Product information "WARDRESS - Metal 'til the end - VINYL"
METAL TILL THE END! 12" Vinyl
Wardress were originally formed in Nürtingen in 1983 and have been dedicated to 80s NWOBHM ever since, but failed to cement their status with an album release in their early years. It took a quasi-re-formation in 2018 when guitarist Gor and vocalist Erich decided to finally put some recovered original song material from the band's early days on record. So in 2019 they finally released their debut "Dress For War" (2019) on which old songs as well as current material were immortalised.
The band used the time of the pandemic measures to work on their second album "Metal Til The End", on which the band remains stylistically true to their roots and at the same time makes the album title the programme! Sawing riffs with surprising breaks and anthemic melodies alternating with exploding solos, complemented by bitingly ironic lyrics. Production and mix, for which Rolf Munkes is responsible in the Empire Studio in Bensheim, provides a dynamic live-like atmosphere.
"Metal 'Til the End" seems to breathe, sweat and bleed. Heavy metal in its purest form, original and yet simply timeless!
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Stagewar - Danger To Ourselves CD
€9.99*
Finest Thrash’n Roll!
Stagewar, founded in 2003 in the Frankfurt area, live up to their name and have developed into a tireless live band over the last few years, playing a good 200 shows to date, with more to follow after the release of their third longplayer "Danger To Ourselves". The band themselves describe their style as "straight thrash metal with a good portion of rock'n'roll", which basically hits the nail on the head!
The present 8 tracks captivate with catchy and multilayered arrangements. The whole thing was mixed and mastered at Pitchback Studios by Aljoscha Sieg (Suidakra, Eskimo Callboy, among others), which promises a brilliant production. The album's artwork is by tattoo artist James Reuter (Remember Tomorrow Tattoos) and enhances not only the digipak but also the vinyl edition in a fold-out gatefold.
Stagewar anno 2021 sound more grown up than on their previous albums and are ready to dust off the neck muscles that got rusty during the Corona break and challenge them to new heights!
TRACKLIST
1. Danger To Ourselves
2. Box Of Dirt
3. Follow Me
4. R.U.N.
5. Eough Is Not Enough
6. Hands Of Time
7. Nothing For Nothing
8. Over And Out
Reternity - Cosmic Dreams CD
€12.99*
Per Aspera – ad Astra!
With "Cosmic Dreams", the Swabians around masterminds Carsten Sauter and Stefan Zörner present their third, most mature and at the same time most intense work. On the new album, the band surprises with a departure from the rather thrash-influenced predecessors to high-class arranged and produced tracks, which nevertheless unite all the trademarks that make up the band: melody, heaviness and variety between the otherwise so rigid metal pigeonholes.
A striking feature is the use of keyboards for the first time, which give Zörner's lyrics, which deal with the diaspora into outer space, the coldness of the stars and the increasing coldness of humans, gloomy dystophies and failed dreams, a perfect futuristic framework. The music is sometimes intricate and progressive ("Cosmic Dreams", "Blitzwerfer Blues", "Seemingly"), sometimes grippingly hard ("Only Scars Remain", "Depths of Nothingness") but also epic and expansive ("The Narrow Sleep", "Astronaut", "My Reternity"). Is this heavy metal, thrash, doom, prog, death or nu metal? Who cares! The result is a homogeneous sounding statement in metal!
With the producer of choice, Andy Horn (Fight feat. Rob Halford, Rob Rock, Cage, Edenbridge a.o.) and fresh blood on drums and bass, they worked intensively for months on an album that can undoubtedly play in the top league and is a groundbreaking album by the ambitious southern Germans.
TRACKLIST
1. Building Better Worlds
2. Untamed Hearts
3. Depths Of Nothingness
4. Cosmic Dreams
5. Astronaut
6. Blitzwerfer Blues
7. Seemingly
8. Only Scars Remain
9. Wonderful Life
10. The Narrow Sleep
11. My Reternity
running time: 44:44 min
AEONBLACK - The Time Will Come CD
€9.99*
Pure Fucking Heavy Metal!
Aeonblack, founded in 2003, present their second longplayer "The Time Will Come", on which they not only hold up the flag of traditional heavy metal, but are obviously willing to breathe new life into this genre. Because if you think of "traditional heavy metal" as old-fashioned fare, then you'd better get warm!
