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Recorded within less than two weeks at a studio in Wilster, Germany back in 1993, “The Ending Quest” was a bit of a forgotten obscurity until Century Media Records’ 2012 anthology “Within the Shadow of Darkness”, which also covered all of the band’s demo recordings. A must have for all Swedish death metal connoisseurs!

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GORGOROTH’s iconic second full-length album “Antichrist” was released many moons ago and it remains as utterly unique in both sound and aura today as in 1996.

An absolute essential album.

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With no further introduction needed, the early Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth had been crushing everything on its path ever since their birth in 1992 and with this, their 4th studio album, things were no different. Introducing Gaahl on vocals on the opening track, and with guest appearances of Frost (Satyricon), Daimonion (Enslaved), Ares (Aeternus) in addition to the reaping vocal performance by legendary singer Pest, all under the supervising leadership of Infernus, the message was clear: total Norwegian black metal destruction!
With art directions led by founding member Infernus, “Destroyer, or about how to philosophize with the hammer” now finally sees the darkness according to his wishes 100%.
In addition of this special re-issue it comes with exclusive liner notes from Jon “Metalion” Kristiansen, of the mighty Slayer Mag.

Wasting no time with this enviable momentum, GRABUNHOLD return little more than a year later with more medieval madness: Heldentod, their full-length debut. Just as spellbinding as the preceding EP but even more expansive, Heldentod immediately creates a compelling canvas that’s simultaneously tied to tradition and pushing that tradition further. Its songwriting and attendant soundfield suggest strong second-wave vibes – silent citadels, sequestered keeps, dark dungeons – but never whiff of retro posturing or ham-fisted revisionism; rather, their invocation runs parallel to the Old Ways, fluently speaking the ancient dialect instead of stunted pidgin. In other, more telling ways, Heldentod strikes upon braver and less-travelled territory, bristling with a sparkling sort of production that’s palatable in its almost-crystalline sheen and befitting the album’s contents. Here, GRABUNHOLD maintain a more solemn aspect – more “pagan,” if you will – that’s given spectral flight through cascading melodicism and an integration of choral vocals, perhaps most stirringly encapsulated in the Spartan hymn “Trommeln in der Tiefe.” Elsewhere, the fire of old burns hotter than ever, with the band’s bravado amplified by the powerful ‘n’ pro production.

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Hailing from Germany, GRABUNHOLD are ’90s black metal classicism incarnate. The quartet showed boundless promise with their first demo, Auf den Hügelgräberhöhen, in 2017, but it’s with their debut EP, Unter dem Banner der Toten, where GRABUNHOLD really come into their own – and quickly. Comprising three central black metal tracks and a solemn instrumental, this swift ‘n’ spellbinding short-length references a whole host of timeless influences – beyond the wandering moon, an arising realm upon a shadowthrone, dark waters stirring at the dawn of the dying sun – but processes them in such an undeniably Teutonic, swords-drawn way that’s wholly their own, and wholly refreshing. It’s medieval madness run riot, and it’s riotously compelling.

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Tracks 1-1 to 1-5 are taken from the “Goat Of A Thousand Young” Demo, recorded in Gehenna on April 12th, 1992.
Track 1-6 is an alternative intro, which after all was not used for the “Goat Of A Thousand Young” Demo.
Track 1-7 is the first ever instrumental version of the track “Goat Of A Thousand Young”.
Tracks 1-8 to 1-12 are taken from the “Triumph of the Hordes” Demo, recorded summer solstice 1994 at The Dungeon, Arlington, Virginia, USA and originally released on December 13th, 1994

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3rd album of epic & symphonic Hellenic Black Metal from the Netherlands.

The band’s Magnum Opus laced in atmospheric keyboards.

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2d album of epic & symphonic Hellenic Black Metal from the Netherlands.

The band’s Magnum Opus laced in atmospheric keyboards.

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Deluxe sleeve with silver-foil print. Comes with inlay.

Limited to 400 copies on black vinyl.

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Reprint of the 2000 full-length on DLP.

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Reprint of the 2000 full-length on DLP.