Black Metal

Originally released in 1996 on the short-lived Hypervorea label – who also released pivotal debut LPs by the likes of Legion of Doom, Order of the Ebon Hand, and Zemial, which likewise included both brothers of AGATUS – Dawn of Martyrdom brimmed with fantastical heavy metal magick. Granted, its canvas was large the black metal of the times, particularly the Greek variant – hypnotic palm-muted riffing, distinctly hummable linear progressions, tasteful (and well-timed) integration of synths, a mystical atmosphere coating it all – but AGATUS’ flair for drama exploded with a sense of purpose and power across all 50 minutes of this engrossing experience. And while their two albums thereafter – 2002’s The Weaving Fates and 2016’s The Eternalist, the latter released by HELLS HEADBANGERS – saw the duo moving closer into pure heavy metal and even prog territories, Dawn of Matyrdom offers an effervescent snapshot of simpler days, of glorious times and mystery & mysticism.

Black Metal

Ancient, mythical summonings beckon the listener to a feudal realm caught in constant strife.
Pagan melodies triumphantly rise in defiance as valiant riffs charge into endless melee while glorious solos shatter the chaos with furious ascendancy to celestial apexes.
The journey as a whole encompasses a wide spectrum of soundscapes from darkened sunken realms to bastions of stone and sacred woods.
A campaign worthy of majesty and reverence crafted by masters of medieval legend.

Black Metal

Enregistré par Outre-Tombe et Eric Syre entre avril 2020 et juillet 2021 à Montréal et Grand-Mère, Québec.

Mixage et matriçage par Francis Perron (Studio Radicart) en juillet 2023 à Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Québec.

Voix et instruments par Outre-Tombe à l’exception du clavier sur “Mon esprit s’efface” par Pâlemort.

Paroles par Outre-Tombe à l’exception de “Mon esprit s’efface” et de “Affranchi du temps” qui sont des poèmes modifiés provenant du registre de Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle (1818-1894).

Radical Black Metal

Reissue of the 2018 debut album on 180g Vinyl 12″ LP with 12″ insert including lyrics.

New 2021 edition on LIMITED ORANGE LP.

Industrial

Almighty sophomore album by industrial overload Kris Lapke aka Alberich – Hospital Productions’ mastering engineer, scene-defining producer, and right hand man to Dominick Fernow (Prurient, Vatican Shadow, RSE). Where Alberich’s infamous, 3 hour long ‘NATO Uniformen’ [2010] series can be heard as a cornerstone for this decade’s tilt into noise techno experimentation, its follow-up is a bitterly refined and exquisitely crafted single disc bedevilled by increasingly excoriating detail via bombed-out rhythms and eschaton-limning atmospheres. Lapke distills and pokes his most potent ideas into their most succinct, brutalist forms, but also makes room for one durational pulverizer that is on its own worthy of the cost of admission.

Black Metal

250 copies, ultra clear vinyl with 4 page insert) and matt laminated outer sleeve