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Back in stock - Extreme Metal and Dark music
Info : Since their formation in 2007, MINENWERFER have pursued a proud 'n' pure vision of black metal idiosyncratically focused on World War I - idiosyncratic, in the sense that the band hail from America but mostly sing in German. What has resulted is a startlingly accomplished canon that has quietly built itself into prolific proportions, with their first album arriving in 2010, followed by albums in 2012 and 2019, and a slew of split releases and EPs in the interim.
Of those many short-length releases, Der Rote Kampfflieger is the oldest and perhaps most curious. Here, MINENWERFER offered the new track “Ace of Aces,” the reworked “Albatros in Flammen,” and two very surprising covers: deep martial industrial artist Striider's “Schüzengraben” and legendary shredder Yngwie J. Malmsteen's early scorcher “I am a Viking.” MINENWERFER for sure have their own identifiable sound, but they're not afraid to push it in strange directions from time to time.
released by Osmose
1. Solemn Strikes the Funeral Chime 03:52
2. White Cold Wrath Burnt Frozen Blood 17:02 [view lyrics]
3. Descent of the Flames 09:01 [view lyrics]
4. The June Frost 04:24
5. A Slow March to the Burial 06:49 [view lyrics]
6. The Februar Winds 02:53
7. Suicide Choir 12:49 [view lyrics]
8. The Wreath 03:16
1. Mother Water, The Great Sea Wept 18:21
2. As I Drown In Loveless Rain 11:21
3. When The Weeping Dawn Beheld Its Mortal Thirst 10:03
4. The Monad Of Creation 20:03
New edition, comes in 6 panels digisleeve, pitch black print inside
On their sophomore full-length "La Masquerade Infernale" (1997), ARCTURUS took their musical experimenting three ambitious steps further. The Norwegians succeeded in wedding a devilish concept loosely based on the characters of Faust and Mephistopheles with an eclectic range of surreal sound elements into an album that is rightfully considered a prime example of what later came to be known as avant-garde metal. From quoting Edgar Allan Poe in operatic paraphrases by frontman Garm (ULVER) or the additional high notes from the unmistakable I.C.S. Vortex (BORKNAGAR) via the spaced-out electronic samples, classical instrumentation, and an even increased use of psychedelic guitar riffage alongside more "traditional" black and death metal elements. Brilliant guitarist Knut Magne Valle replaced Carl August Tideman, which brought stability to this position of the band's line-up. ARCTURUS aimed dangerously high with "La Masquerade Infernale" – but remarkably pulled off the extremely difficult feat of forging such widely differing elements into a wildly fascinating, over the top listening experience that has stood the test of time and surely deserves to be labelled a "masterpiece".
CD | Digipack + 24 paged booklet & poster
