marduk </b>t-shirt from there as well, cannot understand now why there were an inch hesitation from me to buy the <b><i>Rom 5:12</i></b> one. Maybe because I already own a shit ton of <b>Marduk </b>shirts...</div><div><br /></div><div>Well I have wanted it since the release a few weeks back. The <i><b>Rom 5:12</b></i> is also limited to just 145 copies and looks fucking stunning.</div><div><br /></div><div>But now on to the matter at hand so to speak.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3mFpGuufNFrgqq-xY_VpeoEjmWNu-Q_m7KTKKeUbMJ3tp18UNj9K5u1e1cGsDQEGI_oX5JkX2fquLtH706CJIZ9rx1s510ClvWTgJM0RMoFQb3R5GwdOITHf8ZJWC1aVU8PKLvuawbCC/s1980/Dominus_Black_Metal_DomJord+%25285%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1978" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3mFpGuufNFrgqq-xY_VpeoEjmWNu-Q_m7KTKKeUbMJ3tp18UNj9K5u1e1cGsDQEGI_oX5JkX2fquLtH706CJIZ9rx1s510ClvWTgJM0RMoFQb3R5GwdOITHf8ZJWC1aVU8PKLvuawbCC/w640-h640/Dominus_Black_Metal_DomJord+%25285%2529.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I heard the <b>DomJord</b> project first in early 2020 and didn't know what to expect. If my terrible memory servers me correct there was a few songs on the <a href="https://noevdia.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank"><b>NoEvDia Bancamp</b></a> from <b><i>Sporer</i></b>. Or just one (?) but I was instantly hooked.</div><div><br /></div><div>However already when I got my vinyl release this year. When I first could listen to it for the first time "properly" my opinion was that Daniel 'Arioch/Mortuus' Rostén had made the best album of 2020.</div><div><br /></div><div>Daniel Rostén being best known as Arioch and Mortuus from <b>Funeral Mist </b>and <b>Marduk</b>. Had released what I consider to be my favorite album of 2020, thus far. But 6 months later that is still my number 1 choice of this infernal year.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtCN7NLfgkG6klqFb4RV80Ks9jGiS42H_G4-ScsT2exVXLp4zOdXSsIPxTDhW8rmKYf6IicHhLnNZhAUdcqz70r_FYPU_M5q5FeCjna_8ucNJUVnJPi4XV7_c-ESe0qTHO00SH1IUknNB/s2048/Dominus_Black_Metal+DomJord+logo+shirt.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBtCN7NLfgkG6klqFb4RV80Ks9jGiS42H_G4-ScsT2exVXLp4zOdXSsIPxTDhW8rmKYf6IicHhLnNZhAUdcqz70r_FYPU_M5q5FeCjna_8ucNJUVnJPi4XV7_c-ESe0qTHO00SH1IUknNB/s320/Dominus_Black_Metal+DomJord+logo+shirt.png" width="320" /></a></div>Don’t remember if I ever have had any ambient album at the very top as the best record any year. Remember that I'm an old fuck nowadays also, well to those who I couldn't bother to give a fuck about anyway.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the music "visualized and conceived" between 2012-19 by Rostén. He have with <b>DomJord </b>made the best Swedish Ambient Black Metal album ever with <b><i>Sporer</i></b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also don't compare this to the classics from the 90's. This's something new, more fitting for the year 2020 and should appeal to older Ambient BM fans (maybe younger also).</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Personally I think it's hard to define what's considered as pure Ambient BM. Trying to recall favorites from my past being a young adult during the 90's.</div><div><br /></div><div>The two absolute classic albums at the time growing up was for me: The Mortiis (ex. Emperor) <b>Vond </b>- <b><i>Selvmord </i></b>and Satyr of <b>Satyricon's </b>own project <b>Wongraven </b>- <b><i>Fjelltronen</i></b>. Probably forgetting a bunch of records while writing this.</div><div><br /></div><div>Can bands like <b>Wardruna</b>, <b>Summoning</b>, <b>Hugsjá </b>etc. be called Ambient Black Metal? For my own personal criteria, both yes and no. For <b>Summoning </b>or <b>Skuggsjá</b>/<b>Hugsjá </b>they use way too much guitar for me to consider them apart of these kind of records.</div><div><br /></div><div>And if I included those bands mentioned and a bunch more ones like that then I have to mention a bunch more records.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Burzum</b>; <b>Isengard </b>certainly have released albums with a bunch of Ambient songs. <b>Burzum </b>have also released some pure fantastic albums that I can certainly would label Ambient Black Metal albums especially towards "the end" of Varg Vikernes magnificent career.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-iHfwntmLEttNXFlvho9L81z5zAfxsesBSKkYGjJdDcWbFU3w-M6g-q_ge9H1JXrWO4_cxoFBT2KDhr_0GsriUJx7V6Swxe8RnTVyjyhaP7e8GYddmHfmh64btmi9f9xOOlgnCkxFWpW/s2048/Dominus_Black_Metal_DomJord+%25286%2529.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-iHfwntmLEttNXFlvho9L81z5zAfxsesBSKkYGjJdDcWbFU3w-M6g-q_ge9H1JXrWO4_cxoFBT2KDhr_0GsriUJx7V6Swxe8RnTVyjyhaP7e8GYddmHfmh64btmi9f9xOOlgnCkxFWpW/s320/Dominus_Black_Metal_DomJord+%25286%2529.png" width="320" /></a></div>Not gonna to be mentioning the Fenriz's <b>Neptune Towers</b> albums or Jon Nödtveidt's project <b>De Infernali</b> (although I kinda like those some reason, sometimes...) but they were never at any high point of this genre. </div><div><br /></div><div>Will <b>DomJord </b>be at the top in December? It could be the new <b><i>Dawn of the Damned</i></b> by <b>Necrophobic </b>that will be released in less then 2 weeks.</div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe the <b>Isengard </b>lost/recording that will be released in less than a week with songs from 1989-93 <b><i>Vårjevndøgn</i></b>. Will be so good I'll have to change my rules for the 2020 album list? However rules are rules!</div><div><br /></div><div>Other I have very soon in my possession like the only physical release of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Lyfjaberg </i>the 12'' white vinyl single by <b>Wardruna</b>. With just its one song won't change any rules. Although it's an excellent song both the video was released on streaming apps in early June it can't qualify for best album. I might have a <b>Wardruna </b>tatto on my forearm but it's not <b>DomJord </b>quality.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway enough of my ramblings In the meantime buy the brilliant <b><i>Sporer </i></b>album and support the scene!</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i><u>Praise And Hails</u></i></b> to Daniel 'Arioch/Mortuus' Rostén along with his other work he does, whatever he does graphic design or his contributions with <b><i>DOMJORD; FUNERAL MIST and MARDUK!!</i></b></div><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTtBudR0Ay7V4DjKn-DEsoSklvu6tdpIZAw0w0lQduRLgStQ_aSf-uOcv0OvR0uct1P-nOWWMjWOHul6WOU5UpeYzkJJ_JBeJkP_6ugbgnBMcwJYSKrI3A9fm09axEb9FZI7bC3lEjenx/s3701/Dominus_Black_Metal_DomJord+%25287%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="3701" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTtBudR0Ay7V4DjKn-DEsoSklvu6tdpIZAw0w0lQduRLgStQ_aSf-uOcv0OvR0uct1P-nOWWMjWOHul6WOU5UpeYzkJJ_JBeJkP_6ugbgnBMcwJYSKrI3A9fm09axEb9FZI7bC3lEjenx/w640-h142/Dominus_Black_Metal_DomJord+%25287%2529.png" width="640" /></a></div></b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-21836384839715373692020-09-10T17:23:00.002+02:002020-09-10T17:23:09.314+02:00MARDUK LP COVER ARTWORK VARIATIONS part II<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUTepTqglZNlWIDamiGD9U0QnvQM3iuNb_bzj6H00wqWAoZ1pXAQ-n8tmMMRvdR-9P-byEZw7_ZpD-yeQPnH1X6KgoRqBjGr44j3oKPppREHO8gTDYKA5-KX4QLeQg62TELc0xlckH0AZ/s1520/herr_black_metal_marduk_cover_variant_Nightwing.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="1520" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUTepTqglZNlWIDamiGD9U0QnvQM3iuNb_bzj6H00wqWAoZ1pXAQ-n8tmMMRvdR-9P-byEZw7_ZpD-yeQPnH1X6KgoRqBjGr44j3oKPppREHO8gTDYKA5-KX4QLeQg62TELc0xlckH0AZ/w500-h456/herr_black_metal_marduk_cover_variant_Nightwing.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Nightwing 2010</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Like the title suggests today we will check out 4 other <b>Marduk </b>cover art variants. If you are interested <a href="https://herrblackmetal.blogspot.com/2019/08/marduk-cover-artwork-variations-part-i.html" target="_blank">check out part 1</a>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><i>Nightwing (1998)</i> reissued by <b>Blooddawn Productions</b> 2010</li><li><i>Dark Endless</i> <i>(1992)</i> reissued by <b>Black Lodge Records</b> 2018</li><li><i>Germania (1997) </i>reissued by <b>Blooddawn Productions</b> 2008</li><li><i>Germania (1997)</i> 2xLP reissued by <b>Osmose Productions</b> 2020</li></ul><div><br /></div><div>All of them except for <i>Dark Endless</i>, that was released by <b>No Fashion Records</b>, were originally released by <b>Osmose Productions</b>. During the <u>Legion era</u> of the band.</div><div><br /></div><div>Don't know why they changed the title from <i>Live In Germania</i>? Either way it's a suitable title anyway for that record and I like even a big change like that because <i>Germania </i>sounds more uncertain rather than a "Live In" before.</div></div><p>This could be a long series because of my quite substantial <b>Marduk </b>collection. Will eventually do this with CD’s also.</p><p>Posted this over at my <b>Instagram </b>account <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/" target="_blank"><b>@herr_perdition</b></a>. This a post might rather be more suiting for my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_marduk/" target="_blank"><b>@herr_marduk</b></a> account that's obvious. But I a had question for my followers so of course I'm gonna take advantage of the one who is about "10 times as big". Selfish excuse of course but I'm a selfish bastard anyway.</p><p>My question was:</p><p>"<i>Can someone answer how one release music online nowadays? Especially you youngsters! Is it <b>Bandcamp</b>, <b>Spotify </b>etc. even for a non-pro like myself? I never intend to use Google Drive. </i></p><p><i>It doesn’t seem like it’s something serious. Although I haven’t made up my mind yet 100% about releasing anything. This isn’t about me trying to get 50 cents in streaming/digital buys, haha. It would just be cool to be able to say I’ve released a 3-track trilogy Black Metal EP.</i></p><p><i>The best alternative would be a 7” limited to VERY few numbered copies. Hehe nah nor the music or me ain’t good enough for that, yet"</i></p><p>Got a lot of positive response, even if I'm also known as Herr Physical Media, it seem <b>Bandcamp </b>is the way to go online. If I will get around to release my music that is... Anyway let us move on.</p><p>A very productive time on <b>Instagram </b>(4 posts in about 7-8 days). Maybe even more impressive 4 songs written and recorded (3 still in demo stage). The 3 of them are pure Black Metal and they are also part a trilogy I'm making.</p><p><i>Nightwing</i> is my least favorite <b>Marduk </b>studio full length record of all time. The original cover artwork is alright. This 2010 gatefold is perfect!</p><p>Mortuus isn't just the best Black Metal vocalist ever his brilliant aesthetic eye is perfectly done in my humble opinion.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXzQEWoHr3n-a0KpP7E_wF6UqAp_-TnQnKFe9_ZSC3zjeo2WNgxJAXNcmUMJa3z1-5vO-yt-gLOHo1NMcnr9f_Cmib0i5prSRpGbsGNN93bRZdFG8K6p7mxYIe8FbAWOKd4XYTxjNeyG9/s2048/herr+black+metal+blogspot+marduk+cover+variants+003.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="2048" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXzQEWoHr3n-a0KpP7E_wF6UqAp_-TnQnKFe9_ZSC3zjeo2WNgxJAXNcmUMJa3z1-5vO-yt-gLOHo1NMcnr9f_Cmib0i5prSRpGbsGNN93bRZdFG8K6p7mxYIe8FbAWOKd4XYTxjNeyG9/w625-h325/herr+black+metal+blogspot+marduk+cover+variants+003.jpg" width="625" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the <i>Nightwing 2010</i> gatefold<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Excellent cover art, band photos, insert, poster etc. Mortuus/Arioch really did an amazing job here. Get this version of <i>Nightwing </i>both non that goes for both diehards and casual fans of the band.<div><br />Sure I know about the cheap and ugly boring versions that <b>Osmose </b>keeps on to pumping out a bunch each year with the original cover art. With some pink, yellow, red splatter bloody puke etc. vinyl. </div><div><br /></div><div>Since this is one of the 1st prints I don't own. Have a black or green (?) LP of the 2016 <b>Osmose </b>release with something that is very close to the original cover artwork. There's some other differences in the logo, album title font and the artwork cover color is much darker too.<div><br /></div><div>See the back of the record sleeve further down.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_8yUWcxL2pKJSsLrzS6vmSeF7dhQxc6AeGrF39yJjyqo3uGHMkSxhmk4kUC4tm6r1Do9Zcd6u5FKz7kLovMnyC63ZB_-WjdB41OGNvBkFGI_2V0_luRqJudPJYhP4J1eNHSY2dX8ihg4/s2048/Herr_Perdition+Marduk+cover+art+p2+009.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1462" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_8yUWcxL2pKJSsLrzS6vmSeF7dhQxc6AeGrF39yJjyqo3uGHMkSxhmk4kUC4tm6r1Do9Zcd6u5FKz7kLovMnyC63ZB_-WjdB41OGNvBkFGI_2V0_luRqJudPJYhP4J1eNHSY2dX8ihg4/w556-h781/Herr_Perdition+Marduk+cover+art+p2+009.jpg" width="556" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The included poster really wish I had more wallspace.</td></tr></tbody></table><div>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div>This red<i> Dark Endless</i> 2018 release is my latest addition to my <b>Marduk </b>collection and record collection that I bought at <b>Sound Pollution</b> during a Stockholm visit approx 2 weeks ago.</div><div><br /></div><div>Very simple looking cover art for some reason the red with just their logo makes me think this is some sort of <b>Marduk </b>compilation album.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XgMiasJsQtcYHf9UgNcoqD7XU2ZEFYCZWOFbZp0RSuwBF6SKRo0q36Nb-d1j7YCX7UjATbtPDFGEIvkMnCI0Wku9SOHSR8vFOIyeHbEROyJLMBscVYkqLbHkPTQtj2oZtkxLID94eXHb/s1520/herr_black_metal_marduk_cover_variant_Dark_Endless.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="1520" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XgMiasJsQtcYHf9UgNcoqD7XU2ZEFYCZWOFbZp0RSuwBF6SKRo0q36Nb-d1j7YCX7UjATbtPDFGEIvkMnCI0Wku9SOHSR8vFOIyeHbEROyJLMBscVYkqLbHkPTQtj2oZtkxLID94eXHb/w500-h456/herr_black_metal_marduk_cover_variant_Dark_Endless.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dark Endless 2018</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p>Nothing special, nor terrible is all I can say about this variation. However it kind of remind me of some compilation album. Great artwork on the back sleeve though the record insert ain’t nothing too special.</p><p>For the non super fans there’s plenty of cheap LP’s with the original cover art that's in my opinion a better buy.</p><p>Like the 2012 <b>Century Media</b> one, they really did it very well to replicate the 1st print edition LP design. Which I both like and dislike but that's a topic for another post.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKTj4RcQifL-IXs3sUQe6vTMCxzJQyd0BKSJVqdQ2U8PesbPNB_v7qe0JkHDjC5c8fmiPaO24eAUiqqyKaaAEvNKYFGya4xW_Zmu0jqF3G5HcM7pRaA5Tx-7Si0aZi01eUfpc3OtrZXmA/s2516/herr_black_metal_marduk_backsleeve_variant_NightwingEndless.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2516" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKTj4RcQifL-IXs3sUQe6vTMCxzJQyd0BKSJVqdQ2U8PesbPNB_v7qe0JkHDjC5c8fmiPaO24eAUiqqyKaaAEvNKYFGya4xW_Zmu0jqF3G5HcM7pRaA5Tx-7Si0aZi01eUfpc3OtrZXmA/w625-h311/herr_black_metal_marduk_backsleeve_variant_NightwingEndless.png" width="625" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back of the sleeves <i>Nightwing </i>on the left and <i>Dark Endless</i> to the right.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>The “super glossy/reflecting” version. Can’t almost get a descent photo of the fucker. Altogether great looking design but the sleeve material gives minus points. It bends the sleeve also so someone made a shitty decision somewhere. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3o8pZnm0nlEBwYLgo1FuVZoTdIXOeB0pW6cYHJcA2T-02ofVSVid_z1763pQ7PyU-kkRe9xyJbBt47B4H3Mk_KIZCjWdO90VkGLLlatvU4wxV72zDEWC2VIEjcxR22mlevY3_4BRN6S4/s1539/herr_black_metal_marduk_cover_variant_Germania2008.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1539" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3o8pZnm0nlEBwYLgo1FuVZoTdIXOeB0pW6cYHJcA2T-02ofVSVid_z1763pQ7PyU-kkRe9xyJbBt47B4H3Mk_KIZCjWdO90VkGLLlatvU4wxV72zDEWC2VIEjcxR22mlevY3_4BRN6S4/w500-h461/herr_black_metal_marduk_cover_variant_Germania2008.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">Germania</i><span style="text-align: left;"><i> 2008</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>With all the filters for lightning and so on from <b>Photoshop</b> or <b>iPhone</b> picture editing it isn't as obvious that it's a "super glossy/reflecting" sleeve. But trust me it ain't pretty in reality great that they 12 years later choose a matt carbon sleeve.</p><p>Other than that I can't complain about the sleeve artwork I actually think it's really good and it's my kind of design.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Kio-mM_KNtuaEr3_cS962zOghJjrgzlvj76OR6978tD_Ms1YzrlrnfoNmDZz4uY6QRMtvF3hAvRBmsG0P2Qr9tdbesPH9GTcLu2Dy2QaIA6zu0gTTpnf9ryd0XpDMZkExxwIxSVAxbQj/s2508/herr_black_metal_marduk_backsleeve_variant_Germania+x+II.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="2508" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Kio-mM_KNtuaEr3_cS962zOghJjrgzlvj76OR6978tD_Ms1YzrlrnfoNmDZz4uY6QRMtvF3hAvRBmsG0P2Qr9tdbesPH9GTcLu2Dy2QaIA6zu0gTTpnf9ryd0XpDMZkExxwIxSVAxbQj/w625-h313/herr_black_metal_marduk_backsleeve_variant_Germania+x+II.png" width="625" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back sleeves <i>Germania </i>2020 to the left and 2008 to the right.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>It was “reinvented and reinforced at <b>Endarker </b>July 2007” to me it doesn’t sound that different. Since I grew up and was 17 years when I got the Live In <b>Germania </b>CD at or close to release at the end of the summer 1997 I will say the Dan Swanö is better. You might think different?</p><p>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhDPA1O0UIh2dL7h6yppeW5W_v4YICIzcKjvQlmWImsNkLpLrC0co6ByTUsTRSPR8S1RcNcMTfa5gsmOhjoW1hl_0fJw67-rvycvzf_h1F1slA7NToPdQXxVskqHdeStV9xhdXKNRaj4v/s1515/herr_black_metal_marduk_cover_variant_Germania2020.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="1515" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhDPA1O0UIh2dL7h6yppeW5W_v4YICIzcKjvQlmWImsNkLpLrC0co6ByTUsTRSPR8S1RcNcMTfa5gsmOhjoW1hl_0fJw67-rvycvzf_h1F1slA7NToPdQXxVskqHdeStV9xhdXKNRaj4v/w500-h463/herr_black_metal_marduk_cover_variant_Germania2020.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Germania </i></span><i>2020</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Fabulous layout and cover variation on this one. Don’t know if it’s Arioch/Mortuus work because it doesn’t tell who designed it but this version does resemble his kind of style. </p><p>Great insert also I will only share 2 pictures from it here because I think something should be left for those who buy it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ow567icrKdgV0LhGu0mbwTa1FPB_Fnh42N75t5OnfODOwDfRbNRoB4u4UNfhCwkrj3gxozDHwrIfzFULlvExVV6MucqwdhutBt9-64X_NYSV9YthMZDhaJwKQbyuhDuxgfdNcrPBv9uF/s2048/IMG_9792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ow567icrKdgV0LhGu0mbwTa1FPB_Fnh42N75t5OnfODOwDfRbNRoB4u4UNfhCwkrj3gxozDHwrIfzFULlvExVV6MucqwdhutBt9-64X_NYSV9YthMZDhaJwKQbyuhDuxgfdNcrPBv9uF/s320/IMG_9792.JPG" /></a></div>The now ex. <b>Marduk </b>bassist Devo remastered this one in his <b>Endarker Studio</b> November 2019.<p></p><p>Of course a 2xLP is gonna sound better than the 2008 single LP and it does a really good job.</p><p>Even if I don't mind the double vinyls the 3 songs per LP side can be a bit frustrating at times.</p><p>Especially when a release only got 12-songs and all of them are on the rather short side. </p><p>Actually don’t like it being on a 2xLP album that should have been exclusive to the original 2xLP 1997 vinyl.</p><p>The picture to the left here is the gatefold inside. Also 2 pictures from the 4-page insert that is included with this release.</p><p>I've actually done 4 posts now in about 7 or 8 days over at my <b>Instagram </b>accounts <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/" target="_blank"><b>@Herr_Perdition</b></a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_marduk/" target="_blank"><b>@die_wahren_MARDUK/@Herr_Marduk</b></a>.</p><p>I cannot for the life of me remember when I was as creative both on this blog and/or my Instagram. Hope to keep this double creativity up and be inspired musically as I have been.</p><p>You know this where coming last! And as always <b><i>PRAISE HAIL MARDUK!!</i></b></p><p><b><i><br /></i></b></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-33963584807026085322020-08-30T23:11:00.007+02:002020-08-31T13:51:21.004+02:00GUITARS - MAKING MUSIC - FUNERAL MIST and COLLECTING VINYL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIuYgpYFmGaGIpz9eMMTwTvW9a4fLULRlIYakqXBxYgPGk3wD957hmEstYsjsnXDbgKmW_uzWwhkDMFs5izKzENRSsuty7q5feI4-YSKD3ENppc_u5huNblmYFi-fCl1StaMHk7Ith1XG/s2048/Funeral+Mist+hekatomb+hoodie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIuYgpYFmGaGIpz9eMMTwTvW9a4fLULRlIYakqXBxYgPGk3wD957hmEstYsjsnXDbgKmW_uzWwhkDMFs5izKzENRSsuty7q5feI4-YSKD3ENppc_u5huNblmYFi-fCl1StaMHk7Ith1XG/s640/Funeral+Mist+hekatomb+hoodie.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>So hello there! It's been quite awhile to say the least. I’m not really into social media or writing at the moment. Well here I am again love or hate it.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDr0tKrX8Sj7sKy0LucBRIqN2ZJujlF9jk5WL4l9zVkofc3NXmTMMoqmWqsFvXKfakQlEP4gBACJYnErgoIxX5glLBnD5_FuXB84W5OtpP4yTezSYHVIjHxwzRJobz1Fq82zBZ0dfmeZW/s2567/Explorer+LTD+gitarr.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="1225" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDr0tKrX8Sj7sKy0LucBRIqN2ZJujlF9jk5WL4l9zVkofc3NXmTMMoqmWqsFvXKfakQlEP4gBACJYnErgoIxX5glLBnD5_FuXB84W5OtpP4yTezSYHVIjHxwzRJobz1Fq82zBZ0dfmeZW/s640/Explorer+LTD+gitarr.jpg" /></a></div>Mainly because of the <b>LTD Explorer</b> in this picture (my <b>Jackson </b>& <b>Ibanez </b>before). That means my posts here and on <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/" target="_blank">Instagram </a></b>isn’t happening. Well I've done a few posts now in August I want to share here also.<p></p><p>Decided in January to pick up the guitar again after some 20 years... Much do to the Covid pandemic that lead to me spending so much time at home.</p><p>Especially when I was let go from my work in the beginning of April and being paid just sitting at home until June.</p><p>Today's standard to play the guitar so much different than back in the late 90's/early 2000. I mean one only has to own a computer to be able to record ones creations. It also sounds amazing! Not like back in the straight to a boombox days and press record unto a cassette-tape.</p><p>It’s an such an amazing and rewarding hobby. Just the playing, creating my own riffs/music, adding solos, program drums and work on recorded songs.</p><p>It's such a giving experience especially when one feels like one is improving all the time. I don't learn to play a bunch of covers sure some riffs here and there but prefer to do something original.</p><p>Play in all sorts of tunings. All the way from E-standard to tuned down to B-standard. Also drop-D and drop-C. But what I've tuned my guitar to most of my recordings is DADFAd.</p><p>For some reason I get very inspired playing the strings in that tuning. Don't ask me why though.</p><p>This is and will remain a one man project. But I will buy a bass some cheaper 200-300 Euro one someday. Also I really want a cheap keyboard. Nothing fancy though. </p><p>Don’t plan to release any of my music. It’s mainly for my own "self sanity", haha. Like writing was a relaxing thing for me the guitar has become to same thing for me if I ain't sociallycing </p><p>I’m hugely inspired by Death Metal bands but also Black Metal of course. To be specific especially these albums/releases:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>ANGELCORPSE </b>- <i>Hammer of the Gods</i>; <i>Exterminate</i> and <i>The Inexorable</i></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>DEATH </b>- <i>Scream Bloody Gore; Leprosy; Spiritual Healing; Human; Individual Thought Patterns</i> and <i>Symbolic</i></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>FUNERAL MIST</b> - <i>Devilry; Salvation; Maranatha </i>and<i> Hekatomb</i></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>MARDUK </b>- <i>Fuck Me Jesus; Here’s No Peace; Dark Endless; Those of the Unlight</i> and onwards...