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Having grown out of the Norwegian Death Metal band MORTEM, ARCTURUS emerged under the irresistible influence of Oslo's creatively bursting and fast rising underground black metal scene officially with the two-track 7" "My Angel" (1991). With then-guitarist and formidable keyboard player Sverd and MAYHEM drum-beast Hellhammer at its core, vocals were first contributed by Marius Vold, who also sang on the legendary THORNS demo "The Thule Tape". While still very much influenced by death metal, the addition of doom-laden slowness and eerie keyboards already pointed into a far blacker cosmos. On the four tracks of the original 1994 "Constellation" EP, ULVER's Garm had taken over the vocal duties and Samoth from EMPEROR had joined the band on guitar. Yet, ARCTURUS already went off the (in reality quite wide-ranged) black metal norms mainly due to Sverd's keyboard arrangements that were pre-shadowing the trademark theatrical or circus-like style the Norwegians adopted on their following albums.
 

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 Highest quality of Heavy Death Doom metal from some of the most famous members from the Norwegian scene! 

Swedish black/death metal outfit Dawn returned from the chaos of the 2000s a year ago and have been steadily moving toward releasing new material since. In support of this, the band will be re-issuing its entire discography through Century Media in 2014.

Formed in 1990, DAWN quickly evolved from the pure death metal found on their first demos into a more complex, melodic, epic and atmospheric style that culminated in the masterpiece, Slaughtersun - Crown Of The Triarchy (1998). Along with DISSECTION, UNANIMATED and EUCHARIST, DAWN is considered to be one of the most underrated acts that merged death and black metal during the mid 90's.

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New album "AURORA" will be out on 25/06.

Digipak will be shipped rather earlier than that though (a couple of weeks in advance of release date)

Over 70 minutes of cosmic channeling written, performed & produced by DANIEL ÄNGHEDE Featuring guest vocals by: SYLVAINE, CAMMIE GILBERT (OCEANS OF SLUMBER), TARA VANFLOWER (LYCIA), VILA, CARLINE VAN ROOS (LETHIAN DREAMS), GOGO MELONE (AEONIAN SORROW), VIOLA PETSCH & LISA CUTHBERT

Collectors edition - second press digipak, with slightly different layout than first press

Nel Buio, Italian for In the Dark, is a black wave project born by Clod "the Ripper" De Rosa (Blasphemer, ex-Septycal Gorge) in the Autumn of 2023 to combine black metal and 80s darkwave. The Line up was completed by
Neil Grotti on guitars and Francesco Vellacifer on drums (both of Electrocution and Blasphemer's fame, among the many).
Avantgarde Music is glad to announce the release of Nel Buio self-titled debut EP. Frontman Clod the Ripper chose the following words to introduce the five songs composing the record: “In the shadow of the metropolis, where the echo of alienation seeps through the cracks in the concrete, our music is born. A work that reflects the isolation and hypocrisy of lives obscured by the lights of big cities. Through a feminine eye, our "pure Italian blackwave" is a manifesto for those who find beauty in decay and truth in shadows, a comfort in the darkness for the souls lost within it”.
Uncompromising, dark and sorrowful, Nel Buio debut will leave a mark on all those looking for something more than mere fury in black metal. On June 21st, let the dark guide you.

numbered digipak / 300 copies

“Verso Casa” (Homewards) is the second Sonic Voyage of the Italian Atmospheric Black Metal sensation Taur-Im-Duinath. The band’s second chapter delves into the meaning of belonging and identity, and the absence of a rooted sense of place. The pondering of questions such as “What is home?” or “What does it mean to feel at home?” becomes the starting point of this perennial journey. The quest here manifests itself as the search, the longing for a place beyond the physical and immanent meaning, a metaphoric and spiritual locus where peace can finally be found, where all yearnings and strife are meaningless.

Always adrift in the tempestuous current of life, Taur-Im-Duinath’s shape changed and evolved with the passage of time, weaving a rich tapestry adorned with a newfound awareness, maturity and depth. Its musical landscape is a labyrinth of intertwined emotions, painted with evocative and melancholic strokes, not unlike the branches of the trees dancing in the wind, or the seas at storm, or the sullen calm of a mountain peak.