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Brand new solo album from former Ministry / Revolting Cocks vocalist Chris Connelly, Connelly describes Graveyard Sex as one of his greatest works yet. Chris Connelly is a pivotal member of Ministry, Revolting Cocks, The Damage Manual, Murder Inc. and Fini Tribe. A loyal fanbase that has ensured that precious Connelly / Armalyte collaborations have sold out. TRACK LISTING 1. Graveyard Sex 2. Infinite Last Wish 3. Silk Balune 4. Lindsay Cooper 5. The Hypnotic Standby 6. The Heart Has To Ache Before It Learns To Beat 7. Mesmerido 8. For The Love Of The Tension 9. You Forget To Answer 10. Looking For A Coda |
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On November 28th 2020, MYSTERY will release its 4th live recording. Over the years, the Canadian progressive rock band has gained the reputation of being a great Live band. Caught in the Whirlwind of Time showcase the power and magic of a MYSTERY concert with over 2hour 45 minutes recorded on the first show of the Live and Butterflies Tour Recorded and Filmed November 17th 2018 at the Boerderij Cultuurpodium, Zoetermeer, Netherlands 208 Minutes approximate running time + 2 Bonus Videos Always at the forefront of the Progressive Rock Scene from Canada, MYSTERY continues the tradition of releasing albums with great production and musicianship. And has become the most popular Canadian prog band in Europe and the UK after Rush and Saga. MYSTERY includes Antoine Michaud on keyboards, François Fournier on bass, Sylvain Moineau on guitar, Jean-Sébastien Goyette on drums, Jean Pageau on vocals, flute and keyboards and Michel St-Père on guitars. Digipak Cardboard sleeve with 16 page color booklet and 1 Bluray NTSC- region zero TRACK LISTING Looking for Something Else The Scarlett Eye Come to Me The Willow Tree How Do You Feel? Shadow of the Lake Delusion Rain Dare to Dream Where Dreams come Alive The Sailor and the Mermaid Wall Street King Pride Something to Believe In Travel to the Night A Song for You Chrysalis The Preacher’s Fall |
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It is almost impossible to pigeonhole the legendary and unpredictable Gryphon, recently reformed nearly 40 years after a very successful spell throughout the 1970s, which included extensive touring in the States and Europe with Yes, Steeleye Span and Mahavishnu Orchestra. They even appeared on BBC Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4, all in the same week! Side One |
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CD with 16-page booklet, 33 tracks. Total playing time approx. 79 min. Finally – the second part of the seductive first release is available, another crazy compilation of the most beautiful ‘minor matter’ in the world: love, sex and all its varieties! Rare and interesting things at a spectacularly low price as part of the ‘Destination’ series on Bear Family. Welcome to ‘Chicksville U.S.A.’! We present more than 30 historical-erotic jewels, pleasurable items from the 1950s and 60s! What would ‘Chicksville U.S.A.’ be without the movie goddess Marilyn Monroe and her fellow artist Jayne Mansfield! There are also plenty of ‘bombshells’ from the music scene of the time: Pat Morrissey, Kay Martin, Dorothy Collins, Dinah Washington and two rarities from Frances Day as Gale Warning! Concentrated femininity creates wordless men: burlesque instrumentals by Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor, Barney Kessel and the Upsetters are the answer. Hits and rarities are combined here, many for the first time on CD! The richly illustrated full-color booklet contains song-by-song notes by Marc Mittelacher. Tracks: 01 Chicksvile U.S.A. – Jimmy Gray 02 Honey Rock – Barney Kessel 03 Shanty Tramp – Betty Dickson 04 I Get A Feeling – Debby Moore 05 I Want To Be Loved By You – Marilyn Monroe 06 Big Long Slidin’ Thing – Dinah Washington 07 Man Eater – Big Jay McNeely 08 Sixty Minute Man – Billy Darnell 09 Let’s Do It – Dorothy Collins 10 Let’s Slip Away – Cleo Laine 11 Hey Tiger – Felix & His Fabulous Cats 12 Yes – Mabel Scott 13 Met Rock – Gale Warning (Frances Day) 14 Love Charms – Dianne Maxwell 15 Trapped In The Web Of Love – Pat Morissey 16 Lolita – Berlingeri & His Orchestra 17 Casanova – Hermanas Serrana 18 Senor Blues – eri Southern 19 The Dig – Ken Kash Kwintet 20 Look At That Chick – Johnny Wright 21 Heartbreak Hotel – Gale Warning (Frances Day) 22 Scandal – King Rock & The Knights 23 Sweet Torture – Lincoln Chase 24 Slave Chain – The Sinners 25 Work With It – Que Martin & His Band 26 Fever – Kay Martin & Her Body Guards 27 Savage Girl – Felix & His Fabulous Cats 28 Man, It’s A Jungle – Ruth Wallis 29 Man, That’s Choice – Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor 30 The Strip – The Upsetters 31 Too Hot To Handle (Film Version) – Jayne Mansfield 32 Taboo – Roy Young 33 Can Can ’62 – Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers |
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The definitive Del Shannon retrospective and features all his recordings from his golden decade, 1960-1970, including unforgettable hits like Runaway, and the first American cover version of a Beatles song, From Me To You. Here are all of Del Shannons recordings for Bigtop, Ber-Lee, Amy, Liberty, and ABC-Dunhill. Many unissued sides are included. In addition, there are two CDs of rare demos. |
