Stalaggh - :Nihilistik Terrror:
This release combines both of their previous efforts of audio chicanery :Projekt
Terrror: and :Projekt Nihil: together on one CD with an entirely new sound.
The band updated and re-mastered the sound (done by Xardas of 20.SV) as well
as recorded a brand new track available here only! Sickening sounds from the
audio abyss...
Project of Nachtzeit from Lustre, ex-Hypothermia. Mix of Dark Ambient / Black Metal in vein of Vinterriket, Lustre or some Cold Meat Industry artists. A perfect vision of the north!!!
Depressive Italian Black Metal. Released by Self Mutilation Services and limited to 1000.
Stiny Plamenu -
Odpadni Galerie
Fourth album of Czech Black Metal from the self-described purveyors
of "sewage Black Metal". This album musically and lyrically continues where
their previous records have left off. Raw metal with strong riffs and
melodic moments, recorded with a live drummer for the first time.
Stormfrost - Detaching From Humans
Occult Black Metal from Italy with Natural Element and Hateful Emotion.
Striborg - Autumnal Melancholy
A new release from the misanthropic and highly prolific Striborg.
90 minutes of Striborg in a visual setting...8 songs set to haunting, gloomy imagery, overseen by Sin Nanna himself. Also includes a photo gallery and discography.
Sin Nanna, the prolific Tasmanian devil, offers the second Striborg full-length of 2007 with this chilling 8-song, 71-minute nightmare.
The 2005 full-length from this mysterious necro Black Metal cult from Australia. Some of the rawest, most creepy and haunting music you've ever heard.
Embittered...keeps in the Sin-Nanna tradition and sounds like it was recorded in a wind tunnel w/ a cassette player. Raw as hell.
One of two full-lengths released by the shadowy Black Metal entity Striborg in 2004. Originally released on cassette, this is the Displeased reissue that adds three bonus tracks.
Another work of chilling lo-fi Black Metal from Striborg. Brand new material for 2007.
Another creepy necro excursion by this prolific Tasmanian devil...'Nefaria' is in the grand tradition of the best Striborg: impossibly raw, utterly melancholy, unbelievably bleak.
Stridsmenn - Stridsmenn
Debut album of this fantastic new band of Arnjeir,
mastermind behind Norwegian entities Borgarholt & Austkrigar. The album features
Norwegian mid-90s Black Metal as it was meant to be and is highly recommended
for fans of Strid, Angantyr, Taake, and Nasheim!
Stroszek -
Songs of Remorse digipak
With carefully strummed minor key acoustic guitars, deliberate yet
restrained piano lines, bursts of heaviness added for texture and deep, lush
clean sung vocals that relay a sense of dread lurking beneath the surface,
"songs of remorse" is perhaps at once one of the most melancholic yet
accessible albums of 2007. "Your own life failures made
music." Members of Frostmoon Eclipse.
Stroszek - Life Failures Made Music
Stroszek
returns with their second opus, the follow-up to 'Songs of Remorse', with
the aplty titled 'Life Failures Made Music'; and with song titles like 'The
Unlucky Ones', 'Gone by the Fall', & 'Land of Silence and Darkness' its no
secret that this album is filled with crushing sadness. Take equal parts
Neo-Folk, the fatalist mentality of Black Metal, the darkness of older Alice
in Chains, the beautiful acoustics of latter-day Antimatter and the
painfully soft, whispered vocals of Tom Waits and it is easy to see
precisely why this crushing sadness is what makes this record so damn
special.
Styggelse - Bland Andlosa Falt av
Snusk och Hor
Filthy Black Metal of Sweden! Old school Black
Metal with a bottle of Depravity! Influences include Dodheimsgard,
Darkthrone, Bathory, Venom. Translated album title: "among endless fields of
filth and adultery"
Subarachnoid Space - Eight
Bells
Eight Bells is the first new release from Subarachnoid Space in four
years, following 2005's The Red Veil on Strange Attractors. The music of Eight Bells
continues in the heavy lysergic vein as their last couple of post-Release
albums, fusing wicked metallic crunch with ethereal fx-laden guitar
freak-outs and some of the band's most narcotized jamming yet.
Suhrim - The Cunt Collector
SUHRIM stands recognized as Belgium's
oldest and most respected death metal band! 'Cunt collector', the band's
second full length, is now (remixed and remastered) available (with the
previous version totally unavailable due to bad distribution) with
uncensored artwork! Great brutal death, with hints of grind!