"The Time Will Come" offers a massive wall of sound on 11 songs with powerful aggressive riffing, two-part guitars and classic melodic to scream-like vocals, which are performed with a joy of playing as if the quartet had sprung from a fountain of youth. A real punch of power and rawness with sophisticated arrangements and great songs, which already have the potential to become classics of their genre. The album is not only an ode to Heavy Metal - it simply IS "Pure Fucking Heavy Metal"!
"The Time Will Come" was recorded at Cube Studio in Lörrach by the band, before mastermind Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Magnum) did the mixing and mastering at Humble Studio in Karlsruhe (Sinner, Khymera, Primal Fear, a.o.)
TRACKLIST
01. Specter In Black
02. I Won’t Think About Tomorrow
03. 1999 Annihilation Overture
04. The Time Will Come
05. Warriors Call
06. No Man’s Land
07. The Phantom Of Pain
08. Nightwalker
09. Fire Wheels
10. Raw, Loud And Furious
11. When The Darkness Falls
running time: 53:04 min
Stormwitch - Stronger Than Heaven - CD
€10.99*
Heavy Metal Classics!
The self-proclaimed Masters Of Black Romantic were founded in 1979 in the Bavarian village of Gerstetten. In 1984, they recorded their debut album "Walpurgis Night" for Gama Records. In the course of their career, the band had to compensate for many line-up changes, but they always managed to create something special with every album. In addition, the band always impressed on stage, both at their many single-weekend shows and on the numerous tours of their career. Like their label mates S.D.I., Stormwitch were also very popular behind the Iron Curtain, although their albums were usually hard to get in Eastern Europe. Stormwitch's best-known fans are the Swedish heavy metal monsters Hammerfall, who also covered the track "Ravenlord" from the album "Stronger Than Heaven".
Stormwitch are still active today and have released 13 albums so far. The reissued "Stronger Than Heaven" and "The Beauty And The Beast" are from 1986/87 and are still classics of the band. Also included are the live bonus tracks from the Battle Cry Records re-release editions.
1. Rats In The Attic2. Eternia3. Jonathan's Diary4. Slave To Moonlight5. Stronger Than Heaven6. Ravenlord7. Allies Of The Dark8. Dorian Gray
- - - Bonustracks - - -9. Children Of The Night (Live)10. Buried Alive (Live)11. Long Boats On The Horizon (Live)12. Beware The Demons (Live)
Stormwitch - The Beauty And The Beast - CD
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Heavy Metal Classics!
The self-proclaimed Masters Of Black Romantic were founded in 1979 in the Bavarian village of Gerstetten. In 1984, they recorded their debut album "Walpurgis Night" for Gama Records. In the course of their career, the band had to compensate for many line-up changes, but they always managed to create something special with every album. In addition, the band always impressed on stage, both at their many single-weekend shows and on the numerous tours of their career. Like their label mates S.D.I., Stormwitch were also very popular behind the Iron Curtain, although their albums were usually hard to get in Eastern Europe. Stormwitch's best-known fans are the Swedish heavy metal monsters Hammerfall, who also covered the track "Ravenlord" from the album "Stronger Than Heaven".
Stormwitch are still active today and have released 13 albums so far. The reissued "Stronger Than Heaven" and "The Beauty And The Beast" are from 1986/87 and are still classics of the band. Also included are the live bonus tracks from the Battle Cry Records re-release editions.
1. Call of the Wicked 2. The Beauty and the Beast 3. Just for One Night4. Emerald Eye 5. Tears by the Firelight 6. Tigers of the Sea 7. Russia's on Fire 8. Cheyenne (Where the Eagles Retreat) 9. Welcome to Bedlam
- - - Bonustracks Live 1990 - - -10. Emerald Eye 11. Call of the Wicked 12. The Beauty and the Beast 13. Tears by the Firelight 14. Russia's on Fire 15. Thunder and Lightning 03:55 16. Cheyenne 05:20 17. Away from the Darkness 03:12 18. Tigers of the Sea 07:33
SDI - 80s Metal Band CD
€12.99*
The Return of 80s Metal!
31 years after their last regular longplayer "Mistreated" the German Speed Metal veterans of SDI are back with a new album! Already since 2013 the resumed activities of the band have been condensed with several concerts and festival appearances and so the band was on stage again at the "Keep It True", the "True Trash Fest" in Japan, as well as the Czech "Obscene Extreme" and several shows and tours across Europe since 2017.