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The fourth and final part in our series on the history of progressive rock in Germany. Cross-label documentation of the only relevant German contribution to the international phenomenon of rock music > Important note for non-German speaking music lovers: all liner notes are in German. An English translation is unfortunately not available. 2-CD (trifold DigiSleeve) with 124-page booklet, 17 tracks. Total playing time approx. 156 min. Progressive Rock from Germany! Never before has there been a comparable compilation! Towards the end of the 1960s, German bands began their first attempts to emancipate themselves stylistically from their US and British role models. ProgRock and Pchychedelia from our country were initially smiled at internationally and disparagingly called ‘Krautrock’ by cult DeeJay John Peel, among others. Unorthodox formations could not be pigeonholed, and so a scene with a wide musical range was created. The fourth and final part is dedicated to the West Berlin scene of the day and presents popular bands such as Ash Ra Tempel, Lokomotive Kreuzberg, Agitation Free, Dissidenten, Klaus Schulze and Tangerine Dream alongside e.g. Karthago, Mythos, Human Being, Emtidi, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Cluster, Harmonia, or Os Mundi. Tracks: CD #1 01 Don’t Send Me Your Money, Send Me Your Heart – Karthago 02 Nostalgie – Lokomotive Kreuzberg 03 Eternity -Mythos 04 Light And Darkness /- Light Look At Your Sun – Ash Ra Tempel 05 Saat – Emtidi 06 Halt Dich an meiner Liebe fest – Ton Steine Scherben 07 Malesch – Agitation Free 08 Germanistan – Dissidenten 09 Regenmacher – Hans-Joachim Roedelius 10 Gamma Ray – Birth Control 11 Dreamweaver – Metropolis CD #2 01 Rikki – Cluster 02 Walky-Talky – Harmonia 03 Ways Of Changes – Klaus Schulze 04 Children’s Games – Os Mundi 05 Phaedra – Tangerine Dream 06 Human Being 1 (Edit) – Human Being |
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The 2nd EP from Oxford based Atmospheric Post-Hardcore outfit, Lastelle. With comparisons being drawn to the likes of Devil Sold His Soul, Casey, Underoath, Being As An Ocean, and The Elijah; we’re writing music that blends the power and hooks of Post-Hardcore with the dense soundscapes and textures of Post-Rock. Focusing on dynamic song writing, cascading vocal hooks, and emotional lyrics. After being a band for just over 2 years they ve already shared stages with the likes of DREAM STATE, THECITYISOURS, POLAR, PRESS TO MECO and many more. 1. Distant Bodies 2. Only Apathy 3. Coping Without A Cure 4. Departure 5. Reverie 6. Halcyon Days |
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Savage Garage Punk From Valhalla 1964 – 1978 Deluxe 6CD Box Set, Brand New and Sealed Over 160 ultra-rare, original recordings from 1964 – 1968 Full-colour 96 page, perfect bound booklet with detailed group biographies and rare images We re Gonna Change The World!! well, their ancestors certainly did way back in 1053, but these guitar-slingin Nordic hordes had other things on their mind after The Beatles and the Stones exploded circa 1964. This time around, their threads were sharper, their hair was longer, but the sound was just as fearsome! Gone were the longboats, now it was the sounds travelling overseas to announce the second coming of the Vikings! Featuring over 160 tracks, spanning six discs with detailed biographies and more. Combined with a horde of original photographic memorabilia and previously unreleased recordings, WE RE GONNA CHANGE THE WORLD is a rare treat for garage punk freaks, fans and collectors!! Featuring The Holders / Annaabee Nox / Beatmakers / Black Four / 1-2-6 / Gonks / Gaggas / Cherrystones / Melvins / Heaters / We4 / Missing Links / Clidows / Flippers / Royalstrings / Jormas / Moonjacks / Weedons / Somekind / Bootwigs / Vanguards / Palmes / Beefeaters / Bulwers / Mixers / Rondofour / Firestones / Bristol / Outsiders / Hounds / Mtelse / Mades / Sciencepoption |
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Sir! Sir! Where Is Your Underwear Episode 24 in the Cornflake Zoo Series 16-page full colour booklet comprehensive liner notes rare colour photographs Dustin E s alter ego as a partial purveyor of bad taste surfaces in despicable fashion for the 24th succulent instalment. A prickly combination of irony, fuzz pedals, little green men, reckless drivers, elephants and an overall dubious fashion sense culminate in a car crash compilation like no other. A bit like chewing on a sizable chunk of lysergic acid diethylamide or plasticine, the pleasure is yours, but the toilet s over there. Beautifully remastered selection of high jinx on wax with 16 page colour booklet to guide you to the end safely. 1. THE BEATNIKS My Aeroplane 1967 2. THE COOL CATS Machines 1967 3. NEW INSPIRATION Rudy The Marsman 1968 4. THE HIFIs What s A Bulb? 1967 5. KENNY I Don t Miss You 1968 6. DARWIN S THEORY All The Time Clementine 1967 7. THE (ST. THOMAS) PEPPER SMELTER Betty Boom, Little Monster Doggie And Peggie At The Witches Castle 1969 8. RONNIE & THE RONNIES Help! Help! 1967 9. THE MAGICS Wake Up! 1966 10. SYLVESTER S TEAM Rose 1967 11. SIR HENRY Mr Brown s Friend 1968 12. THE SAUTERELLES Where Have All The Flowers Gone 1968 13. LES MALEDICTUS SOUND Jim Clark Was Driving Recklessly 1968 14. THE HUNTERS Janosh 1966 15. THE GONKS In A Persian Market 1966 16. THE BOOTJACKS My Bass Guitar 1966 17. THE BEATHOVENS Blow Up Machine 1967 18. THE MEGA S Laura 1968 19. THE JAY FIVE Little Green Man 1968 20. POP & SYLVESTER S TEAM Doctor Henry 1967 21. THE HIFIs I m A Box (Mum-Mum-Mum) 1967 22. ANTOINE An Elephant s Looking At Me 1966 23. SIR HENRY Naughty Girl 1968 |
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LAWA is the acronym for the duo of Austrian soundtrack wizards Alain Leonard and Alex Wank. Once again they are honouring the world of film music in their idiosyncratic, very personal way. After their first Cineploit release, “Omaggio a Lucio Fulci and Fabio Frizzi (Exploit 02, 2012, Vinyl only) and the follow up, “Omaggio a Riz Ortolani (Exploit 06, 2015, Vinyl only) LAWA now takes a ride through the furthest reaches of ’70s and ’80s French and Italian cinema. From Michel Colombier, Michel Legrand and Jacques Revaux to Alessandro Alessandroni, Daniele Patucchi, Nico Catanese and G & M de Angelis, every base is covered. And, of course, not to forget the Master of them all: Ennio Morricone (RIP). These very special tracks have been renewed in LAWA’s dark electronic style, proving without a doubt the high-level craft of the composers extraordinaire that created them. Some versions are close to the original, but others have acted as springboards for new ideas and creations. This release is probably LAWA’s final reinterpretation of classic obscure film scores, as Messrs Leonard and Wank are creating more and more of their own atmospheric soundtrack music for documentaries, shorts and feature films – hopefully soon to be released via Cineploit as well. Now take a deep dive into this dark ride through European cinema, brought to you in the inimitable LAWA way! |