</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>DISSECTION </b>- <i>The Somberlain; Storm of the Light’s Bane</i> and <i>The Past Is Alive</i></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>MORBID ANGEL</b> - <i>Altars Of Madness; Blessed Are The Sick; Abominations of Desolations; Covenant</i> and <i>Domination</i></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>DISMEMBER</b> - <i>Like An Everflowing Stream</i>; <i>Indecent And Obscene</i> and <i>Death Metal</i></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>ENTOMBED</b> - <i>Left Hand Path</i> and <i>Clandestine</i></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>MESHUGGAH</b> - <i>Destroy Erase Improve</i>; <i>Catch Thirtytree</i> and <i>obZen</i></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>KRISIUN </b>- <i>Conquers Of Armageddon</i>; <i>Southern Storm</i> and <i>The Great Execution</i></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>DEATHSPELL OMEGA</b> - <i>Si Monvmentvm Reqvires Circvmspice</i> and <i>Drought<b> </b></i></li></ul><p></p><p>There’s a lot of other inspirations like:</p><p><b>Albums </b>- <i>De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas; Necroticism Descanting The Insalubrious; Unquestionable Presence; Tales From The Thousand Lakes; Master Of Puppets; Ride The Lightning</i> etc.</p><p><b>Bands </b>- <b>Burzum; Bathory; Darkthrone; Isengard; Kreator; Sepultura; Pantera; Black Sabbath; Atheist</b> and many North American Death Metal bands etc.</p><p><b>Rock guitarists </b>- Jimmy Page; David Gilmour; Jimi Hendrix; Keith Richards; Pete Townsend; Duane Allman and even Eddie Van fucking Halen etc.</p><p>Could’ve mention so MANY more. Too many to mention here! These ones are all very inspiring right now. Also take note that all those bands listed aren’t my favorite bands. Some might be!</p><p>Obviously a white <b>Explorer </b>with <b>EMG 81/60</b> pickups is a homage to James Hetfield during the 80’s. Also it sounds and looks amazing. But nah ain’t gonna be putting “<i><b>EET FUK</b></i>” on it sometime soon. Am aware he used a <b>ESP </b>and not a <b>LTD </b>for that guitar, but you know who owns <b>LTD</b>.</p><p>To describe my sound (dislike the word "tone") Blackened Death and if I have to mention some band <b>Angelcorpse </b>comes closest also more North American Death than Swedish. Btw. finally got a 1st print LP of <b>Angelcorpse </b>- <i>Exterminate </i>masterpiece last year (or early 2020?). Being 40 years fucks with my memory I tell you, haha.</p><p>At times <b>Death </b>comes to mind, but far from as technically amazing as Chuck Schuldiner. </p><p>The <b>Krisiun </b>albums listed also resemble my music. Unintentionally! Don't get me wrong they’re a brilliant band. I’m not however even near any such perfection as any of my 5 main influences.</p><p>Incorporate early <b>Marduk </b>like <i>Fuck Me Jesus</i>; <i>Those Of The Unlight</i> also <i>Heaven Shall Burn..</i>; the <i>Obedience</i> EP and the early Mortuus albums. Plus<b> Funeral Mist </b>especially <i>Maranatha </i>and <i>Salvation </i>are extremely inspiring.</p><p>The solos by Fredrik Thordendal of <b>Meshuggah </b>are also a huge inspiration when I record leads.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrXybBN3dx81dGkYtxGwQ-XgtizzsLdh7H3-ac1g8RFExh2QscGGhjfwn3SAwVqLCWtShzVfdR3TUJw92Zi8eSHdCJ9jypRf86zq_HreXNzQXijZEmlwy7insT5RDK0Y1rn0vbBDrFBwR/s2048/IMG_9602.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrXybBN3dx81dGkYtxGwQ-XgtizzsLdh7H3-ac1g8RFExh2QscGGhjfwn3SAwVqLCWtShzVfdR3TUJw92Zi8eSHdCJ9jypRf86zq_HreXNzQXijZEmlwy7insT5RDK0Y1rn0vbBDrFBwR/s640/IMG_9602.JPG" /></a></div><p>Want to share my new <b>Funeral Mist</b> merch in this post also. It's obviously the <i>Hekatomb </i>hoodie at the beginning of the post that was released recently. The white t-shirt is a <i>Maranatha </i>also just released, like all others in the post and is limited to 110 copies at <b>Holy Poison</b>.</p><p>During the hellish 2020 Arioch/<b>Holy Poison</b> & <b>NoEvDia</b> has been quite busy releasing a cassette-tape album collection box, a hoodie; the DomJord album Sporer & t-shirts (5 new? In Manus Tuas; Maranatha; Pallor Mortiis; Trisagion; Metamorphosis). Maybe some reissued shirt I already own, also ordered a DomJord). Got to get them all of course!</p><p>As far as other music collecting during this year I still got a bunch of new releases on vinyl. Of course my ever growing <b>Marduk </b>collection has gotten a bunch of more. On Wednesday I bought a <i>Dark Endless</i> LP (front cover variation) over at <b>Sound Pollution</b> during a Stockholm visit. The first ever official <b>Funeral Mist</b> hoodie arrived on thursday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztW4ANMoHZAhh6YvAqFgxnSZLJgd4b4s_dh0LAN6appgzBxUL4dDJfoCpTW-rtJUFezP5O-JlQL30jyzjMKfhQ-sSy00ObJp8d5Int4S0Oi6URYtPWLmfkgd7cw0Is2orSl2_YNaShYrw/s2048/IMG_9599.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztW4ANMoHZAhh6YvAqFgxnSZLJgd4b4s_dh0LAN6appgzBxUL4dDJfoCpTW-rtJUFezP5O-JlQL30jyzjMKfhQ-sSy00ObJp8d5Int4S0Oi6URYtPWLmfkgd7cw0Is2orSl2_YNaShYrw/s640/IMG_9599.JPG" /></a></div><p>Although I’m just happy for him releasing the <b>DomJord </b>project. <i>Sporer </i>is my favorite record of 2020 thus far. Don’t know if any ambient album has become my favorite of a year?</p><p>My hope is that Arioch puts together another <b>Funeral Mist</b> album. Even if <i>Hekatomb </i>still feels fresh. The timing seems very fitting for another one.</p><p>Another <b>Marduk </b>release would also be fantastic because I don’t see how any concerts will happening in Sweden until 2022.</p><p>So my hope is that the guys creativity is high. But just that Fenriz’s <b>Isengard </b>will release a “new” album <i>Vårjevndøgn</i> (recording from 1989 thought to have been lost forever) is more than satisfying. Really looking forward to the new <b>Necrophobic </b>also what I heard so far sounds amazing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREuLDI8Nf-Zwv6zMzAF1vQyL4I0D3ucRpRveAvBHYnT0Y9FjTLEBgkQdf1RfmYfD284TY-YCpLT8ZnSqU6gICXwgUNaO5LJU_yUiZdX9udI0t9bIVj1PXukl8C0p9tHvlMTYXgpc94ktG/s2048/IMG_9601.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREuLDI8Nf-Zwv6zMzAF1vQyL4I0D3ucRpRveAvBHYnT0Y9FjTLEBgkQdf1RfmYfD284TY-YCpLT8ZnSqU6gICXwgUNaO5LJU_yUiZdX9udI0t9bIVj1PXukl8C0p9tHvlMTYXgpc94ktG/s640/IMG_9601.JPG" /></a></div><p>The only t-shirt to be limited to 50 copies is the <b><i>Trisagion </i></b>(the one above). My favorite out of the 4 ones is probably the white <b><i>Maranatha </i></b>one. The hoodie is really the best here, a top-3 <b><i>Funeral Mist</i></b> in my entire collection of theirs and I got MANY.</p><p>As far as I know this hoodie isn’t released in limited quantities. My <b>DomJord </b>t-shirt was another 50 copies one.Thanks for your time and hope it doesn't take me forever to do another post. The ranking of all 14 <b>Marduk </b>studio albums has been finished for 8 months and its been 3 years since my original... </p><p>Anyway as always remember to PRAISE HAIL FUNERAL MIST & MARDUK!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7kTY7gpCdCZqAyqDWkApyI5FDr2SISmy4yecGIfXYbmWsDLYD27Hxf3WJL7yenfVECm_MGnvqOpWNk9hRShAdY4MiIKK5oUChwxL5m_DVaoQTW3sQ1Lmw5iQ2OgmdAn7LjfLNGt5aFp9/s2048/IMG_9600.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7kTY7gpCdCZqAyqDWkApyI5FDr2SISmy4yecGIfXYbmWsDLYD27Hxf3WJL7yenfVECm_MGnvqOpWNk9hRShAdY4MiIKK5oUChwxL5m_DVaoQTW3sQ1Lmw5iQ2OgmdAn7LjfLNGt5aFp9/s640/IMG_9600.JPG" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-60131982447948517362019-11-24T20:28:00.000+01:002019-11-24T20:28:42.197+01:00DJEVEL - ORMER TIL ARMER, MANE TIL HODE (2019)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;">On a standard black vinyl that was released at the end of October by the Norwegian label </span><b style="color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;">Aftermath Music</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;">. Where <b>Djevel </b>have released all their albums and EP's since 2011. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Also nice with some <b>Fruit Of The Loom</b> merch considering all the <b>Gildan </b>shirts and hoodies that I own. But enough now about fabrics and clothes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: "segoe ui" , "segoe ui web" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">The new <b>Djevel </b>album did not disappoint and definitely a personal favorite of mine during an already amazing year for/from the Black Metal scene. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: "segoe ui" , "segoe ui web" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;"><b><i>Ormer Til Armer, Maane Til Hode</i></b> sounds as I expected it to sound and that’s not a bad thing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: "segoe ui" , "segoe ui web" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Here I could name drop a bunch of bands from the early to mid 90’s Norwegian scene. That could’ve sounded similar, had they continued playing as their earlier albums not evolving into Black 'n' Roll or some other crap.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: "segoe ui" , "segoe ui web" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Not saying chance is a bad thing but many of my favorites from that era I don't even care to even playthrough on <b>Spotify </b>even. C</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">hoose not too name drop those bands, you should know which ones that I'm referring to. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><b>Djevel </b>doesn’t need that! </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;">Mannevold (bass & vocals), Trond Ciekals (guitar & clean vocals) and the legendary Bård "Faust" Eithun (drums) can stand proudly behind their creations.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;">Also just describing them as 90’s Black Metal might be a bit too easy just to call their music. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;">Experience <b>Djevel </b>for yourself and form your own opinion is my best advise to anyone curious about them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: "segoe ui" , "segoe ui web" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Is </span></span><b style="color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Ormer Til Armer, Maane Til Hode </i></b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">as good (or better) than my 2 favorite albums they released so far </span></span><b style="color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Norske Ritualer (2016)</i></b><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"> and </span></span><b style="color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Blandt Svarte Graner (2018)</i></b><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">? </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #201f1e;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">It might be a bit too early to say that but I also don't foresee it being the case. Those 2 are some of my favorite albums of this dying decade.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: "segoe ui" , "segoe ui web" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">Should also mention the bands amazing track record so far. The debut <b><i>Dødssanger (2011)</i></b>; <b><i>Besatt Av Maane Og Natt (2015)</i></b> and also what I hold as their 3rd best album ever since I got into them <b><i>Saa Raa Og Kald (2015)</i></b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: "segoe ui" , "segoe ui web" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">I do believe that </span></span><span style="color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Ormer Til Armer, Maane Til Hode </i>can compete just fine already with </span><b style="color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;"><i>Saa Raa Og Kald</i></b><span style="color: #201f1e; font-size: 14.6667px;"> just after such a short while. It might become my new 3rd favorite <b>Djevel </b>album. Who knows or cares besides me?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #201f1e; font-family: "segoe ui" , "segoe ui web" , "segoe ui" , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.6667px;">It’s definitely better than the EP that they released very late in December of 2018 called <b><i>Vettehymner</i></b>.</span></span><br />
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Well hello there friends! Longtime no see...<br />
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Where the hell have I been. The urge to write just disappeared there for awhile also got really sick and tired with <b>Instagram</b>. It wasn't any particular reason or anything like that. I just enjoyed the summer of 2019 and between holidays in the sun worked my ass off at my work. As usual and as I will do tomorrow until Friday afternoon.</div>
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During its peak <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/">@herr_perdition</a> had MANY followers (and no this ain't an obituary) never thought that would happen. When I first started posting a bunch old Black and Death promo material scanned from my old fanzines, magazines etc. Something that was so very important for me back in the 90's.<br />
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Probably for many others as well. I mean that <b>Moonfog </b>ad! If you don't know which one I'm referring to get the fuck out here. Right now! Nah just kidding. </div>
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Already during the 80's this weird Swedish youth magazine <b>Okej</b> impacted me. Remember seeing all these amazing Heavy Metal album cover artworks from <b>Iron Maiden</b>, <b>Judas Priest</b>, <b>Ozzy</b>, <b>WASP, Black Sabbath </b>etc. usually on the back page of the magazine.<br />
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I got both freaked out but also curious especially for <b><i>Conspiracy (1989)</i></b> by <b>King Diamond</b>. although it would take a couple of moons before owning my own CD copy. With <b>Okej </b>being a weird magazine I mean they featured everything from <b>Metallica</b>, <b>Megadeth</b>, <b>Slayer </b>(later even <b>Morbid Angel </b>and <b>Dismember </b>actually have those issues) to <b>Samantha Fox</b> boobs to <b>Mötley Crüe</b> to <b>Duran Duran</b> to <b>Vanilla Ice</b> and so on. <b>Okej </b>were as 80's as the 80's could ever be.<br />
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Naturally got a much better <b>Marduk </b>collection going nowadays also started a new Instagram account. Search for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_marduk/">@herr_marduk</a> or the alternative name <span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #262626; font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">𝓭𝓲𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓱𝓻𝓮𝓷 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐔𝐊</span>.</div>
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Only xxx posts so far, some are just reruns from my other account, although the focus will on that band. Perhaps also other ones closely associated with <b>Marduk</b> might appear like <b>Funeral Mist</b>, <b>Abruptum</b>, <b>Overflash</b>, <b>Allegiance</b>, <b>Triumphator </b>etc. Although I got almost too much <b>Marduk </b>stuff to show before all of that... </div>
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Like vinyls, promo-CD’s, t-shirts other merch, tour/concert flyers, albums with alternative covers and soon even a fucking<b><i> Panzer Division</i></b> jigsaw puzzle and a ton more. Only a few followers so far but it has only existed since last Sunday even if I don't fucking care if I have followers or not. It's mainly for me and "the true" <b>Marduk </b>fans hehe.</div>
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Upcoming posts include the top-14 full length studio albums list, promo-CD collection, a "complete EP vinyl" collection and a bunch more. Everything posted there will appear on the blog also when they have been published over at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_marduk/">@herr_marduk</a> / <span style="background-color: #fafafa; color: #262626; font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;">𝓭𝓲𝓮 𝔀𝓪𝓱𝓻𝓮𝓷 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐔𝐊</span>.</div>
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Want to write here and now what I have been listening to also at the moment besides just <b>Marduk</b>. An amazing great year for Black Metal in 2019 I must say, bought so many gems the year. I have started buying them for a long while now preferably on standard black vinyl for some reason kind of feed up with 10+ versions of each new album. What more have I been listening too? Well...</div>
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Got really into this little unknown band called fucking <b>Meshuggah</b>. Never thought that would happen in a million years!<br />
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The first time I think I even heard of <b>Meshuggah </b>was live in my hometown during the summer of 1994 or it could’ve been 1995?<br />
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That show is not listed over at <a href="https://www.setlist.fm/stats/meshuggah-1bd69904.html">setlist.fm</a> and my only memory it was either in June or July maybe even in August. Soon being a 40 years old man does shit to ones memory I'll tell you. Not living the "clean life" might do stuff too, but who the fuck cares. One got to live life at the fullest!<br />
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Hated that <b>Meshuggah</b> shit back then now I love “that <b>Meshuggah</b> shit”. Okay so hate might be a too much harsh of a word but they were just there never really gave them any attention until I saw two things showing up on my <b>YouTube</b> feed. No words just check them out:<br />
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I’m enjoying their entire discography. Truly brilliant performances especially by Fredrik Thordendal and Tomas Haake.<br />
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Not trying to put down any of the other members. All the guys in that band are all true geniuses! But I do miss Fredrik in the band nowadays. Also hate (permanent?) replacing member Per Nilsson’s ugly fucking guitar, good guitar player though but I'm not into his other bands. Gonna be amazing to see them live in the summer of 2019 at a festival in my hometown.</div>
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Actually collecting all their albums mainly on digipack CD seems fitting for that band. However if I stumble across a 1st print vinyl for a great deal there would be no hesitation on my side.</div>
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Besides <b>Meshuggah</b>, <b>Marduk </b>and the amazing 2019 albums I'm also totally in a Death Metal phase at the ime. Many North American bands especially <b>Death </b>and <b>Angelcorpse</b><b>. </b><br />
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<b>Cannibal Corpse</b>, <b>Deicide </b>and of course some guys called<b> Morbid Angel </b>have been played a whole lot. There are too many more to even mention. My main focus of years are 1991-93 but also 1988-90 with the exception of <b>Angelcorpse </b>and couple of others bands.<br />
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Got to give a special mention to <b>Krisiun </b>from Brazil, that's one hell of a band! I just isn't playing my North American records because of course other bands like <b>Dismember</b>, <b>Entombed </b>(1990 to 1993), <b>Carcass</b>, <b>Pestilence</b>,<b> Bolt Thrower</b>, Unleashed + many more.<br />
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Anyway have to see which direction my <b><i>@herr_peredition</i></b> account <b>Instagram </b>will take. Feel like I want to change things up a bit there. Might just leave most of the writing here at the blog where I can express myself better without being restricted with letters used per post.<br />
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However that can also be my downfall not getting posts ready to publish because I tend to write and rewrite things for too long. You haven't seen what happened with my 2 part series of <b>Bathory </b>posts, they were about 95% more or less already finished to be published on the blog. Somehow I thought it were "impossible" to post it for some reason on <b>Instagram</b>.<br />
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Will probably mainly focus on the<b><i> @herr_marduk</i></b> account for the time being. If <b>Marduk </b>ain't your thing I probably have written 20+ finished or very close to, unpublished posts for other bands albums and lists both for <b>Instagram </b>and the blog.<br />
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All quite old by now haven’t been “inspired” enough to write especially long posts but feel the urge returning. Although I’m already rambling on too much here now...<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-4598257694070965432019-08-18T18:10:00.001+02:002019-08-18T20:09:13.460+02:00MARDUK COVER ARTWORK VARIATIONS part IIn my previous post on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/">Instagram </a>I didn't go into why I have 5 different copies (1 picture disc LP and 4 CD) of <b><i>Obedience (2000)</i></b>. Because I'm fucking crazy... Well maybe? Should do a blog post about those also but managed to fuck up some of the pictures, it's coming some day.<br />
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I just want every different cover artwork <b>Marduk </b>have ever released even if it's on LP or CD. Also want to add that these 4 vinyls in this post are all quite cheap. At least when I got most of them about a year ago.<br />
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Would be nice to own every LP print someday but with all the <b>Osmose Productions</b> re-releases of many albums that they do every year in every possible color. I don't see that will be possibility for a foreseeable future sadly but I got time and patience.<br />
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All these records in this post are as you can see (hopefully) the 4 first <b>Marduk </b>full length albums. Got more cover art variations in my "quite vast" <b>Marduk </b>collection. Stay tuned for lots of more parts in this series.<br />
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As far as the music goes on the records I don't even need to go deep into why all these 4 albums are mandatory for every Black Metal fan out there to have in their collection.<br />
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Usually hate whenever a band/label fucks with the cover artwork and these ain't no different. One can just in a millisecond see that's not how it supposed to look like.<br />
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Being as off as these are I still find them all to be a bit charming. Also the rest of the layout and pictures are amazing so just for that reason it's a great investment for <b>Marduk </b>my collection.<br />
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<b><i>Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered (1996)</i></b> already had terrible cover art. But I definitely don't think this 2008 <b>Blooddawn Productions</b> release as an improvement of the original 1996 one.<br />
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The remaster of <b><i>Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered</i></b> was done in the <b>Endarker Studio</b> in 2004. It sounds good but has the weakest sound of these 4 remasters. This has actually became my favorite album from the "Legion era" in about a years time but more about that in another post.<br />
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It also got some bonus tracks from a demo 4-track recording done in June of 1995. Those songs are not listed anywhere on this release. I do enjoy them very much although I heard and owned them all before for quite some time on their box set and the 2 LP's of <b><i>Blackcrowned (2002)</i></b>.<br />