In the year 2019 the trio finally made it back to various studios, where they recorded 12 new tracks, which reflect the band's range from speed metal grenades to metal anthems in best old-school manner. To get rid of the expectation to have reinvented the wheel somehow, the title of the album makes it clear what's going on - and so this album is all about the 80s, respectively the style the band already made her mark in in the 80s!
"80s Metal Band" is therefore not only a description with which SDI also feel represented in 2020, but also the motto and title of the new longplayer, which takes the listener 30 years back in time. The mix of Føni Goedereis and the mastering of Peter "Pluto" Neuber (Primordial, Blood Red Throne, Manos) make sure that the sound of SDI fits into the new millennium!
Iron Cross - Iron Cross CD
€9.99*
Florida's best kept secret are the late 70s formed IRON CROSS. Their original Heavy Metal tunes are times back surely on of the most pure evil hymns around. US Metal Highlight finally available again. While other US Metal gems like Attacker, Omen, Metal Church or Jag Panzer get more famous Iron Cross still kept Underground. The music itself was more extreme and reminds in some parts of early Slayer and early Mercyful Fate. If you want to listen pure Heavy Metal underground classic, take a listen to „Iron Cross“ - maybe the most extreme US Power Metal ever?
TRACKLIST
01. Demons Deciple
02. Angel Of Death
03. Demons
04. Bloodlust
05. Dark Dreams
06. Fantasy World
07. Mistress Of The Dark
08. S&M Medley
*Bonus Tracks*
09. Believer Deceiver
10. Rest In Peace
11. Dark Dreams
12. Am I Insane
13. Fantasy World
EMERALD - Iron On Iron CD
€9.99*
Heavy Metal Pioneers!
Dutch heavy metal pioneers EMERALD are probably one of the best-kept secrets of this country's music. Founded in the mid-70s by school friends, they recorded a few demo tapes under different band names. The first one was from 1976 and it was a long way until 1984 when they changed their name to EMERALD, influenced by the THIN LIZZY anthem. The first album, a collection of demo tracks and some new songs, was eventually released by a label that went bankrupt shortly after and the album faded into obscurity. The band continued for a while, but then disbanded at the end of the 80s.
In 1998, the band was contacted by the German metal underground fanzine "That's Metal", which brought the band back into the spotlight. The German label Iron Glory finally re-released the debut album in 1999 under the name "Iron On Iron", after which the band received very good reviews worldwide and also started performing live again from 2000.
As the album has been out of print for a long time, we have re-released this gem in cooperation with Iron Glory Records to make it accessible to all those metalheads who don't have this album in their collection, which should concern a whole generation of metalheads who have joined since then.
TRACKLIST
01. Hell Racer
02. Iron On Iron
03. D-Day
04. Shadows Of Almighty
05. Down Town
06. Angels Of The Red Light
07. Suicide
08. Witch
09. Johnny’s On The Run
10. Sirens
running time: 36:38
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ACCUSER - Rebirthless - VINYL 12" LP
€21.99*
ATTENTION: Due to long production and delivery times for vinyl, this item will not be in stock until the end of December!Powerful thrash metal neckbreaker!
Since their beginnings as torchbearers of German thrash metal in the 1980s, Siegen-based ACCUSER have established themselves as one of the most consistent and influential capacities in the international metal scene. With their unmistakable sound, which combines powerful riffs and complex song structures, they have gained a loyal fan base over the decades and inspired numerous generations of metal fans.
With “Rebirthless”, the quartet now present their 13th studio album, picking up stylistically from their previous albums “Dependent Domination” and “Diabolic”, while also incorporating elements from the band's earlier albums. Overall, “Rebirthless” is exactly what the band envisioned: a powerful and thoughtful album that perfectly realizes their musical vision while containing everything that has always defined the band: powerful melodies, aggressive rhythms and profound lyrics that captivate listeners and make them think.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Martin Buchwalter at Gernhart Studio in Troisdorf. The cover artwork is based on the painting “La révolte des Enfers contre le Ciel (The revolt of the hell against the heaven)” by Antoine Joseph Wiertz.
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BOSPARANS FALL - Live At Aaargh Festival 2024 - CD
€11.99*
Die süddeutschen Rollenspiel Death Metaller haben auf dem diesjährigen Aaargh Festival eine überzeugende Umsetzung ihres Konzeptalbums "Götterspiel: Dunkle Zeiten" abgeliefert und veröffentlichen den Mitschnitt nun als Livealbum!
