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Darkness is falling. A cold wind blows from the snow-covered Carpathians, making the windows rattle and the corners of the house creak. Something is coming, eyes flashing red in the night and its footprints filled with grave dirt. What nocturnal terror is this? Why, it’s the arrival of the long-awaited third album by The Coffinshakers, folks.

While most bands quickly lose the spark, The Coffinshakers have stayed relevant – eternal like the undead. Though humor is their hallmark, there is also poignancy and something genuinely spine-tingling in their rugged, melancholy ballads. And this new offering shows them at the height of their baleful, campy power. They truly are a band that ages like fine wine – although vampires, of course, never drink… wine.

Much will be familiar to dedicated fans. Rob’s trademark malevolent chuckles still reverberate with sardonic glee, the deep rumble of his voice continuing to send all yellow-bellies hiding behind the barn. At the same time, his vocals have gained in both power and subtleness. The same goes for the guitar, bass, and drum work, now incorporating a broader array of classic Americana influences. These unholy badmen have drunk the blood straight from the neck of the authentic country, bluegrass, folk and other rootsy music of inbred US backwaters – and it has made their fangs sharper than ever.

And though The Coffinshakers still ride forth with tongue firmly planted in cheek, there is a new apocalyptic urgency to their third offering. From the marching drums of the desolate “Graves, Release Your Dead” to the echoing vocals of “River of Souls” and the cathartic cataclysm of “Down in Flames”, it all forebodes the imminent end of the whole dirty enchilada of existence. The band’s flippancy comes with a genuinely unsettling kernel of darkness – and black humor is always the most satisfying. Vampires may not cry, but we all know they laugh wickedly as they rise from the bone orchard.

Comes in quadrifold digipack with transparent plastic O-card.
 

Brand new 2023 reissue of the 1994 Demo, “War Funeral March” by french entity VLAD TEPES distills the essence of misanthropic hate that was worldwide spread by the Black Legions almost 30 years ago.
In this 5 tracks album, Wlad Drakksteim managed to mix crunchy and surprisingly groovy guitar riffs with weird and vicious growling vocals. Tracks like “Returning To My Old Battlegrounds” or “War Funeral March” are definitely a perfect example of VLAD TEPES‘s various and prolific discography.
For Fans of Les Legions Noires productions, Mütiilation, Torgeist or Belkètre

Comes in a standard jewel CD case with a 4 pages booklet and a b&w printed CD. 2023 Drakkar Productions release

IN NOMINE DOMINI INFERI ! Domini Inferi is a Satanic Black Metal entity created in 2001 by Hellchrist Xul (Funeral Winds).
After the “In Nomine Domini Inferi” demo (2001), a split with Botulistum (2003) and “Devil Cult” the debut album released in 2006, is was time for DOMINI INFERI to come back and spew some new bestial satanic hymns to our faces

“Reversed Prayers” is full of dark ritual sounds, venomous satanic Black Metal and uncanny ambient influences combined with screeching and offensive demonic voices.
If you’re a fan of Beherit, Von, Profanatica or Abruptum, then “Reversed Prayers” is just what you need!

Comes in a jewel CD case with an 8 pages booklet and a picture printed CD

Glorious and raw Black Metal from Norway, VORGFANG is a formation deeply rooted in the ’90s Scandinavian sound. It’s creator, GGATZSHRIIEGK, first released VORGFANG’s debut album “Skammens Stein” in vinyl with Altare productions, then in cassette tape with Vonindod Creations in early 2022. It was time for Drakkar to honor this production with a very limited CD Digipack version (200 copies only!)
If you’re a fan of old school black metal formations from Norway like DARKTHRONE or BEASTCRAFT, then you should definitely check VORGFANG !

Originally released in 2015 by Lavadome label, "Nihil Quam Vacuitas Ordinatum Est" is Ad Nauseam's debut album.

Having been out of print for a long time, here at last is an official reprint which also benefits of an actual dedicated remastering by Andrea Petucco

Eight pages "leporello" booklet, jewelcase.

Starts shipping on and around November 17th

The second album Grimjaur from 1998 from Swedens SIEBENBÜRGEN finally available again on limited CD.