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Probably the most ugly looking out of these 4 vinyls is the 2008 <b>Regain Records</b> LP of my favorite <b>Marduk </b>album of all time <b><i>Opus Nocturne (1994)</i></b>. It's just a nightmare and I don't keep it anywhere close to my 1st print black LP version in my <b>Marduk </b>collection.<br />
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It got 3 bonus tracks, studio rehearsals of <i>Sulphur Souls</i>; <i>Materialized In Stone</i> and <i>Opus Nocturne</i> (sadly with no vocals) from April 1994.<br />
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None of those are rare as they were also included on their <b><i>Blackcrowned </i></b>release but there we were treated with <i>Autumnal Reaper</i> as well. They do reappeared somewhere else if my memory serves me right?<br />
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The 2008 <b><i>Opus Nocturne</i></b> reissue was also remastered in the <b>Endarker Studio</b> in 2004. It sounds very similar to the original recording.<br />
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I do think the <b><i>Those Of The Unlight (1993)</i></b> artwork from this 2006 <b>Regain Records</b> LP looks more then alright. However what I looked at as a 14 year old in 1994 on the CD booklet is in the back of my mind and is clearly the better of the two.<br />
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Its pictures and layout inside the gatefold release is the best out of these 4 in my humble opinion.<br />
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This 2006 LP release of course doesn't have the 3 bonus live video songs as the two 2006 CD's had of <i>Darkness Breeds Immortality</i>; <i>A Sculpture Of The Night</i> and <i>The Funeral Seemed To Be Endless</i>. However they are included on the "official bootleg" <b><i>Strigzscara - Warwolf (2015)</i></b> recorded in their own hometown Norrköping in December of 1993.<br />
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Should mention that the 2006 <b>Regain Records</b> LP and 2 CD releases (European & N. American) have 3 different cover artworks. Insane maybe... Those CD's are green and black instead of red and black as the LP.<br />
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As with the others <i style="font-weight: bold;">Those Of The Unlight</i> from 2006 was remastered by Devo Andersson in his <b>Endarker Studio</b>. I can hear a distinction from the original release but still very close to that one, it's not like this an entire new record.<br />
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Last out their debut album <b><i>Dark Endless (1992)</i></b> originally released on the legendary No Fashion Records on vinyl as well. This <b>Blooddawn </b>release is from 2008. Also want to say there are more different cover artworks variants of this album.<br />
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Must say although I'm not a fan of the original artwork that this is my 2nd favorite <b><i>Dark Endless</i></b> cover after the original 1992 release.<br />
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This one has 5 live bonus songs <i>Departure From The Mortals</i>; <i>Within The Abyss</i>; <i>Still Fucking Dead</i>; <i>The Black Goat</i> and <i>Evil Dead</i> recorded live in 1991. Also released as another "official bootleg" EP in 2015 on a 4 song 7" called <b><i>Ancient Evil</i></b>.<br />
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It not stated where the remastering of <b><i>Dark Endless</i></b> took place on the release but I would guess once again by Devo in the <b>Endarker Studio</b>. Repeating myself but it sounds great I do think out of the 4 <b><i>Dark Endless</i></b> and <b><i>Heaven Shall Burn...</i></b> sounds the weakest of them though.<br />
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So do I recommend getting these versions? If you don't have a copy of any of the albums on vinyl I would go with something that looks more like the original releases. If you don't care about that thing I go for it and leave these to us die hard fans.<br />
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And as <b><i>ALWAYS PRAISE HAIL MARDUK!! </i></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-42923490972615527762019-06-02T15:18:00.000+02:002019-06-02T15:18:39.541+02:00MARDUK - HERE'S NO PEACE - SHADOW RECORDS LP (1998) & CD (1997)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of my favorite releases in my entire <b>Marduk </b>collection is this 12" picture disc vinyl that comes with a poster limited to 500 copies on <b>Shadow Records </b>from 1998. The CD had been released a year earlier by the same label.<br />
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It's not one of my most expensive <b>Marduk </b>vinyls. However not saying it's a cheap and easy release to come by especially with the poster. And yes the poster edges are supposed to look like it has been torn/ripped.<br />
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The combination of <b>Marduk</b>, being one of my favorite bands ever, on one of the best record labels ever from my country <a href="https://www.shadowrecords.se/"><b>Shadow Records</b></a>. That makes it such a much more valuable release too me then any monetary aspect.<br />
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The history behind the <b><i>Here's No Peace</i></b> release is one interesting story. Recorded in December of 1991 with Dan Swanö at his <b>Unisound</b>/<b>Hellspawn</b>/<b>Gorysound </b>Studio. It was the second time ever that <b>Marduk </b>made a recording since their first and only demo <b><i>Fuck Me Jesus</i></b> from June 1991.<br />
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Over at <a href="https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Marduk/Here%27s_No_Peace/2952">Metal Archives</a> it says that <b><i>Here's No Peace</i></b> supposedly were going to be released as a 7" on the North American label <b>Necropolis Records</b>.<br />
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But I'm going with what is being said in the first Marduk interview I ever read. Issue number 5 from November 1992 of the Swedish <b>Close-Up Magazine</b> with the now only remaining original member and founder of <b>Marduk </b>Morgan Håkansson (guitar).<br />
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Where he states that it would be to released on a German label called Slaughter Records as a 7" vinyl. Somehow that never happened and Morgan tells what a total fuck-up that guy was. The article says it would be called <b><i>Here's No Fucking Silence</i></b>.<br />
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Finally in October of 1997 Marcus Tena's <b>Shadow Records</b> released the recording on CD it being the 2nd release ever on that label. Another favorite in my <b>Marduk </b>collection is a picture disc version from 1997 of the <b>Marduk </b>album <b><i>Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered (1996)</i></b> it was the first ever release on <b>Shadow Records</b>.<br />
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The original <b><i>Here's No Peace</i></b> CD has 3 songs:<br />
<i>Here's No Peace</i> (instrumental intro)<br />
<i>Still Fucking Dead</i><br />
<i>Within The Abyss</i>.<br />
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A year later when <b>Shadow Records </b>released this picture disc 12" they added 2 more songs. Both being <b>Bathory </b>covers <i>In Conspiracy With Satan</i> and <i>Woman Of Dark Desire</i>.<br />
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<b>Marduk </b>are good at doing covers but <b>Bathory </b>is a hard band to try emulating their own sound too especially those older songs. They were already so perfectly recorded by the legendary <b>Bathory</b>. Not complaining though it's a great addition to the vinyl release.<br />
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Both appeared on the compilation <b><i>In Conspiracy With Satan - A Tribute To Bathory (1998)</i></b>. That David "Blackmoon" Parland (1970 - 2013) ex. guitarist for <b>Dark Funeral</b>, <b>Necrophobic </b>but also the bands <b>Infernal </b>and <b>War</b> released on his <b>Hellspawn Records</b> with bands like <b>Nifelheim</b>, <b>Emperor</b>, <b>Unanimated</b>, <b>Ophthalamia</b>, <b>Satyricon </b>etc.<br />
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<b>Marduk </b>had already released a <b>Bathory </b>cover of <i>The Return Of Darkness And Evil</i> in 1996 on their <b><i>Glorification </i></b>EP. Out of those 3 covers my favorite one is probably <i>Woman Of Dark Desire</i>.<br />
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But about the original <b>Marduk </b>songs here<i> Within The Abyss </i>had already appeared on the <b><i>Fuck Me Jesus</i></b> recording which I do think is the best version of that song.<br />
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It's also featured on their debut album <b><i>Dark Endless (1992) </i></b>in my opinion the <b><i>Here's No Peace</i></b> one is better then the record one also.<br />
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At the time <b>Marduk </b>had a Death/Black Metal sound until the release of their second album <b><i>Those Of The Unlight (1993) </i></b>which is straight forward Black Metal. That is also one of the best records ever from the Swedish scene.<br />
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<i>Still Fucking Dead (Here's No Peace)</i> as it called on <b><i>Dark Endless</i></b> that <b><i>No Fashion Records</i></b> released is another excellent version but I do prefer the recording on the <b><i>Here's No Peace</i></b> release.<br />
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As much as I do like the debut album the recordings before sounds more raw, unfiltered with a more meaner sound to it is the best way I can describe them.<br />
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At the time of the <b><i>Here's No Peace</i></b> recording the <b>Marduk </b>line-up consisted of:<br />
- Morgan Håkansson (guitar)<br />
- Joakim Göthberg (drummer 1990-1993 later vocalist from 1993 to 1995)<br />
- Andreas Axelsson (vocals 1990-93)<br />
- Rickard Kalm (bass 1990-92)<br />
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The same personal had recorded the <i><b>Fuck Me Jesus</b></i> demo but for their debut <b><i>Dark Endless</i></b> they had added Devo Andersson (guitar). Who made his first performance with <b>Marduk </b>on a release with that album.<br />
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<b><i>Here's No Peace</i></b> is definitely a most have for any <b>Marduk </b>fan. I consider it to be the 2nd best EP they have ever made. It was also my gateway into <b>Shadow Records</b> with the 1997 CD release me being a huge fan of <b>Marduk</b>.<br />
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For any casual fans of the band I do recommend getting it also. Although you might don't want to try hunt down a copy of the 12" <b>Shadow Records</b> vinyl, the 1997 CD isn't near as expensive as that one.<br />
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Believe all the songs also appear on some CD reissues if you want to go down that route instead.<br />
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<b><i>Here's No Peace</i></b> was reissued on <b>Marduk's</b> own <b>Blooddawn Productions</b> in 2001 on a 10" vinyl that one comes in a sleeve. Have huge buyers remorse for not getting that one at a record fair in my hometown a couple of years ago for what was a great deal then.<br />
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Later it was also released on CD by <b>Regain Records</b> in 2007 that has a colored cover artwork. I don't own that particular one yet.<br />
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My intention is to own a copy of every different artwork <b>Marduk </b>has used for each album and/or EP and there's a ton of them especially from the <b>Regain Records </b>era.<br />
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Usually don't like whenever cover artworks gets altered but <b>Marduk </b>being the band by far taking up most space in my entire collection I want to see that collecting goal through. Have a long way to get to that point especially with the CD's but ain't in any kind of hurry.<br />
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Not trying to brag and boast but really got one amazing deal on this<b> Shadow Records</b> LP in the autumn of last year over at a Swedish auction site. Actually one of my top-10 maybe even top-5 finds ever.<br />
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Also expect a lot of more <b>Marduk </b>content to be posted. Been really into them for the last couple of months I have been filling "almost all" the gaps I had in my EP/7" vinyl collection. Got a bunch of "new posters" and I want to post my old 90's concert flyers plus the 3 DVD's that I've rewritten so many times for more than a year...<br />
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Some may think that <b><i>Here's No Peace</i></b> is sparse of content but I don't get that opinion. Not only are the songs amazing but also a very early recording in the Swedish Black Metal scene and for me that makes it even more interesting. Also always interested to hear how Dan Swanö progressed with his <b>Unisound </b>recorded releases.<br />
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Anyway that was <b><i>Here's No Peace</i></b> a lot of other information but have been on a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/"><b>Instagram </b></a>and blog hiatus for a couple of weeks due to some health issues.<br />
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Forever, eternally and as always <b><i>PRAISE HAIL MARDUK!!</i></b><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-22119200888384639142019-05-12T12:01:00.000+02:002019-05-12T12:39:57.975+02:00MARDUK - OPUS NOCTURNE (1994)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1st print black vinyl limited to 700 copies released on <b>Osmose Productions</b> in 1994. Also released on a green vinyl limited to 300 copies that one is expensive as hell these days... Not that anyone could say my version is cheap nowadays exactly...<br />
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If I had to pick out a couple of Black Metal albums that were most essential for me getting into the Black Metal genre back in 1994 <b><i>Opus Nocturne</i></b> would definitely be one of those records.<br />
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Together with the albums <b><i>The Somberlain</i></b> by <b>Dissection</b>, <b><i>Into The Nightside Eclipse</i></b> by <b>Emperor </b>and <b><i>Pure Holocaust</i></b> by <b>Immortal </b>they all meant so much me in 1994.<br />
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They were the gateway records that showed me just how much music could have an effect on me and the path my life took.<br />
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The progression <b>Marduk </b>made with the <b><i>Opus Nocturne</i></b> album from their previous ones <b><i>Dark Endless (1992)</i></b> and <b><i>Those Of The Unlight (1993)</i></b> is immensely huge.<br />
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From the Black/Death Metal feeling in the early days on their only demo <b><i>Fuck Me Jesus (1991)</i></b> and the <b><i>Here's No Peace</i></b> recording. That were recorded in December of 1991 but not released until 1997.<br />
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The debut album <b><i>Dark Endless</i></b> also got that Black Death Metal sound. While their 2nd album <b><i>Those Of The Unlight</i></b> is pure Black Metal and probably the most unique recording <b>Marduk </b>did in the 90's.<br />
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Been many phases during the 29 year old history of <b>Marduk </b>and <b><i>Opus Nocturne</i></b> became a end of an era record for them.<br />
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It was Joakim Af Gravf (vocalist 1993-95/drummer 1990-93) last album with the band. Also their last release to be recorded with Dan Swanö at his <b>Unisound</b>/<b>Hellspawn</b>/<b>Gorysound Studio</b>.<br />
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Swanö whom <b>Marduk </b>had worked with since their first and only demo <b><i>Fuck Me Jesus (1991)</i></b>.<br />
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Have to admit that <b><i>Opus Nocturne</i></b> was a bit harder for me to get into then <b><i>The Somberlain</i></b> (yeah I know Metal of Death...) and <b><i>Into The Nightside Eclipse</i></b>. Remember immediately liking my favorite <b>Marduk </b>songs ever <i>Sulphur Souls</i> and <i>The Sun Has Failed</i> though.<br />
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Also <i>Materialized In Stone</i> and the title track <i>Opus Nocturne</i> with vocals and lyrics by Tony "It" Särkkä (1972-2017) from <b>Abruptum</b>, <b>Vondur </b>etc. That one sounds like something <b>Ophthalamia </b>(another band It had formed in 1989) could have recorded it was a very unusual <b>Marduk </b>song.<br />
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Just a few listens in I liked <i>From Subterranean Throne Profound</i>; <i>Autumnal Reaper</i>; <i>Wolves (Part 2: Untrodden Paths)</i> and <i>Deme Quaden Thyrane </i>almost as much as my favorites. <b><i>Opus Nocturne</i></b> grew into a beast for me.<br />
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I could have the CD on repeat for hours and still find new things on each and every song it was truly a magical time in my life.<br />
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<b><i>Opus Nocturne</i></b> was released late in 1994 and in February of 1995 <b>Marduk </b>together with label mates <b>Enslaved </b>did a tour called the <b><i>Winter War Tour 95</i></b>. As they had done on the previous tour with <b><i>Sons Of Northern Darkness</i></b> with <b>Immortal </b>a special split shirt was made with the <b>Marduk </b>and <b>Enslaved </b>logos on the longsleeve arms. Those two are my most wanted shirts of all time.<br />
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Photos by user "maidenthrone" on <a href="https://tshirtslayer.com/tshirt-or-longsleeve/winter-war-tour-95-longsleeve-mardukenslaved-eu-tour-1995">tshirtslayer.com</a>.<br />
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<b>Marduk </b>basically had the same line-up as the record on the tour: Morgan Håkansson (guitar), B.War (bass), Joakim Af Gravf (vocals), Fredrik Andersson (drums) but added Kim Osara as a session/live guitarist.<br />
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<b>Marduk </b>and <b>Enslaved's <i>Winter War Tour 95</i></b> lasted from the 7th of February until the 26th of the same month with no dates off. They played in Austria, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands.<br />
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The first one I got from the <b><i>Winter War Tour 95</i></b> was recorded at Marseille, France on May the 17th. I do remember hating all effects they put on the video but it was still amazing.<br />
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It's on <b>YouTube</b> and I'm glad for that because I don't have to mess with my old VHS-cassettes. Even if I got stuff by some bands that's not out on <b>YouTube</b>.<br />
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Included the Marseille concert in this post and the setlist <b>Marduk </b>played are:<br />
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<i>Sulphur Souls</i><br />
<i>From Subterranean Throne Profound</i><br />
<i>Wolves</i><br />
<i>The Sun Has Failed</i><br />
<i>A Sculpture Of The Night</i><br />
<i>Materialized In Stone</i><br />
<i>Deme Quaden Thyrane</i><br />
<i>The Black...</i><br />
<i>Untrodden Paths (Wolves, Part II)</i><br />
<i>On Darkened Wings</i><br />
<i>Autumnal Reaper </i><br />
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Many songs from <b><i>Opus Nocturne</i></b> really glad they played <i>A Sculpture Of The Night</i> from <b><i>Those Of The Unlight</i></b> but also ones that aren't played now like: <i>From Subterranean Throne Profound</i>, <i>The Sun Has Failed</i>, <i>Deme Quaden Thyrane</i>, <i>Untrodden Paths (Wolves, Part II)</i> & <i>Autumnal Reaper</i>.<br />
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Those tour dates became as far as I know the last shows with Joakim Af Gravf as vocalist with the band. Everything he did with <b>Marduk </b>were brilliant in my opinion. Joakim Göthberg which is his real name did a guest appearance on the <b><i>Rom 5:12 (2007)</i></b> album.<br />
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Joakim was replaced by Erik "Legion" Hagstedt in 1995. Legion was previously in <b>Ophthalamia </b>and were vocalist on their excellent 2nd album <i style="font-weight: bold;">Via Dolorosa (1995)</i>.<br />
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Like many other bands did at the time <b>Marduk </b>started recording at <b>The Abyss Studio </b>for the follow-up <i style="font-weight: bold;">Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered (1996) </i>with Peter Tägtgren from <b>Hypocrisy</b>.<br />
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At first I hated the production on that album but now I actually regard it as the best album of the "Legion era". I changed my opinion drastically on that record since I <a href="http://herrblackmetal.blogspot.com/2017/08/ranking-of-all-marduk-full-length.html">ranked all <b>Marduk </b>albums</a> about 2 years ago. Okay it's almost a tie with <b><i>Panzer Division Marduk (1999)</i></b> but a topic for a future post.<br />
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The legacy that <b>Opus Nocturne</b> left behind 25 years later is as strong as it was back in 1994. At least for me. Whenever I hear Joakim screaming "praise hail Satan" in the beginning of <i>Sulphur Souls </i>I know it's a 43 minutes ride into the BEST SWEDISH BLACK METAL of the 90's.<br />
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It's not my nostalgia for this album talking! As always <b><i>Praise Hail Marduk!</i></b><br />
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Bonus! The <b>Marduk </b>and <b>Immortal </b>split shirt from the <b><i>Sons Of Northern Darkness</i></b> tour. Picture from user<b> </b>"fab cas"<b> </b>on <a href="https://tshirtslayer.com/tshirt-or-longsleeve/immortal-marduk">tshirtslayer.com</a>.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-23833571568842242019-05-05T12:41:00.000+02:002019-05-05T21:56:16.155+02:00INTO THE WOODS... - ISLE OF MEN (1993) and VED BUENS ENDE - THOSE WHO CARESS THE PALE (1994)These two brilliant demos from the early/mid 90's Norwegian Black Metal scene. A sub goal in my LP and CD collecting is to own as many <b>Kyrck Production</b> releases as possible especially the ones from the Norwegian scene.<b> </b><br />
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The ones I own by <b>Arcturus</b>, <b>Ulver</b>, <b>Thorns</b>/<b>Stigma Diabolicum</b>; <b>Strid</b>/<b>Malfeitor</b>, <b>Manes </b>etc. are all immaculate vinyl and CD releases. Just like these two of course.<br />
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Know I'm repeating myself and praising <b>Kyrck </b>in this one again as done in earlier posts. But <b>Kyrck </b>are so amazing at finding demos, hard to get, expensive releases or just brilliant albums. Especially from the Norwegian scene.<br />
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<b><i>Isle Of Men (1993)</i></b> by <b>Into The Woods...</b></div>
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This vinyl was released in 2006 and limited to 1000 hand numbered copies, 500 black & 500 white-splatter, mine is number 594/1000 (I actually added the back sleeve from my copy over at <b>Discogs </b>because it was missing there).<br />
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It comes with a A3 poster of the original demo cover artwork and if you're familiar with <b>Kyrck Productions</b> LP's a small 12-paged booklet that many other releases also includes.<br />