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LAWA is the acronym for the duo of Austrian soundtrack wizards Alain Leonard and Alex Wank. Once again they are honouring the world of film music in their idiosyncratic, very personal way. After their first Cineploit release, “Omaggio a Lucio Fulci and Fabio Frizzi (Exploit 02, 2012, Vinyl only) and the follow up, “Omaggio a Riz Ortolani (Exploit 06, 2015, Vinyl only) LAWA now takes a ride through the furthest reaches of ’70s and ’80s French and Italian cinema. From Michel Colombier, Michel Legrand and Jacques Revaux to Alessandro Alessandroni, Daniele Patucchi, Nico Catanese and G & M de Angelis, every base is covered. And, of course, not to forget the Master of them all: Ennio Morricone (RIP). These very special tracks have been renewed in LAWA’s dark electronic style, proving without a doubt the high-level craft of the composers extraordinaire that created them. Some versions are close to the original, but others have acted as springboards for new ideas and creations. This release is probably LAWA’s final reinterpretation of classic obscure film scores, as Messrs Leonard and Wank are creating more and more of their own atmospheric soundtrack music for documentaries, shorts and feature films – hopefully soon to be released via Cineploit as well. Now take a deep dive into this dark ride through European cinema, brought to you in the inimitable LAWA way! |
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Four years on from the debut album Cinematic Lies , the second release from SOSPETTO founder Christian Rzechak under the PAN/SCAN alias is heading your way. Inspired by old-school synthesizer soundscapes of the Berlin or Düsseldorf school, but with an atmospheric modern feel added, KOSMONAUTER is a pure electronic science fiction soundtrack to guide your dreams. Reminders of composers such as Jóhann Jóhannsson, Cliff Martinez or Steve Moore are quite intentional. The fusion of retro-futurism and contemporary electro-ambient innovations takes you on an exhilarating aural trip into the darkest, furthest reaches of infinite space! Who is the KOSMONAUTER? What is his mission? Does he defend us against danger or is he a threat himself? The six tracks on the album tell a story, but where this journey goes is up to the listener. The track titles hint at the true meaning, but who can interpret them? The KOSMONAUTER will invade your head; and, maybe, you will lose your mind…The KOSMONAUTER: Redemption or Apocalypse? Tracklist: 1. Situation 00:07:03 2. Orientation 00:04:20 3. Levitation 00:05:50 4. Confrontation 00:06:16 5. Accelaration 00:04:39 6. Finalisation 00:08:37 |
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Four years on from the debut album Cinematic Lies , the second release from SOSPETTO founder Christian Rzechak under the PAN/SCAN alias is heading your way. Inspired by old-school synthesizer soundscapes of the Berlin or Düsseldorf school, but with an atmospheric modern feel added, KOSMONAUTER is a pure electronic science fiction soundtrack to guide your dreams. Reminders of composers such as Jóhann Jóhannsson, Cliff Martinez or Steve Moore are quite intentional. The fusion of retro-futurism and contemporary electro-ambient innovations takes you on an exhilarating aural trip into the darkest, furthest reaches of infinite space! Who is the KOSMONAUTER? What is his mission? Does he defend us against danger or is he a threat himself? The six tracks on the album tell a story, but where this journey goes is up to the listener. The track titles hint at the true meaning, but who can interpret them? The KOSMONAUTER will invade your head; and, maybe, you will lose your mind…The KOSMONAUTER: Redemption or Apocalypse? Tracklist: 1. Situation 00:07:03 2. Orientation 00:04:20 3. Levitation 00:05:50 4. Confrontation 00:06:16 5. Accelaration 00:04:39 6. Finalisation 00:08:37 |
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5th album by this ever popular band |
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3rd album by this UK Psychobilly trio |
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Ivory Tower was a North American Glam Metal band formed in 1983 in Newark, New Jersey. After an extensive time playing in clubs they finally record their debut album that short lived indie label Wolfe Records (Britny Fox, Tangier, etc.) releases in 1988. The band released only this album and shortly vanished leaving behind a cult following until today. It is a fine document of the heavier side of the 80s U.S. Glam scene and finally was reissued on CD with its original LP cover just like the very rare original CD press. |
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Detroit has always had a thriving music scene and the Eighties were no exception when it came to Rock and Metal. Roulette was one of the hottest bands that took that raw Motor City energy and combined it with chugging riffs and vocal harmonies with catchy hooks… not to mention a killer high energy live show! Matt Jackson (guitar) and Darrell Schneck (drums) used to frequent Gus Zoppi’s Music shop on 8 Mile Road where Joe Moder (guitar) used to teach. It became obvious that they needed to form a group when it was found they all shared the same mutual influences and musical tastes…Zeppelin, KISS & Aerosmith to name a few. The three began practicing in the storefront of what used to be Gordy’s Music and it simply clicked. Choosing to keep the name from Darrell and Matt’s previous project, Roulette forged ahead and began writing and arranging…and looking for a bass player. Enter Patrick Morgan (bass) and the line-up was complete. They began playing local shows at venues like “The Ritz”, “I-Rock” and “Harpo’s” and also warming up for nationals like Firehouse and XYZ, but it became apparent that they needed to get exposure elsewhere. They packed up the Winnebago and began touring other Midwest Rock/Metal cities with great success! Along the way, Roulette made time to record “Pull the Trigger” which was released to a sold out crowd at Harpo’s in front of 2,100 screaming Metal-Heads as the video for “Burnin Alive” can attest to on You-Tube. After seeing an original cassette of Roulette “Pull the Trigger” sell on E-Bay for $120 dollars (to a guy in Australia!!), Joe and Darrell realized that the music was still VERY much alive and they released a remastered version of the package and “Pull the Trigger – Reloaded” was born on CD with three additional unreleased songs. Aqua Net Records now presents again this rare CD in a strictly limited edition of only 200 copies, for those who missed it the first time. |