Suicidal Vortex - My Existence...
Suicidal Vortex is interested in the state of
depression with regard to suicidal tendencies and do not support any
politics. Suicidal Vortex is a side project from Terminal Spirit member
EXORD and ex-member (from the SEELENTANZ era) DIS-CONNECTED-MESSIAH
Sumeria - All Paths Lead To Insanity
The second full-length of cult USBM. A step above their previous effort.
Sun of The Blind - Skullreader
Very solid release of astral beauty from Zhaaral of DARKSPACE. This
material crosses many boundaries and influences (Black, Gothic, Doom, Ambient)
while never sounding forced or lost in any way. Features some ambient
touches from a member of Monumentum as well.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!
Svarti Loghin - Empty World
Empty Wold is the anti-modern anthem in which sophistication is the feeling
of the music itself instead of any sort of instrumental joy. Empty World is
like a twilight gradually covering Midgard, the demonstration that
Scandinavia has still something unique to offer to the Black Metal and
obscure music scene in general.
Fourth full-length album is finally out! Definitely their best and most mature album with the very characteristic Finnish Black Metal sound and a touch of melancholy and desolation. Features Narqath and JL Nokturnal (Wyrd, Azaghal...) Very original, strong stuff!!!
Svyatogor - …with Wolfish Stalk and by Wings of Black…
The debut of Ukrainian Pagan Black Metal featuring members of Dub Buk.
Swiatogor - Tym Co Rodzimej Tradycji Wci Wierni
38 minutes of Polish Blackish Pagan Metal. For fans of Temnozor, Nokturnal
Mortum etc.
Sytry - Sytry
Northern style Black Metal that may in some moments recall other acts from
Northern Italy like Lorn and Imago Mortis, dark mysticism and cruel
coldness, including a "Transilvanian Hunger" cover.
A compilation of tracks from the demo tape îFrost eternalî, split EPs with Kriegsmachine, Total Genocide and a never published bonus song. All material remastered in 2010. Over 55 minutes of pure Black Metal.
Taghut - Ejaculate Upon The Holy Qur'an
Raw and primitive Black Metal with really powerful and catchy riffs. This is
pure BLASPHEMY!!!
Teloch - Morbid Prayer
Morbid Prayer is a manifestation of the forces that work within and beyond
this entity known as Teloch. Taking the listener from raging Hellfire into
the bottomless depths of Tehom. Do not expect "typical" Finnish Black Metal
from this album.
Temnozor - Folkstorm of the Azure Nights
Canadian licensed version of this latest Temnozor output. 44 minutes of
amazing Russian Folk Metal.
Temnozor - Horizons
Pagan Folk Metal from the scalds of Russian forests and battlefields, a
highly acclaimed album full of breathtaking atmosphere yet filled with fire
and hate.
Temnozor - Sorcery of Fragments
Russian NS Pagan Folk Metal outfit, Temnozor's Best of album "Sorcery of
Fragments" is a 70+ minutes long disc, which includes both whole of "Sorcery
is Strengthening the Black Glory of Rus'" debut demo-album and "Fragments"
mLP - all in one.
Tenebrous - Arias Toward the Black Sun
New re-issue with bonus material...bumping it towards a full length album!
Razor-sharp and pissed off...imagine Graveland's Carpathian Wolves meets In
the Nightside Eclipse minus synths. Great production and great layout to
boot.
Terhen - Eyes Unfolded
Melodic Doom metal with a bit of an industrial edge. Also death metal has
had its influences but the songs are not only slow but also atmospheric and
melodic. Enchanting melody lines, growling vocals and clean female ones,
keyboards and thick guitars do it all. These 53 minutes are a long trip
along the various paths of life where your eyes can be closed or be
opened...
Testphasen Negative - How I Won The War /Wie Ich den Krieg
Gewann
The remnants of a post-apocalyptic world are painted through the use of
ambient, post-rock and with hints of power electronics. "How I Won the War/wie
ich den Krieg gewann" is an ode to a dying world, spanning over 57 minutes
with 18 tracks of desolate retrospection. CD comes packaged in 6-panel A5
size foldout sleeve.
Thorngoth - Thelema Of Destruction
Occult, varied, traditional Black Metal in the Swedish
vein.
