ALLERSEELEN - 'Rauhe Schale' CD (Aorta / Ahnstern)
"Rauhe Schale" ('Rough Shell') is the brand new album from Austrian legends Allerseelen, which fascinates musically as well as visually. Everything moves and flows in a field of force between industrial, metal, folklore and pop. Lovers of bands like Nine Inch Nails, Einstürzende Neubauten, Laibach or Underworld could also fall in love with Allerseelen. Gerhard Hallstatt sometimes describes his music as Electronic Folklore or Apocalyptic Rock. But basically there is no real description for Allerseelen - all attempts to find an expression for their music may be valid for some time, yet lose their meaning after a couple of months or years. The songs were inspired by various magical mystery tours in Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Slovenia. Gerhard is assisted here by Dimo Dimov (Svarrogh, Miel Noir, Sturmpercht), Marcel P. (Sagittarius, Halgadom), Meri Tadic (Eluveitie) and Annabel Lee (Blood Axis). 70 mins. of music in a digipak with booklet.
4th edition of this German extreme music magazine, written in English. 'Blutvergießen' (meaning 'Bloodshed') contains 32 pages of interviews with Angantyr (DK), Cultus (NL), Hailstorm / Sagittarius (FI/DE), Melchesh (IL) and Puissance (SE). The magazine also contains an A2 poster of Angantyr, as well as a CD sampler featuring tracks from: Amystery, Ancestors Blood, Angantyr, Carved In Stone, Changes, Dantalion, Festung, Hailstorm, Hellebaard, Hesperia, Hrimthursen, Indolenz, Kroda, Mind Propaganda, Nebelburg, Sagittarius, Ulfsdalir, Walaskialf, Wolfnacht and Yggdrasil. A4, pro-printed B&W.
UK 5£
Europe 6£
World 7£
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FAHL - 'The Paths To Emptiness' CD (The Eastern Front)
Debut opus from Fahl, founded by Dimo Dimov, Marcel P. and Cornelius Waldner in 2008. All the musicians are active participants in numerous groups from the dark folk, neoclassical and black metal genres. They felt a growing urge to experiment with dark ambient soundscapes, resulting in this mutual collaboration. �The Paths To Emptiness� is a haunting journey to the subconscious, divided into ten audial gateways to the occult and hidden forces of the inner self. Lyrically based on the Mahabharata, as well as poems and texts by John Milton, Jack London, Stefan George, Christian Dietrich Grabbe and Cornelius Waldner, this release is strongly recommended for fans of Brighter Death Now and Lustmord. Featuring members of Svarrogh, Sagittarius, Miel Noir and Allerseelen. Ltd x 1000 copies.
H.E.R.R. - 'Vondel's Lucifer - First Movement' CD (Cold Spring CSR69CD)
Taken from the Dutch playwright's 17th century opus, 'Lucifer', this release tells of heavenly discontent amid a jealous tale of angelic rebellion in the face of God's love for humankind. Containing half-sung and spoken vocals, a gentle folk-like melody, baroque composition and rich musical arrangements, this album introduces the first three acts in 75 bombastic minutes. Guest appearances from members of Ostara, While Angels Watch, Belborn and Sagittarius.
MIEL NOIR - 'Der Honigflugel' CD (The Eastern Front)
"Apocalyptic Chanson Doctrine". Another, completely different project from Bulgarian artist Dimo Dimov (Svarrogh, Sturmpercht, Allerseelen, Sagittarius). A brilliant piano symphony with industrial elements and samples from Russian movies, inspired by classical Russian novel "Crime and Punishment" written by Fyodor Dostoevsky and Goncharov novels. Ltd x 500 hand-numbered copies in a gatefold outsized folder.
