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Blue vinyl - official 2022 reissue

Tara, as a dual-album set. Originally released in late May of 2001, it has been a highly celebrated recording and a loyal favorite amongst Absu's followers. Unlike the band's previous two releases, Tara is a concept album that principally deals with the harmony of strife, immortality, puissance and tyranny. It was immediately conceived after their 1998 release of In The Eyes Of Ioldánach when drummer/vocalist Proscriptor's frustration grew with the sinking intelligence in the extreme metal world – it was his calling to fully educate his audience. Therefore, the album features a lexicon (glossary) insert of pensive occult systems and mythological notations – to assist the listener with an enlightened, more comprehensive understanding. As always, Kris Verwimp infuses the gatefold with three sensational illustrations. (Full-color poster included).

Reprint, 500x clear black ice vinyl 2x12" (180g) in black poly-lined innerbags, printed insert on 220g, poster A2, full-color on 150g art paper, gatefold, full-color on 350g, all assembled in a PVC overbag.

Reprint, 500x A-side/B-side - sea blue/white 12" (180g) in a black poly-lined innersleeve; gatefold jacket full color + PMS and black flood inside, printed on 350g, all assembled in a plastic overbag.

Released in 1992, "Abject offerings" represents today an incredible masterpiece of esoteric, mystical and blasphemous death metal. It has been a classic for more than 30 years and will forever be part of history.

A quality production that has stood the test of time, complex melodies, dark and memorable, powerful riffs, make this album an ode to violence, hatred and everything that hides in the depths of darkness.
UNHOLY DEATH METAL SHALL NO LONGER WAIT!

Reprint, 300x heavyweight orange crush with black marble 12" (180g) in a microtene innerbag, printed innersleeve full-color on 220g; download card; gatefold, full-color printed on 350g, all assembled in a plastic overbag.

“Coloured Funeral” is one of the most complex releases of early 90's death metal, certainly a cornerstone release for all fans, which needs more attention than it gets in time. It's a classic masterpiece without compromise that defines why old school death metal was unique and intelligent music.

Recorded and mixed by Colin Richardson in 1993, this album brings some of the best technical and slightly progressive death metal, with a clean and powerful production.
You find some progressive elements but it's a vicious and aggressive old school death metal gem.

This is intense brutality of the highest rank, a mind-blowing piece of real unholy Death Metal forever written in extreme metal history!

Re-issue, completely updated layout with a new mastering specially for vinyl.

100x beer/black galaxy 12" (140g) in a microtene innerbag, printed innersleeve, full-color on 220g carton, A2 poster, one-sided full-color printed on 150g art-paper, gatefold cover, full-color printed on 350g carton, all assembled in a plastic overbag.

Black Vinyl

2LP Gatefold (ash grey marble), A2 poster, padded inner sleeves, and protection sleeve. (300 copies available)
The early recordings of THORNS and their predecessor STIGMA DIABOLICUM belong to the most legendary and influential Norwegian black metal works of all time. This encompasses STIGMA DIABOLICUM’s "Luna De Nocturnus" demo (1991) and rehearsal tape as well the THORNS demos "Grymyrk" (1991) and "Trøndertun" (1992). Mastermind Snorre Ruch aka Blackthorn is widely credited as the original creator of the Nordic black metal guitar sound that in combination with the riffing and concepts of MAYHEM's Øystein "Euronymous" Aarseth laid the sonic foundation of the as famous as infamous Norwegian scene – and subsequently the global phenomenon that followed.

BLACK VINYL

Although 'Pale Folklore' stands as Agalloch`s debut record, it already embodies several elements that later became part of the band`s signature sound. Effortlessly picking up from their excellent demonstration cassette, it sees the band refining their sound even further. An audio amalgamation combining the profoundness of early Ulver, with the gloom of old Katatonia and the exalted boldness of Fields of the Nephilim, thus adding unique elements of nostalgia and atmosphere to their own melodic interplay of guitars and excellent musical framework. The album contains strong signs of a band that knew at a young age how to draw their canvas. Influenced by the landscapes of the American Pacific Northwest, and with an essence reminiscent of the Scandinavian wilderness, it firmly put Agalloch on the map and raised eyebrows about what a band from North America can be capable of.

As a person that grew up checking out records based on their cover artwork alone, this album was particularly notable - the wood grain cover with a gold emblazoned logo engraving was instantly enthralling. This is music that glorifies the night sky, envisions campfire magic, heralds nature over humans, arcane arts & poetry, and worships the beauty of a crackling fireplace. It could be the soundtrack for a lone wanderer striving through a wintry storm, only to end up knocking on a faded wooden door to find shelter in a desolate cabin. In many ways the sound of forlorn times.

If you are looking to fill your heart with woodsmoke and the fire of the mountain's spirit, look no further.

"Pale Folklore was a watershed moment in American heavy music, when a few young musicians with a shared love of underground death metal – and broad personal tastes beyond – turned their already virtuosic talents toward a fresh hybrid of metal and neofolk through a gothic lens." Daniel Lake / author of USBM: A Revolution of Identity in American Black Metal

• 3rd pressing of the deluxe edition
• Double 180g vinyl edition in smoke
• Comes in a heavy triple Gatefold sleeve 
• Accompanied by an LP-sized booklet
• Includes black padded innersleeves
• Limited to 350 copies