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SSSTEELE ( A well known Jersey metal band that still have a large underground following today), started as a cover band in the early 80’s. Early members include Jeff Merrell (vocals), Maz Mazza (lead guitar), Eddie Patey (rhythm guitar), Danny Hoger (Bass), Jimmy Wyrowski (bass), John Brinkers (Drums), Eric Spanburg (drums). With a heavy run up and down the coast of New Jersey, SSSTEELE opened for such acts as Twisted Sister, White Tiger, and many others, just to name a few. After a few years on the cover scene, Jeff Merrell (vocals), Maz Mazza (lead guitar), and Eddie Patey (bass), decided to go original adding Donny Fierro (rhythm guitar) and Danny Beada (drums). Eddie Patey was later replaced with Joey Springer (bass player from White Tiger). For a short run, Eric Ferro (drummer for White Tiger) also joined SSSTEELE on drums. SSSTEELE enjoyed a good run on the Jersey Rock/Metal Scene gigging at L’Amour, China Club, Studio One, Showplace and other well known rock clubs throughout NJ for 10 years. Their album was produced by Dae Bennett (Tony Bennett’s Son) and was recorded at Hillside Studios Englewood, NJ. This CD is in memory and dedicated to Eric Spanburg who passed away in early 90’s. |
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It is difficult to reconstruct the exact founding date for this project. End of the 80s” is probably best. Hauke Harms and Axel Ermes got to know each other at GIRLS UNDER GLASS, the famous gothic/EBM project from Hamburg and began to experiment very irregularly but always extremely intensively with electronic sounds, analog synthesizers and unusual sounds, sometimes even recorded with a small recording device in the forests of Northern Germany. Intellectual and compositional role models are certainly Klaus Schulze, Cluster, Can and a few other protagonists of the 70s Krautrock, but more modern productions such as Autechre or Emptyset are now among their influences. In addition, it was composers like Steve Reich or John Cage who opened the ears and soul of the two Hamburg boys to unusual sound collages. In the 90s there were mostly endless sessions in various studios or rehearsal rooms in and around Hamburg, since the 2000s there have been more and more selected exotic locations (former waterworks in Billbrook, the (world cultural heritage) Rammelsberg mine in Goslar (Harz), about 500 m deep underground, or an empty grain silo in the Nordheide to name just a few of the most interesting places where the two sound tinkerers met to create their sound collages). The listener can expect an exciting journey through their meticulously implemented acoustic fantasies and, in some cases, random sound events such as feedback or electronic interference. When editing the recordings in the Harms studio, unwanted sounds were removed rather than new ones added. In total, there were more than 75 hours of audio material to view and listen to. The homogeneous essence of this can be heard on FINGERHUT. |
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In 1995 Carlo van Putten (The Convent, ex-Dead Guitars) founded White Rose Transmission together with Adrian Borland (The Sound) . The starting point was his most famous song “Winning”, which can also be heard on “Happiness at last” in a completely new acoustic arrangement. Van Putten covered it at the time with The Convent and asked Borland if he agreed with the version. He was so much that he went on tour straight away and sang the piece with the German-Dutch band evening after evening. This song marked the beginning of a wonderful friendship that ended abruptly with Borland`s suicide after the White Rose Transmission debut album and the masterful “700 miles of desert” in 1999. White Rose Transmission, however, continued to exist, the project became more open, the only constant and the core remained Carlo van Putten. With him musicians like Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls), Marty Wilson-Piper (The Church, Alle About Eve), Mark Burgess (The Chameleons) and Frank Weyzig (Clan Of Xymox, Born For Bliss) were involved. In addition to Kurt Schmidt (Twelve Drummers Drumming), the cast currently includes Robert Smeekes and Thomas Marcin from the Dutch band Aestrid. Van Putten regularly goes on living room tours through Europe with the latter. And so “Happiness at last” is also something like a living room concert to take away in times when such events cannot take place. An intimate experience against social distance that is so highly topical and yet timeless. A comforting companion on dull autumn mornings, when the pale sun can hardly do anything against the dewy pallor. And a soundtrack for autumn, serene but not melancholy and full of bright, mostly acoustic arrangements that flatter Carlo van Putten`s voice. It sounds even warmer and more sonorous than before. Above all, however, the instrumentation leaves room where everything else would be superfluous. “Happiness at last” celebrates the moments when everything is there, but you can never be sure whether it will last – as in “Winning”, this hymn of the wave rock about not being able to win. Today it sounds no less haunting than it did back then, just less aggressive. Giving up is still not an option. |
