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Reissue, after 26 years, of the magical cult debut album "Ars Magika".
A perfect mix between tradition and innovation, violence and atmosphere, occultism and esotericism.
Limited Digipak Cd edition.

CD in 8-page Digipak with 12-page folded booklet - Live at Parktreatet in Oslo

For three decades, 1349 have embodied the original spirit of black metal. Since manifesting from Oslo’s underground in the late ‘90s, the cold and hellish Norwegians have appeared at major European festivals such as Wacken Open Air and Hellfest and toured internationally with the likes of Celtic Frost, Cannibal Corpse and Carcass. Now, fresh from the ashes of eighth album ‘The Wolf & The King’, the band are releasing a new live recording entitled ‘Winter Mass’.
Taped shortly after pandemic lockdown was lifted, ‘Winter Mass’ explodes out the gates with 1349’s aural hellfire. During their set at Parkteatret in front of their home crowd, the band summon a career-spanning range of apocalyptic spells from their massive cauldron of chaos. Early classics like “Sculptor of Flesh” thrash with unchained madness and recent favorite "Striding the Chasm" whips by at a blistering pace that could only be captured by cover artist Kim Diaz Holm, who drew the album’s artwork while headbanging in the pit. "I will always be here / In all ways in all times", snarls Ravn on hellacious cut "I Am Abomination". After three decades and counting, what was once a proclamation is now a testament to 1349's enduring firepower.
Experience aural hellfire in the flesh back where it all began with ‘Winter Mass’.

For fans of MARDUK, CELTIC FROST, BEHEMOTH, MAYHEM, IMMORTAL.

From the forbidden depths of vampiric sorcery emerges Black Funeral's most haunting conjuration, "Empire of Blood" - a spectral tapestry woven from the arcane mysteries of the undead nobility. This otherworldly opus channels the ancient magicks that flow through immortal veins, where centuries-old rituals bind the living to eternal darkness. Black Funeral is one of the originators of "Vampyric Black Metal" from the early to mid 1990's!
Each track unfolds like an incantation from blood-stained grimoires, driven by haunting tremolo melodies that spiral through the shadows like phantoms in midnight procession. The album's ethereal atmosphere conjures visions of pale aristocrats performing forbidden rites in candlelit chambers, their empire sustained not by conquest but by the dark arts that transcend mortal understanding.
Serpentine riffs weave through the silence like whispered spells, while hypnotic rhythms pulse with the heartbeat of ancient, vampyric. The production's spectral clarity preserves each nuance of the supernatural - every note suspended in the liminal space between life and death, each vocal invocation rising from lips that have tasted eternity.
Melancholic passages drift through the compositions like mist through gothic arches, evoking the profound loneliness of immortal existence. These moments of haunting beauty reveal the tragic splendor of creatures who have traded their souls for dominion over the night.
"Empire of Blood" stands as Black Funeral's most atmospheric testament - a sonic séance that channels the vampiric essence through centuries of accumulated darkness. This is music for the witching hour, when the veil grows thin and the ancient magicks of the blood-sworn nobility stir in their eternal slumber.

Re-issue, 200x heavyweight transparent red 12" (180g) in a black poly-lined innersleeve, gatefold jacket, full-color printed on 350g carton, coated paper (semi-gloss), all assembled in a plastic overbag.

- Noble hardcover digibook with red silver print
- Limited to 513 hand-numbered copies

Saligia are a Norwegian black metal duo who released their debut Sic Transit Gloria Mundi in 2011, followed by the Lvx Aeternae EP in 2013. I enjoyed both of those releases immensely, so I was quite pleased to see that they had released a new full-length and leapt at my first opportunity to give this new one a spin. As soon as the first track started, I was quite perplexed as I wasn’t even sure that this was the same band. It would be a rather significant understatement if I were to say that this album is a departure from the haunting atmosphere that their previous works developed so well.

- 4c/1c digipack
- booklet with lyrics, impressions & information

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Here is presented for the first time ever the first proper version of the “The Smell Of Blood But Victory”, a real masterpiece from 1997. Founded in Austria in 1993, “The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud” was a medieval martial ambient project formed by musician Albin Julius (R.I.P.) and vocalist Alzbeth. The release has been totally remastered for LP/CD for the best listening experience with a fully restored layout.

180g LP, 7mm spine printed on 350gsm cardstock GATEFOLD jacket with BLACK FLOOD, UV SPOT outside and inside gatefold, thick A2 POSTER.

Medieval Neofolk / Industrial

Here is presented for the first time ever the first proper version of the “A New Soldier Follows The Path Of A New King”, a real masterpiece from 1995. Founded in Austria in 1993, “The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud” was a medieval martial ambient project formed by musician Albin Julius (R.I.P.) and vocalist Alzbeth. The release has been totally remastered for LP/CD for the best listening experience with a fully restored layout.

180g LP, 7mm spine printed on 350gsm cardstock GATEFOLD jacket with BLACK FLOOD, UV SPOT outside and inside gatefold, thick A2 POSTER.

Medieval Neofolk / Industrial

Here is presented for the first time ever the first proper version of the “A New Soldier Follows The Path Of A New King”, a real masterpiece from 1995. Founded in Austria in 1993, “The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud” was a medieval martial ambient project formed by musician Albin Julius (R.I.P.) and vocalist Alzbeth. The release has been totally remastered for LP/CD for the best listening experience with a fully restored layout.

Medieval Neofolk / Industrial

Here is presented for the first time ever the first proper version of the “A New Soldier Follows The Path Of A New King”, a real masterpiece from 1995. Founded in Austria in 1993, “The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud” was a medieval martial ambient project formed by musician Albin Julius (R.I.P.) and vocalist Alzbeth. The release has been totally remastered for LP/CD for the best listening experience with a fully restored layout.

Medieval Neofolk / Industrial

Here is presented for the first time ever the first proper version of the “A New Soldier Follows The Path Of A New King”, a real masterpiece from 1995. Founded in Austria in 1993, “The Moon Lay Hidden Beneath A Cloud” was a medieval martial ambient project formed by musician Albin Julius (R.I.P.) and vocalist Alzbeth. The release has been totally remastered for LP/CD for the best listening experience with a fully restored layout.