Black Metal

Four unreleased old songs and an unreleased track from the “Esoteric Atavism” sessions.

Black Metal

Raw Melodic Black Metal from another dimension.

Black Metal

And so it goes with the band’s sixth full-length, Esoteric Atavism. Ever aptly titled, Esoteric Atavism’s contents embody that title in a most provocative manner. While BLACK CILICE is esoteric in the extreme, more so is the entity atavistic, and indeed are those energies the cornerstone of this record. Characteristically coated in miles of miasmic rawness that’s an instrument unto itself, the lyrics of Esoteric Atavism delve into the OLD – old energies, old spiritually – and the music follows suit by reconstituting elements from elder BLACK CILICE recordings. Always in the red but now deeper into the black, that’s not to say Esoteric Atavism is a deliberate throwback or crass “return to the roots”; rather, the band’s birth pangs are given a deeper wisdom and wider-screened hysteria for the listener to drown himself in…or avoid, revoltingly stratifying as BLACK CILICE’s black metal may be. More pointedly, riffs are more forthright, with experimentation subtler, and songs in kind shorter: the proverbial ouroboros, then, forever feeding on the past.

Black Metal

Borda’s Rope is an enigmatic and unyielding force in the realm of raw Black Metal and continues to embrace their unique identity, with a signature blend of raw aggression and haunting melodies. Prepare to be immersed in a visceral journey as Borda’s Rope unleashes their newest creation, staying true to their roots, an unrelenting lo fi assault on the senses.

Black Metal

Bohemia’s BRAN are a power-trio of ancient black metal might and majesty. To be sure, they exhibit the splendorous, spellbinding riff-sorcery so endemic to their country’s black metal idiom, but instead of hypnotizing monochromaticism, BRAN’s epic constructions are always unfolding, always blossoming with a strict sense of narrative flow, surprising and engaging at every turn. Indeed, their Odcházení debut is a march across rarefied lands, for not only does it retain palatably clear production, rendering their ruminations in their most powerful state, but there’s a pronounced grounding in actual METAL here – but thankfully, without any goofy party posturing or “metal brotherhood” bollocks.

Majestic Black Metal

Recorded at BlazeBirth Hall.

Tracks 1-4 recorded in 1998, Track 5 recorded in 1996. Re-mastered for CD.

4 panel digipak, black flood, inside out cardboard + booklet.

Majestic Black Metal

Finally available again on CD, originally released in 1995.

With a fully restored layout, including handwritten lyrics and totally re-mastered for CD.

Officially released by Ragnarok records, and distributed worldwide by ASRAR.

4 panel digipak, black flood, inside out cardboard.

Majestic Black Metal

Finally available again on CD, originally recorded in 1996.

With a fully restored layout, including handwritten lyrics and totally re-mastered for CD.

Officially released by Ragnarok records, and distributed worldwide by ASRAR.

4 panel digipak, black flood, inside out cardboard + booklet.

Majestic Black Metal

Finally available again on CD, originally recorded in 1996.

With a fully restored layout, including handwritten lyrics and totally re-mastered for CD.

Officially released by Ragnarok records, and distributed worldwide by ASRAR.

4 panel digipak, black flood, inside out cardboard + booklet.

Majestic Black Metal

Finally available again on CD, originally released in 2000.

With a fully restored layout, including handwritten lyrics and totally re-mastered for CD.

Officially released by Ragnarok records, and distributed worldwide by ASRAR.

4 panel digipak, black flood, inside out cardboard + booklet.

Majestic Black Metal

Finally available again on CD, originally recorded in 1999.

With a fully restored layout, including handwritten lyrics and totally re-mastered for CD.

Officially released by Ragnarok Records, and distributed worldwide by ASRAR.

4 panel digipak, black flood, inside out cardboard + booklet.

Majestic Black Metal

Finally available again on LP and A5 DIGI-CD, originally released in 1998.

With a fully restored layout, including handwritten lyrics (correct ones!) and totally re-mastered for CD.

Officially released by Ragnarok Records, and distributed worldwide by ASRAR.

This is the only OFFICIAL version. Avoid cheap bootlegs!

A5 panel digipak, black flood, inside out cardboard + booklet.