Thoth - From the Abyss of Dungeons of Darkness
Full of hatred and cold as Death herself, born in the divine forge of Lower
Silesia. Featuring: Necro (Othar), Krzysztof (Dark Fury), and Darken (Graveland)
Thou - Peasant
Every now and again the rare occasion arises that you come across a record
clearly created by fanatics that simply can't help but stand apart from the
crowd. Fanatics that have deep roots in nothing else but bashing out the
most grim yet beautiful sounding doom.. doom isn't the genre here, doom is
the atmosphere. Eyes peer beyond shadows and blood flows beneath footprints.
The world is not as vast as the mind. Reality suffers the consequence and we
are it's slaves. Needless pain and suffering are all around you, Thou are
not the answer... they are the alternative. No true pleasure can ever be
experienced without a healthy dose of pain. Look no further. Presented in a
deluxe 16 page booklet.
Tjolgtjar - Ikarikitomidun: Lord of The Forest
Twisted American Black Metal meets Southern Rock
Tjolgtjar - Five Tjolgtjarian Keys
Twisted American Occult Metal demo re-release part 1 limited to 1000 units.
Tjolgtjar - Midnight Mindtrip
Demented and bizarre American Occult Metal demo compilation part 2 limited
to 1000 units.
T.O.M.B. - Macabre Noize Royale
T.O.M.B. is a mysterious, unnamed entity well known for crafting the darkest
noise recordings with the aid of nothing but field recordings. Through these
field recordings, smashing recording rods into massive steel structures and
ancient crypt doors, T.O.M.B. reawakens the decaying structures and the
agonizing history they hold sealed.
Macabre Noize Royale is T.O.M.B.’s most diverse album by far. Integrating
pure noise with ambience, Industrial and Black Metal. The clear intention is
to push the boundaries of Black Noise sound manipulation and to shock the
listener.
Toil - Lullabies for Insects
Dark and dissonant Black Metal from the middle nowhere. Four tracks
including a cover of The Cure's "Lovesong" on a specially designed CD -
Limited to 1000 copies, split release with Graveless Slumber records.
Torch of War - The Principle of Cosmic Instability
Furious German Black Metal sitting atop the throne of scathing, uncaring
& unabashedly cold records of this genre.
Kick ass, old school Swedish Death Metal featuring former members of Incapacity, Marduk, Infestdead, Edge of Sanity, Pan.Thy.Monium and Darkified among others.
This release is a compilation of the first three demos, which the band refers to
as a "trilogy", as well as the tracks from their Christmas Single as bonus
tracks. The title and artwork are compiled from the titles and covers of each
demo, and merged together. Mixed & mastered by Dan Swano @ Unisound Studios.
Torture Eternal - Sickness and Dismembered Gutsorgasms
Sick Death Metal.
Total Fucking Destruction - Peace, Love & Total Fucking Destruction
Centered around Brutal Truth drummer
Richard Hoak's social criticisms and breakneck, jazz-inspired drumming,
'Peace, Love, And Total Fucking Destruction' pushes grindcore into
uncharted, open-minded realms. Musical influences include the raw power of
old Napalm Death, the progressive approach of old Minutemen, and the glory
of classic rock radio.
Trancelike Void - Where The Trees Can Make It Rain
With two tracks spanning more than 20
minutes, this is Trancelike Void as you have never heard them before. An
acoustic trip through self, a gaze into the void, a solitary journey
of somber introspection.
$7 US/Canada $11 World
Trancelike Void - Destroying Something Beautiful
Amazing release of depressive Black Metal that should appeal to fans of Trist and Xasthur.
Trancelike Void -
Unveiling the Silent Arms of Despair
Black Metal on the surface, but there's a lot
more going on underneath, so just calling this depressive Black Metal or
whatever, is to fold it together with the faceless crowd of mediocrity...this
material deserves much more than that. This mini-cd has been
carefully mixed by Desolate of Austere and is strictly limited to 500
copies.
A Transylvanian Funeral - The Outsider
“The Outsider” is the second full-length offering from A Transylvanian
Funeral, a US solo project conceived by Sleepwalker. Scathing Black Metal
and esoteric lyrics intertwine with tranquil melodies and elements of Death
and Doom Metal which give this album a foreboding, eerie, almost ethereal
atmosphere. Tracks change from frantic howling, face-shredding riffs and
blasting drums to somber and brooding (yet beautiful) melodies in a
heartbeat, such as the title-track which starts with a cacophony of
blast-beats, guitars and throat-splitting vocals then all of a sudden dives
into a slow piano piece before continuing the mayhem. Other tracks feature
trudging, doom-laden guitar riffs and slow, pounding drums with chanting
vocals which stir the adrenaline like some kind of general’s speech right
before a battle.