UK 9£
Europe 10£
World 11£
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MIEL NOIR - 'Honey & Ash' CD (Steinklang)
"Honey & Ash" is the first album of Miel Noir as the joint-project of Dimo Dimov (Svarrogh, Sturmpercht, Fahl) and Marcel P. (Sagittarius, Allerseelen, Fahl). The album encompasses a variety of styles, ranging from electronic to Gothic Rock, Apocalyptic Wave, Dark Ambient, Industrial and Neoclassical. The 2 multi-instrumentalists are supported by Gerhard Hallstatt (Allerseelen) as guest-vocalist on 3 songs. The CD comes with a richly designed 20-page booklet. Each of the 16 songs has been illustrated by the artist Claudia Summerer with beautiful drawings, visualizing the topic of each track. Ltd x 500 copies.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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SAGITTARIUS - 'Songs From The Ivory Tower' CD (Cold Spring CSR89CD)
"Songs from the Ivory Tower" contains 15 pieces of dark Neoclassical music and is mainly based on poems by Stefan George, Bernhard von Uxkull-Gyllenband, Gottfried Benn, Ludwig Uhland and Timo Kolling, plus a number of instrumental and Neofolk pieces. Featuring guest contributions by Marcel P. (Von Thronstahl), Herr Twiggs (Kammer Sieben), Damiano Mercuri (Rose Rovine E Amanti), Troy Southgate (H.E.R.R. / Seelenlicht) and Philipp Jonas (Secrets Of The Moon).
SAGITTARIUS - 'The Kingdom Come' CD (Cold Spring CSR152CD)
Recorded between 2008 and 2011 and influenced by the intellectual world of the German poet Stefan George, "The Kingdom Come" contains 18 songs with a playing time of 65 minutes. With Sagittarius now grown to a full four piece line-up featuring new members Herr Twiggs (Kammer Sieben) on vocals and Theresia W. on oboe, and once again assisted by a number of highly gifted guest musicians, including sG (Secrets Of The Moon), Dev (While Angels Watch) and Josef K. (Von Thronstahl), Sagittarius has managed to conceive a unique and outstanding album in the tradition of the classic European Art Song, blending sophisticated neoclassical compositions with a touch of suicidal folk noir.
SEELENBLUT - 'Chastity & Dementia' CD (Midnight Productions)
Seelenblut is a project from Greece, with 2 previous albums on CAPP. The whole album shows spectacular range staged as opera chapters. Numerous piano / orchestral pieces are accompanied by touching deep masculine crooning and a feminine voice singing mysterious melodies. If you enjoy Dark-Pop / Neoclassical in the vein of Sagittarius or Sopor Aeternus don't miss this brilliant album. Ltd x 500 copies in a 6-panel digisleeve.
UK 11£
Europe 12£
World 13£
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THE DAYS OF THE TRUMPET CALL - 'I Saw No Temple In The City / Reminiszenz 1999-2006' 2 x CD & MCD Boxset (Trutzburg Thule)
The Days Of The Trumpet Call are back! Neoclassical surrounded by a large range of ambient, experimental and folk rock. "I Saw No Temple In The City" was TDOTTC's 2nd opus and was originally released back in 2001 on 10" picture disc (Ltd x 555) by Ars Musica Diffundere. "Reminiszenz..." provides a review of the strongest work of TDOTTC from 1999-2006. 13 select pieces have all been revisited and remastered in the studio. Last but not least is a special bonus track, written by Sagittarius and sung by Troy Southgate (H.E.R.R) and Vera Debaillou. This double album is presented in a stunning 6-panel digipak.
This special limited boxset (300 copies) is presented in a beautiful, high quality box, with silver foil print. The additional 3" CD contains 4 bonus tracks, gathered from ultra rare compilations, and is fastened to an additional silver foil print insert. Finished in a card slip with sticker. A true collector's piece!
VA - 'Mit Fester Hand - Allerseelenlieder' CD (Ahnstern / Steinklang)
Brilliant new compilation of Allerseelen cover versions by friends of Gerhard Hallstatt (Allerseelen). Features: Allerseelen, Àrnica, Blood Axis & Sangre Cavallum, Cawatana, Der Arbeiter, Der Feuerkreiner, Die Weisse Rose, Ernte, Fanes, Fräkmündt, Haberfeld, Hrefnesholt, Klammheim, Larrnakh, Ô Paradis, Sagittarius, Scivias, Sturmpercht, Svarrogh and Tyr-Kreis. An astounding 88 minutes of Neofolk music in a 6-panel digipak.