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<b><i>Those Who Caress The Pale (1994)</i></b> by <b>Ved Buens Ende</b></div>
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My copy was released in 2015 and is limited to 150 copies, they also reissued the demo on purple and orange/black vinyls also 150 copies each at the same time. All versions comes with a A3 poster and the lyrics printed on a regular A4 regular paper, mine is kind of light blue. But I do believe there's other color variants with each of those releases lyrics sheet.<br />
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The booklet states that <b><i>Isle Of Men</i></b> were recorded in the summer of 1992 but that's a misprint. Because it was actually recorded in June - September of 1993.<br />
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Before this demo <b>Into The Woods...</b> had already released the <b><i>Rehearsal / Demo 02.93</i></b> as its title suggests from February of 1993.<br />
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The original release of <b><i>Isle Of Men</i></b> consists of 5 songs and the line-up is the same as on their epic debut album <b><i>Heart Of The Ages (1995)</i></b> released on <b>Misanthropy Records</b>. You can read my post on that one <a href="https://herrblackmetal.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-unique-and-brilliant-album.html">here</a>.<br />
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Some of the titles on <b><i>Isle Of Men</i></b> also ended up on the <b><i>Heart Of The Ages</i></b> album <i>Wotan's Return</i> and <i>...In The Woods</i>. Both are already sounding amazing in the demo versions.<br />
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Anyone that's heard <b><i>Heart Of The Ages </i></b>knows it's a very unique sounding album at the time of its release in the Norwegian scene. The <b><i>Isle Of Men </i></b>demo is also very different from other bands but is more straight forward Black Metal than the album.<br />
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<b><i>Isle Of Men</i></b> could easily have been an album the quality of the songwriting, sound and production is better then many other contemporary bands debut albums. I highly recommend getting this demo on any format you can find it because it's one of my favorite demos from the 90's.<br />
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Speaking about high quality demos from those years. <b>Kyrck Productions</b> really did us all a big favor by reissuing another demo. That also could have been an album <b><i>Those Who Caress The Pale</i></b> by <b>Ved Buens Ende</b>.<br />
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At the time of its release Carl-Michael Eide (clean vocals/drums), Vicotnik (harsh vocals/guitar) and Skoll (bass) weren't exactly quite known in the scene yet.<br />
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Shouldn't have to namedrop their resume but I will name some of my favorite associated bands like <b>Arcturus</b>, <b>Dødheimsgard</b>, <b>Ulver</b>, <b>Strid</b>, <b>Aura Noir</b>, <b>Manes </b>and a ton more.<br />
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5 songs on this demo and it gives their debut and only album <b><i>Written In Waters (1995)</i></b> a tough match for being my favorite <b>Ved Buens Ende</b> release. Another albums that was released by <b>Misanthropy Records </b>that at the time released classic records with each release.<br />
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Both songs <i>The Carrier Of Wounds</i> and <i>You That May Wither</i> appears on both releases. Don't have a definitive answer to which version I prefer the most, it depends on my mood of the day. You really should invest in both releases because they are just like <b>In The Woods...</b> a very unique band from my favorite era of the Norwegian scene.<br />
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Actually these 2 are the only releases that <b>Ved Buens Ende</b> has ever released. They started as <b>Manes </b>in 1993-94, not to be confused with another amazing Norwegian band with the same name, changed name to <b>Ved Buens Ende</b> in 1994 and split-up in 1997.<br />
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They made a short return in 2006-07 and was working on new material but nothing was officially released.<br />
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Just recently they announced that <b>Ved Buens Ende</b> are making a <b>comeback!</b> Hell fucking yes am I psyched about this!<br />
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With the same line-up but due to Carl-Michael's accident in 2005 that prevents him from playing drums ever again. They have recruited Øyvind Myrvoll as their live drummer with credentials from <b>Aura Noir</b>, <b>Dødheimsgard</b>, ex. <b>Myrkur</b>).<br />
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I have really high faith for this reunion even if it's been 24 years since <b>Ved Buens Ende</b> released any new material.<br />
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Anyway that's two other releases in my <b>Kyrck Productions</b> collection. I got more amazing reissues to write about from this excellent company.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-71669572122709811932019-04-28T17:45:00.000+02:002019-04-28T21:34:39.948+02:00DISMEMBER - HATE CAMPAIGN (2000) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the coolest looking vinyls in my entire collection is this clear/yellow splatter LP of <b><i>Hate Campaign</i></b> from 2006 released by <b>Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records</b>.<br />
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Believe me there's a huge difference between a splatter vinyl done correctly compared to so many others I own. It looks even better in real life then on my picture.<br />
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Strangely this is the only LP ever released of the <b><i>Hate Campaign</i></b> record by <b>Dismember</b>.<br />
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This one is a limited release that's numbered to 500 copies it has 2 bonus tracks <i>Live To Hate</i> and <i>Unhealing Scars </i>both great songs and a nice addition to the record.<br />
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Included the original <b>Nuclear Blast</b> CD mainly because of the cover artwork differences I do prefer the <b>Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records </b>vinyl cover artwork.<br />
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Usually don't like whenever bands/labels messes with the original artwork. But I would never pass on this amazing <b>Dismember </b>LP because of that.<br />
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Many changes within the <b>Dismember </b>camp for the bands 5th full length album <i style="font-weight: bold;">Hate Campaign</i>.<br />
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This does not feature the classic line-up: Matti Kärki, Fred Estby, David Blomqvist, Richard Cabeza and Robert Sennebäck.<br />
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This was also the first time the band didn't record in the <b>Sunlight Studios</b> where they had been recording since the <b><i>Reborn In Blasphemy (1990)</i></b> demo. If you know your <b>Dismember </b>history another Swedish Death Metal band <b>Carnage </b>should sound familiar. Their debut and only record <b><i>Dark Recollections (1990)</i></b> was also recorded there.<br />
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Even if the man everyone associate <b>Sunlight Studios</b> with Tomas Skogsberg didn't produce their previous<b> </b>masterpiece <b><i>Death Metal (1997)</i></b>. It was actually the <b>Dismember </b>drummer Fred Estby who produced that one at <b>Sunlight Studios</b>. Fred also produced <b><i>Hate Campaign</i></b> but in the <b>Das Boot Studio</b> that's located in Stockholm, Sweden.<br />
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Richard Cabeza left <b>Dismember </b>in 1998 and was replaced by the Swedish bassist Sharlee D'Angelo as a session/live member. He already then had a very impressive resume from working with bands like <b>Mercyful Fate</b>, <b>King Diamond</b>, <b>Witchery </b>etc.<br />
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Also no Robert Sennebäck (guitar) on this album that departed ways with <b>Dismember </b>in 1997 and was replaced with Magnus Sahlgren (<b>Lake Of Tears</b> etc.). He was a permanent member from 1998 to 2003. <b><i>Hate Campaign</i></b> were the only <b>Dismember </b>album that he and Sharlee played on.<br />
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Speaking about <b>Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records</b> they released another favorite vinyl release in my collection last year. That I use as a display piece in my living room <b><i>Panzer Division Live</i></b> by <b>Marduk </b>the tank shaped 7" LP.<br />
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There's a couple of more releases by <b>Night Of The Vinyl Dead Records</b> I would like to own but they are usually way up there in price also.<br />
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Not trying to sound like some elitist asshole collector but I only own 1st print <b>Dismember </b>vinyls. Yeah I’m that guy with some other bands also.<br />
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Now is this version of <b><i>Hate Campaign</i></b> technically a 1st print vinyl? It wasn’t released until 6 years after the original CD.<br />
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It’s definitely the first and only vinyl of <b><i>Hate Campaign</i></b>. So I say yes here and don’t consider that I am breaking my own rules.<br />
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If they ever decide to reissue the album on LP I might consider picking up a copy. Because even if I play approx 99.5% of all my vinyls, some that are 4 to 5 more expensive also, but with this one I want to keep it as pristine as possible.<br />
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Actually I'm only one vinyl away from having my <b>Dismember </b>1st print LP collection completed are missing <b><i>Where Ironcrosses Grow (2004)</i></b>. Also my copy of the <b><i>Dismember (2008)</i></b> album is just the picture disc vinyl version that I will upgrade someday.<br />
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Anyway I highly recommend the <b><i>Hate Campaign</i></b> album by the best Death Metal band of all time in my opinion to anyone that’s out for some excellent Swedish Dödsmetall.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-86564277114571532382019-04-18T18:38:00.000+02:002019-04-18T18:38:40.616+02:00You need STRID in your life! And collection...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...here on a compilation vinyl from <b>Kyrck Production</b> released in 2007 numbered to 500 copies, my is number 353.<br />
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As always <b>Kyrck </b>does something special with their releases. This one comes with a great poster and an amazing insert with pictures from the old days. The color is "haze" don't know about that? To me it looks kind of grayish/black.<br />
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It also available on a standard black vinyl but also on a clear LP that's hand numbered to 50 with a different sleeve. It just have a black cover with only the <b>Strid </b>logo on it. I prefer the artwork my copy has of this compilation even if they used the black logo cover artwork on their only demo.</div>
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Side-A has every song <b>Strid </b>has ever released. There is actually only 3 songs in total in approx 25 minutes.<br />
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Two from the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Strid (1994) </i>7" EP<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>and the one only song from their demo <i style="font-weight: bold;">End Of Life (1993)</i>.<br />
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That might sound cheap but with what they deliver in 11 minutes on the <i>End Of Life</i> song makes it worth buying the entire compilation for alone in my opinion. Of course for the equally great <b><i>Strid </i></b>EP songs also.</div>
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Side-B has all 5 songs from their second demo <b><i>Pandemonium (1992)</i></b> when the band were called <b>Malfeitor</b>.<br />
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Not as refined or with the atmospheric mature sound to it as <b>Strid </b>has. But I recommend getting this compilation for the <b>Malfeitor </b>demo also. </div>
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This rather unknown Norwegian Black Metal band started playing in 1991. In Askim a small town near the Swedish border, as <b>Malfeitor</b>. They changed name to <b>Battle </b>for a short while 1992-93. Battle that meaning strid in English, before finally setting with <b>Strid </b>as their name in 1993.</div>
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They released their only demo as <b>Strid </b>in 1993 the already mentioned demo <b><i>End Of Life</i></b>.<br />
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Then in 1994 <b>Strid </b>signed with one of my favorite record labels of all time. The short lived (1994-97) German based company <b>Malicious Records</b>. </div>
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Some others that released their debuts albums or EP's on the same label was <b>Dødheimsgard</b>; <b>Zyklon-B</b>; <b>Borknagar</b>; <b>Vond </b>etc. just to name a couple.</div>
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<b><i>Strid </i></b>was only released on the 7" vinyl format. Maybe not the smartest decision either by <b>Malicious </b>and/or the band? This is one of my more wanted 7" releases but the price is hard to justify with me already owning this compilation.</div>
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They re-released the demo <b><i>End Of Life</i></b> on a single-sided cassette on <b>Malicious Records</b> in 1994. At the era when CD was already established as the standard format for music it might not benefited the band.</div>
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When one looks at <b>Strid </b>over at <b>Metal Archives</b> there's a claim that <b>Strid </b>were "creators of the Depressive Black Metal genre". That might be true? It's not a subgenre within the scene that I got most knowledge about really.<br />
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Because this isn't something you play when drinking with friends, singing along headbanging to exactly.<br />
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Despite my lack of knowledge <b>Strid </b>are a lot better then other bands associated with that DBM genre or whatever it's called in my opinion. Also isn't all Black Metal supposed to be striving for reaching the darkest and invoke certain moods sides of the human mind? </div>
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But speaking of darkness and depression... The original <b>Strid </b>& <b>Malfeitor </b>vocalist/bassist Storm aka. Rot real name Espen Andersen died by suicide in 2001.<br />
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Also the original guitarist for both bands Lars Fredrik Bergstrøm died in 2014 at the age of 39.</div>
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The members of <b>Strid </b>weren't known in the scene with a bunch of side projects or participated with a lot of other famous bands.<br />
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<b>Strid </b>officially quit in 2001 even if the band hadn't been active as far as I know after the 1994 EP.</div>
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However in 2009 the <b>Strid </b>returned once again.<br />
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With a very prominent guy in the scene Vicotnik on bass & vocals mainly known from his work in the excellent <b>Dødheimsgard </b>but also many more bands like <b>Ved Buens Ende</b>.<br />
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Guitarist Ravn Harjar had joined the band in 1994 and played on the <b><i>Strid </i></b>EP. He was also shared the vocal duties with Vicotnik.</div>
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Joined by members of <b>Strid</b>/<b>Malfeitor </b>the drummer in both bands Lost/Jardar (not the same guy from <b>Old Man's Child</b>) and also the now deceased Lars Fredrik Bergstrøm, both were members until 2014.</div>
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They did some shows together, over at <a href="https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/strid-23d71cb7.html">www.setlist.fm</a> one can find 2 gigs in 2010 one at <b>John Dee</b> in Oslo and also a one in Finland. It's not the most accurate or reliable source because they played more then those two gigs.<br />
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On <b>YouTube </b>you can also see an amazing performance of the song <i>End Of Life</i> with Vicotnik on vocals. It's from 2011 and recorded at Halle 101 in Speyer, Germany.<br />
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There's also a video of <i>Nattvandring </i>from the 1994 <b><i>Strid </i></b>7" from the same concert, with guitarist Ravn Harjar on vocals, it's not as good in quality as the other one. But am including both in the post because they are the only <b>Strid </b>live performances I have ever seen or found.<br />
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In 2015 the band dissolved after 6 years due to internal conflict but also due to the fact of the death of Lars Fredrik Bergstrøm. But the band reappeared a couple of years later.<br />
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The official lineup <b>Strid </b>as of 2017 consists of the new drummer Svein Egil Hatlevik mostly known from his work in the amazing <b>Fleurety</b>. With Vicotnik (bass/vocals), Ravn Harjar (guitar/vocals) and Sigmund Hansen (guitar).<br />
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Official t-shirt were sold over at <a href="https://morbidwrathrecords.bigcartel.com/products?search=strid&search-submit=">Morbid Wrath Records</a> in 2018. <b>Strid </b>will play live in September this year at the <b>Prophecy Fest 2019</b> in Balver Höhle, Germany.<br />
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That looks like an amazing place for concerts, do a Google search for more pics. Think that would be a very fitting location for their music. It's basically in a cave. Really wish to attend... Who knows... Maybe...<br />
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Anyway the story of this Norwegian band <b>Strid </b>is certainly an interesting one.<br />
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Had they continued making music after 1994 when vocalist/bassist Storm (Espen Andersen) was still alive they could have been something other then just a cult band for die hard fans like me of the early to mid 90's Norwegian scene.<br />
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If you are into albums like <b><i>Written In Waters (1995)</i></b> by <b>Ved Buens Ende</b> or <b><i>Min Tid Skal Komme (1995)</i></b> by <b>Fleurety </b>you definitely should look into this compilation.<br />
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I'm still hopeful that through all the very hard troubles they endured during their career that <b>Strid </b>will be a force to be recon with once again. Hopefully material that's unreleased or unrecorded will be unleashed for all. The legacy of Espen and Lars Fredrik definitely deserves that!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-19250126585076407832019-04-07T13:15:00.000+02:002019-04-07T16:20:57.855+02:00THE FIRST 5 ULVER RELEASESDid a post on <b><i>Vargnatt</i></b>, <b><i>Bergtatt </i></b>and <b><i>Kveldssanger </i></b>over at my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/">Instagram account</a> about exactly one year ago. Immediately began writing about the 2 albums released after them but after MANY re-writings later I post this.<br />
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Also took the pictures when I had my crappy iPhone 6S and me being to lazy to reshoot them with my new iPhone the quality isn't on par with my latest photos. Anyway finally... <br />
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This very unique Norwegian Black Metal band that I nowadays wouldn't call Black Metal anymore but we'll get to that. First out their demo <i><b>Vargnatt</b> </i>(1993).<br />
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The very first time I ever heard <b>Ulver </b>was on the Norwegian TV-show/documentary <b><i>Det Svarte Alvor</i></b> from 1994 that I had bought or traded on VHS in 1996. Something I did for bootleg filmed concerts by <b>Dissection</b>, <b>Marduk</b>, <b>Emperor</b>, <b>Dismember </b>and many more.<br />
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In <b><i>Det Svarte Alvor</i></b> the song <i>Ulverrytternes Kamp</i> by <b>Ulver </b>was featured and it blew me away. It’s still my favorite song by them.<br />
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The version I got is the brown leather book CD reissue of their 1993 demo <i><b>Vargnatt</b> </i>from 2009 done by the amazing label <b>Kyrck Productions</b>.<br />
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Wasn’t actually until around 1999/00 (?) that I finally heard <b><i>Vargnatt</i></b>. On MP3 though... A rare occasion for me back then and now to download music to listen too.<br />
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But that was the only way that I could hear the demo back then and I'm glad I did it. Wasn't into computers at all during this time and my skills weren't good.<br />
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The 6-song and 28 min demo almost feels like a debut album because of the high quality of the songs and production. It starts out great with <i>Her Begynner Mine Arr... </i>and continues with the equally great <i>Tragediens Trone</i>.<br />
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Then the beautiful instrumental song <i>Trollskogen </i>brilliant performance on acoustic guitar by Haavard aka. Håvard Jørgensen. Continuing with <i>Ulverrytternes Kamp</i> already wrote it being my favorite <b>Ulver </b>song of all time.<br />
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<i>Nattens Madrigal </i>is the next song and it's better then that entire album with the same name but I'm getting ahead of myself. The title track <i>Vargnatt </i>ends the demo and what a great release this was.<br />
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Vocalist Kris R. as Garm calls himself on the original demo tape was 17 years old when this was released. He is my favorite vocalist from Norway of all time and on the demo his voice hasn't yet been perfected. But still an amazing debut performance by him I can hear why <b>Arcturus </b>recruited him in 1993.<br />
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Also worth mentioning is that Carl-Michael Eide (<b>Aura Noir, Ved Buens Ende</b> etc.) plays drums on <b><i>Vargnatt </i></b>the man of many talents and aliases here he's called C. Michael.<br />
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It's not mandatory to start with the demo if you're unfamiliar with <b>Ulver</b> but something tells me if you found this blog you are already familiar with the band and Black Metal. However if you like the 2 first <b>Ulver </b>records it's mandatory to have this fine demo release it's one of my personal favorite demos from Norway.<br />
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The demo was first reissued in 2003 on a 10" vinyl i released by <b>Infinite Vinyl Series</b> (company associated with <b>The End Records</b>). That 10" goes for around 50-60 € now.<br />