1. Intro
2. Rondra
3. Dunkle Zeiten
4. Bosparans Zinnen
5. Schwarzmagier Xardas
6. Firun
7. Praios
8. Ifirns Heim
9. Interlude
10. Kampf um Norbeneck
11. Alrik Immerda
12. Rondras Segen
13. Goldene Blüten auf blauem Grund
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FABULOUS DESASTER - Hang 'em High (2024 rerelease incl. Bonustracks(
€11.99*
Thrash Metal Attack
Das Rerelease des 2016er Debut Albums der deutschen Thrash Metaller. Als Bonus enthält dieser Klassiker 4 weitere Tracks, die teils noch aus der Demo Phase der Band stammen, für dieses Rerelease allerdings neu aufgenommen wurden und in dieser Form bisher unveröffentlicht sind.
1. Death Is Loud
2. Faster Than Light
3. Warsaw
4. Thrash Bang Wallop
5. Midnight Fistfight
6. Wellness In Hell
7. R.I.P. (Rest In POWER)
8. Thrash Metal Symphony
9. Toxic Nuclear War
10. Customized
-- bonus tracks --11. Hungry For Life
12. Burst Into Fames
13. When The Silence’s So Loud
14. Toxic Nuclear War BONUS TRACK INFOS
"Hungry For Life" (vom Stay Hungry Demo 2005): Ältester der Songs, noch von der Fabulous Desaster Vorgänger-Band "Stay Hungry". Tauchte später noch mal 2013 auf dem zweiten Fabulous Desaster Demo "Chaos.Torture.Terror.Violence" auf.
"Burst Into Flames" und "When The Silence's So Loud" (vom ersten Fabulous Desaster Demo 2010): Allererste Fabulous Desaster Songs, in alter Stay Hungry Bandbesetzung (noch ohne Andi und Matthes).Die Songs wurden 2023 extra für das "Hang 'Em High" Re-release komplett neu eingespielt (bei Armin Rave im Soundsight Studio, wo auch die Hang ‘Em High produziert wurde). Bei allen 3 Aufnahmen ist am Gesang auch der ursprünglicher Bassist Patrick “Bude” Hausmann zu hören (bei “Burst Into Flames” sogar als Main-Vocals, er hatte den Song damals auch geschrieben).
"Toxic Nuclear War", alternative Version mit Andi statt Jan am Gesang. Tauchte schon einmal 2017 auf einer "Hang 'Em High" Südamerika-exclusive Edition auf. Ursprünglich wurde der Song von Andis Vorgänger am Bass "Bude" geschrieben und auch gesungen. Als Andi in die Band kam, hat er bei dem Song auch den Gesang übernommen und singt den Song bis heute live. Nur auf der Album Version wird der Song von Jam gesungen
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SUIDAKRA - DarkanakraD - VINYL 12" LP
€21.99*
Back to the roots?!
Exactly 30 years to the month after the band was founded, German melodic/Celtic death metallers SUIDAKRA present their 15th studio album! Musically, the band seem to be returning to their early years with these 11 tracks, as DarkanakraD is undoubtedly dominated by melodic death metal parts, but at the same time also undergoes further development. The album, whose title translates as “Armageddon”, sounds as fresh and powerful as if the band had sprung from a fountain of youth and concludes the “Realms Of Odoric” trilogy, which began in 2016 with the album of the same name.
The 11 songs, recorded, mixed and mastered for the first time by mastermind Arkadius himself at his own GHA Studio in Würzburg, were mastered by death metal legend Dan Swanö. This was something of a dream come true for Arkadius, as Edge Of Sanity played a formative role in the musical and melodic direction of the band in Suidakra's early days. With an At The Gates medley at the end of the record, Suidakra also pay tribute to another influence of their founding years.
The content concept, as well as the corresponding artwork, was once again created by Kris Verwimp and so “Darkankrad” contains everything that has shaped the band over the last 30 years and is an album that could not have been a better present for the band's anniversary, both for themselves and their die-hard fans!
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AEONBLACK - Metal Bound - CD
€11.99*
Lang lebe der Heavy Metal!
Rerelease des 2014er Debut Albums der süddeutschen Heavy/Power Metaller!