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Randal Collier-Ford returns to Cryo Chamber with Advent, a worldbuilding heavy dark industrial sci-fi ambient album with a massive booklet. “A world separated from natural law, emerged among the forests of South America. Research expeditions had shown the onsite flora and fauna to be mutated from local strains and species, with most, if not all fauna showing aggressive hostility towards expedition personnel. The atmosphere showed rich pockets of methane gases, in addition to unidentified gases composed of elements not yet discovered. This, in turn, has turn the soil black, moist with an acidic agent, yet soft as flesh under the feet. The distance revealed multiple strange structure, many illuminated by climbing fires. Between these structures, beasts of unknown shapes shift between the oddly colored nature, barking horrible noises in their dark world. Beyond the structures, however, towering shadows stalk the skyline just outside of the light. Titans of absurd shapes, bellowing thunderous calls one could only describe as not of this world. |
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Randal Collier-Ford returns to Cryo Chamber with Advent, a worldbuilding heavy dark industrial sci-fi ambient album with a massive booklet. “A world separated from natural law, emerged among the forests of South America. Research expeditions had shown the onsite flora and fauna to be mutated from local strains and species, with most, if not all fauna showing aggressive hostility towards expedition personnel. The atmosphere showed rich pockets of methane gases, in addition to unidentified gases composed of elements not yet discovered. This, in turn, has turn the soil black, moist with an acidic agent, yet soft as flesh under the feet. The distance revealed multiple strange structure, many illuminated by climbing fires. Between these structures, beasts of unknown shapes shift between the oddly colored nature, barking horrible noises in their dark world. Beyond the structures, however, towering shadows stalk the skyline just outside of the light. Titans of absurd shapes, bellowing thunderous calls one could only describe as not of this world. |
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First time on vinyl. Double vinyl re-issue of the third full-length album of raison d’être that was first released in 1995. “Within the Depths of Silence and Phormations” takes the listener deep below the world of the ordinary into the catacombs of the subconscious, the worlds lying within us so few ever live to explore. This is music meant to stimulate the mind, to inspire one in their explorations of self and solitude. Layers of ethereal atmospheres and the collage of choirs, strings, bells and occasional voices slowly bleed together to create music for society whose spirituality has been rendered impotent. Soaking in this world, one is left with the impression of overwhelming sadness and profound desolation. This is the sound of all hope nullified. In 2013 the original album was restored, re-recorded and re-mixed to attain a more modern standard of sound quality. Now this redux version has been put to vinyl, containing the track list of the original album with an added selection of five compilation tracks from the era. all carefully mastered according to the K-14 level standard for highest possible sound quality. Co-released with Old Europa Cafe. |
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First time on vinyl. Double vinyl re-issue of the fourth full-length album of raison d’être that was first released in 1997. Yet another astonishing dark ambient industrial masterpiece it defines the term “hauntingly beautiful”. This is music guaranteed to at least bring about thoughts of mysticism, if it doesn’t produce mystical states outright. A chill in the lonely night wind disturbed by the utterance of arcane phrases. Mammoth stone walls stretching high into the unknown, dank cellars strew with bones and ashes. In 2014 “In Sadness, Silence an Solitude” had been considerably expanded with additional material and so most of that extra material made it unto this double vinyl album along with the original album tracks, all carefully mastered according to the K-14 level standard for highest possible sound quality. Co-released with Old Europa Cafe |
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New album by Norway’s Cinematic Drone project Taphephobia. On is now 8th full length, we’re offered a dreamlike experience based upon personal emotional states and reflections of both the immediate environment and far reaching outer world. Not a concept album but rather a collection of feelings and visual impressions that revealed themselves in the compositional process. Blue Hour is dedicated to the unique atmosphere of the northern landscape. Artwork by Nihil. Edition of 300 copies in 4 panel Digipack. 8 Tracks. Running Time 46:31 |
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2nd full length from Italy’s Shedir. Picking up where her last album “Falling Time” (Cyclic Law) left us, we are again treated to thick expanses of floating drones and intricate use of field recordings, exposing very skilful sound design techniques. Every object, every place, every being contains a kind of inherent solitude that is the pure essence of what it means to be. When the essence of something, its fierce and unseen loneliness emerges, we’re faced with the subtle kernel of being, lonely like the totality of stars. And the effect of being here, on Planet Earth, accepting silence, inscribes something on the cold, shiny walls of our souls, a finite flicker through infinity. Mastering by Lawrence English. Artwork by Nihil. |
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Known for his collaborative work with Svartsinn as well as his work with Wordclock (Cryo Chamber), cellist and composer Amund Ulvestad presents some of his more obscure ambient and textural works in this debut album. Originally created for the theatre stage, later reworked and deepened, Ulvestad’s musical world stretches from the misty and ethereal to an intensely physical, almost violent presence. Drawing from material such as Hamsun’s mysterious Pan, the old Irish song Aisling Gheal, and from contemporary texts on death and the moments gone to Norse ideas of youth, these musical works reflect a rich textual tradition on life and death. |
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Lead-Single: 19.05.2017 – Funker Vogt – “Der letzte Tanz” – 5-Track-EP (RepoRecords) |
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The most mysterious band of the UK underground returns with their 8th album and Part One of the “Eternity Ends Here” |
