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Composed during the pandemic-induced lockdown period of 2020/2021, "Isolation" features some of ColdWorld's most expressive compositions to date. Managing to transcend the conventional sounds pursued in what is best described as the "ambient/depressive" black metal subgenre, ColdWorld's newest sonic endeavor draws listeners into an incredibly immersive soundscape, rife with lush classical instrumentation and ethereal, yet occasionally harrowing vocals, the first of which is showcased brilliantly on the album's second track "Soundtrack to Isolation".

Clearly, this music is a truly honest and emotional representation of what the project's sole mastermind G.B. has experienced these past years. As such, the songs that comprise "Isolation" ebb and flow effortlessly, with even seemingly lengthy track durations being navigated masterfully by G.B.'s approach to songwriting and track placement. Throughout "Isolation", listeners may notice influences ranging from more traditional black metal and immensely heavy doom fused with post-rock leanings along the lines of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Of particular note is the use of classical string instrumentation and guitar lead harmonies that harken back to early My Dying Bride. However, it is the fusion of these elements and their interpretation through the creative mind that allows to confront listeners with an incredibly individualistic sound.

The creative and diverse vocal work featuring layered clean vocals, harrowing wails, a fascinating form of what is possibly throat singing as well as profoundly deep growls give "Isolation" an unmistakable edge over many of ColdWorld's contemporaries in a rather crowded scene. As such, listeners are sure to return to these eight tracks regularly, as this work is not easily grasped in its entirety on a first listen. Although it makes a staggering first impression, this record demands to be experienced repeatedly.

A5 CD leather book with embossed hot foil cover, 12page booklet

LIMBONIC ART are back! Their ninth full-length "Opus Daemoniacal" is black as a raven, fierce as a wolf, majestic as an eagle, and mighty as the legendary Norwegian black metal pioneers that mastermind, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Vidar "Daemon" Jensen founded in 1993 have always been. "Opus Daemoniacal" continues along the more straightforward black metal path that the Norwegian has chosen for his last releases yet this album also deliberately harks back to the dense atmospheric and cinematic feel of LIMBONIC ART's groundbreaking early works. After having turned into a duo, the debut album "Moon in the Scorpio" was released in 1996 via Nocturnal Art Productions – the label of EMPEROR guitarist Samoth aka Tomas Thormodsæter Haugen. Their at the time quite unique combination of harsh Nordic black metal with cinematic elements inspired by romantic and classic orchestral music proved extremely influential in the following years. With their sophomore full-length "In Abhorrence Dementia" (1997) and the third album "Epitome of Illusions" (1998) LIMBONIC ART gradually reduced the symphonic elements of their sound. In February 2003, the duo broke up, but Daemon reformed the band in 2006. He continued to release the LIMBONIC ART albums "Phantasmagoria" (2010) and "Spectre Abysm" (2017). "Opus Daemoniacal" connects the present to the early sound of the Norwegian cult act, which is bound to appeal to friends of their first albums as well as to a new generation of classic Norse black metal connoisseurs.

Gatefold cover, double LP in galaxy silver black vinyl (ltd 300) 

A little more than a year after the acclaimed, massive Frozen Bloom, Olhava is back with a brand new studio album.
Reborn explores yet another side of the relationship between man and nature. In a darker turn, the duo presents a more pessimistic and cautionary reflection on the environment in contrast to their previous albums.
“Reborn is a story about a man who forgot what brought him here. Who neglected a precious, parental, and primordial bond with nature; who unconsciously destroys the one and only home we all share, along with himself. The irreversible damage we do to our environment will see mankind “beheaded”, whilst nature and life itself will thrive eternally.
We’d like to believe though that if we realised the value of that bond and embraced it, we’d be given a glimpse of hope in this fatalistic madness - a chance to be spared.

Finally Drowned takes up the torch from where they left off with their mini-album "Viscera Terrae" in 2006.
The purpose of "Idola Specus is not to present a rehash of times begone, but to add a valid statement
to the gospel of Death Metal as it was meant to be played. Emanating an aura of surreal morbidity with
hints of doom and prog, "Idola Specus" is as esoteric and introspective as it is dark, heavy, and raw.

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After their first lash from the devil's tail that came out of nowhere, DUIVEL is now releasing their first full-blown attack upon this world. An audial vomit orchestra, straight from the mouth of Satan, "Tirades uit de Hel" brings you hateful black metal from the days of yore. Prepare to be scorched by purgatory fires and trampled by sulphuric hooves! There is no saviour, only demise! Pure uncompromising black metal hell from The Netherlands, this is a fresh nail in God's coffin. Oh, rejoice, vermin of the shadows!

Line-up:
Guitars - N (Urfaust, Botulistum, ex-Fluisterwoud)
Drums - D (D.R.E.P.)
Bass - P (Black Anvil)
Synth - K
Vocals track 1, track 3, track 5 - S (Galgeras, ex-Fluisterwoud)
Vocals track 2 - B (ex-Lugubrum)
Vocals track 4 - W (Urfaust, The Spirit Cabinet)
Vocals track 6 - V (Vaal, Ravenzang

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Gli Islandesi Dynfari tornano con il loro terzo disco, dopo lo stupendo "Sem Skuggin" del 2012, e lo fanno alla grandissima... clamoroso Black Metal Atmosferico in bilico tra glaciali sfuriate e catarsi geotermiche, suoni naturali e vivi, oltre alla ormai collaudata abilità nel far confluire le influenze in un formato-suono coerente e coeso, ma nel contempo libero di spaziare e respirare a pieni polmoni dal Talento compositivo di una delle piu' interessanti Band emerse negli ultimi anni.

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The Swedish misanthrope is back with his third album

DOEDSVANGR storm back into the fray with second album "Serpents Ov Old", a swaggering, hedonistic blaze of hard-rocking fuck-the-world malevolence. Consisting of Doedsadmiral (NORDJEVEL), Shatraug (SARGEIST), BST (THE ORDER OF APOLLYON) and AntiChristian (ex-TSJUDER), the band honour their pedigree with an anthemic blend of classic Norwegian and Finnish Black Metal savagery. Empowered by a production-job which aligns top-tier playing with a sense of wild abandon, and garnished with a depraved lyrical brew of demonic awakenings, mass annihilations, ritualism and Satanic decadence, "Serpents Ov Old" is a set of perversely melodic, fist-bangingly misanthropic tunes for revelling and retaliation.

Pressed on black heavy vinyl. Comes with a 12-page 12"x12" booklet and a download card.

High Roller Records, 2nd pressing, white vinyl, ltd 300, 425gsm heavy cardboard cover, printed inner sleeve, poster, mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony, original 1987 sound