Black Metal

Teloituskäsky order goes on catching melodic black metal for eight songs. The formula is very familiar to those who already know the band: fast-paced, but not actually catching black metal with very addictive melodies.

Black Metal

‘Scorn Defeat’ was originally released in 1993 after the band had signed to Mayhem guitarist Euronymous’ emerging Deathlike Silence Productions, with the album eventually surfacing following his death (& also dedicated in his honour). With a deep appreciation for the black metal masters of the 80’s such as Celtic Frost & Venom, Sigh would also masterfully weave intricate keyboard textures & skilled piano composition courtesy of Mirai Kawashima among the Frostfuelled riffing to create an atmospherically distinctive & dark sound. The lyrical content was also unusual for the time, incorporating strong elements of occultism & eastern mysticism to differentiate them somewhat from their Scandinavian peers.

RAC/Oi!

Following the resounding success of the first volume, here the second and final volume all Skrewdriver singles released between 1977 and 1994 are brought together in a definitive collection, carefully curated and split across two volumes. A long-overdue release that finally gives these recordings the format they deserve.

Exclusive cover artwork created specifically for this edition by English artist D. Coperland.

RAC/Oi!

Following the resounding success of the first volume, here the second and final volume all Skrewdriver singles released between 1977 and 1994 are brought together in a definitive collection, carefully curated and split across two volumes. A long-overdue release that finally gives these recordings the format they deserve.

Exclusive cover artwork created specifically for this edition by English artist D. Coperland.

RAC/Oi!

“The Strong Survive” was the 7th regular studio album by the English legend around Ian Stuart Donaldson. The album was recorded in 1989 and released in early 1990 on Herbert Egoldt’s Cologne-based Rock-o-Rama Records label. On this album, guitarist Stigger demonstrated his skills in the service of Skrewdriver for the first time. He introduced the typical hard, metallic rock sound of the band’s late years, which was to characterize all subsequent productions.
With this record, Skrewdriver finally made the transition from an angry punk rock / Oi! / RAC band to a powerful rock band. The predecessor album “After The Fire” already hinted at this transition. Songs such as “Stand Proud”, “Backstabber” or the calm “Mist On The Downs” bear impressive witness to how Ian Stuart’s charismatic voice and biting social criticism repeatedly succeeded in creating new highlights. Long-time fans were already prepared to accept that the band were gradually introducing hard rock elements into their Oi! sound, but direct metal was a little too much of a good thing for many of the “bootboys”.

RAC/Oi!

Ian Stuart was imprisoned in 1986 for defending himself and his comrades against an attack by black people. He spent his year in prison writing new songs for Skrewdriver and articles for fanzines. “White Rider” was released towards the end of 1987 and consisted mainly of songs he had written during his imprisonment. The album is now considered Skrewdriver’s best work in terms of lyrics, sound, and musical performance. But first, after Ian’s release from prison, Skrewdriver went to Mark Sutherland’s studio with Martin Cross (guitar), Merv Shields (bass), John Burnley (drums), and, of course, Ian Stuart (vocals) to record the “White Rider” LP. However, the band was anything but satisfied with the result and decided to re-record the entire album from scratch, which they did a few weeks later. It was a good decision: six weeks after its release, 5,000 copies had already been sold.

Black Metal

Compilation of demos from this mid 90s Swedish Black Metal band.

American NSBM

LP version of “A Kall to Whips ” from the cult project Sl*** Whipping Blasphemy.