Across The Burning Sky - The End Is Near CD

Epic Melodic Thrash/Death Metal Highlight! For more than 30 years, FINAL CRY have been a constant part of the German metal scene and now present their sixth longplayer with the mountaineering epic "The Ever-Rest". On it, the band once again succeeds in reinventing themselves without losing sight of their roots. Their sound, still rooted in thrash metal, captivates with merciless riffing, raging drums and a great feeling for melodies and atmosphere and builds a bridge between the classic thrash of the 80s and the dark Scandinavian death to black metal styles of the 90s. The new man on the mic not only gives the band's sound a new touch with his nasty screams and growls, but also fits the album's deadly, frosty scenario like a glove. The overall concept of "The Ever-Rest" is rounded off by a 20-page story booklet, which contains the real-life stories underlying each individual song. For some backing vocals and choirs, which support the epic depth of the theme, Herbie Langhans (AVANTASIA) and Børd Wäsche (EYE SEE BLACK) could also be won. "The Ever-Rest" was produced at Soundlodge Studio by Jörg Uken and is undoubtedly a highlight in the quintet's oeuvre and should delight both old and new fans of the band from Lower Saxony. As a bonus, "Words Unspoken", one of their all-time classics from 1994, has been re-recorded and ported into the new millennium.

The legendary Debut - rereleased and remastered! 23 years have passed since the release of the debut album "Lupine Essence", which was to be the starting point of a career as adventurous as it was unique. As schoolboys, the guys delivered newspapers to be able to realise the project. What at that time was an enormous effort, both humanly and financially, was to give birth for the first time a German band which mixing folk with black metal. With 2000 units, the album sold out quickly and was only re-released once with the first edition of the digipak of "Auld Lang Syne". Since 1998 it is considered a completely lost diamond in the band's discography. Time to finally dig it up again, remastered by Arkadius himself, with new artwork (very similar to the original), bonus tracks and for the first time available on vinyl. Suidakra, that's over 25 years of band history, tours all over the world, placements at the biggest festivals AND still good friends who enjoy making music together. It was also important to the label to revive the beginning of this unusual and unique journey together with extra Linar Notes from Arkadius... TRACKLIST 1. Banshee 2. Dragon Tribe 3. Heresy 4. Sheltering Dreams 5. Havoc 6. Warpipes Call Me 7. ... and a minstrel left the mourning valley 8. Internal Epidemic Bonus Material: 9. Banshee* 10. Heresy** 11. Sheltering Dreams (2020 version, unreleased) 12. Havoc* 13. Warpipes Call Me* 14. ...and a minstrel left the mourning valley (2020 version, unreleased) * re-recorded 2019, Echoes of Yore CD ** re-recorded 2007, Best Of CD running time: 52:17 Discography 1997 Lupine Essence 1998 Auld Lang Syne 1999 Lays From Afar 2000 The Arcanum 2002 Emprise To Avalon 2003 Signs For The Fallen 2005 Command To Charge 2006 Caledonia 2009 Crógacht 2011 Book of Dowth 2013 Eternal Defiance 2016 Realms Of Odoric 2018 Cimbric Yarns 2019 Echoes Of Yore 2020 Lupine Essence (ReRelease) Line-Up Arkadius Antonik - vocals (harsh), guitars Marcel Schoenen - guitars, vocals (clean) Christoph Zacharowski - bass Stefan Möller - drums Daniela Voigt - keyboards, female vocals Tina Stabel - Female Vocals (2020)

Dark melodic death metal ! Vermocracy from Vienna, founded in 2017, already caused quite a stir in the underground with their self-titled debut, released in 2020. The band has undoubtedly dedicated itself to dark melodic death metal, as a nod to the genre greats of the 90s. Stylistically and in terms of content, the band draws a dystopian picture of the failure and decay of modern society with powerful riffs, earthy grooves and bestial vocals. With "Age Of Dysphoria", the band consistently continues the path they have taken since their foundation and delivers an album that sets new standards in the band's history, both technically and compositionally. Aggressiveness paired with the necessary groove, playful melodies combined with powerful harshness and all that, despite a clear homage to the melodic death metal of the nineties, with a contemporary freshness and great joy of playing characterises the album, which lyrically deals with the desolation and hopelessness of today. Age Of Dysphoria" was recorded, produced and mastered in Norbert Leitner's studio in Vienna, which gives the band a more than powerful sound, which is further enhanced by the artwork by Armin Stocker, who also gives the whole thing a fitting visual framework. Vermocracy will definitely be a force to be reckoned with in the years to come! TRACKLIST 01. Intro 02. Necrocracy 03. World Of Wounds 04. The Void's Embrace 05. Opposed Evolution 06. Grace Of Hypnos 07. Perpetual Flood 08. The Pyre 09. In Darkness Let Me Dwell

Secret heroes of melodic death metal … Wenn man über schwedischen Melodic Death Metal der Neunziger spricht, fallen schnell Namen wie Dark Tranquillity, At The Gates und In Flames. Mit GATES OF ISHTAR wird dabei schnell eine Band vergessen, die musikalisch nicht weniger Einfluß auf das Genre hatte und zu den Einflüssen zahlreicher Bands gehört, die nach ihnen das Licht der Welt erblickten. Nach dem 1996er Debut „A Bloodred Path“ erschienen mit „The Dawn of Flames“ und „At Dusk and Forever“ zwei absolute Meilensteine des Genres, welche leider auch die letzten Veröffentlichung der Schweden blieben. Die Erstauflage ging Ende der Neunziger durch den Konkurs des damaligen Labels Invasion Records unter im Jahr 2017 erschien eine remasterte Neuauflage, die jedoch mittlerweile erneut entweder vergriffen ist, oder zu hohen Liebhaber und/oder Importpreisen gehandelt wird. Zeit also für ein ReRelease dieser zwei Rohdiamanten zu einer Zeit in der sich der Melodische Death Metal der Neunziger erneut einer steigenden Beleibtheit erfreut! 1. Perpetual Dawn (The Arrival of Eternity - End My Pain)2. Trail of Tears 3. Forever Scarred 4. Dreamfields 5. Dawn of Flames 6. Eternal Sin 7. No Time 8. The Embrace of Winter