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ACCUSER - Rebirthless - CD
€13.99*
Powerful thrash metal neckbreaker!
Since their beginnings as torchbearers of German thrash metal in the 1980s, Siegen-based ACCUSER have established themselves as one of the most consistent and influential capacities in the international metal scene. With their unmistakable sound, which combines powerful riffs and complex song structures, they have gained a loyal fan base over the decades and inspired numerous generations of metal fans.
With “Rebirthless”, the quartet now present their 13th studio album, picking up stylistically from their previous albums “Dependent Domination” and “Diabolic”, while also incorporating elements from the band's earlier albums. Overall, “Rebirthless” is exactly what the band envisioned: a powerful and thoughtful album that perfectly realizes their musical vision while containing everything that has always defined the band: powerful melodies, aggressive rhythms and profound lyrics that captivate listeners and make them think.
The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Martin Buchwalter at Gernhart Studio in Troisdorf. The cover artwork is based on the painting “La révolte des Enfers contre le Ciel (The revolt of the hell against the heaven)” by Antoine Joseph Wiertz.
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SUIDAKRA - DarkanakraD - lim. DigiPak
€16.99*
Back to the roots?!
Exactly 30 years to the month after the band was founded, German melodic/Celtic death metallers SUIDAKRA present their 15th studio album! Musically, the band seem to be returning to their early years with these 11 tracks, as DarkanakraD is undoubtedly dominated by melodic death metal parts, but at the same time also undergoes further development. The album, whose title translates as “Armageddon”, sounds as fresh and powerful as if the band had sprung from a fountain of youth and concludes the “Realms Of Odoric” trilogy, which began in 2016 with the album of the same name.
The 11 songs, recorded, mixed and mastered for the first time by mastermind Arkadius himself at his own GHA Studio in Würzburg, were mastered by death metal legend Dan Swanö. This was something of a dream come true for Arkadius, as Edge Of Sanity played a formative role in the musical and melodic direction of the band in Suidakra's early days. With an At The Gates medley at the end of the record, Suidakra also pay tribute to another influence of their founding years.
The content concept, as well as the corresponding artwork, was once again created by Kris Verwimp and so “Darkankrad” contains everything that has shaped the band over the last 30 years and is an album that could not have been a better present for the band's anniversary, both for themselves and their die-hard fans!
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SUIDAKRA - DarkanakraD - CD (Jewelcase)
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Back to the roots?!
Exactly 30 years to the month after the band was founded, German melodic/Celtic death metallers SUIDAKRA present their 15th studio album! Musically, the band seem to be returning to their early years with these 11 tracks, as DarkanakraD is undoubtedly dominated by melodic death metal parts, but at the same time also undergoes further development. The album, whose title translates as “Armageddon”, sounds as fresh and powerful as if the band had sprung from a fountain of youth and concludes the “Realms Of Odoric” trilogy, which began in 2016 with the album of the same name.
The 11 songs, recorded, mixed and mastered for the first time by mastermind Arkadius himself at his own GHA Studio in Würzburg, were mastered by death metal legend Dan Swanö. This was something of a dream come true for Arkadius, as Edge Of Sanity played a formative role in the musical and melodic direction of the band in Suidakra's early days. With an At The Gates medley at the end of the record, Suidakra also pay tribute to another influence of their founding years.
The content concept, as well as the corresponding artwork, was once again created by Kris Verwimp and so “Darkankrad” contains everything that has shaped the band over the last 30 years and is an album that could not have been a better present for the band's anniversary, both for themselves and their die-hard fans!
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SLECHTVALK - At Death’s Gate (lim. DigiPak)
€16.99*
limited Digipak! Brutal & Epic Blackened Death Metal!The Dutch band Slechtvalk have been making their mark on the European metal scene since 1999 and have been delighting fans of symphonic, folk, black and Viking death metal for the past 25 years. While some bands lose their bite over the years, Slechtvalk present themselves more extreme and brutal than ever before on their sixth longplayer “At Death's Gate”.
Fans of the band, who had to wait eight years for a follow-up to “Where Wandering Shadows and Mists Collide”, will be delighted with “At Death's Gate”. The Dutchmen create a dense, dark atmosphere with impressive precision, one moment creating a melodic tapestry of sound and the next bludgeoning everything to the ground.