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The demo is included in their now really expensive vinyl compilation boxset <b><i>Trolsk Sortmetall 1993–1997</i></b> that was released in limited quantities in 3 different vinyl versions in 2014 really wish to own that box someday.<br />
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The box was also released on CD but if you want a standalone release of <b><i>Vargnatt </i></b>I recommend any of the 3 CD releases done by <b>Kyrck Productions</b>.<br />
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Finding <b>Ulver </b>CD’s in my Swedish hometown was not happening in 1996 so in the summer of 1997 on a trip to Stockholm I finally bought their debut <b><i>Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler</i></b> at <b>Sound Pollution</b>.<br />
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Released by Metalion the legendary founder of <b><i>Slayer Magazine</i></b> owned record company <b>Head Not Found</b>. At first it was a bit disappointing because I expected <i>Ulverrytternes Kamp</i> to be on it. I didn’t have any idea what songs was on the album.<br />
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It took a few listens before I realized that the whole album was amazing and not just the song <i>Soelen Gaaer Bag Aase Need</i>. The opening <i>I Troldskog Faren Vild </i>is just as good as the one I just mentioned.<br />
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Kristoffer Rygg now known as Garm shows already on the first song how much he has developed his vocals skills from the demo.<br />
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The music is a combination of the 2nd wave of Norwegian Black Metal scene combined with acoustic guitar parts. Also with some flute, piano passages and different sound effects added gives a very unique atmosphere to the music.<br />
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It might only be 5 songs in 34 min but it's perfect it doesn't need to be any longer or shorter for that matter.<br />
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The 3rd song <i>Graablick Blev Hun Vaer</i> is also amazing and so is <i>Een Stemme Locker </i>a slower acoustic. Where <b>Ulver </b> has the female vocalist Lill Kathrine Stensrud which adds much to the song.<br />
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She also played the flute and appears on <b><i>Written In Waters</i></b> (1995) by <b>Ved Buens Ende</b>.<br />
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On <b><i>Bergtatt </i>Ulver</b> have Steinar "Sverd" Johnsen from one of my favorite bands from Norway ever <b>Arcturus </b>play piano. A band Garm was vocalist in from 1993 to 2003, he recorded 3 albums and one EP with them.<br />
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The last song<b> </b><i>Bergtatt - Ind I Fjeldkamrene</i> continues in the same vein as the rest of the record and that concludes the album. I've never heard anything quite like it ever again. An absolute must have record in any collection!<br />
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Not long after I had purchased their debut I ordered the follow-up <i><b>Kveldssanger</b> </i>(1996) on CD from <b>Sound Pollution</b>. Also released by <b>Head Not Found</b> and I immediately liked it even if it's way different from their debut no electric guitars or traditional Black Metal elements on this one.<br />
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Just acoustic guitar sometimes flute, cello occasional drums but what stands out most is the vocal performance by Garm but it's the whole combination what's makes it brilliant.<br />
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There's so many good songs of the 13 in 35 min like <i>Østenfor Sol Og Vestenfor Maane; Nattleite; Høyfjeldsbilde; Hiertets Vee; Utreise </i>and <i>Ulvsblakk </i>just to name a few. But my absolute favorite is problably <i>Kledt I Nattens Farger. </i><br />
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I've always had a hard time to figure out which one of these 3 is my favorite <b>Ulver </b>release. They are almost a perfect trilogy that's related to each other and I wouldn't want to exclude any of them.<br />
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Of course I have a special bond to <i><b>Bergtatt</b> </i>because it was the first <b>Ulver </b>album I ever heard and bought. It's not always necessary to have a favorite and just enjoy the music.<br />
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Many might not think of <b><i>Kveldssanger </i></b>as a Black Metal record at all but to me it just show how broad the genre is especially the one in the Norwegian scene.<br />
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I'm Swedish but in the 90's I had much more records from the Norwegian Black Metal scene then the Swedish. There was I distinct different feeling of the two back then and now also.<br />
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I mean many band from Norway said in interviews that they were inspired just not by the Heavy Metal scene but bands like <b>Depeche Mode</b>.<br />
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Take for instance Varg Vikernes his favorite album ever was done by <b>The Cure</b>. Something like that would never been said in the Swedish scene in the 90's.<br />
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Even if Jon Nödtveidt from <b>Dissection </b>has said that Northern Progressive rock music from bands like Ä<b>nglagård, Landberk </b>and <b>Anekdoten </b>were among his favorites. Remember when I read that he and Ole Öhman (?) visited the <b>Pink Floyd</b> show in Gothenburg in 1994 and thinking "damn I need to listen to these bands" which I did later and many were amazing. But now I'm getting off topic..<br />
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And now for what I consider to be a big disappointment <b><i>Nattens Madrigal - Atte Hymne Til Ulven I Manden</i></b> from 1997.<br />
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I cannot remember how I got this promo CD. Maybe I bought it at a record fair in my hometown, when I renewed a magazine subscription or found it at the record store that sold 2nd hand CD's & LP's.<br />
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Owned this promo CD of the <b><i>Nattens Madrigal</i></b> album for 22 years now. I try to understand why it’s praised as some kind of masterpiece nowadays?<br />
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Don't remember anyone talking highly about this one or being some innovative album back in 1997.<br />
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I will give them credit for not doing <b><i>Bergtatt del II</i></b> and understand what they were going for.<br />
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But if I want to hear raw primitive Black Metal album I much rather listen to the amazing <b><i>Under A Funeral Moon (1993)</i></b> by <b>Darkthrone </b>instead.<br />
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<b>Ulver </b>does 8 songs in 44 min but it feels like 88 min. It gets old very fast because of the average songs and boring sound.<br />
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If they instead had made a 3 or 4-song EP of the best material and sorted out the worst parts I think it could’ve been an amazing release.<br />
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I definitely miss the clean vocals by Garm when listening to this record even if he still does a solid job with the vocals. Not knocking anyone's performance on the album. The problem is the songwriting and the boring production/sound according to me.<br />
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<i>Wolf & Fear; Wolf & Hatred </i>and <i>Wolf & The Night</i> all have brilliant qualities and I do enjoy listening to them. However the other songs are just average at best.<br />
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<i>Wolf & Passion</i> might have one of the worst opening riffs done by any "bigger band" ever in the Black Metal scene. It sounds like something that the very popular Swedish alternative rock band <b>Kent </b>would've written in 1995.<br />
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It was the first and only <b>Ulver </b>album to be released on <b>Century Media</b>. I don't know the full story why they parted ways after only just one album, reissues not included.<br />
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It sounds as if <b>Ulver </b>wanted to make a statement with this album. While being signed to a "big label" in the extreme Metal scene.<br />
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To me it feels like they rushed out the album to soon without thinking it through.<br />
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But then again lots of people seem to enjoy this album. I might find out someday I was wrong all along but it's not like I haven't tried because believe me I truly have. For 22 years... That's a long time and probably much longer then some of my Instagram followers have even lived.<br />
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If you enjoy the <b><i>Nattens Madrigal</i></b> album good for you and I’m happy for you but it’s not a record for me.<br />
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Now for the last full length album by <b>Ulver </b>in the 90's. The one with a ridiculously long title <b><i>Themes From William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell</i></b> <b><i>(1998)</i></b>.<br />
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It was released 18 months after the <b><i>Nattens Madrigal</i></b> album on 2 CD’s with 19 songs. Approx 80 minutes of music (+ 20 min silence before the hidden ending) there's a lot of music to process.<br />
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They delivers a couple of amazing songs but also terrible ones. While not being a total disaster, it's not an amazing experience either. It doesn’t sound anything like the previous <b>Ulver </b>albums.<br />
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I don't necessarily see a problem with the band progressing into something else. In fact if they after <b><i>Nattens Madrigal</i></b> had gone back to the Black/Folk Metal feeling on their earlier albums that would've felt strange.<br />
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Even if the song <i>Plates 5-6</i> has parts that sounds like something from the <b><i>Kveldssanger </i></b>record but with recitation and lots of effect added.<br />
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It's very hard to try and label the <b><i>Themes From </i></b><b><i>William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell</i></b><b> </b>album. They have so MANY different influences...<br />
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Way too easy just labeling the album as Avantgarde music. It has Electronic, Progressive and Trip-Hop influences. Sometimes I would call this <b>Ulver </b>goes <b>Nine Inch Nails</b> less commercial though.<br />
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They have a female vocalist "Her" (Stine Grytøyr) on many songs and some guy called Falch doing "vinyl scratching".<br />
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Many of the songs have a lot of effects or Trip-Hop beats sometimes "draining" the music that otherwise could have be great.<br />
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Tore Ylwizaker (programming, later also keyboard) joined <b>Ulver </b>for this record and has been a member ever since. Garm and him continued the band after the departure of longtime guitarist Haavard (Håvard Jørgensen) I think <b>Ulver </b>lost a lot of their "soul" without him.<br />
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This album also became both members since 1994 bassist Skoll (Hugh Stephen James Mingay) and drummer Erik Lancelot last album with <b>Ulver</b>.<br />
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Do think Garm is a musical genius. But I think the working relationship between him and those guys made <b>Ulver </b>standout in a already overpopulated Norwegian Black Metal scene in the mid 90's.<br />
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Garm, sorry Trickster-G, as he is known here produced and engineered <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Marriage of Heaven and Hell </i>with new member Tore Ylwizaker also co-producing, mixing and engineering.<br />
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Another co-producer of this album and also guest appearance by <b>Arcturus </b>genius guitarist Knut Magne Valle on "cables, wires & various sound contributions". I do believe he play some guitar on this record though.<br />
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Musicians that doesn't need any introduction Ihsahn, Samoth and Fenriz also gets credited for recitation on the album.<br />
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Not going to analyse the lyrical theme of this record. Simply because I'm not familiar enough with the English poet William Blake (1757 - 1827) writings or the book <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Marriage of Heaven and Hell</i>.<br />
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If I was to recommend some of my tracks on the album in chronological order:<br />
<i>The Argument Plate 2</i><br />
<i>Plates 5-6</i><br />
<i>Proverbs of Hell Plates 7-10</i><br />
<i>Intro</i> (song 2 on CD-2 there are 3 different songs called Intro)<br />
<i>Plates 21-22</i><br />
<i>Intro </i>(song 5 on CD-2)<br />
<i>A Memorable Fancy Plates 22-24</i><br />
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Don't expect to be completely blown away with those songs immediately though. They demands a lot of attention from the one listening to them fully appreciate those.<br />
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The musicians Haavard, Skoll and Erik Lancelot does a great job. Garm’s vocals are as always very unique and great whenever they are more "traditional" without all those effects added.<br />
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When I’m in the right mood I might give this album 3 listens a year.<br />
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As with <b><i>Nattens Madrigal</i></b> they should’ve selected the best parts for 9 or 10 songs on 1 CD then it would be better experience.<br />
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Since this record <b>Ulver </b>have been hit or miss in my opinion. Some great releases and songs but whenever they go too much into effect overdose mode it's not good.<br />
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In my opinion the following <b><i>Perdition City (2000)</i></b> better then <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Marriage of Heaven and Hell </i>even if that one is far from perfect. But more about other records in another post.<br />
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I do highly respect that <b>Ulver </b>don’t give a fuck what fans or other people think about them and just go their own way on their own terms.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-80764695993840462932019-03-31T16:13:00.000+02:002019-03-31T16:50:40.180+02:00A DARKTHRONE post and the new OLD STAR album<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Darkthrone </b>has announced that their new album <b><i>Old Star</i></b> will be release on <u>May the 31st</u> by <b>Peaceville Records</b>. I immediately pre-ordered the black LP edition as soon as the e-mail got to me.</div>
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Without any doubt <b>Darkthrone </b>is clearly the band after <b>Marduk </b>that takes up most space in my entire collection of LP's and CD's. Here in this post is my <b>Darkthrone </b>studio album vinyls.</div>
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My vinyl collection is based on having the cover artwork from the original CD/LP release. It's not that I dislike all those <b>Peaceville </b>LP reissues that completely alters the cover artwork. But I only want what I grew up buying even if not all covers got changed by <b>Peaceville</b>.</div>
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For the 2 x CD releases with audio commentary by Fenriz and/or Nocturno Culto I don't care about the artwork though.<br />
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Those CD's are definitely something any die-hard <b>Darkthrone </b>fan should own because they are very informative and entertaining.<br />
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There's also some minor color changes on the ones I have. <b><i>Goatlord </i></b>is probably the one that differ most from the original CD release on <b>Moonfog Productions</b> in 1996. That one has a much brighter blue color. It wasn't released officially on vinyl until 2002 though and <b>Moonfog </b>changed to a much darker color.</div>
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2 years ago on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/">Instagram</a> account I began to rank all the <b>Darkthrone </b>full length albums. The task proved more daunting than expected so I only did 2 or 3 posts.</div>
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Anyway if someone is interested my top-6 now and then:</div>
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<li><b><i>Panzerfaust (1995)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>A Blaze In The Northern Sky (1992)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Under A Funeral Moon (1993)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Transilvanian Hunger (1994)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Total Death (1996)</i></b></li>
<li><b><i>Ravishing Grimness (1999)</i></b></li>
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If I had to pick a 7th one it would be divided between so many records it's not worth mentioning. However when we get closer to the release of <b><i>Old Star</i></b> I might go in depth with these 6.</div>
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Ever since <b><i>Old Star</i></b> was announced I been lost in a total <b>Darkthrone </b>music phase. My go to albums aren’t those 6 albums on the list except for <b><i>A Blaze In The Northern Sky</i></b> and <b><i>Total Death</i></b>. Have heard all those 6 records to death but those two I have been listening to very much lately also been into:<br />
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<b><i>Plaguewielder (2001)</i></b></div>
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Nocturno Culto composed all music except for 1 song. A total gem!</div>
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<b><i>Hate Them (2003)</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Goatlord (1996)</i></b></div>
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Hesitated to include it among their studio albums. Everyone should know the story behind the 1996 record. Still a very unique <b>Darkthrone </b>release.</div>
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<b><i>Arctic Thunder (2016)</i></b></div>
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Such a great one I really hope they will top this with <b><i>Old Star</i></b>.</div>
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2 months feels very far away from now but I can’t wait to hear what Fenriz & Nocturno Culto will deliver this time.</div>
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On a reissue green/black vinyl by the great <b>Kyrck Productions</b> from 2012. It comes with a 8-page booklet, poster and is limited to 300 copies.<br />
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Have already done a post on my Instagram account <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/">@herr_perdition</a> about 2 years ago or something like that. But this record deserves another post and I haven't written one for the blog so here we go I will write more about the band then rather the album.<br />
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The latin title of <b><i>Aspera Hiems Symfonia</i></b> doesn't fit for when I found it on CD in the summer of 1996 at one of my local record stores. It was actually one employee that used to tell me about new Black Metal releases that showed me the album I listened to it at the store with headphones. </div>
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About 30 seconds into <i>To Thou Who Dwellest In The Night</i> I was already convinced that the digipack CD was going home with me. A format I was and am still a sucker for now and definitely back then.</div>
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Also listened to <i>Wintry Grey</i> over there but then I just wanted to get the damn CD home to a more fitting environment (my teenage room). The record was so amazing that <b>Arcturus </b>became one of my new favorite Black Metal bands in just approx 1.5 hours (bus home and a playthrough) and that still remains to this day.<br />
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<b>Arcturus </b>have only released brilliant records throughout their career. Well that remixed album called <b><i>Disguised Masters (1999)</i></b> I hated it at the time of its release but nowadays I can appreciate it more but it's mainly for collectors and die hard fans like me.<br />
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Is it perfect? Did they need gangsta rap on <i>Master Of Disguise</i> and all that trip-hop? Hell no! But some of those remixes are done in a good way but the originals are 1000 times better at least. The new songs the opening 49 seconds <i>White Tie Black Noise </i>and <i>Deception Genesis</i> fells like leftovers from <b><i>La Masquerade Infernale (1997)</i></b>. The "ensemble version" of <i>Ad Astra</i> is a great one though and the highlight of the album.<br />
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Some say that the <b><i>Sideshow Symphonies (2005)</i></b> record isn't as good as the rest of their discography. I do agree but still an amazing record that I would rate a 9 out of 10 if I had to put a review number on it. </div>
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But let's talk a bit about this LP release another <b>Kyrck Production</b> release a company one can or could always rely on because they haven't released anything for years. I got vinyls & CD's by <b>Ulver</b>, <b>Ved Buens Ende</b>, <b>Strid</b>, <b>Manes </b>etc. all of them are immaculate releases. <b>Kyrck </b>always went the extra mile to make sure to please their customers got their moneys worth.</div>
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DO NOT get the 2002 compilation with <b><i>Aspera Hiems Symfonia/Constellation/My Angel</i></b> release! The remastering of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Aspera Hiems Symfonia </i>sounds terrible at least the 2 x vinyl album that I own. It should be sold and not pester my <b>Arcturus </b>collection because it's so bad. However it does have 2 bonus songs from the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Aspera Hiems Symfonia </i>session.<br />
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This <b>Kyrck </b>release also got a bonus song a early 1994 rehearsal version of <i>The Bodkin & The Quietus</i> or as it's simply called here <i>The Bodkin...</i>. Would've been nice with those 2 songs from the 2002 compilation <i>The Deep Is The Skies</i> and <i>Cosmojam </i>but with or without any bonus songs this is how a proper <i style="font-weight: bold;">Aspera Hiems Symfonia</i> LP release should be.<br />
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The album was actually released on vinyl as early as 1996 but only on a picture disc LP. There's also a misprint of that release that has the same image on both sides.<br />
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I do like picture discs but try and avoid them mainly because of the many fragile prints that clearly was never meant to be played on a record player. I only want records in my collection that I will play.<br />
