Second (and bigger!) issue of this UK magazine specialising in Black Metal, Doom, Dark Ambient, Drone and Dark Art. Features interviews with Enslaved, Agalloch, Freya Aswynn, Akitsa, Lifelover, Janvs, Dead Raven Choir, Austere, Caïna, ColdWorld, A Forest Of Stars, Lyrinx, Musk Ox, Arckanum, Yussuf Jerusalem, David Galas and Paragon Belial, as well as articles on Allerseelen and Mortiis and a massive 23 pages of reviews! A4 with 92 pro-printed, B&W pages and full colour cover artwork by Gentian Osman. Ltd x 450 copies.
UK 7.00£ Europe 8.50£
World 10.00£
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DEAD RAVEN CHOIR - 'Cask Strength Black Metal' 2 x CD (Supernal Music)
DCD version of the Weird Forest 3LP boxset from Polish artist Smolken (Wolfmangler). The most insane black metal release ever! Harsh sounding evil, atmospheric off-kilter black metal. Call it black metal folk. The loudest noisiest crazy insane sounding blasts of skree with strange folky melodic undertones of banjo, cello, mandolin, and percussions and the most frightening vocals ever dared to be recorded. Many traditional folk songs shrouded in blasts of white noise armageddon. For fans of twisted, unique, raw black metal with a very bent edge. Pray (no, commit ritual sacrifice) to the underworld that your stereo survives! For fans of Leviathan, Gorgoroth, Draugar, Xasthur, Burzum etc.
UK 12.50£
Europe 13.50£
World 14.50£
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DEAD RAVEN CHOIR - 'My Firstborn Will Surely Be Blind' CD (Aurora Borealis)
Recorded in Poland on archaic Soviet Bloc technology,"My Firstborn Will Surely Be Blind" sees Dead Raven Choir in full throttle audio assault with total disregard for all conventions of audio fidelity, with great songs of the 20th Century by artists diverse as Townes Van Zandt, Richard Thompson and Cole Porter torn limb from limb and dragged through Smolken's forest home. Curiously upbeat in parts, though with harrowing and bizarre artwork. "A ghostly fog. A hollow sonic death rattle: Doom with pneumonia" (The Wire). Digipak.
UK 10.50£
Europe 11.50£
World 12.50£
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DEAD RAVEN CHOIR - 'My Firstborn Will Surely Be Blind' LP (Aurora Borealis)
Recorded in Poland on archaic Soviet Bloc technology,"My Firstborn Will Surely Be Blind" sees Dead Raven Choir in full throttle audio assault with total disregard for all conventions of audio fidelity, with great songs of the 20th Century by artists diverse as Townes Van Zandt, Richard Thompson and Cole Porter torn limb from limb and dragged through Smolken's forest home. Curiously upbeat in parts, though with harrowing and bizarre artwork. "A ghostly fog. A hollow sonic death rattle: Doom with pneumonia" (The Wire). Ltd x 300 copies on 'smoke' coloured vinyl with printed inner sleeve.
UK 14£
Europe 17£
World 20 £
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DORMANT - 'Beneath The Mighty Oak' CD (God Is Myth)
Dormant is the newest project from God is Myth label owner Todd Paulson (ex-Uvall). Combining aspects of black metal, heavy metal, rock and Neofolk, along with unusual song structures, the results of the debut album make for a very earthy and organic experience. This work also includes appearances by Andrew Curtis-Brignell (Caïna) who contributed lyrics and vocals to the opening track "Black Ashes" as well as Tanner Anderson (Celestiial) who plays hammered dulcimer on the title track. File next to Dead Raven Choir, Agalloch or Caïna. Regular edition in DVD case with insert.
UK 10£
Europe 11£
World 12£
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WOLFMANGLER - 'Dwelling In A Dead Raven For The Glory Of Crucified Wolves' 2 x LP (Aurora Borealis)
Wolfmangler is the musical vision of D Smolken, a Polish political émigré, formerly of Dead Raven Choir. His music is slow, grim, noisy, black and shambling; a deconstructed hybrid of twisted folk and hinterland doom metal. Bowed double bass, electric bass and violin merge with sinister growls and whispered lyrics as Wolfmangler improvise dissonant doom riffs around lyrics taken from Hank Williams Jr, Georg Trakl and others, rich with the symbolism of life and decay. Wolfmangler create a listening experience at once unsettling, twisted and darkly beautiful. Comes with 2 vinyl-only bonus, previously-unreleased tracks! Heavyweight vinyl in a gatefold sleeve with 2 posters.
WOLFMANGLER - 'Dwelling In A Dead Raven For The Glory Of Crucified Wolves' CD (Aurora Borealis)
Wolfmangler is the musical vision of D Smolken, a Polish political émigré, formerly of Dead Raven Choir. His music is slow, grim, noisy, black and shambling; a deconstructed hybrid of twisted folk and hinterland doom metal. Bowed double bass, electric bass and violin merge with sinister growls and whispered lyrics as Wolfmangler improvise dissonant doom riffs around lyrics taken from Hank Williams Jr, Georg Trakl and others, rich with the symbolism of life and decay. Wolfmangler create a listening experience at once unsettling, twisted and darkly beautiful.