The 9 songs, which can perhaps best be described as “brutal, epic black/death metal”, were produced, mixed and mastered under the direction of Lasse Lammert at LSD Studio (Wind Rose, Alestorm, Strydegor, etc.). The cover artwork was created by Mark Erskine.
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SLECHTVALK - At Death’s Gate (JewelCase)
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Brutal & Epic Blackened Death Metal!
The Dutch band Slechtvalk have been making their mark on the European metal scene since 1999 and have been delighting fans of symphonic, folk, black and Viking death metal for the past 25 years. While some bands lose their bite over the years, Slechtvalk present themselves more extreme and brutal than ever before on their sixth longplayer “At Death's Gate”.
Fans of the band, who had to wait eight years for a follow-up to “Where Wandering Shadows and Mists Collide”, will be delighted with “At Death's Gate”. The Dutchmen create a dense, dark atmosphere with impressive precision, one moment creating a melodic tapestry of sound and the next bludgeoning everything to the ground.
The 9 songs, which can perhaps best be described as “brutal, epic black/death metal”, were produced, mixed and mastered under the direction of Lasse Lammert at LSD Studio (Wind Rose, Alestorm, Strydegor, etc.). The cover artwork was created by Mark Erskine.
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LANKESTER MERRIN - Dark Mother's Child - CD
€12.99*
Highly dynamic, female fronted powerhouse!
After their successful second album “Dark Mother Rises”, the female fronted melodic metallers LANKESTER MERRIN from Lower Saxony present their third album “Dark Mother's Child”. It offers nine neck-breaking and at the same time highly melodic songs, including true metal anthems and varied midtempo rockers, heavy double bass numbers and mighty power ballads.
On “Dark Mother's Child”, the band continues its breathtaking development and sometimes goes even harder than on its predecessors. Razor-sharp solos, lightning-fast double bass passages and driving guitar riffs make this album an audio experience worth listening to, whereby the multi-faceted vocals of frontwoman Cat Rogers should not go unmentioned. She has succeeded in refining her style, making her voice an almost unmistakable figurehead for Lankester Merrin.
The album was again recorded and produced at the Institut für Wohlklangforschung in Hanover (e.g. Drone, Grailknights) under the direction of Hannes Huke and is recommended to every fan of catchy, powerful and melodic power metal that, despite female vocals, stays away from the usual symphonic corner!
BATTLESWORD - (XX)V - Of Tales And Tragedies CD
€12.99*
Old School Melodic Death Metal Highlight !
Seit 25 Jahren ziehen BATTLESWORD nun schon ihre Kreise durch schwermetallische Gefilde und legen zu diesem Anlass ihren fünften Longplayer vor, welcher in seinem Titel "(XX)V" sowohl auf das Jubiläum, als auch die Albumnummer anspielt. Auch den Zusatz „Of Tales And Tragedies“ kann man getrost als Anlehnung an die Historie der Band und der Dinge die man in so einer Zeitspanne durchlebt deuten.
Musikalisch machen Battlesword unbeirrt dort weiter wo sie zum Glück nie aufgehört haben: Es gibt den typischen Battlesword Sound, der immer mal wieder durch neue Elemente erweitert wurde. Von fast doomigen Parts bis hin zu gnadenlosen Blasts wird die stilistische Abwechslung einerseits nicht überstrapaziert, ist aber dennoch vielschichtig genug um bei den 11 Songs über die komplette Laufzeit nie Langeweile aufkommen zu lassen. Wie schon beim Vorgänger wurde „(XX)V“ im Big Easy Studio in Hennef von Michael "Freio" Haas aufgenommen und gemixt, während man das Mastering erneut in die Hände von Dan Swanö gelegt hat.
Ein Novum in der Battlesword Historie ist übrigens, dass es bei „(XX)V - Of Tales And Tragedies“ keine Änderungen im Line-Up gegeben hat und man sich beim Song "Brethren Of The Sword" quasi eine Hommage an sich selbst erlaubt und gegönnt hat. Darüberhinaus gibt es natürlich nach wie vor genau das, was man von einem zünftigen Melodic Death Metal,- und einem Battlesword Album im speziellen - erwartet.
