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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

BLACK FUCKING METAL! Since 1997, HYEMS have been celebrating Black Metal, which, oscillating between hymns and disharmony, is repeatedly thwarted by a snotty punk attitude. The band resists the commercially promising temptations of modern styles and reflects in their music on what once tipped the scales for their foundation: the fascination for Black Metal of the 90s. Free of any aspirations for success, vanity and any expectations of the future. With "Anatomy of Failure" the band presents their ninth release, which "belongs by far to the best we have ever done" as frontman A.E.J. emphasizes. The album, which was recorded and produced in the Tobe Studio in Siegen, not only impresses with its musical authenticity, but is also based on a sophisticated content. The lyrics deal with an interdependent individual and collective failure that leads to catastrophes of different kinds. Inspired by historical examples, but also deeply personal experiences of the musicians. The lyrics do not describe, they accuse this failure. They are highly political and show the middle finger to anyone who conjures up such a failure, or who surrenders to this failure.

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

Uncompromising! With their sixth studio album, which aptly bears the name "The Sixth", the South Germans prove once more that they are not ready to be pushed into a drawer. Between modern Post, - and the Pagan Black Metal of their early days, Thormesis have managed to create their own place for their music with their sophisticated songwriting, without having to make any compromises in soundtechnical or contentwise. The band consistently relies on the trademarks of their last albums and combines great, touching melodies with a frosty sound, for which the band, like on the previous album "Trümmerfarben", shows itself responsible which underlines the uncompromising nature of their musical work. With "The Sixth" Thormesis have created an album which undoubtedly represents the highlight of the quartet's musical work and captivates and fascinates the listener from the first to the last tone.

Always intense! Four years after their last album "Träume der Schlaflosen" the fourth Full Lenght album of the german VARGSHEIM titled "Söhne der Sonne" is available. The band itself, which was already founded in 2005 and whose musicians are also active as the live band of Imperium Dekadenz, has the ambition to improve their work from album to album. "Söhne der Sonne" unites the charm of the rocky, rude predecessor and at the same time also reflects a bit on the conceptual songwriting of the first records - and unites the trademarks of their previous works on a common denominator. The result is a black-metallic journey that lyrically deals with Overestimation of one's own capabilities, self-awareness, human arrogance and the ravages of time. These themes are embedded in a musical foundation that does justice to the content in terms of emotional intensity... Söhne der Sonne" was mixed and mastered by Nikita Kamprad (Der Weg einer Freiheit) / Ghost City Recordings (e.g. Ancst, Beyond The Black), while bassist Harvst himself is responsible for the haunting cover painting.