Trayjen - Walking
Among The Stones of Fire
Sick misanthropic Black Metal on Flamme Noire.
Trees - Lights Bane
Monolithic Blackened Doom in the vein of Monarch and Khanate.
Trist / Lonesummer -
Split
One new track from Trist, spanning more than 20 minutes, as well as new
material from the increasingly impressive Lonesummer.
Troglodyte / As a River / Sick
Sad World - Split 3 Way
Insane grind from the evil underground!!! Featuring Agathocles and Fuck the
Facts members in DVD Format CD!
$10 US/Canada $13 World
Trollech vs. Heiden - split
digipak
Although the bands are different regarding speed and
intensity, the sound and quality of the recordings is pretty similar, so
that it really feels like a real split and not just a combination of two
recordings. Both bands have a style that is Czech, but also clearly with
their roots in the great Nordic metal scene. If you are into the atmosphere
of Bathory, this split is highly recommendable.
Tronus Abyss - Vuoto Spazio Trionfo
A challenging and magnificent merging of noise ambient apocalyptic
soundscapes and Black Metal defragmented memories. Not like the many wannabe
pseudo-experimental acts around today, Tronus Abyss sets new standards
thanks to many years of electronically shaping their sound and the very
inner core of visionary Black Metal.
Tundra - In Cold Dimness
Originally released on 10" vinyl by Eclipse Productions this cult classic is
now available in CD version. This is your last chance to get a piece of pure
underground.
Finnish Depressive, Suicidal Metal.
Turdus Merula - Herbarium
Ambient
Black Metal that relies heavily on an extremely moody atmosphere. As is usual in this genre, the production is
deliberately noisy and muffled but Turdus Merula offers enough
variation to keep your attention, including the use of eerie piano.
Turisas - The Varangian Way
Epic battle metal that combines Black, Death, Power and Classic Metal into a
ferocious killing machine.
Tyranny - Tides Of
Awakening
Following up their 'Bleak Vistae' miniCD, Tyranny's 'Tides Of Awakening'
drills further down into subterranean depths. A must for devotees of
funereal, dirge-paced Doom.
Ugulishi - Dark Illuminations
Strong Nordic Black Metal from Finland.
Excellent vocals. This is a band with a strong future.
Ulvdalir - Flames Once Lost
Traditional Black Metal, cold hateful and grim.
Ulvdalir - Soul Void
The new album...raw and dark, yet melodic Black Metal.
Experimental Czech Black Metal. The album is based on a working-class man called Ivo Krátký, formerly employed in Skart, Plzeň's scrapyard which, within the band's lyrics, is considered a temple of labor.
"They humbly describe their music as sounding like "Rummaging through a pile of metal junk while whistling a [childlike] tune and contemplating mortality." Although I'll disagree that Umbrtka's sound is far too vast to be compared to metal junk, their ability to make musical use of whatever surroundings they are given is certainly reminiscent of childhood, and it's certainly enough to lure one into deep reverie while contemplating mortality."
- from Metalreview. Full review here.
Unborn Suffer - Is This What We've Created?
Brutal Death Metal from Poland. Not a bad release at all. Certainly more fun
than most of the more popular shit out there these days.
Unchrist - ...On Leather Wings
Darkthrone-influenced USBM.
Underdark -
I am above all
From the land of Ukraina nears forth Underdark.
Satanic Black Metal under the semblance of Amorth, well known Ukrainian
drummer for many of the country’s finest projects alive these days, such
as Drudkh, Astrofaes, and others. “I am above all” displays the side of
Amorth’s musicianship that has never been crossed before with past
projects. Definitely a must for an individual who wishes to explore one
of the strongest, yet majestic soundscapes in Slavonic Black Metal
history. A vigor of expression, known as Underdark.
Underdark - Who is your Master?
This album is a conceptual ambient landscape flavored
with intelligent dance/downtempo or even noise elements. Spoken samples from
avant-garde films such as "Stalker", "Dust", and "Four" have been used on the
album. They make it unique in many aspects, turning the album into an easy and
transparent narration-journey through the basements of consciousness and other
digital woods of a depressive being. Surely, "Who is your Master?" is an album
that musically contrasts with the previous works of Underdark but does not
contradict the ideological message of each release thus far. This time it is
just passed in an allegorical form using selected samples.