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Anyway cannot recommend Arcturus and this album enough!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-91513311024582184672019-03-10T14:36:00.000+01:002019-03-24T19:43:38.963+01:00My ISENGARD tattoo - a tribute to FENRIZ and the mid 90's NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL scene <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The tattoo was done by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fifthson78/">@fifthson78</a> on Instagram or visit his page at <a href="http://www.fifthson.com/">www.fifthson.com</a> thanks for the excellent work once again man and the great conversation. He also did my <a href="https://herrblackmetal.blogspot.com/2018/12/my-wardruna-tattoo.html">Wardruna bind rune tattoo</a>.<br />
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The inspiration can be found inside the CD-booklet of the <b><i>Høstmørke (1995)</i></b> album that I bought the year it was released. It’s also the pendant you see Fenriz wear on the cover of the album still to this day he's wearing it on pictures and in videos I've seen.<br />
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Choose not to include the quote: <i>"Death is certain, life is not"</i>? It's not that I don't like the meaning of that but I don't want any quote on my arms. The symbol is the main thing in my opinion also my right arm is dedicated to Norse/Pagan tattoos and my left for more Dark/Satanic stuff.<br />
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Although I’m a huge <b>Darkthrone </b>fan I got all their full length studio albums both on LP and most of them also on CD.<br />
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This image symbolizes my favorite years of Fenriz music. The classic <b>Moonfog </b>era during the mid 90's.<br />
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The releases he did with <b>Isengard</b>, <b>Darkthrone</b>, <b>Storm</b>, <b>Dødheimsgard </b>and also the <b>Vallhall </b>and<b> Neptune Towers</b><b> </b>ones were all of such class at the time of their release. They all became classic albums immediately and yes I'm aware all those weren't released on <b>Moonfog Productions</b>.<br />
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Because of mainly the 3 first bands I mentioned I began a hunt for finding everything Fenriz related in 1995/96 on CD. For instance that's how I stumbled across the <b><i>Kronet Till Konge (1995)</i></b> album and even if I don't play the two <b>Neptune Towers </b>albums regularly. They both have a very deep nostalgic factor for me and in the right "mind/mood" they are a great soundtrack. Even if there's admittedly both better Ambient Black Metal bands and albums.<br />
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Don’t get me wrong! I like all the albums that I own from 2000 to now that involves Fenriz. Well maybe not where he does just a guest appearance. <b>Isengard </b>is by far my favorite side project he's ever done and certainly one of the very best in the entire scene in the 90's. I would almost put <b>Isengard </b>as high up as I do <b>Darkthrone</b>.<br />
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Always say my favorite album is <b><i>Høstmørke </i></b>but my go to <b>Isengard </b>album is actually the debut compilation <b><i>Vinterskugge (1994)</i></b>. It’s so diverse and during its 64.5 minutes there isn’t anything I would change.<br />
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Sure even <i style="font-weight: bold;">Høstmørke </i>shows signs of different styles with songs like <i>Thornspawn Chalice</i> and <i>Total Death </i>being straight forward Black Metal while the 5 other songs has a Folk/Pagan Metal feeling which one most associate <b>Isengard </b>with.<br />
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However on <b><i>Vinterskugge</i></b> that's categorized in 3 chapters. The first chapter <b><i>Vandreren (1993)</i></b> songs 1 to 7 has everything from Folk/Pagan Metal on for instance <i>Nagelfar </i>or <i>Vinterskugge </i>and many more. Also a ambient song <i>In The Halls And Chambers Of Stardust The Crystallic Heavens Open</i> and the primitive Black Metal on <i>Ut I Vannets Dyp Hvor Mørket Hviler</i>.<br />
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On chapter II songs 8 to 12 <b><i>Spectres Over Gorgoroth (1989)</i></b> is from the <b>Isengard </b>demo it has a Death Metal feeling with Doom and Black Metal influences. All are great and I'm so glad they were included and that they didn't just release the 1993 recordings.<br />
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Chapter III <b><i>Horizons </i></b>songs 13-16 from 1991 (some recorded later) are definitely the weirdest but so fucking brilliant. <i>The Fog</i> incorporates Black and Death Metal, <i>Storm Of Evil</i> is almost like Folk Metal with 70's rock also some Punk in that one.<br />
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<i>Bergtrollets Gravferd </i>a ambient song with a very ominous dark feeling. Despite its title that I associate more with the Viking/Folk it's the most Satanic sounding song on the album. I can only think of Mortiis with <b>Vond </b>on <i style="font-weight: bold;">Selvmord (1994) </i>that could do something as brilliant with a Ambient song to get that darkness into it. Even if I'm by far not an expert on every record out there.<br />
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Then the ending <i>Our Lord Will Come </i>which by far is one of the weirdest songs Fenriz ever recorded in the 90's. It's dark and weird 70's evil sounding Rock with Doom Metal and with an even a more ominous feeling then the previous one in parts.<br />
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Although amazing throughout the first 7 songs are my favorites on <b><i>Vinterskugge</i></b> closely followed by the 4 ending songs which are so fucking great. Like I said would not change anything on this album.<br />
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I think to everyone's surprise in 2016 <b>Peaceville </b>released the <b><i>Traditional Doom Cult</i></b> 7" vinyl with 2 songs. <i>The Light</i> from the autumn of 1989 and<i> The Fright</i> from early 1990. Both would've fitted well with the rest of the material on the <b><i>Vinterskugge </i></b>album.<br />
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But with 16 songs already it might been too many songs for that album. Both <i>The Light</i> and <i>The Fright</i> is in the same vein as the <i>Our Lord Will Come </i>song. Not as evil/ominous sounding but still great. I would be very glad if more stuff like this was released.<br />
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Do I want Fenriz to resurrect <b>Isengard</b>? No that ship sailed a long time ago. Around 1996-97 both <b>Darkthrone </b>and Fenriz music didn't have that same spirit in my opinion. Even if brilliant records like the criminally underrated <b><i>Total Death (1996)</i></b>, <b><i>Ravishing Grimness (1999)</i></b>, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Arctic Thunder (2016) </i>etc. was and are still being released.<br />
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Was recommended the split <b><i>Engangsgrill (2009)</i></b> he did with Nattefrost of <b>Carpathian Forest</b> etc. where the 3 first songs is called <b>Fenriz' Red Planet </b>would be in the same vein as <b>Isengard</b>. The recording dates back to 1993 but doesn't have that <b>Isengard </b>magic to it. The songs are basically 70's primitive Rock with Doom/Stoner influences although not bad, not amazing either but worth buying.<br />
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<b><i>Vinterskugge </i></b>was actually the first Norwegian Black Metal CD that I ever laid my eyes on. Remember a friend I had back then borrowed it from a friends boyfriend or something like that. He actually didn't got into the scene like me and my other friends did. You got to know this is something like 25 years ago. So my memory isn't quite clear on how or where he borrowed the CD from...<br />
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But I'm definitely 100% certain it was <b><i>Vinterskugge </i></b>Do believe we listened to it together and knew it was a side project but it wasn't a great start for my Black Metal journey. That would begin just a few months later with <b>Emperor </b>and <b><i>In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)</i></b> album.<br />
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By the way where do you think I got the inspiration for using Herr in front of all my names I use online? Of course its from the <b><i>Nordavind (1995)</i></b> album by <b>Storm</b> where Fenriz labels himself as Herr Nagell.<br />
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Actually I’m not one for meeting famous Black Metal artists and sure I've stumble across some during my 39 years of living. But Fenriz is one guy I would like to buy a beer/drink and just chitchat with for some hours about music. Would he enjoy that? Probably not...<br />
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Anyway I’m so satisfied with my Fenriz 90’s tribute. Don’t know what I would choose to tribute the last 19 years work by him I could definitely come up with something.<br />
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But my next tattoo project will be something <b>Bathory </b>related. Nothing's decided yet also which era I would choose. There are so many possibilities I could take with that also.<br />
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Thanks again to Johannes @Fifthson78 for a brilliant work and also one Herr Gylve Nagell for the inspiration.<br />
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On a vinyl reissue from <b>Peaceville </b>that was just recently released. Originally released in 1995 on CD by <b>Aesthetic Death Records </b>and <b>Misanthropy Records</b> that at the time of 1995/96 released brilliant records by <b>Burzum</b>, <b>Arcturus</b>, <b>Ved Buens Ende</b>, <b>In The Woods</b> etc. just to name a few.<br />
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This is the the 2nd LP release of <b><i>Min Tid Skall Komme</i></b>. The first vinyl was released in 2008<b> </b>that one has a bonus LP with the songs from their demo <b><i>Black Snow (1993)</i></b> and the 7" EP <b><i>A Darker Shade Of Evil (1994)</i></b> and is limited and numbered to 600 copies.<br />
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A real nice release but I really like that the <b>Peaceville </b>LP kept the original CD cover artwork unlike the 2008 one. There's been a bunch of different cover artworks for the reissued CD's if I'm not mistaken.<br />
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<b><i>Min Tid Skal Komme</i></b> was one of those records that would sit on the CD shelves in one of my local record stores for years. I had listened to it once but didn't get the greatness of this masterpiece right then and there.<br />
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With the concept of 5 songs in approx 45 min and tracks that were 12,5 min long it's kind of hard to get the right feeling in such an environment. With those bad headphones in at a commercial record store (not just for Metal) and for such a "complex avantgarde Black Metal" band as <b>Fleurety</b> one needs to be at a better space.<br />
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It might have been in 1996/97 I first heard/saw the <b><i>Min Tid Skal Komme</i></b> CD but maybe not until 1998/99 that I actually picked it up. Believe the store discounted the price to around 99 kronor which were a good price I thought.<br />
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My Black Metal taste had also evolved during those years especially with albums like the masterpiece <b><i>La Masquerade Infernale (1997)</i></b> by <b>Arcturus</b>. The brilliant <b><i>Heart Of The Ages (1995)</i></b> by <b>Into The Woods... </b>or another excellent one <b><i>Written In Waters (1995)</i></b> by <b>Ved Buens Ende</b>.<br />
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<b>Fleurety</b> had started playing 1991 in the small village Ytre Enebakk located southeast of Oslo.<br />
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The founding members were guitarist/bassist and also vocalist between 1991 to 94 Alexander Nordgaren (later live guitarist with <b>Mayhem </b>1997-98) and drummer/keyboard player also current vocalist since 1994 Svein Egil Hatlevik (<b>Strid </b>ex. <b>Dødheimsgard</b>). Both were only 14 years at the time of 1991.<br />
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The first demo was released in 1993 had 3 songs and was called <i style="font-weight: bold;">Black Snow </i>although not a good name for any release it's not a bad demo. On that one Nordgaren called himself Varg and Hatlevik took the name Nebiros kind of funny because one doesn't exactly think of <b>Fleurety </b>with those names. The music goes from slow paced to straight forward Black Metal with a great instrumental song in the middle.<br />
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Already in 1994 they put out a first official EP release called <b><i>A Darker Shade Of Evil</i></b>. Both songs<i> Profanations Beneath the Bleeding Stars </i>also appeared on the debut demo. It's like the demo alright but nothing spectacular the vocals are hideous. Actually Alexander Nordgaren permanently damaged his vocal chords. I can hear why!<br />
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In 1995 the 1 song called <i>Absence </i>appeared on the 2 x CD compilation <i style="font-weight: bold;">Blackend: The Black Metal Compilation Volume 1 </i>with already established bands like <b>Emperor, Marduk, Mayhem, Satyricon, Samael</b> etc.<br />
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Kind of funny how many bands got misspelled like <b>Flevery </b>but <b>Fleurety </b>wasn't the only ones we also got <b>Impaled Nazarine, Unaminated </b>and <b>Ved Buensende</b>.<br />
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The song <i>Absence, </i>the demo and the EP all appears as extra songs on the 2008 vinyl of <b><i>Min Tid Skal Komme</i></b> on <b>Aesthetic Death Records</b>. All except the demo on a <b>Candlelight Records</b> CD reissue from 2002.<br />
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Let's finally get into their debut album <i style="font-weight: bold;">Min Tid Skal Komme</i>. One can definitely hear that the guys had gotten inspiration from the excellent <b>Ved Buens Ende</b> demo from 1994 called <b><i>Those Who Caress the Pale</i></b> for this record. Even if their own song <i>Absence </i>was an indication on where they were going it's more evident on the album It's not like a copycat version of <b>Ved Buens Ende</b> I think <b>Fleurety </b>has their own sound on this record.<br />
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Also speaking of <b>Ved Buens Ende</b> both Carl-Michael Eide (bass) and Vicotnik (vocals) from that band (and a ton others) were recruited as live musician for <b>Fleurety </b>in 1994. I'm not sure how many gigs that combo played together?<br />
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I've only seen 2 songs over at YouTube where they do an alright live cover of the <b>Mayhem </b>classic <i>Freezing Moon </i>with Vicotnik on vocals. While on <i>My Resurrection In Eternal Hate </i>Alexander Nordgaren does the vocals.<br />
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Anyway I think that <i style="font-weight: bold;">Min Tid Skal Komme </i>was not promoted enough by <b>Misanthropy Records</b> I only remember ever read any interviews with <b>Fleurety </b>in fanzines.<br />
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Also just as many of their label mates like <b>Ved Buens Ende</b> and <b>Into The Woods...</b> ahead of their time. The music although rightly labeled Black Metal it got all sorts of influences but just saying it's avantgarde isn't enough. They use an additional female vocalist on the album which adds lots to the songs.<br />
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Can only say that you got to pick up a copy for yourself of this gem of an album.<br />
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What became of <b>Fleurety </b>after this one I'm not going to ever write about but lets just say it wasn't and isn't my cup of tea.<br />
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Today on the 23rd of February marks the 10 year anniversary since the release my 3rd favorite album of all time being released.<br />
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I own all the vinyl releases of this 2 x LP release. But to get a better picture mainly for my post on <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/">Instagram</a> </b>I only picked out 1 LP per release. Forgot to include some t-shirts and stickers on the picture I might fix that. Soon...<br />
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Missing some CD releases like <b>The Ajna Offensive</b> and <b>Season Of Mist</b> ones but I'll get those eventually they're not expensive nor hard to come by and I have no hurry.<br />
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Here is the 1st print 2009 LP (the one in the middle), the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Trisagion </i>5-LP box 2013 release, the 2017 reissue LP and the original 2009 CD all released on <b>Norma Evangelium Diaboli</b>. It's worth buying that CD alone just for the 28-page booklet that has a lot of additional artwork that appeals to me.<br />
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Have mentioned this so many times before... That I don’t like to say any band is my favorite but if I had to pick one <b>Funeral Mist</b> would be my choice. Know that while reading this post.<br />
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About 1.5 years ago for my post number 300 on <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZgnPd1Dsgy/">Instagram</a> </b>I listed my top-3 albums. I still stand behind my choices that was made back then.<br />
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But I could go into if this is my 3rd favorite record ever or if it’s really <b><i>The Somberlain (1993)</i></b> by <b>Dissection</b>. It comes down to how such a list is done but I’m not dedicating this post to that topic.<br />
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Will say for sure it’s the best album of this millennium though. Even if the previous <b>Funeral Mist</b> album <b><i>Salvation (2003)</i></b> is almost as brilliant.<br />
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But to choose between <b><i>Maranatha </i></b>or <b><i>Salvation </i></b>is also very hard. I mean which is your favorite of these ones?<br />
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<li><b><i>Blood Fire Death</i></b> or <b><i>Under The Sign Of The Black Mark</i></b></li>
<li><b style="font-style: italic;">Storm of the Light’s Bane </b>or <b style="font-style: italic;">The Somberlain</b></li>
<li><b style="font-style: italic;">In The Nightside Eclipse </b>or <b style="font-style: italic;">Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk</b></li>
<li><b style="font-style: italic;">Filosofem </b>or <b style="font-style: italic;">Det Som En Gang Var</b></li>
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Can go on with more examples but there’s a very fine line between all those records and I could debate them for days. Also which <b>Funeral Mist</b> release is best.<br />
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Have to admit that I didn’t really like <b><i>Maranatha </i></b>the first time I heard it. <b><i>Salvation </i></b>had set such an extremely high new standard for how Black Metal in the 2000's could sound like. But I also feel that <b><i>Maranatha </i></b>isn’t as approachable as <b><i>Salvation </i></b>if you ask me.<br />
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Not saying <b><i>Salvation </i></b>is a commercial Black Metal album because it’s most definitely isn’t.<br />
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Think Arioch took a risk with <b><i>Maranatha </i></b>I will not go into a song by song review here because I think of it as a whole full experience. He could have failed but he succeeded when some questioned some songs I hail them as brilliancy.<br />
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In my opinion Arioch wrote more weirder, twisted & sinister things on <b><i>Maranatha </i></b>then on <b><i>Salvation </i></b>but we're talking about nitpicking things here. Because both are outstanding masterpieces both albums that bands only could dream about recording once in their entire career.<br />
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Know that some don’t like the cover but it’s probably my favorite <b>Funeral Mist</b> artwork. I would at least put it among my top-3 <b>Funeral Mist</b> designs and since their first release <b><i>Promo 95'</i></b> there's been so many different artworks inside booklets, on t-shirts, posters and so on.<br />
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Anyway the cover art is very fitting for the experience <b><i>Maranatha </i></b>gives me. Which with some petty words are very hard to express.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-43082748774742939922019-02-17T17:49:00.000+01:002019-03-03T19:53:17.652+01:00MEPHORASH x 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i>The Third Woe (2018)</i></b> a 7” single released by <b>Shadow Records </b>limited to 500 copies.<br />
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<b><i>1557: Rites Of Nullification (2015) </i></b>LP limited to 350 copies released by the<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>Polish label <span style="font-weight: bold;">Witching Hour Productions</span>/<b>Odium Records</b>. There's also a "die-hard edition" of this vinyl limited to 50 copies. That one come included with a 120-paged pocket book!<br />
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<b><i>Sfaíra Ti̱s Fo̱tiás (2015)</i></b> a 12" vinyl EP reissue from 2017 on <b>Shadow Records</b> limited to 500 copies.<br />
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Hate to start of any post with namedropping a bunch of other bands. But my fellow countrymen in <b>Mephorash </b>has a very prominent vocalist within the scene. Jonas Tengner aka. Nord from the great <b>Malign </b>also vocalist on two amazing <b>Ofermod </b>releases, especially their EP <b><i>Mystérion Tés Anomias (1998)</i></b>.<br />
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He's officially one of the two vocalists for <b>Mephorash </b>the other original vocalist Mashkelah M'Ralaa (Oskar Myrberg). Although N. Tengner were one of the four guest vocalists used on their 3rd album <i style="font-weight: bold;">1557: Rites Of Nullification</i>.<br />
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Also the <b>Mephorash </b>guitarist Mishbar Bovmeph (Erik Andersson) did a short appearance with <b>Malign</b>. Between 2014 to 2015 where he called himself Evig (that's Swedish for Eternal) and played guitar on the EP <b style="font-style: italic;">A Sun To Scorch (2015)</b>.<br />
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Since <b>Mephorash</b> started 2010 in Uppsala, Sweden although the 3 original members remain. There’s been a bunch of different members within the band especially drummers and bass players have come and gone. Some of them were just live musicians for the band.<br />
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Besides these 3 releases the band has 2 other full-length albums in their discography. The debut album <b><i>Death Awakens (2011)</i></b> and the follow-up <i style="font-weight: bold;">Chalice Of Thagirion (2013) </i>both released by <b>Grom Records</b> and only available on CD. I actually only listened to them once through Spotify (yeah naughty me I know...) and from what I remember they sounded great especially the 2nd album.<br />
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In 2013 a split 10” with the North American band <b>Ashencult </b>called <b><i>Opus Serpens</i></b> was released. <b>Mephorash </b>does one great song that's approx 9,5 minutes long called <i>Atramentous Ungod Aspect</i> have to hunt down a copy of that one someday because the song is fucking amazing.<br />