Jewel-case CD, 16-page booklet.

Official reissue of both legendary demo’s from the Swedish 80s black/thrash metal undergound legends MEFISTO.

1986: Next to mighty BATHORY, MERCILESS, OBSCURITY and later MORBID and NIHILIST, MEFISTO were one of the first bands, which proudly hold high the flag of extreme metal underground in Sweden. Although they never made it out of the underground, these two demos are a testament to how vibrant and active the scene was in the 80’s. A scene that would cause a sensation, especially in Sweden, just a short time later…

LE MORTE is a band with two members from Richmond, Virginia in the United States. They have been writing music together since 2008, and started writing the demo outside in the winter of 2020.
It was a cold and grim beginning to a darkness that has followed…
Previous projects include RIGOROUS INSTITUTION(Scully) and OCCULTIST (Nathaniel).
Le Morte combines heavy Doom Metal with the pounding intensity of Industrial.

Two years after their acclaimed Thrall of Winter's Majesty, international black metal duo Ringarë is about to release their new studio effort, Of Momentous Endless Night.

Born from the unity of purpose of two prolific musicians, American Alex “Esoterica” Poole (Skáphe, Chaos Moon, Nattfärd, Ars Hmu and many others) and Swedish Likpredikaren (Nattfärd, Ars Hmu, Demonomantic and more), Ringarë has grown a dedicated cult following over the years.

In their own words, the two artists describe “Of Momentous Endless Night as an album which carries forth the chaos that was born with Sorrow Befell (Iron Bonehead, 2020). Although a darker and more aggressive companion to the predecessor demo, this full-length takes it's own unique path, treading where the band has not gone before with 4 tracks of hateful, sorrowful black metal. Past battles, nefarious rituals, and Satanic summonings fuel the triumphs to behold within this sinister saga. The stories told are not of this plane; nor can they be considered past, present, or in the future. Each listen pulls them closer to this desolate world. Join us!”

Drawing inspiration from the early classics of ...And Oceans, Dimmu Borgir, Katatonia, Vordven, Bishop of Hexen, and Enslaved, amongst many others, Ringarë’s Of Momentous Endless Night will be released on CD, LP and digital via Avantgarde Music on December 15th, 2023.

Duouble CD in digipak

The Burning Circle and Then Dust is Lycia’s fourth studio recording, originally released on double CD via Projekt Records in 1995. Save for a small CD re-release in 2006 by Silber Records, the album has never been reissued since. It is hence with great pride that here at Avantgarde Music we officially announce a new edition of one of Lycia’s masterworks from the ‘90s, due out on 2CD as well as triple LP, making this the first Burning Circle vinyl release ever.
Mike VanPortfleet himself commented: “After several years of doing more synth oriented material I wanted a return to my guitar roots (in particular English post punk and 4AD). Lycia started as a guitar based band and I wanted to reaffirm that with disc one, which was originally going to be the release. I was also listening to a lot of shoegaze then, which inspired a return of making the guitars, as opposed to the synths, the focal point of the atmospherics.”.
Many things have been said about the album along the last twentyeight years, and the band chose the following to describe the record.
Per Projekt.com. - The Burning Circle And Then Dust was a groundbreaking point in Lycia’s career. It marked a shift from more atmospheric music towards song-oriented music with tracks like “Pray” & “Slip Away.” It marked the first collaborations between Mike VanPortfleet & Lycia members David Galas & Tara Vanflower. It marked the transformation of Lycia into a honed out live touring machine.
Per Pandamonium Magazine via Projekt.com. - Moving back into more formal song structures, Burning Circle returns to true song-writing, and places equal emphasis on guitar as the electronics. However, the music is as intense and powerful as ever, conjuring up vast vistas of soundscapes which are captured in delicate webs of song and structure. Songs like “Pray” are positively dance friendly, while others find Lycia moving towards the fertile ground of darkpop. breathtaking in scope and beauty, exultant in vision, exhilarating in sensory delight. Lycia have arrived.
Per Ned Raggett of AllMusic - a high point of American dark rock and the band's greatest and most ambitious work.