Raw, Depressive Black Metal From Mexico/ France/ USA.
Ungraved - A Life Elder
Doomy, Darkened Death Metal not unlike Rapture.
Unholy Archangel - The Wrath of Kosmosistis
One of the most extreme Greek holocausting black metal bands.
Unlight Order - Through the gates of Torment
Unlight Order was formed in
Linköping, Sweden in December 2004 by the brothers Soahc and Moloch. Swedish
Black Metal grim melodies formed of cold riffs and raw vocals. No mercy !!
Artwork by Black Cult productions and Temple of Darkness Records
$8 US/Canada $11 World
Ur Falc'h / Heretic Blood - Sur le Chemin de la Noirceur
Split of violent Pagan/Black Metal. Folk-influenced Black Metal meets raw,
epic Black Metal!
Urshurark -
Pandemonium Theory
Hailing from Italy, Urshurark meld Black, Death, and Thrash Metal and mix in
orchestral pieces that sound like they are straight out of a horror flick.
Dark Funeral meets Thirdmoon meets Twilight Opera!
Uruk-Hai - Lothlorien
Pagan Black Metal with instruments,
electronics, programming done by the same character involved with the bands
Hrossharsgrani, Aranrůth, Blodarv, Skjold, Essoupi, Sansager, Hrefneshol,
Morgan the Bard, Beyond the Forests, Lloth, Nocternity (Grc), Worship, Ego
Drama, and Folkearth.
User Ne - Atropa Natura
User Ne present the third installment in their
musical trilogy, and their first for Dark Symphonies. Over-the-top
progressive, extreme music utilizing a wide array of musical influences,
instrumentation and vocal performances to create an original, dark
masterpiece of post modern metal.
Utarm - Mutilation Epoch
"True Satanic desperation not bound by musical structures. Through Utarm the
darker shadows of humanity can be found, a mirror to reflect the black holes
and misery of oneself. Total darkness concentrated to audial spikes of
hate." - Utarm
V/A - Death To Mental Slaves - A Black Metal Comp DVD/CD
Black Metal compilation featuring an audio CD
and a DVD. DVD contains video clips of bands such as Demoncy, Fog,
Hell-Born, Nachtmystium, Nokturne666, Satan's Almighty Penis and more...
VA - Sacrifice at the Altar of the Satanic Blood Angel: A Tribute to VON
24 Tracks (62
minutes) of ugly barbaric Black Metal as it should be; hailing the original
masters of Bay Area cult Black Metal Underground. Featuring must-hear
cover-versions from: BEASTCRAFT, EXEKRATOR, FROSTMOON ECLIPSE, TJOLGTJAR,
SUMERIA, ASKELON, NECROHOLOCAUST, ENBILULUGUGAL, SJENOVIK, GODLESS, BLACK
VOMIT, VOLKERMORD, CEREMONIAL CASTINGS, ISTIDRAJ (featuring members of
LUGUBRE, MORD, SATANIC FUNERAL), and more! Thick booklet features pictures
and liner-notes for each band; artwork by VON's vocalist/guitarist Goat!
(2008)
VA - Tormenting Legends II (digi)
Digipack release of the brilliantly vicious
compilation issued on vinyl by Blut & Eisen. The digipack is released by WTC
Productions and contains excellent artwork and a 24 page booklet. Features
tracks from Arckanum, Nasheim, Katharsis, Varsang, Elite, and many more.
$16 US/Canada $20 World
VI - De Praestigiis Daemonum
This new religious act was recorded at
the BST studio (Antaeus,
Balrog, Deus Despectum...), pure Blasphemous Black Metal.
Vinland Antichristian Kommando (V.A.C.K.) - L'Ombre de la
Solitude
The first full length album from the blistering cold black metal horde from
the north, V.A.C.K.! Bringing forth 11 tracks of varied black metal with
buzzing guitars, a thick bassy mix, shrill vocals and intense drumming, a
big step forward from their demo material.