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Actually wasn’t aware of <b>Mephorash's </b>music until they got signed with <b>Shadow Records</b>. Know I'm repeating myself but so many quality titles has been released since Marcus Tena reappeared in the scene and resurrected his legendary record company.<br />
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There's too many to mention them all. But will say that I think both <b>Mephorash </b>and<b> Voodus </b>have the potential to become huge. <b>Shadow Records</b> will have to promote the hell out of them because they do deserve to reach their full potential as bands. Also make sure to grab those vinyls now while they're still available! Because they are usually limited to 500 copies.<br />
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Anyway lets get into the ones in this post finally. Like I mentioned earlier on the <b><i>1557: Rites Of Nullification</i></b> record they use 4 different guest vocalists:<br />
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N. Tengner on the opening song <i>Riphyon - The Tree Of Assiyah Putrescent</i>.<br />
The Greek K. Koudousnes from <b>Serpent Noir</b> among others on the 3rd song <i>Cheidolun - Breaking The Blade Of Beriah</i>.<br />
On the last one <i>Berberioth - Vandalising the Throne Of Atziluth</i> they have the the Italian called Omega A.D. aka. Thorns the drummer from <b>Blut aus Nord</b> a man of MANY bands.<br />
Also Deacon. D or Walter Tölg like many of these guest vocalists another man of MANY bands gets credits for additional vocals.<br />
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Altogether a brilliant record the songs are 9.5 to almost 12 min long and it's a 42.5 min great ride. Instead of me trying to mention any bands that sounds similar to <b>Mephorash</b> I urge anyone into Black Metal to check out this amazing album.<br />
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I will also say that their inspiration isn't looking backwards they look forward and this is where new Black Metal should strive to sound like.<br />
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The sole reason for me even getting aware of <b>Mephorash</b> is thanks to Tena reissuing the EP <b><i>Sfaíra Ti̱s Fo̱tiás</i></b> in 2017. Otherwise <b>Mephorash</b> could’ve went under my radar for even longer.<br />
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The EP <b><i>Sfaíra Ti̱s Fo̱tiás</i></b> originally released just a few weeks before the album in August of 2015 on a 10" vinyl limited to 300 copies by <b>Hell Attacks Productions</b>. Like the album its sound is very impressive by the young members of <b>Mephorash </b>that were about 21 years old at the time of the release. Sure young age and excellent Black Metal isn't a new phenomena within the scene I mean just look at the 90's.<br />
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What I want to get to is that it sounds very "mature" something that a band with a 20+ year old career could do. <b><i>Sfaíra Ti̱s Fo̱tiás</i></b> is absolute greatness and a most have in any collection just like the album.<br />
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But I saved the best for last...<br />
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The 2-song 7” single <b><i>The Third Woe</i></b> might be my favorite among all these releases in this post.<br />
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Should <b><i>The Third Woe</i></b> have a place on my already published <a href="https://herrblackmetal.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-12-best-albums-of-2018.html">12 best releases of 2018</a> list? Well yes and no. With just 2 songs it’s hard to compete with albums, sure the <b>Unanimated </b>EP made it on there with just 4 songs. It also didn't help that the competition was murder last year in terms of quality releases.<br />
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I actually don't own a ton of 7" vinyls if it isn't something really spectacular or favorite bands like <b>Marduk</b>, <b>Darkthrone</b>, <b>Isengard</b>, <b>Dismember </b>etc. to name a few. But I also collect vinyls by those bands.<br />
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So for me to buy a 7" from a rather unknown band is in my world a big deal. It also gives you a perspective how good I think that <b>Mephorash </b>are.<br />
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The band is really in their prime right now and I really expect them to release a crushing album on April the 18th called <i style="font-weight: bold;">Shem Ha Mephorash</i> on <b>Shadow Records</b>. I already pre-ordered my copy at the <b>Helter Skelter bandcamp</b><br />
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It's been announced that it will be a 2 x LP release (CD, cassette & digital also of course) with 8 songs done in 74 minutes. One song is available for streaming (download if you pre-ordered) I'm struggling with not doing that because I want it physically in my hands.<br />
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The song <i>777: Third Woe </i>from the 7" is on the album and it's an indication that it will be one hell of a record. In the meanwhile get these releases!<br />
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<b><i>Update 190303</i></b><br />
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A a new promo video from the upcoming <b>Mephorash </b>album <i style="font-weight: bold;">Shem Ha Mephorash</i> has been released it's called <i>Sanguinem</i>. It sounds absolutely amazing! Can't wait for the album release in about 1.5 month.<br />
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Support the band and <b>Shadow Records</b> by pre-ordering it over at the <a href="https://helterskelterproductions.bandcamp.com/album/shem-ha-mephorash"><b>Helter Skelter bandcamp</b></a> also enjoy!<br />
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On a black reissue vinyl from 2012 limited to 300 copies by the amazing <b>Kyrck Productions</b> that comes with a double sided poster and a 8-page booklet.<br />
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Have written before about other the great reissues by <b>Kyrck Productions</b> in other posts. Definitely worth checking out their releases if you're in search for something rare. They have always delivered fantastic releases in my opinion.<br />
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<b>Arcturus </b>was formed around 1990/91 by members from the Norwegian Death Metal band called <b>Mortem</b>. Steinar 'Sverd' Johnsen on keyboards also guitarist in 1991, Marius Vold bass & vocals, the drummer was Hellhammer from <b>Mayhem</b>.<br />
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In 1991 that lineup released a 7" LP the 2-song <b><i>My Angel</i></b> limited to 1100 copies on <b>Putrefaction Records</b>. All members used their first name on that release and the cover artwork was done by the music mastermind Snorre Ruch from <b>Thorns</b>.<br />
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The <b><i>Constellation </i></b>EP was <b>Arcturus </b>2nd release. Arcturus had recruited both Samoth of <b>Emperor </b>as guitarist and my favorite Norwegian vocalist of all time Garm from <b>Ulver</b>.<br />
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And here's when <b>Arcturus </b>really took off and became an incredible band in my opinion.<br />
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The EP was originally released on CD in 1994 limited to 500 copies on Samoth's own record label called <b>Nocturnal Art Productions</b>. Just 4 songs on that release <i>Rødt Og Svart; Icebound Streams And Vapours Gray; Naar Kulda Tar (Frostnettenes Prolog)</i> and <i>Du Nordavind</i>. That CD goes for an crazy amount of money these days.<br />
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Also in 1997 Samoth re-released it on vinyl, again 500 copies but hand numbered with a poster (a different one then the one included in this release). It has 4 bonus songs 2 of them are from the 7" <i>My Angel </i>and<i> Morax</i> but also<i> Morax (Anno 1996 Ev)</i> and <i>Outro (Radiant Star Befallen)</i>.<br />
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<i>Icebound Streams And Vapours Gray </i>was renamed to<i> Wintry Grey </i>on the release and has been called that ever since that. That LP although not cheap isn't as expensive as the CD nowadays.<br />
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This 2012 reissue has the same songs as the 1997 vinyl but with a rehearsal version of <i>Wintry Grey</i> as a bonus song.<br />
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All four songs on the original <b><i>Constellation </i></b>EP were re-recorded for the <b><i>Aspera Hiems Symfonia</i></b> album. I bought that album the same year as it was released.<br />
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It was actually not until the year 2000/01 (?) that I heard the <b><i>Constellation </i></b>EP versions. Admittedly although I'm almost proclaiming myself as Herr Physical Media they were downloaded on Napster.<br />
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It's hard to choose if I prefer the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Constellation </i>versions over the album. Even if I think that Garm's vocals had evolved much more for the better on the album. But "the old" recordings has a certain charm and history to them that the album don't.<br />
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Not to try getting off-topic but it's the same with the <b>Emperor </b>4-song EP Emperor (1993) and the album <b><i>In The Nightside Eclipse (1994)</i></b>.<br />
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However in that situation I lean more towards the album because it was the first Norwegian Black Metal release I ever bought.<br />
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Anyway going back to <i style="font-weight: bold;">Constellation </i>the cover artwork for the 1994, 1997 and this 2012 release are the same picture. The LP's are both almost identical, but the CD looks best in my opinion. Sadly that one doesn't have the classic <b>Arcturus </b>logo on it.<br />
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From the lineup that recorded <i style="font-weight: bold;">Constellation </i>only Sverd and Hellhammer are the only members that's still in the band as of now.<br />
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Have to say that ever since I got that debut CD <b>Arcturus </b>has been one of my top-5 Norwegian bands of all time. I would even go as far as to say they are in my top-10 bands ever.<br />
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<b>Arcturus </b>might not be a band for everyone but once you get into them you will want more. But I think that the <b><i>Constellation </i></b>EP (any version) should be in every Black Metal collection its that excellent.<br />
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On a reissue gold double vinyl that comes with a poster to limited 200 copies released on <b>Century Media</b> in 2018.<br />
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I also included the cover variant that's on the slipcase from the 2005 CD. It's the same image inside the gatefold but that one is slightly altered. I really enjoy the design of this vinyl release.<br />
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It’s been awhile since I posted something on <b>Marduk </b>have owned this record for months now so it’s about damn time to write about it. Have been caught up in the music by <b>Bathory </b>for quite some time now.<br />
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This release was done to celebrate the 15th anniversary of <b>Marduk</b>. Since Mortuus/Arioch had joined and Devo had returned to the band this were their 3rd release.<br />
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<b><i>Warschau </i></b>is in my opinion the very best <b>Marduk </b>live album. If I was to rate it among my favorite Black Metal live records of all time it would be very high up there. Definitely a top-3 worthy release.<br />
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What makes it special is the unfiltered, raw, harsh recording. While <b><i>Live In Germania (1997)</i></b> felt like it had quite many things rerecorded in the studio.<br />
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The songs are of course very important whenever a band releases a live record. Already 15 years ago when this was recorded <b>Marduk </b>had released 9 studio albums and a bunch of EP’s. So there’s a lot to choose from.<br />
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Great to hear Mortuus do vocals on 5 of the old classics from when Andreas Axelsson (1990-93) and Joakim Af Gravf (1993-95) were vocalists. The songs are pretty predictable though:<br />
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<li><i>The Black...</i></li>
<li><i>Burn My Coffin</i></li>
<li><i>On Darkned Wings</i></li>
<li><i>Wolves</i></li>
<li><i>Sulphur Souls</i></li>
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Also the 6 ones from the Legion era, the 3 last are<i> </i>from <b style="font-style: italic;">World Funeral (2003)</b>. I don't mind that at all even if I rate it their 3rd "worst" album I also rate it maybe their most underrated record:<br />
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<li><i>Slay The Nazarene</i></li>
<li><i>Panzer Division Marduk</i></li>
<li><i>Azrael</i></li>
<li><i>With Satan And Victorious Weapons</i></li>
<li><i>Bleached Bones</i></li>
<li><i>To The Death's Head True</i></li>
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6 of the 17 songs on this album are from the then almost 1 year old <b><i>Plague Angel (2004)</i></b> that do I consider to be my 4th favorite <b>Marduk </b>album. I got no complains about the songs from that one:<br />
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<li><i>The Hangman Of Prague</i></li>
<li><i>Seven Angels, Seven Trumpets</i></li>
<li><i>Blutrache</i></li>
<li><i>Steel Inferno</i></li>
<li><i>Throne Of Rats</i></li>
<li><i>Warschau</i></li>
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Always when a band got such an amazing and extensive discography as <b>Marduk </b>one will always wish for own personal favorites. Even if they did many from <b><i>Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered (1996)</i></b> on the<b><i> Live In Germania </i></b>album with Legion. I wanted at least 1 or more songs from that record.<br />
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Others I personally would like them to have recorded are some more from the <b><i>Dark Endless (1992)</i></b> and <b><i>Fuck Me Jesus (1991)</i></b> releases. Only one from my favorite Marduk album <i style="font-weight: bold;">Opus Nocturne (1994) </i>is far too few. I would be pleased with just one of these <i>From Subterranean Throne Profound, The Sun Has Failed</i> or <i>Materialized In Stone</i>..<br />
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But enough about the songs who is on it or isn't! It's the performance that I'm most pleased with.<br />
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<b><i>Warschau </i></b>was recorded in the city with the same name, Warsaw in English, located in Poland during their <b><i>Deathmarch Tour</i></b> in September of 2005.<br />
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What makes this the best <b>Marduk </b>live album is not just because it sounds fucking amazing. Once again I’ve got to give praise to Mortuus for this who I consider to be the best vocalist in the entire Black Metal scene.<br />
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Said this many times before but what he has done in <b>Marduk</b>, <b>Funeral Mist</b> and do not forget about <b>Triumphator </b>has only been beaten once. By Attila Csihar on the best album of all time the <b>Mayhem </b>classic<i style="font-weight: bold;"> De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994)</i>.<br />
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I highly recommend buying the phenomenal <b>Marduk </b>DVD <b><i>Blood Puke Salvation (2006)</i></b>. It was also was recorded during the tour for the<b><i> Plague Angel</i></b> album mostly during December of 2004.<br />
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And as always <b><i>Praise Hail Marduk!</i></b><br />
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<b><i><br /></i></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-60776839220667443742019-01-27T13:52:00.003+01:002019-01-31T18:46:12.120+01:00SLAYER -SEASONS IN THE ABYSS (1990)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On a 180 gram vinyl reissue from 2013 by <b>American Recording</b>.<br />
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Cannot tell you enough how much this record has meant to me. Before this <b>Metallica </b>and <b>Megadeth </b>especially their 80's stuff had been my gods of the Thrash Metal scene. <b>Slayer </b>but soon also <b>Kreator </b>and <b>Sepultura </b>showed me another side of this amazing genre.<br />
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Starting out with the classic <b>Slayer </b>staple <i>War Ensemble </i>that I had seen and heard on the European Headbanger's Ball show on MTV. Followed by the almost equality amazing <i>Blood Red</i> and <i>Spirit In Black</i>, two of the most underrated <b>Slayer </b>songs ever in my opinion.<br />
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<i>Expandable Youth </i>is a great song but the lyrics compared to the serial killer inspired following <i>Dead Skin Mask</i> it's clear which one I played the most on my CD that I bought in the early 90's. Actually this was bought before my two favorite <b>Slayer </b>records ever <b><i>Hell Awaits (1985)</i></b> and <i style="font-weight: bold;">Reign In Blood (1986)</i>.<br />
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<i>Hallowed Point </i>wasn't one I played that often when the <b><i>Seasons In The Abyss</i></b> CD was purchased but on the following live album <b><i>Decade Of Aggression (1991)</i></b> I realized it was indeed a great song.<br />
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The next one <i>Skeletons Of Society</i> was a weird one at first. I soon enjoyed not just the opening riff but the entire song. Remember borrowing the CD to a friend at school but that fool did not like that one...<br />
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<i>Temptation </i>is probably the weakest song on<b><i> Seasons In The Abyss</i></b> still a great one though. <i>Born Of Fire</i> was another one that caught my ears with the live version once again with the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Decade Of Aggression </i><span>album.</span><br />
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And the ending <i>Seasons In the Abyss</i> song... Still almost 30 years later it's still one of the best <b>Slayer </b>has ever recorded in my opinion.<br />
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Remember what effect <b>Slayer </b>had on me as a youth. I had grown up listening to <b>Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest</b> and a bunch of others and was a huge fan of every band I liked but with <b>Slayer </b>it became a pure obsession.<br />
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They were the band that made me grow my hair long and only wear band t-shirts (even if I did that mostly before that anyway). But the band on the t-shirt became more important.<br />
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Admitted before that as a teenager I was a bit spoiled and could afford a couple of CD's every month. Being younger when I discovered <b>Slayer </b>I didn't have that much money so the wait for instance to buy the debut <b><i>Show No Mercy (1983)</i></b> felt like an eternity.<br />
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However I do believe that one gets a closer "connection" to that album one craved after became that more intense is the best way I can describe it as.<br />
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Anyway the <b><i>Seasons In The Abyss</i></b> record is an absolute classic and a most have in any collection. Also with the lineup I always associate whenever I think of <b>Slayer</b>:<br />
Jeff Hanneman, Dave Lombardo, Kerry King and Tom Araya<b>.</b><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-73376674934935872972019-01-20T12:26:00.000+01:002019-01-20T14:02:50.312+01:00BATHORY - BLOOD ON ICE (1996); NORDLAND I (2002) & II (2003) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <b><i>Blood On Ice</i></b> vinyl is a reissue from 2003 that comes on one LP by <b>Black Mark Production</b>.<br />
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The <i style="font-weight: bold;">Nordland I & II</i> is a compilation reissue from 2013 that comes on 2 vinyls released on <b>Black Mark Production</b>.<br />
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<b>Bathory </b>viking era part II of II. Finally conclude this short series this has been ready at the blog for quite some time now but due to Instagram's text limitations it took me awhile before I could write a version I was okay with over there. Anyway...<br />
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All the <b><i>Jubileum I - III </i></b>compilation albums showed there were still some gold left in the <b>Bathory </b>vaults. I'm not gonna go through them all here. Also in interviews with Quorthon it had been reveled that there was a unreleased Viking Metal album in his possession that was rumoured almost finished also.<br />
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That album was the concept album<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Blood On Ice </i>it would have been the 5th <b>Bathory </b>album and it should have been released before <i style="font-weight: bold;">Hammerheart (1990)</i>. However Quorthon was worried at the time how the fans would feel about this drastic change of style and it was the reason it was never being released.<br />
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But the legend that <b><i>Blood On Ice</i></b> was a nearly finished album was clearly an exaggeration. That Quorthon himself states in the CD booklet that was included in the original release.<br />
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I remember that <i>The Lake</i> appeared on some compilation CD in 1996 that came with a Swedish Metal magazine called <b>CU-Magazine</b> I had subscribed to since 1994 (still do). That was an amazing song and it's still my favorite on <b><i>Blood On Ice</i></b>. Listened so damn much to that one in the summer of 1996.<br />
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However I didn’t buy<b><i> Blood On Ice</i></b> at its release in May of 1996 though. Not sure if I had <b><i>Twilight Of The Gods</i></b> and <b><i>Hammerheart </i></b>on CD at the time because I was very pleased with the songs included on <b><i>Jubileum I & II</i></b> from those albums. Remember those were the two of the six first <b>Bathory </b>albums I bought last at the same time might've been as late as 1997/98.<br />
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When I heard <b><i>Blood On Ice</i></b> at my local record stores I just couldn’t get into it. Also being 16 years old one had to prioritize which records to buy. Think I tried at least 3 or 4 times at least and no one I knew had the album<br />
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Eventually bought the CD when I got my first job a few years later. It still took quite some time before I thought of it as the masterpiece it really is. Would say it’s my 3rd favorite of among the <b>Bathory </b>Viking Metal albums.<br />
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Heard so many different % numbers regarding the material on <b><i>Blood On Ice</i></b> being recorded in 3 sessions February and October of 1988 also in June of 1989. But I don’t know if any of that's true?<br />
