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Finally, one of the most melancholic and intriguing albums of the Finnish '90s scene is available again on CD !
Languid sensations of searing nostalgia pierce the hearts of lost souls, drifting among the blurred glimmers of impalpable horizons. Dead leaves sink into the muddy paths of wooded lands, distant and forever forgotten. Like tears of radiant melancholy, silent tributaries flow into the river of betrayed passion, of emotions burning in the crackling hearth that illuminates the darkest nights.
If lament has a meaning, it explodes in an orgasm of sounds, echoes faded by a love sadly lost. A love clung to with the fragile strength of nails broken by the most lacerating anguish, screaming despair to the winds of silence, to the currents of abandonment. And no one listens, because among the branches of oblivion, the goddess of pain bestows eternal torment, an irrevocable exile to the lands of unhappiness, where the roars of deformed ogres erase the memory of sweet feminine choirs. There are few words left to describe the dazzling splendor of this work, tormented by the solemn progression of slow notes drowning in the deepest dismay. Ivory keys embrace the delicate six-string, at times "electrically" agitated, at times soft and acoustic; Gregorian chants virtuously duet with the seductive femininity of a weeping maiden, while drowsy rhythms lazily support the eleven hymns to decadence presented here.
Classical music infused with virtuosic pianos, dreamy synths, and guitar echoes suspended between the darkest doom and Floydian solos give birth to a unique monolithic blend where melody reigns supreme. No space for metallic accelerations, no sign of life in the motionless drumming—only a bleak sense of burning defeat emphasized by the slowness of tracks that celebrate the funeral of hope. This, without the need for screams or shrieks, using harmonies of torturous sweetness that push the listener to the limits of sonic endurance, generating a chant of pure and profound gothic essence.
A well-deserved tribute goes to the individual, talented musicians, particularly to the penetrating Gregorian voice of Jukka Vuorinen (skilled in weaving highly emotional riffing) and to the crystalline warbles of guest Sini Koivuniemi, capable of conveying both delicate and tempestuous emotions. For an hour, surrender to the desolate caresses of this dark oblivion.
Emptiness you will all sink in.
A distinguished symphonic black metal multicultural project with Russian folk influences, based in Italy, VOLAND are back with a new opus called "The Grieving Fields". For the readers and Russian literature freaks, Voland is the manifestation of Satan in "The Master And Margarita" by M. Bulgakov. Rimmon and Haiwas - masterminds of the project since its beginning - start exactly from the same concept: musical unpredictability, but at the same time a true love for history and its tales full of passion.
Musically speaking, Voland stand for symphonic black/death metal in the vein of Dark Lunacy or the later Rotting Christ, made of epicness and emotional transport. Songs like "Don" or "227" are a succession of strong feelings, always balancing between love, hate, desperation, pride. Throughout historical facts, legends and folklore, Voland keep their focus on people, highlighting their lives, struggles, victories and demises.
One of the best-kept secrets in the European underground, Voland are back with their first full album "The Grieving Fields" after a series of celebrated EPs released in the last fifteen years. Well, this time they're here to stay!
Limited re- issue of the 2nd album of Black Altar as Red gatefold LP with A2 poster
Limited re- issue of the 2nd album of Black Altar as Gold gatefold LP with A2 poster
Nuovo ma senza cellophane
Hard-cover mediabook with extensive booklet
Pioneering French dark atmospheric music since 1996, Dark Sanctuary is back with their eighth album, Cernunnos, the first in fourteen years. Following the EP Iterum released in 2022, it marks the group's return to the front of the stage.
Cernunnos is an ancient Gaulish god who embodied the biological cycle of nature, simultaneously reflecting life and death, germination and decay, like the deer, the animal that represents him, who loses its antlers in winter to recover them in spring. This title perfectly symbolizes the history of Dark Sanctuary after these years of artistic break and this rebirth.
Composed during the year 2022, the 11 songs of this album make it one of the most varied that Dark Sanctuary have made so far, oscillating between what has characterized the band for two decades and new musical horizons. Both dark and emotional, Cernunnos is a new milestone in the history of the group.
Mixed and mastered by Øystein G. Brun at Crosound Studio in Bergen
Cover Artwork by Valnoir/Metastazis
Limited to 150 copies. Comes with A2 sized poster.
Rare, swiss weird project - avantgarde thrash
Disc: VG (quite a few scratches but plays perfectly)
Inlays: NM
Media Condition: Mint
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint
Released in a J-card case with a single-sided 4-panel J-card; no lyrics.
DIGIPACK CD
The sixth seal of Battle Dagorath' saga will indeed stand as their best album to date by many aspects, last but not least a sharp and definite production that's giving full emphasis to their majestic and epic songwriting (counting over 73 minutes of aural battle this time...)
A crushing Spectral Black Metal soundscape that unlocks a visionary journey into the third eye. Abyss Horizons represents the unraveling of your unconscious Ancient dreams, crossing the abyss into transcendental Magic realms. Traversing the boundaries of this dimension, the shadows of transformation are now awakened to restore the illumination of the Great Darkness.
Limited to 400 copies black vinyl
Comes in gatefold cover sleeve.
Media Condition: MINT
Sleeve Condition NEAR MINT
Including 3 original releases:
1. Back To The Kingdom cat# MAS CD0238
2. Collection Of Power cat# on sleeve MAS CD0264, cat# on CD MAS DP0264
3. Eyes Of Dakness cat# MAS CD0295
Label: Megaforce Records – MRI 1369, Tungsten Records Inc. – MRI 1369
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1985
Media: Near Mint
Sleeve: Very Good (VG) ---- a previous owner unfortunately wrote the songs time length behind each title in innersleeve
many sellers would rate this as a NM--- there's moderate physiological signs of use and storage, but all in all great shape
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very good conditions overall, sleeve presents a small hole on the top left corner, they used to drill them like this with nice-price or promo copies back then
VG + / NM (printed parts)
a few stains on the disc recorded side, nothing dramatic though, plays with no issues