Epic and heavy doom rock with a slightly progressive twist from Sweden. With inventive drumming and heavy use of piano, this is a fresh take on the post-metal style that has quickly become overrun by Isis and Pelican clones. On this album, main man Karl Daniel Liden is joined by an array of guest musicians from around the world to make this a highly collaborative venture. Mastered by John Golden, who has done mastering for such bands as the Melvins, Neurosis, Weedeater, and Primus. This should appeal to fans of bands like Isis, Mare, Opeth, and the like.
Valhom - Desolation
Excellent release of Nordic-influenced US Black Metal.
$7 US/Canada $10 World
Valhom -
Despair
The new chapter in Valhom's journey.
From the opening riff,
this album demands attention. An attack worthy of the forefathers, Despair
features great production capturing amazing and highly memorable riffs. This
is the album Valhom will be remembered for.
$7 US/Canada $10 World
Valkyrja - The Invocation Of Demise
Devastating Swedish Black Metal, fast yet varied - an iron fist driven right
into the guts of all well known Swedish acts that have grown weak over the
years!
VANCOUVER should rather feel comfortable in the niche of Metal that is occupied by praised formations such as CULT OF LUNA or ISIS. Even after numerous spins it is still hard to find a description for this style, as the ingredients range from Doom Metal to Hardcore to Stoner Rock and are brewed into a boiling soup. Despite the slow basic tempo of the single songs, VANCOUVER amazingly know how to build up brutish pressure and toss the listener through the room. Only in the closing track “The Portrait” singer Michael and his brave comrades leave the sledgehammer outside and walk musical paths that seem similar to those of RADIOHEAD. A great finale, and perfectly suitable contrast, to the eight preceding tracks which present the listener with an emotional rollercoaster ride.
Velnias - Sovereign Nocturnal
Sovereign Nocturnal, the bands debut album is miles ahead of their 2007 demo
“Pacing the Cyclic Nether” in terms of maturity, song craft & production.
With the three songs combining for a total running time of 41 minutes & 15
seconds the emphasis has been laid upon a musical foundation of progressive
yet feral riffs intertwining with delicate passages that only make the
heavier parts that much more potent, not unlike early Opeth &
Agalloch! Combined with lyrical content based upon the premise that
the human race is insignificant compared to the grand power and prestige of
nature this is a debut album that should not be dismissed!
Velvet Cacoon - P aa opal poere
pr.33
Velvet Cacoon returns 5 years after their classic "Genevieve" with their
best material to date, "P aa opal poere pr. 33". A slower, deeper and more
ethereal style of Black Metal than their prior albums. Album comes with a 7"
gatefold insert housed in a specially printed 7"x7" black envelope.
Velvet Cacoon - Dextronaut + DSE 2CD
Early lost material finally comes to light. Completely Re-mastered with a
new sound and layout. Comes with a bonus CD featuring cold/ambient music.
Vemoth - Köttkroksvals
Formed at the end of 2004, Swedish band VEMOTH have received excellent
reviews for their debut “Krottkroksvals". A very solid slab of Swedish Black
Metal that is very well composed with a melodic touch. Fans of Watain and
Dissection should definitely give this a shot.
Veneficum focus on more philosophic and scientific issues while keeping its musical roots in symphonic blackness. Not as visually colorful as Limbonic Art or early Arcturus, Veneficum's key work accents their Black Metal attack rather than gliding it along the astral plane. Veneficum set down a core sound of Black Metal that is basically Eurocentric, yet with their lyrics and visuals are able to successfully set them apart as an individual band with a unique perspective.
Second album from this young Canadian band, who play blasting modern death in the vein of Hate Eternal, Morbid Angel and Origin. Includes members of Negativa, Augury and Neuraxis, and includes guest backing vocals by Gorguts leader Luc Lemay!
Painful but redeeming, the cold razor slowly opens your skin. Despair and loneliness consume your thoughts... VERDERBEN presents the listener with their first album, an immense, dark and life-denying atmosphere. Nihilistic profound messages are welling from the wounds and link together with cold, incisive riffs into a remarkable work. Born from suicidal dreams and abyssal-misanthropic hate, VERDERBEN convince from begin till end. Humanity, religion and tolerance are killed mercilessly by negativity. Visions full of pain and torture who introduce the downfall...
Excellent release of Finnish Black Metal that maintains a great atmosphere while delivering very high-quality material. Definitely worth checking out!
$8 US/Canada $11 World
A solid split of Black Metal from the impressive Verge and the always-enigmatic Blood Red Fog. It's a challenging listen at times, but well worth the investment.