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Knowing how Quorthon was I believe MUCH from the 1980’s were re-recorded at the Hellhole Studio in Stockholm in June and July of 1995. Sometimes when I listen to the album I try and pinpoint which part might be from 80's recording. But who really knows?<br />
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There is a double edged sword. I want... But also don't... That all the mysteries surrounding <b>Bathory </b>would be reveled by now. The two men with all the answers are both dead now...<br />
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But I don't want someone like Jonas Åkerlund who claimed just 1.5 years ago on a Swedish Metal podcast that he played drums on their debut <i style="font-weight: bold;">Bathory (1984)</i>. While he in fact only recorded 2 songs with <b>Bathory</b>. <i>Sacrifice </i>and <i>The Return Of Darkness And Evil</i> from the <b><i>Scandinavian Metal Attack (1984)</i></b> split compilation.<br />
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If one wants there's a ton of <b>Bathory</b>/Quorthon interviews to go through in magazines and fanzines many that are posted online.<br />
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One of the best articles I ever read about <b>Bathory </b>was the 22 pages special that was in <b>Sweden Rock Magazine</b> issues #1/2015 and #2/2015 by Thomas Väänänen (ex. <b>Thyrfing</b>). Where he does a very interesting interview with Börje "Boss" Forsberg (1944 - 2017) the father of Ace "Quorthon" Forsberg.<br />
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There's also interviews with Vvornth, Frederick Melander, Ann Boleyn, Peter Stjärnvind, Tore "Necromorbus" Stjerna, Micke Broberg and Cliff Lundberg. I'm not aware of any English translation online sadly. But if you're a serious <b>Bathory </b>collector I think it's worth getting those two magazines anyway. Some amazing photos and other gems are included there.<br />
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Another wish that I really would like to have come true is all the unreleased <b>Bathory </b>songs that's said to be kept somewhere to get released. Read somewhere and totally understand why and shouldn't have to explain that Boss did not want to release those while he was still alive. After the tragic death of his son in 2004.<br />
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Me, everybody and their mother thought that the compilation albums <b><i>In Memory of Quorthon Volume I - III (2006)</i></b> would probably include every or at least a some of the unreleased <b>Bathory </b>songs. But those records although filled with excellent material by the legendary Quorthon (1966 - 2004) failed big time in that department. However I respect Boss decision there.<br />
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To give you an idea of what there's supposed to exist:<br />
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<li>EP recorded after <b><i>Bathory (1984)</i></b> either called <b><i>Necronomicon </i></b>or <b><i>Maleficarum </i></b>Quorthon did not remember which.</li>
<li>In 1985 a Black Metal album called <b><i>Occulta </i></b>was recorded.</li>
<li>28 songs recorded in 1987 between <b><i>Under The Sign Of The Black Mark</i></b> & <b><i>Blood Fire Death</i></b>.</li>
<li>Between 1986-88 Bathory experimented a lot and 20 to 30 songs was recorded for a double album called <i style="font-weight: bold;">Valhalla</i> some of songs ended up on the <b><i>Hammerheart</i></b>, <b><i>Blood Fire Death,</i></b> <b><i>Blood On Ice</i></b>.and on the <b><i>Jubileum </i></b>compilations.</li>
<li>After <i style="font-weight: bold;">Hammerheart </i>Quorthon wanted to play brutal music again a album called <b><i>Requiem </i></b>(NOTHING like the 1994 one with the same name) with 6 or 7 songs were recorded some not all finished. The brilliant <i>Crawl To Your Cross </i>is supposedly from that session that appeared on <i style="font-weight: bold;">Jubileum I</i>.</li>
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There's even MORE material but those are the ones I'm most interested in. Don't know how complete any of those recordings are but even if they were just demo, rehearsal or unfinished songs without vocals. I would still buy it all that without any hesitation. </div>
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Anyway let's finally get into <b><i>Blood On Ice</i></b> after all those words. Sometimes I tend drift too far from the subject, this was all <b>Bathory </b>related at least.<br />
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Released on the 27th of May in 1996. After an intro the title track <i>Blood On Ice</i> gets it started and although not the best song it serves its purpose good enough for the album. Then follows a bunch of amazing songs.<i> Man Of Iron</i> a great 2,5 min track with an acoustic guitar and Quorthon's vocals there's some other elements on it but a great one.<br />
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Then a personal favorite the fast paced <i>One Eyed Old Man </i>that has a great break in the middle with an old man speaking before the song kick off again.<br />
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<i>The Sword</i> and <i>The Stallion </i>are almost equally as great maybe <i>The Stallion </i>being just slightly better. <i>The Woodwoman</i> is another great song a bit uneven for it being a favorite but still this is so good that many bands would be lucky to have written in their entire career.<br />
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I have listened too <i>The Lake</i> so much in my days but I never get tired by it. My absolute favorite on <b><i>Blood On Ice</i></b> by far. Misinterpreted the lyrics on that one for many years... Heard something completely different then:<br />
<i>"At the bottom of the lake. My two eyes will shine like the stars At the bottom of the lake I will see no matter how near or far"</i><br />
but that's besides the point a clear 10 out of 10 song.<br />
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Although I don't like the sound or the guitar intro to <i>Gods Of Thunder Of Wind And Of Rain</i> when the drums kick in the song takes off it's one of my favorites on the album. It's follow by 1 minute <i>The Ravens </i>just Quorthon and an acoustic guitar. In my opinion that one should have ended <b><i>Blood On Ice</i></b>.<br />
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However the longest song on it the almost 10 minutes long <i>The Revenge Of The Blood On Ice </i>comes next. It's not a bad song I do like it but it feels like it written in a hurry and feels unnecessary it could been some bonus song for some reissue even if <b>Bathory</b> never did that.<br />
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The almost 54 minutes long <b><i>Blood On Ice</i></b> was a great release. Just wished that I had realized it earlier when it was initially released in the 1996. But albums that grows on you with time usually gives you more in the end.<br />
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Also got to mention the beautiful cover artwork that a man that doesn't need any introduction did on all these records Kristian "Necrolord" Wåhlin. The original <b><i>Nordland I</i></b> and <b style="font-style: italic;">II </b>artwork are the same just inverted and the color are changed. I really like the one used on this compilation LP.<br />
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Actually <b><i>Nordland I & II</i></b> are only available on picture disc LP's if you want them on standalone vinyls. That's why I bought the compilation although picture discs looks amazing it's seldom I play any of those because in my experience they're too fragile. But I would buy them separately if they were available.<br />
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I’m so glad the 2 last albums from Quorthon was as amazing as the <b><i>Nordland I & II</i></b> were. Because the previous one <b><i>Destroyer Of Worlds (2001)</i></b> was very close to being a complete train wreck with too many different elements/directions. Although that was the idea with that record, to please every fan or each era of <b>Bathory</b>... More on that in another post..<br />
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They are of course very closely connected musically. As they were released very close to each other <b>Nordland I</b> in November of 2002, <b>Nordland II</b> in March of 2003 and recorded at the same time I assume.<br />
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If you've read this <b><a href="http://www.deathmetal.org/interview/quorthon-bathory/">interview</a> </b>published in August of 2001 there Quorthon states that it would be 1 album with 14-15 songs. So it was meant to be released as just as one single album. Other interesting links can be found over at <a href="http://www.bathoryhordes.com/" style="font-weight: bold;">Bathory Hordes</a>.<br />
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Have to say that I'm glad that in the end they released <b><i>Nordland </i></b>in two parts with 20 songs just more <b>Bathory </b>greatness in my opinion.<br />
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There’s so many amazing songs on these two. From the instrumental bombastic epic intros <i>Prelude </i>& <i>Fanfare</i> on both albums. Epic is a word I would use for many of my favorites of these two.<br />
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I'll try to pick out just a few favorites (because they're many): <i>Nordland</i>, <i>Winterblot</i>, <i>Dragon Breath</i>, <i>Ring Of Gold</i> and <i>Great Hall Awaits Fallen Brother</i> from from <b><i>part I</i></b>.<br />
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And from <b><i>part II</i></b>: <i>Blooded Shore</i>, <i>Sea Wolf</i>, <i>The Land, Death And Resurrection Of A Northern Son </i>and<i> The Messenger</i>.<br />
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Excellent <b>Bathory </b>epic timeless sounding tracks. Do think that maybe <b><i>part I</i></b> is better throughout while <b><i>part II</i></b> has better "highlights". But they're so closely connected that I see them as basically one album.<br />
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Have to admit though when <b><i>Nordland I & II</i></b> were announced I wasn't that interested in them and took me many years to realize their greatness. <b><i>Destroyer Of Worlds</i></b>, <b><i>Octagon </i></b>especially but also <i style="font-weight: bold;">Requiem </i>that I do like,<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>had really tarnished the <b>Bathory </b>name a bit and it wasn't obvious to purchase them at release.<br />
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I felt at the time that going back to the Viking Metal style seemed like Quorthon was reaching a bit and I didn't expect them to be any good. Fucking hell how wrong I was!<br />
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With these two posts one can say I ranked all the "viking albums" and except for <b><i>Twilight Of The Gods</i></b> that I consider to be the best one. As far as <b><i>Hammerheart</i></b>; <b><i>Blood On Ice</i></b> and <b><i>Nordland I & II</i></b> goes they aren’t that far apart in terms of quality.<br />
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That should give you a basic idea of just how brilliant <b><i>Nordland I & II </i></b>truly are.<br />
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And with that I conclude this series. Don't know what <b>Bathory </b>subject I'll tackle next but have some ideas because I've been lost in Quorthon's music since last autumn.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-17188369098221937342019-01-15T18:51:00.000+01:002019-01-16T13:17:00.821+01:00DISMEMBER REUNITE FOR ONE GIG<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday on the 14th of January it was announced that they would play one gig in Stockholm at the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Scandinavian Deathfest</i> that takes place in the 11th & 12th of October.<br />
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Fucking hell!! I'm still hyped some 30+ hours later! Haven't been this excited over something music related since <b><i>Hekatomb </i></b>by <b>Funeral Mist</b> was announced last year.<br />
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With the classic line-up also:<br />
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Matti Kärki on vocals<br />
Fred Estby on drums<br />
David Blomqvist on guitar<br />
Robert Sennebäck on guitar<br />
Richard Cabeza on bass<br />
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That’s what I always considered to be “<i><b>the true Dismember</b></i>”. Absolutely nothing against those other guys but... I mean just look at these classic releases that this line-up made together:<br />
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<b><i>Like An Everflowing Stream LP 1991</i></b><br />
<b><i>Skin Her Alive 7” 1991</i></b><br />
<b><i>Pieces LP 1992</i></b><br />
<b><i>Indecent And Obscene LP 1993</i></b><br />
<b><i>Casket Garden MCD 1995</i></b><br />
<b><i>Massive Killing Capacity LP 1995</i></b><br />
<b><i>Misanthropic MCD 1997</i></b><br />
<b><i>Death Metal LP 1997</i></b><br />
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All first print vinyls on <b>Nuclear Blast</b> (missing the insert to one as you probably can see...) and the two MCD’s that are only available on standalone CD.<br />
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The songs from the MCD's are available on some reissue LP’s but with <b>Dismember </b>(I’m trying not to sound like some elitist collector asshole) being my favorite Death Metal band ever. I only want the original releases.<br />
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Have already told this story thousands of times how I got the <b><i>Like An Everflowing Stream</i></b> vinyl from my older sister in the mid 90’s. And me staring at those blood drenched members of <b>Dismember </b>in 1991 when I was 11 years old being completely mesmerized.<br />
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I know there were rumors last year about a reunion concert for their 30th anniversary. Just recently mentioned to a friend how bummed I was that it never happened Then this was announced yesterday and me being sick as a dog with a <b>real man cold</b> couldn’t be happier.<br />
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Some other great bands on the <b>Deathfest </b>also especially <b>Unanimated</b>. But <b>Dismember </b>could have played with Carola & Christer Sjögren and I still would attended.<br />
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Even if <b><i>Like An Everflowing Stream </i></b>will always be my favorite <b>Dismember </b>release I really hope they play a bunch of stuff from both <b><i>Pieces </i></b>and<b><i> I</i></b><b><i>ndecent</i></b><b><i> And Obscene</i></b>. Being the original line-up I can't imagine them playing stuff from, although amazing, <b><i>Dismember (2008)</i></b> when Fred had left the band.<br />
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It's called "for one European exclusive" gig. My interpretation of that is they will do at least one more gig probably on some North American festival. All this just me speculating.<br />
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As far as <b>Dismember </b>returning to the scene permanently and do a full comeback I feel isn't going to happen. Last interview I read with Fred Estby he was living with his new girlfriend/wife (cannot remember) in or close to New York City and Richard Cabeza has resided in Texas for a long time.<br />
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Sure logistically it's easier nowadays thanks to the internet to interact with each other. <b>Unanimated </b>wrote a bunch of songs that way. So who know I really wish for it but realistically... We'll just have to wait and see. <br />
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Cannot wait for October 2019 now! Already making up dream setlists in my head. Hope they open their set with either <i>Dismembered</i> or <i>Override Of The Overture</i>. Or maybe <i>Soon To Be Dead</i> or <i>I Wish You Hell</i> or <i>Fleshless </i>or <i>Skinfather </i>or <i>Misanthropic </i>or something very unusual for an opening<i> Reborn In Blasphemy. </i>Also what song will they end with?<br />
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I will speculate for days just on this subject...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5631365743858917900.post-76069362214002427432019-01-13T13:00:00.000+01:002019-01-13T13:00:13.957+01:00SORHIN - APOKALYPSENS ÄNGEL (2000) and I DET GLIMRANDE MÖRKRETS DJUP (1997)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Really glad that <b>Shadow Records</b> reissued these two <b>Sorhin </b>albums <i style="font-weight: bold;">Apokalypsens Ängel</i> in 2016 and <b><i>I Det Glimrande Mörkrets Djup</i></b> in 2018. Both limited to 500 copies each and hand numbered. They came with all sorts of different nice additions but more on that later.<br />
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<b>Sorhin </b>is one of my favorite Black Metal bands from my country of Sweden. I would even go so far as to say they are in my top-10 Swedish bands ever. That says a lot of just how much I've enjoyed to have them both on vinyl.<br />
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<b><i>Apokalypsens Ängel</i></b> originally released in 2000 on a vinyl reissue from 2016 it also includes a single sided 7”, poster, patch and postcard. I got a ton of <b>Sorhin </b>postcards thanks to ordering from the <a href="https://helterskelterproductions.bandcamp.com/">Helter Skelter Bandcamp</a> so many times where you can find all <b>Shadow Records</b> releases and a whole lot more.<br />
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The 7" has the song <i>To Give Death</i> originally released as a split with a great Swedish band called <b>Puissance</b> a Martial Industrial band with Henry Möller from <b>Arditi</b>. <i>To Give Death </i>doesn't sound anything like <i style="font-weight: bold;">Apokalypsens Ängel </i>it's less refined and more primitive a really great addition.<br />
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<b>Puissance </b>also contributed to the intro song <i>Inmarsch </i>and <i>Moder jord... undergång nalkas</i> on the album.<br />
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Actually <i style="font-weight: bold;">Apokalypsens Ängel </i>was released by <b>Shadow Records</b> in 2000 and limited to 345 copies. It's quite expensive nowadays I will own that one day! But for now this reissue will have to do.<br />
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<b><i>I Det Glimrande Mörkerts Djup (1997)</i></b> a reissue from 2018 that comes with a poster and insert. It also has a bonus song <i>Svart Lyser Tronen</i>. Both these releases are hand numbered and limited to 500 copies each.<br />
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Also <i style="font-weight: bold;">I Det Glimrande Mörkerts Djup </i>got a vinyl picture release in 1997. Co released with <b>Mark Of The Devil</b> and <b>Sorhin's</b> own <b>Svartvintras Productions</b>. That one was also hand numbered and limited to 500 copies. Sure it would be great to add that one to my collection but I try and not buy picture disc vinyls lately.<br />
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I included the original CD from 1997 of <b><i>I Det Glimrande Mörkerts Djup</i></b> that were released by the short lived Swedish record company <b>Near Dark Productions</b> because of the cover art differences. I almost always enjoy the original cover artwork but I think that this reissue has a better cover aesthetically but what one had from the 90's is what one is used to see.<br />
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<b>Sorhin </b>also released their EP <b><i>Döden MCMXCVIII (1998)</i></b> and the single 7" vinyl <b><i>Åt Fanders Med Ljusets Skapelser (1997)</i></b> on <b>Near Dark Productions</b>. The later one was only released on vinyl at the time and the bonus song I wrote about earlier <i>Svart Lyser Tronen </i>appeared on the B-side of that 7".<br />
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Also <i style="font-weight: bold;">Döden MCMXCVIII (1998) </i>was released on 7" vinyls by <b>Near Dark Productions </b>with a different cover artwork in a set of 3. With the 3 band members Nattfursth (vocals), Eparygon (guitar & bass) and Zathanel (drums) faces on a standalone release each. They have the same two songs though.<br />
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Done posts at my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herr_perdition/">Instagram</a> on both these albums on CD's before and one here on the blog so there’s some repetition. But I have been listening extremely much to <b>Sorhin </b>lately. They are probably among my top-10 Swedish bands ever. So they’re of course always great to write about.<br />
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The first <b>Sorhin </b>album I bought was the astonishing <b><i>Apokalysens Ängel</i></b> on CD from <b>Shadow Records</b>. It’s still my favorite release of theirs and the <b><i>I Det Glimrande Mörkerts Djup</i></b> album is my 2nd favorite.<br />
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Both were recorded at <b>The Abyss Studio</b> but doesn’t sound like that. I’m NOT trying to knock that studio I just think both albums has such a great uniqueness. Sure there's been timeless classics recorded over there but I'm amazed how amazing they sound especially <b><i>Apokalysens Ängel</i></b>.<br />
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<b>Sorhin, Funeral Mist, Malign </b>&<b> Triumphator </b>are some of the bands that made a huge impact on the whole Scandinavian Black Metal scene. At the time of the late 90’s it wasn’t like they invented a new formula. I feel that those were and still are something that felt so important for the entire genre.<br />
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They just played extremely excellent Black Metal with an amazing huge passion.<br />
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Something that many of the bigger (Norwegian especially ) bands started to lack at the end of the 90’s and/or in the beginning of the new millennium in my opinion. Some felt like they had an identity crisis almost and tried to include to much non Metal into their music. I don’t need to mention any bands you can probably think of some who struggled with their creativity and identity.<br />
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However this is still a post about <b>Sorhin</b>. In the now 2.5 year old interview with vocalist Nattfursth over at <a href="http://www.bardomethodology.com/articles/2016/06/08/sorhin-interview/">Bardo Methodölogy</a> I highly recommended you to read that one. A bit off-topic but I own all 4 printed<b> Bardo Methodölogy</b> issues although amazing a bit disappointing that <b>Sorhin </b>wasn't included in any of them. But with almost 150 articles to choose from it isn't of course easy to have all in a limited printed "fanzine".<br />
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Anyway over there Nattfursth said they had wrote most of the music and lyrics to a 3rd album called <i style="font-weight: bold;">Hädanfärd</i> was composed during 1999 into the millenium.<br />
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There's also a new (well 5 years old as of me writing this) <b>Sorhin </b>song that <b>Bardo Methodölogy's</b> Niklas Göransson got sent to him in advance of the interview. It doesn't say but probably just at a raw demo stage. That one was composed in 2014 and recorded in 2015 so there’s still hope...</div>
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...not for a return because according to Nattfursth, <b>Sorhin</b> has never quit.<br />
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Really wish that this will come to fruition someday. Cannot think of many other legendary bands that I would like to see, realistically, in the Black Metal scene once again as <b>Sorhin</b>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0