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Av Norrøn Ætt, HELHEIM`s second album released in 1997 basically continues where the band left off with their predecessor. All the elements present on Jormundgand are part of their sound again – only intensified and more proficient. Thus, Av Norrøn Ætt features more chaotic Black Metal, more pronounced folk and Viking influences, and an even grander epic scope. Only the high-pitched screaming vocals are gone and have been replaced by grim croaking. The album is intense and ambitious, with long, complex tracks that showcase intricate arrangements. Its title track especially stands out as a fusion of Black Metal, Viking music, and even prog-rock influences. Often compared to early ENSLAVED, particularly their Eld album from the same year, Av Norrøn Ætt represents a peak of creativity for HELHEIM. It remains their most ambitious work and a unique, unmatched moment in their discography. Av Norrøn Ætt truly ranks among the masterpieces of Norwegian Black Metal.

The LP comes with a hugh 24-page 12” booklet including the interview and many never before-seen pictures.
An A2 poster will be added to every vinyl too.

Transparent wheat marble vinyl

Baby Blue Vinyl

Vintersorg’s classic album remastered! A real gem of epic Swedish Viking Metal!

As someone who listens to Metal albums on a daily basis, as well as being a Metal fan for well over 40 years, there are many great Metal albums out there. But sometimes an album comes along that changes how we look at Metal. We are not sure if that was Andreas “Vintersorg” Hedlund‘s intention when he wrote his debut full length, “Till Fjälls”, but that is exactly what this album did. His intention was to create a sound that was Black Metal based but also focusing more on clean vocals and adding more traditional Swedish folk elements to the that base. He inadvertently patented a new sound and sub-genre.

The album opens with, “Rundans,” which is basically an intro, being part acoustic and part electric. Keyboards take the place of what sounds like wind instruments. “For kung och fosterland,” follows as the first proper song, opening with speed and fury there are tremolo riffs and grim vocals but they lead to a much more melodic approach with the clean vocals taking over. Vintersorg sings here in a low baritone which became his trademark. But it is the way he used those melodies intertwined with the heavier more Black Metal oriented sounds was new and nothing like it existed before.

But what the real magic here is the entire package. Songs about that show how ancient paganism was so rooted in the actual forces of nature; while done so in his own language over top this epic Metal music that was all new.

From the cold of Norrland this album manages to take the cold and grim and add some warmth and emotion. This masterpiece was just the first in a string of absolutely brilliant albums from this incredible talented artist. After 27 years this album still resonated with me the same as it did when I first heard it. This is proof that great music is timeless.

For fans of: Falkenbach, Moonsorrow, Borknagar, Finntroll, Kampfar, Einherjer.

Clear/Black Marbled Vinyl. First time on vinyl! Deluxe 180 grams Gatefold LP.
 

In 2024, Frostmoon Eclipse celebrated their 30th anniversary, which saw new light to their first 4 studio albums, and this year the band returns with their 8th full length album «As Time Retreats». On this album the band explores deeper into their distinguished signature sound where Black Metal is mixed with Classic Rock. Furthermore the band has implied some surprising Post elements and even some Death / Doom moments (think of Katatonia, My Dying Bride and the likes) and this all for the better!!!

In the name of Loki, the Swedish Pagan Black Metal band Mara returns with their 5th Full length album «Sword of Vengeance». Just like their previous albums, the path of Mara is clear since their sound has been developing for a decade now. Straight forward 2nd wave Scandinavian Black Metal entangled in the old lores of Paganism.

Limited to 100 copies on 12″ Vinyl.

Anch’essi svedesi, di Stoccolma, i giovani musicisti incarnano a tutti gli effetti un tributo alla gloriosa scena death metal locale. Il loro primo full-length può essere in effetti visto come una sorta di bigino di tutto ciò che è swedish death metal, con richiami ai grandi classici che in qualche occasione si configurano a tutti gli effetti come dei veri e propri omaggi.
Fin dalla prima traccia, “Denial of Clarity”, è infatti evidente quanto gli Impurity abbiano interiorizzato i pilastri dello storico sound della loro città: il riff centrale, che richiama esplicitamente “Dreaming in Red” dei Dismember, stabilisce subito un legame diretto con il glorioso passato. I riferimenti a “Indecent & Obscene” sono peraltro disseminati tra le trame dell’album, con quell’attento mix tra groove, melodia e forza scardinatrice che rimanda tantissimo al secondo album dei maestri.
Anche i Carnage trovano spazio in questa celebrazione: “Ancient Remains”, con la sua durata contenuta e l’urgenza feroce, sembra rifarsi in tutto a un disco come “Dark Recollections”. L’omaggio non si limita però alla violenza sonora: sulle arie di “Lament to the Lost One”, una algida traccia acustica posta come intermezzo, la mente torna infatti a “Where No Life Dwells” degli Unleashed, facendoci comprendere come gli Impurity abbiano provato ad esplorare anche atmosfere più malinconiche e riflessive in questo loro debut album.
Tra tutti questi rimandi, non possono ovviamente mancare i padri Nihilist/Entombed, evocati soprattutto dal timbro vocale del cantante/chitarrista Ville Esbjörn, che qui sembra un misto tra il primo LG Petrov e Nicke Andersson.

Full coloured cover with white inner jacket + 24paged Booklet & A2 Poster. Limited to 150 copies on 12" Vinyl.

Opaque Red / Grey Swirl Vinyl

Full coloured cover with white inner jacket + Insert. Limited to 100 copies on 12" Vinyl.

In 2024, Frostmoon Eclipse celebrated their 30th anniversary, which saw new light to their first 4 studio albums, and this year the band returns with their 8th full length album «As Time Retreats». On this album the band explores deeper into their distinguished signature sound where Black Metal is mixed with Classic Rock. Furthermore the band has implied some surprising Post elements and even some Death / Doom moments (think of Katatonia, My Dying Bride and the likes) and this all for the better!!!

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Deicide, Morbid Angel e Sinister (o Dead Congregation, volendo citare un gruppo più recente) sono quindi i primi termini di paragone di “The Sixth Hour”, opera che porta a termine il restyling avviato dal precedente “Ritual Theophagy” in un’escalation dai toni barbari e diabolici, allentando e irrigidendo la tensione secondo un gusto sopraffino e un’assoluta padronanza delle dinamiche del songwriting. In effetti, si potrebbe pensare ai dodici episodi della tracklist come a percorsi sonori che – partendo da basi piane – finiscono per arrampicarsi su pareti più ripide e frastagliate, all’insegna di una tecnica messa sempre al servizio della narrazione e lungi dallo scadere nell’onanismo di molti act contemporanei. Proprio come su un “Covenant”, un “Hate” o un “Once Upon the Cross”, ogni brano presenta almeno un riff o una melodia che si imprime a fuoco nella memoria, con esiti che fanno subito pensare al bagaglio old school della formazione lombarda, tra parentesi spaventosamente orecchiabili, digressioni infernali e affondi nel caos organizzato di marca Trey Azagthoth.
Tre quarti d’ora di musica che, dalla hit istantanea “Hail, King of the Jews!” all’epica “I.N.R.I.”, passando per l’omaggio a “Desolate Ways” di “Blessed Are the Wombs That Never Bore”, ci riconsegnano dei Blasphemer all’apice dell’ispirazione e della maturità stilistica, oltre che sancire il primo grande disco death metal dell’anno.

Limited remastered green double vinyl

Abbey rd half speed masters
2LP Vinyl (Please note not final artwork)
140gram
Gatefold Heavy Weight sleeve
OBI strip