Verzivatar – Transcendent Infection
Desolate Black Metal from Hungary. Vérzivatar is Elzeril (Heldentod, Elf
Forest) & Khrul (Marblebog, Vorkuta). The mesmerizing ecstasy of
transcendent suffering and the dark side of this intensity, revealed in
painful despondent atmospheres. The profound dark side of nature.
Victimizer - Resurrected Abominations
Prepare to be blown to smithereens... An unreasonable take on fast, hard
hitting and head splitting diabolical thrash/black/speed metal with a
downright crushing, powerful and mean sound. Surely not to disappoint any
fan of bonebreaking armageddon metal.
Well-played, solid, raging black metal with a sound that recalls various Swedish black and black/death bands of the early to mid '90s. Features an appearance by Malfeitor from Aborym!
Vidres A La Sang - Endins
An impressive mix of
progressive Death Metal and melodic Black Metal, perfectly mixed and
balanced between sweeping blastbeats and off kilter, textural complexity. If you are looking for an obscure band that’s
simply top notch from a surprising origin, I highly recommend Vidres A La
Sang and their impressive second effort, Endins.
Debut mini album of a new Norwegian Black Metal band. 5 songs of coldness and grimness. The band features Nocturno Culto of Darkthrone on vocals and Hellhammer of Mayhem on drums.
Villains - Lifecode of Decadence
Their second album
strikes with overt rudeness and bizarre new territories for Villains.
A step above and beyond what they've done in the past.
Vinterriket - Wege in die Vergangenheit
Nine tracks taken from various releases throughout the years.
Vinterriket - Berglandschaften 2001-2004
Dark, majestic, melancholic and atmospheric synth soundscapes!
Vinterriket / Orodruin - Split
An interesting blend of raw and atmospheric Black Metal with orchestral Dark
Ambient tones, mechanical changes and unnatural sound.
Tracks 1-11 are from the unreleased full length "Plague Called Warfare" (later released as an EP as Dawn of Wolves)..
Tracks 12-17 are from the "Plague" EP
Tracks 18-21 are from the "Death By Metal" EP
$7 US/Canada $10 World
Volh - Solemn March into the Ragnarok
Brand new work from the Volkolak camp, Volh is a side project by two
members of one of the most famous folk rock acts hailing from Russia. 40
minutes of hateful and furious Pagan Metal, comparable to early Nokturnal
Mortum, with very few folk elements.
Volition - Volition
The full-length album of this British
gang delivers eight songs of punishing sick Doom that consist of ultra heavy
down-tuned guitars, slow pounding drums, guttural vocals (from deep grunts,
to fucked up screams) and an excellent dirty, yet crushing production!
Recommended for fans of Coffins, Corrupted, Winter, Noothgrush, Toadliquor,
etc.
Coordinated Mutilation melds a nice mix of various geographical Death Metal elements, throws in a powerful but natural vocalist, and plays the material with a virulent intensity and skill without trying to force complexity or overly guttural heaviness down your throat. Include a neck-snapping catchiness here and there, and you’ve got the recipe for just a damn solid modern Death Metal album.
Vomitous - Surgical Abominations Of Disfigurement
Brand new vile assault featuring new tunes of Brutal Fucking Death Grind/Groove
from Sweden, w/ devastating slams delivered w/ Inhuman Guttural Vox, and guest
appearances of some of the Undergrounds's most brutal! Featuring ultra sick
cover art by Mike Majewski of Devourment! Don't miss out on this sickness!!
Vordr - III
Third release of raw, primitive Finnish Black Metal.
Vorkreist - Sublimation XXIX A
Brutal Black/Death. Fans of Angel Corpse,
early Impaled Nazarene, and Bestial Warlust will most definitely enjoy this
album.
Vukodlak - Blackest Autumn
Extremely raw and grim Satanic Black Metal. Some of the most misanthropic
and vile blasphemy to come from the US shores since Krieg. This offering was
recorded live with next to no edit introduced, keeping the rawness and
unholy primitvity alive and with pure misanthropic spirit!
$7 US/Canada $10 World
Vulpecula - In Dusk Apparition
The creation of Chuck Keller (Order From Chaos
and Ares Kingdom). In Dusk Apparition sees the final chapter in the saga
close and carries on the dark, occult, eerie feeling of the previous
releases. If mid paced, dark Death Metal which a distinct early 90's
approach is your thing, this should certainly appeal to you.