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FINAL CRY - Zombique - CD
€11.99*
New edition of the completely sold-out 2018 album by Lower Saxony melodic death/thrashers Final Cry. With "Zombique", the band made an impressive comeback after 11 years of radio silence and released the rawest and heaviest album in their history to date. Guitarist Eiko, who took over the vocals in the meantime, characterizes this album with deep growls (rather unusual for Final Cry up to this point) and contributes a lot to the fact that the content concept, which revolves around voodoo cults and zombie stories among the Caribbean slaves with partly historically documented protagonists and their influence up to the Haitian revolution, also unfolds musically in full brutality.
Recorded and produced under the direction of Jost Schlüter at Pure Sonic Studios in Langelsheim, "Zombique" also features all of the band's trademarks that have grown over the years: merciless riffing, high tempos, great melodies and guitarist Eiko Truckenbrodt's almost unmistakable solos.
"Zombique" is a prime example of how a band should come back after a long break: With a punch right in the face! This re-released version of the comeback album features a slightly modified cover artwork.
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SERVANT - Aetas Ascensus - CD
€12.99*
Age of Ascension !
With their impressive debut "Blessed By The Light Of A Thousand Stars" Servant belonged to the Black Metal surprises of the year 2021. Now with "Aetas Ascensus" the successor is ready to confirm the high expectations, which they undoubtedly succeed in doing! With the new 9 songs Servant fulfil their claim to take the next step.
Musically, much of the new material seems more furious and wild. Blast beats are paired with complex harmonic guitars and merge with the authentic vocals to create an emotionally charged atmosphere. Melody and harmony are the cornerstones of another impressive Black Metal work, which lyrically deals with a variety of religious texts, whereby gnosis plays a major role here and also the politics behind. So the album also contains songs about emperors and kings who have fallen prey to madness and have helped to destroy themselves and their empire.
"Aetas Ascensus" is a complex piece of music, bursting with a wealth of details. Those who already enjoyed the Scandinavian Black Metal influenced debut will love the no less majestic, latently symphonic and yet more brute successor!
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DEIMOS' DAWN - Anthem Of The Lost - VINYL LP
€18.99*
Marc Grewe goes THRASH METAL!
When Germany's flagship-growler Marc Grewe (ex-Morgoth, Insidious Disease) gets ready to step behind a microphone, you can be sure to be bombarded with pure Death Metal ... until now! Because with Deimos' Dawn the scene veteran stands for the first time in front of a THRASH METAL band of pure and classical coinage. Bands like Kreator, Slayer, Sodom and Sepultura have obviously left deep marks on the band's founders Andy Doé (guitar), Matthias Lange (bass) and Mathias Schmidt (drums), so that the three, who have known each other since early childhood, didn't have to spend a long time looking for ideas when they launched Deimos Dawn in 2017 and soon recruited the perfect frontman in Marc.
12 songs, on which Grewe with the full vocal range of his skills and the most diverse vocal performance of his career puts the black-golden crown of a poison and bile-spewing king of the underworld, are waiting to blow a fresh wind of devastation through your brain. The band's great joy in playing makes it unmistakably clear that Deimos' Dawn are something special. So special, in fact, that former Sodom guitarist and jack-of-all-trades Andy Brings had to write (nearly) all lyrics and produce Grewe's vocals out of sheer enthusiasm for the concept and songs. Yes, had to!
With "Anthem Of The Lost" Deimos' Dawn undoubtedly write a new, strong chapter in the big book of Thrash Metal!
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DEIMOS' DAWN - Anthem Of The Lost - CD
€12.99*
Marc Grewe goes THRASH METAL!
When Germany's flagship-growler Marc Grewe (ex-Morgoth, Insidious Disease) gets ready to step behind a microphone, you can be sure to be bombarded with pure Death Metal ... until now! Because with Deimos' Dawn the scene veteran stands for the first time in front of a THRASH METAL band of pure and classical coinage. Bands like Kreator, Slayer, Sodom and Sepultura have obviously left deep marks on the band's founders Andy Doé (guitar), Matthias Lange (bass) and Mathias Schmidt (drums), so that the three, who have known each other since early childhood, didn't have to spend a long time looking for ideas when they launched Deimos Dawn in 2017 and soon recruited the perfect frontman in Marc.
12 songs, on which Grewe with the full vocal range of his skills and the most diverse vocal performance of his career puts the black-golden crown of a poison and bile-spewing king of the underworld, are waiting to blow a fresh wind of devastation through your brain. The band's great joy in playing makes it unmistakably clear that Deimos' Dawn are something special. So special, in fact, that former Sodom guitarist and jack-of-all-trades Andy Brings had to write (nearly) all lyrics and produce Grewe's vocals out of sheer enthusiasm for the concept and songs. Yes, had to!
