MYSTIC CIRCLE - Erzdämon - CD

Black Metal Masterpiece! The Tyrolean black metal collective Asphagor make an impressive return in 2023! With "Pyrogenesis", the quintet presents its fourth studio album, which follows the highly acclaimed 2018 release "The Cleansing". On the present 11 songs with a playing length of over 60 minutes, the band offers sophisticated black and death metal at its best, where fans of extreme sounds will get their money's worth. With "Pyrogenesis", Asphagor once again create a complete work that is able to generate an atmospheric density that captivates the listener over the entire playing time and leaves him breathless and impressed. The new masterpiece was mixed and mastered by Victor 'Vic Santura' Bullok at Woodshed Studio. The impressive artwork, matching the theme of the album, was designed by singer Morgoth himself.

A revelation between rawness and atmosphere ! With "Blessed By The Light Of A Thousand Stars", the German black metallers Servant present an impressive and incredibly mature debut album, which stylistically undoubtedly stands on the shoulders of the great Scandinavian black metal bands. On closer inspection, this is hardly surprising, as the band is basically based on the remains, btw with main songwriter Farago a protagonist of Ancient Wargod, who were already active in the 90s. For whose reunion, never came to pass, the first rough song ideas were intended. In the course of the last 5 years, these ideas matured, also thanks to new comrades-in-arms, into the present album, which has a sound outfit in which the compositions unfold their full effect. The band uses the full range of stylistic means available in the genre and does also not renounce bombastic passages with choirs, keyboards and orchestral support, as well as parts that are deliberately kept raw and "monotonous". Contentwise the 9 tracks are not only inspired by modern Satanism, but also by the human emotional world and the longings associated with it. The longing for death, the desire for transience, elevation of the self, as well as the search for the meaning of life with the help of various religious and occult teachings are just a few examples to describe the approach of the lyrical part. The opulent work was recorded and produced by mastermind Farago himself, while the sound was given the finishing touches by Guano Apes drummer Dennis Poschatta during mastering at the Katzbach Studio in Göttingen. TRACKLIST 1. Negate The I 2. Death Meditation 3. The Ultimate Occult Worship 4. Foreshadowing Rite 5. Hymn To The Latest Days 6. Incantation Of The Old Ones 7. Destruction And Recreation 8. Ecclesia Obscuri 9. Blessed By The Light Of A Thousand Stars running time: 43:18 min

Thrilling Black Metal highlight!  Den aus dem Schwarzwald stammenden und 2019 gegründeten Black Metaller von Nocturnis gelang es bereits mit ihrer 2020 in Eigenregie veröffentlichten EP "Aporia" für Aufsehen zu sorgen und machten in vielen Reviews mit Höchstnoten auf sich aufmerksam. Die Band versteht es Dunkelheit und Melancholie sowie Atmosphäre und Brutalität zu vereinen und damit das schwarze Herz eines jeden Black Metallers im Sturm zu erobern.  Beim vorliegenden Album handelt es sich um ein Konzeptalbum, welches die Geschichte eines jungen Soldaten im ersten Weltkrieg erzählt, der aufgrund von erlebten Gräueltaten von seinem Gewissen in einen nicht minder erschütternden inneren Kampf getrieben wird, den er letztendlich verliert. „Unsegen“ wurde von Gitarrist Vincent Padrutt aufgenommen und produziert und von Christoph Brandes in den Iguana Studios gemastert und stellt technisch und musikalisch zweifellos ein Black Metal Highlight für alle Freunde des Genres dar.  TRACKLIST 1. Am Rande 2. Unsegen I 3. Unsegen II 4. Niedergang 5. Reue 6. Zerrissenheit

Nourishment for black souls! The German black metallers from Caradras came together around 2013 before releasing their now sold-out four-track EP "Ex nihilo" in 2015. In the years that followed, the band devoted themselves to extensive live activities before plunging into the work on this debut longplayer. "Schattenkönige" was recorded and mixed entirely by the band themselves, the mastering was done by Markus Stock (Empyrium, The Vision Bleak) at Klangschmiede E. The result is an album whose 8 songs captivate and inspire the listener with a special basic mood, without the band having to deviate from their chosen path with experiments alien to the genre. The quartet's rather classic black metal is raw and authentic over the entire playing time of a good 55 minutes. With M.D. (Helrunar), a guest singer could also be won for the recordings, who selectively enriches the atmosphere of the album enormously with his impressive voice. "Schattenkönige" is an album that should be warmly recommended not only to purists of the genre. TRACKLIST 1. Im Nebel 2. Siegel, gebrochen 3. Schattenkönige 4. Kettenhund 5. Prometheus 6. Drums in the Deep 7. In den Grüften 8. Von den Sternen running time: 55:01 min Line-up Caranthir - Vocals Dominik Winter - Gitarre, Vocals Maximilian Stiefermann - Bass Pelle - Drums

Symphonic Masterpiece!  The Portuguese Caedeous present with "Malum Supplicium" their third longplayer. It is, as with the two predecessors, a concept album, which thematically tells horror stories inspired by Lovecraft, Barker and Alighierie's works. The eternal struggle between good and evil, angels and demons, heaven and hell. The oppulent compositions of mastermind Paulo J. Mendes provide the necessary musical space for the concept and mercilessly unfold their effect in a wall of merciless black metal blast beats and a symphonic sound wall. In the meantime, Mendes has managed to gather a handsome line-up around him. Not only Annihilator bassist Rich Grey is a session musician on this project, but also mezzo-soprano Rosmerta, who makes her Caedeous debut on this album, is part of the band's lineup. "Malum Supplicum" was mixed and mastered by Rich Gray at Gray Matter Audio Studios in Soham, England and is released as a double CD! In addition to the regular album, the second CD contains the complete work in an orchestral version, which completes the musical vision of the band!