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For fans of Noir Désir, Bashung and Dionysos ‐ With Bertrand Chavanelle (Triste Sire) & Arnaud Perret (big band Jazz Mystere Swing). |
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The amazing Blues Rock Sound from the 70’s is definitely BACK !!! With Pat Martin (SCARVE, PHAZM) |
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Shaidar Logoth return with their brand new third album “Chapter III: The Void God”, a massive three-sided 2XLP that that sees the Minnesota black metal specters completing both musically and narratively their inaugural trilogy opened in 2011 with “Chapter I: The Peddler”. The Peddler has become The Ritualist, and now summoned The Void God to consume the world and rebuild it in its own image. Three years in the making, “The Void God” sees Shaidar Logoth dwell in familiar torments as well as evolve into a new transfiguration of themselves, dominated by a more defiant and unpredictable experimentation of moods and torn by a more profound and enigmatic dualism than ever before. Throughout the four monstrous songs that comprise the forty-eight minute doble LP, the band’s sound shapeshifts dramatically, designing increasingly claustrophobic and erratic trajectories and leaving the listener as helpless bystander to a disfigured and mangled ritual, while the songs evolve in and out of each other in a constant duality of ominous abjection and puzzling beauty. Sonically ungraspable but stylistically grounded in the fiercest and proudest black metal tradition, on “Chapter III: The Void God” Shaidar Logoth have conjured the same inverted and lurid atmospheres we’ve seen in bands like Leviathan, Misþyrming and Sargeist, while their unique and unmatched penchant in eviscerating beauty and grace has probably given birth to their most luminous and magnificent album to date. Co-Released with Sentient Ruin. Standard Edition black double vinyl with etched D-side. Black gatefold jacket with metallic silver print and black flood inside the pocket, poly-lined sleeves, black and silver printed labels. Limited to 300 copies. |
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Hot on the heels of their celebrated 2018 opus, De Horae Leprae, Délétère slithers back from the abyss to unleash its latest Blasphermy: the tale of Babel, survivor of the Great Deluge, who undertakes the construction of Babylon and the Tower of Babel with his minions, to liberate Tervenificus so he can begin the Theovoration – the consummation of God. Once again, Délétère distills its very own essence of powerful, raw and melodic Black Metal that has quickly earned it a place among the very best that Québec Black Metal has to offer. LP version comes with an etching on side B, limited to 500 copies |
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Six years have gone by already since Lys Noir, and at last Monarque breaks the silence. While the work on his new full-length continues, Jusqu’à la Mort offers a taste of things to come, and proves beyond any doubt that the sovereign of Québec Black Metal has lost none of his luster. As soon as the first notes hit, this is unmistakably Monarque, soaring to new levels of his very own brooding, emotional breed of Black Metal. LP version comes with an exclusive extra track, limited to 666 copies |
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Chante, Ô Flamme de la Liberté, is the first album from Moribond’s (Forteresse, Ephemer) solo project Serment. The opus is a concept album telling the legend of a pact with the devil and the quest for a lost heritage, a dark and epic journey at the heart of Québec’s snowy forests, buried beyond the snows of ages. Musically, while Moribond’s flair for all things epic and grandiose is as present as ever, Serment explores rawer and more symphonic territories than Forteresse. LP version comes with an A2 poster, limited to 1,000 copies |
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Third album from the entity called NONE, originally released in 2019 through Hypnotic Dirge Records. Once again we are presented with a heavy dose of bleak and utter despair, delivered in great style. First time on vinyl! For fans of : Shining, Coldworld, Woods of Desolation,… |
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Debut EP from Cerulean Dawn, a new project from New England, USA. Atmospheric Black Metal of the highest quality, with banging riffs shrouded in cosmic themes, a voyage throughout the stars. With such a strong debut, this is surely not the last we hear of this promising band! |
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Coming from the scorching land of Costa Rica and influenced by the movie with the same name and also by bands such as Cianide, Winter, Decomposed and I’d even dare to say Nunslaughter, the Doom Death metal band Pazuzu present for the very first time their 2017 debut demo “Revenant of Blasphemies” on vinyl and CD. Originally released on limited edition tape and cd by Psychogrind records, this obscure recording immerses the avid listener into the corridors of stench, decay and the uselessness of the Christian dogma and shows the imminent fate of the bastard manking at the hands of a failed God and the welcoming of Death as the only possible fate to come… Mastered and refurbished in 2019 by Dan Lowndes at Resonance Sound Studio- UK for an enhanced audio experience, this demo is a Tour de Force through the corridors of the asphyxiating and claustrophobic atmospheres of Doom Metal but well balanced with the dynamics and minimalism of Archaic and rhythmic Death Metal. Three songs plus intro and outro which set the pace for the doom that is to come… |
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Active since 2013 and following the previous álbum called “Perversiones de Muerte Putrefacta”, the side Project of the sick mind self-called Cadaver, is ready to unleash upon feeble minded bastards a new destructive installment called “Mortandad”, which continues to the legacy of ultra conservative declaration of Death Metal / Grindcore with clear influences of old school bands such as Napalm Death, Repulsion, Blood and mixing these with the regimental militancy of Proclamation and Black Witchery. |