With "Anthem Of The Lost" Deimos' Dawn undoubtedly write a new, strong chapter in the big book of Thrash Metal!
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Mandragora Thuringia - Rex Silvarum - CD
€12.99*
Von Sagen, Schlachten und Trinkgelagen !
Mit Mandragora Thuringia und ihrem zweiten Longplayer „Rex Silvarum“ schickt sich eine der vielversprechendsten deutschen Folk Metal Bands an, die Herzen von Fans mittelalterlicher Klänge im harten Metal Gewandt im Sturm zu erobern. Bereits der Vorgänger „Der Vagabund“ sorgte für einiges Aufsehen und bescherte der Band umfangreiche Präsenz auf Bühnen und Festivals.
„Rex Silvarum“ bietet alles, was das Folk Metal Herz begehrt: Harte Gitarrenklänge gepaart mit volkstümlichen Instrumenten erzeugen eine mitreißende Stimmung zwischen brachialen, metallischen Parts und tanzbaren, treibenden Dudelsack- und Akkordeonmelodien. Abgerundet wird das Ganze mit epischen Keyboards, Chören oder Streichern, welche die Emotionen der Lieder tragen und Gänsehaut verbreiten. Das Album enthält 13 abwechslungsreiche Songs, die Geschichten aus alten Tagen erzählen, von Schlachten berichten oder zum Trinken einladen.
Setzt euch zu den Thüringern ans Lagerfeuer und lauscht ihren unwiederstehlichen Melodien. Aufgenommen in den Splendid Wave Studios von Dom R. Crey (Equilibrium, Nothgard) und gemastert von Andre Hofman (Varg, Wolfchant) gibts zudem noch Gastauftritte von Dom R. Crey und Robse Dahn. Rex Silvarum - der König des Waldes gewährt euch eine Audienz!
TRACKLIST01. Frühling02. Ausbruch'03. Falkenflug04. Kreaturen der Nacht05. Sunufatarungo06. Rex Silvarum07. Waldgeflüster08. Amygdala (feat. Dom R. Crey)09. Grünes Meer10. Kriegerbarden11. Trollmelodie12. Linde (feat. Robert 'Robse' Dahn)13. Herbst
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CASSIUS KING - Dread The Dawn - CD
€12.99*
All Hail to the King!
Dan Lorenzo (ex-Hades, Non Fiction, Patriarchs In Black) ist eine fleischgewordene Riff Maschine, oder wie die Fachpresse ihm oft bescheinigte: Seine Meisterschaft in der Kunst echte, lebensnahe Riffs zu schreiben ist unübertroffen! Mit „Dread To Dawn“ treten Cassius King auf ihrem Zweitlingswerk erneut den Beweis dieser Aussage an.
Auf 11 Songs wälzt sich das Quartett durch schleppende, ergreifende Melodien, umschlungen von den markanten Vocals von Jason McMaster (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys), welche dem Gesamtsound eine authentische Tiefe verleihen und getrieben von den erbarmungslosen Grooves eines Ron Lipnicki (ex-Overkill, Whiplash). Cassius King ist ein vertontes Gefühl, welchem man mit den Oberbegriffen Doom und Stoner eigentlich nicht gerecht werden kann. Mit dem Release von „Dread To Dawn“ beweisen die Herren zudem, dass es sich bei Cassius King um deutlich mehr handelt, als ein einmalig konstruiertes All-Star Projekt. Zählt man Dan Lorenzos gleichnamiges Solo Album aus dem Jahr 2004 mit, ist der Nachfolger des letztjährigen „Field Trip“ bereits der dritte Longplayer in nahezu identischer Besetzung. Wer sich von den vorliegenden Songs in die Tiefe reißen lässt, wird unwillkürlich hoffen, dass es nicht das letzte seiner Art ist.
TRACKLIST 1. Abandon Paradise
2. As I Beginn To Turn
3. Back From The Dead
4. Genesis
5. Royal Blooded
6. Pariah To Messiah
7. Dread The Dawn
8. How The West Was Won
9. Doomsday Hand
10. Bad Man Down
11. Troubleshooter
running time: 49:41 min