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You just can’t fake it, you know? That special kind of filth and feeling of utter abomination. You can’t. It has to come straight from your guts, like a sudden urge to vomit. Some say call it instinct, others will probably choose blind devotion instead but whatever it is, BLASPHEMOUS PUTREFACTION is death metal incarnated. But death-metal at its most primal and gnarly, where the riffs are more dragged in the mud screaming than actually performed and where there’s no room for melody nor any other sign of normal human feeling. No, what we have here is disgusting, necro and downtuned madness. The band was founded in June 2017 by Satanic Death Vulva (strings, vomits) and Tar Morion (drums, noise) who had already played together in DECIBEL REBELS and, most notably, in GENOCIDE with whom they released last year the massive piece of blasphemy known as Demonic Rituals In The Shadow Of Endless Fire. Thus throughout the years, they’ve developed an almost telepathic relationship, Morion rough and almost ritualistic drumming completing perfectly Vulva sluggish playing. While some will instantly recognize the latter caveman guitar style from his work with the gasmask terrorists GOATBLOOD and while it’s true they share the same obsession for the most bestial form of extreme metal possible, BLASPHEMOUS PUTREFACTION truly remains a beast on its own. First exposed on the Abominable Premonition demo in 2017 and excreted again on the Festering Plagues EP two years later, their music takes the most disgusting elements of death/doom and cult bands like (very early) INCANTATION or PUNGENT STENCH and smear them in pus and excrements. And to say that things sound as nasty, if even more, on their first proper full-length Prelude To Perversion is an understatement. The most impressive fact though about this foul aural document is that it was over a year in the making as the pair had to go through no less than three different studios before getting the right mix and master. Actually, what’s most striking about Prelude is that unlike most of all the other war metal combos at there, BLASPHEMOUS PUTREFACTION took the opposite sonically wise. Whereas the songs are on purpose adorned with rough arrangements and slimy parts, instead of the awaited lo-fi fuzzy sound, the listeners are instantly assaulted by a massive and powerful production, thus enhancing their bestial nature instead of taming it. |
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Don’t Walk Dead was the 2nd album from METANOIA, following on from In Darkness Or In Light (1995). It was first released in 1998 on Rowe Productions, the label headed by Mortification frontman Steve Rowe. Hailing from Queensland, Australia, this talented group was not your typical extreme metal band. They mixed a hefty dose of death metal with a smattering of black, thrash, classic, speed, punk and groove metal. Their innovative approach meant that they had their own unique sound, which was a breath of fresh air for metalheads in search of something different. It was a sort of groovy death metal – crushingly heavy riffs (à la Cannibal Corpse) that were somehow also melodic and catchy. This is ultra-arranged metal – rhythm driven songs with cool riffs. And then there are the vocals! Yowie’s low, low guttural growl is the deepest you’ll ever hear – it is truly unique. On this album he also introduces menacing black metal vocals. The contrast between his rumbling growl and black screech bring a new life to the Metanoia sound. |
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Continuing with our release of Mortification albums on vinyl, Soundmass are happy to announce the LP release of their 6th studio album EnVision EvAngelene. Mortification are the undisputed pioneers of Christian death/thrash metal and Australia’s most successful metal band. With releases on label giants like Nuclear Blast and Metal Blade, albums like “Scrolls Of The Megilloth” and “Post Momentary Affliction” which are considered classics, world tours and a sound that is constantly being reinvented – having delved into death metal, grind, thrash, power metal, groove metal, classic metal and even a touch of punk – Mortification is a band that cannot be put in box. EnVision EvAngelene was the start of a new era for Mortification, having fulfilled their 5 album contract with Intense Records with 1995’s Primitive Rhythm Machine. This 1996 CD was released in unison between Nuclear Blast and bassist Steve Rowe’s own label, Rowe Productions. Joining Steve are two brand new members – Lincoln Bowen on guitar and the band’s former roadie Keith Bannister on drums. New members meant a new sound – an innovative hybrid of classic metal and thrash inspired by the likes of Iron Maiden and Manowar. This is most evident on the epic 19 minute title track – galloping bass, well executed drums and killer guitar riffs and solos unlike anything heard on previous Mort discs. Remastered for vinyl and with the original cover artwork in its full-size glory, this is the first time EnVision EvAngelene has ever been available on vinyl. Also included is an insert with lyrics and an abundance of photos. This edition is a must for fans of this pioneering Aussie band and any true metal enthusiast. |
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Time To Die was the 3rd album from METANOIA, following on from Don’t Walk Dead (1998). It was first released in 1999 on Rowe Productions, the label headed by Mortification frontman Steve Rowe. Hailing from Queensland, Australia, this talented group was not your typical extreme metal band. They mixed a hefty dose of death metal with a smattering of black, thrash, classic, speed, punk and groove metal. Their innovative approach meant that they had their own unique sound, which was a breath of fresh air for metalheads in search of something different. It was a sort of groovy death metal – crushingly heavy riffs (à la Cannibal Corpse) that were somehow also melodic and catchy. This is ultra-arranged metal – rhythm driven songs with cool riffs. And then there are the vocals! Yowie’s low, low guttural growl is the deepest you’ll ever hear – it is truly unique. On this album he increases his use of menacing black metal vocals. The contrast between his rumbling growl and black screech take the Metanoia sound to the next level. |
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Continuing with our release of Mortification albums on vinyl, Soundmass are happy to announce the LP release of their 7th studio album Triumph Of Mercy. Mortification are the undisputed pioneers of Christian death/thrash metal and Australia’s most successful metal band. With releases on label giants like Nuclear Blast and Metal Blade, albums like “Scrolls Of The Megilloth” and “Post Momentary Affliction” which are considered classics, world tours and a sound that is constantly being reinvented – having delved into death metal, grind, thrash, power metal, groove metal, classic metal and even a touch of punk – Mortification is a band that cannot be put in box. This 1998 album was originally released in unison between Nuclear Blast (Europe), Metal Blade (USA) and bassist Steve Rowe’s own label, Rowe Productions (Australia). Following in the footsteps of 1996’s EnVision EvAngelene, Triumph Of Mercy continues with their innovative hybrid of classic metal and thrash, with a hint of death metal. Everything is as it should be – Steve’s out-front bass interludes, Lincoln’s cool guitar solos, tempo changes galore, cool melodies and well-structured songs. Lyrically, having almost lost his life to leukaemia and starting to write songs from his hospital bed, Steve sings about his miraculous recovery. Remastered for vinyl and with the original cover artwork in its full-size glory, this is the first time Triumph Of Mercy has ever been available on vinyl. Also included is an insert with lyrics and an abundance of photos. This edition is a must for fans of this pioneering Aussie band and any true metal enthusiast. |
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‘Unexpected Traumatic Experiences’ is the debut album by Ecuadorian Sickness, Infected Humans. The album offers 9 tracks of Chaotic Brutal Death Metal, sprinkled with contagious breakdowns and unexpected melodies. Housed between an unsettling Intro and haunting Outro, the album includes guest vocals by Ewan Lambert (Corpseflesh), Sonny Trujillo (Cadaverous Infest) and Pipo Castellanos (Cafeterasub). Featuring album art by Inhumar Flesh Media, ‘Unexpected Traumatic Experiences’ was Recorded/Mixed by Claudio Carrasco at Idea Delirante Records, and Mastered by Sasha Borovykh of TsunTsun Productions (Engutturalment Cephaloslamectomy, Kraanium, Traumatomy). These devoted servants of extremity are going to put their home country firmly on the death metal map when they unleash the maniacal, addictive insanity of Unexpected Traumatic Experiences! |
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TORMENT delivers us with this 1st album a sound of their own borrowed from ardor, power and violence !! The 44 minutes that the cd lasts we do not see them past, and the youth of the group shows us that Metal is far from dead !! |
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The new album “Propaganda“ of the german thrash metal band War Agenda combines the best of the 80’s/90’s BAY AREA Thrash Metal, with a massive and modern sound! The band is mainly influenced by EXODUS , MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, SLAYER & KREATOR, but contains a personal interpretation of the Thrash genre. The lyrics tell the stories of the global situations we’re currently facing, sung with power and emotion that will catch you with the first note. Every song has its special taste an soul given by each band member. The melodies guide you from awesome solos back to head banging beats that devastate your ears. An Album you should not miss in your collection. |
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“Summoning the Putrid” second album of the band following the excellent “Forged Faith Bleeding” . All the limits have been pushed in terms of song writing and production . Influenced by the Scandinavian scene from the 90’s, Dismember, Grave, Entombed as head liner; stronger new influences from England ( Carcass ) or the USA ( Death, Autopsy ) can be now heard in the music . Here, no keyboard or clean vocals, only old school death metal driven by the typical sound of the boss HM2 . H.P. Lovecraft universe is perfectly melting with ghoulish spells contained into Iron Flesh lyrics . A successful bet for a second album with a stronger personnality . |
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The Magik Way was born in 1996. Even today, after 24 years the order collects accessions by various figures mostly far from the music world, while the musical project has lasted until now although far from the music business, but placing itself naturally within a very niche. Only in 2013, at the urging of Marco Cavallini and his Sad Sun Music, The Magik Way looks back to the music business with a first release “Materia Occulta 1997-1999” including the early releases of the band (“The Magik Way” – 1997 and “Cosmocaos” – 1999) and with the great return with new recordings included in “Curve Sternum” and the magnificent “Ananke” a DVD released in 2017 that is more than a simple album … it is a sensorial experience. After a split album with MALVENTO released in 2018 by Third-I-Rex, THE MAGIK WAY start the composition of the new album, a concept based on ALCHEMICAL FIRE and a vertical vision of the human essence where light and dark travel hand in hand. “Il Rinato”, this is the title of the new album, will be released on December 11th by My Kingdom Music |
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Hedon (Sweden) started in the break of 2012-13, and released an album -13 on our own, Summon the demons. |
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For fans of Feeder, Normandie &Bless the fall ! Their dark coloured, tormented and melancholic Rock, backed-up by punchy and sharp rhythms, Vicious Grace navigates somewhere between Alternative-Rock and Metal, with an gerand sensitivity holding hands. |
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