Schmiedewerke / Black Metal Compilation

This is an interesting Black Metal compilation from 2008. Check it out, there are some sonorous names...

Y: 2008 - B: Various Artists - A: Schmiedewerke - T: Compilation


Tracklist:
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01. Infaust - Dunkle Obsessionen - 04:41
02. Selvmord - Am Ende Steht Der Tod (Edit) - 06:23
03. Loits - Emaraud - 05:05
04. Skumring - Die Tränen Des Wanderers - 06:32
05. Wolfhetan - Gandreid - 06:20
06. Lönndom - Stallo - 05:51
07. Blodarv - Civitas Diaboli - 04:29
08. Isolation - Hier Am Ende Der Welt - 09:48
09. Schmerz - Abendschein-Violentia - 05:43
10. Devilish - Possession (Edit) - 04:08
11. Todeskult - Fäulnis Dräut, Sinister Sank Die Sonne - 07:25
12. Inhuman Hate - Black Shadows (Edit-Rough Mix) - 05:03
13. Infaust - ... Eines Trauernden Im Sinn - 05:16
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Total playing time: 1:16:44

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Frozn - Requiem on My Grave

First and only demo from this Japanese horde. Excellent raw black metal, really well composed songs, mostly fast but with some great atmospheric passages. The vocals are relentless; the guy seriously screams his lungs out!
Check em’ out, real good stuff!

2001 - Requiem on My Grave



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Furze - UTD

Third album from this Norwegian band, released in ’07. Bizarre black metal perfection, the album is full of strange compositions; there are lots of actually fun riffs (especially on the first part of the album) that for some reason sound just so fucking awesome. Slower more doomy parts are also prominent, and again they’re extremely well executed. The release is kind of hard to get into, definitely multiple listens required to fully appreciate it, but totally worth it. One of the more unique bands around and this album is probably their finest moment!
(be sure to check out their other two albums)

2007 - UTD



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Hiver Noir - From The Dead Times Of Depression

Last demo from this underground French band. Lo-fi atmospheric black metal, really good stuff here, the music actually reminds me of the excellent Lycanthropy’s spell as does the production (i.e. there isn’t any). This is the kind of music that’s made for cassettes and I love it!

2006 - From The Dead Times Of Depression



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Självmord - Självhatets Skönhet

Raw black metal from Sweden, this is their only demo. The label description sums it up perfectly: “Hateful Black Metal, in the best Burzum vein, with some moments reminding me of Forgotten Woods! No light, no hope, just beauty of self hate until suicide!!!”

2005 - Självhatets Skönhet



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Jerusolima Est Perdita - Marsch Der Kolonne

Raw, militaristic and harsh Black Metal from Germany. The demo starts off with a folk song and then fades into this totally dark power electronics-like riff and militaristic drums, just fucking awesome!! The rest of the demo is unfortunately pretty much straight up black metal, similar to Blackdeath; the first two songs basically make this worth listening, the rest is rather average.

2003 - Marsch Der Kolonne



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Empty - The House of Funerary Hymns

New album from Spain’s finest. Another excellent album to add to their already impressive discography; the music is still the same, well played black metal with everything being at the highest level of quality. Be sure to check out their other releases if you haven't already! Extremely recommended!

2009 - The House of Funerary Hymns



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for fuck's sake people

Ok, let's start off by saying that every single fucker that downloaded Fauna's Rain album, and enjoyed it, to go fucking BUY IT; that's because sales are low for this cd and the label can't release the follow up "Hunt". Since I'm extremely fond of the material of both Fauna and Aurora Borealis and I really want to own “Hunt” I urge people to BUY “Rain”; it’s not even that expensive and the packaging is awesome.

This event of course has showed me that posting new releases on the blog is actually hindering small labels, even though I want to promote their work it seems the ratio of people downloading and buying with people that just download is just too great (for example 1300 downloads for the fauna album and I seriously doubt even half of these bought the cd). If I continue receiving requests from labels to remove links I’ll just stop posting releases from the last two years and focus on slightly older and out of print releases.

(V.E.G.A.) - Alienforest - A Sick Mind's Hologram

As requested by Muninn, Alienforest with the bonus track. I didn't really dig Cocaine and this one isn’t all that impressive either. Pretty much a hit and miss affair, some great songs but mostly average material; the bonus song is kinda awesome.

2008 - Alienforest - A Sick Mind's Hologram



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Sort Vokter - Folkloric Necro Metal

Classic release from this Norwegian project featuring Ildjarn members. Excellent raw black metal; buzzing guitars, excellent shrieking vocals and amazing ambience…you know, the works! Everything perfect in its execution.

1996 - Folkloric Necro Metal



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Urfaust - Einsiedler

New ep by these Dutch masters. Only two songs here, the first one is an atmospheric masterpiece; simple guitar work aided by some truly melancholic vocals all coated with masterfully used keyboards, awesome! The second song is more guitar driven, slow and just pure Urfaust!
They should release a fucking full-lenght already!!

2009 - Einsiedler


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The Austrasian Goat - Self Titled

Trance inducing funeral black metal from France. Absolutely amazing release, imagine Tyranny gone black metal; suffocating, dark and trance inducing music. The production is absolutely perfect and there’s also an awesome Grief cover as well. Although more in the realm of doom metal I think this one will be extremely appreciated by all fans of dark music. Mandatory!

2007 - The Austrasian Goat



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Diamatregon - The Satanic Devotion

Debut album from this killer French band. This is pretty much like their follow-up only not as chaotic; some really excellent songs on this one…Recommended!

2000 - The Satanic Devotion



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please DO NOT request their new album, I don't have it!

Thränenkind - Eine Momentaufnahme-Der Rest ist nur Einsamkeit

This is the first, very limited and only demo from the new German band Thränenkind. They play an mix from Atmospheric Black Metal / Depressive Rock / Post-Punk and Shoegaze. I can tell you, this combination was a key to success! I really enjoyed listening to this and fans of bands like: Lantlôs, Amesoeurs or Frail will not be dissapointed for sure. My recommendation for this!

Y: 2008 - B: Thränenkind - A: Eine Momentaufnahme-Der Rest ist nur Einsamkeit - T: Demo

Tracklist:
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1. Der Liebesbrief - 00:31
2. Im schwarzen Kämmerlein - 07:42
3. Eine Momentaufnahme - 07:50
4. Ein Hauch von Zweisamkeit - 03:40
5. Die Euphorie des Augenblicks - 10:04
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Total playing time: 29:37

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Anaal Nathrakh - In the Constellation of the Black Widow

Fucking fuck, new Anaal Nathrakh is here! I mean fuck, hell yeah fuck! Highly fucking Recommended, mandatory and everything!!!
See here if you wanna more fucking brutality from this guys \m/

Y: 2009 - B: Anaal Nathrakh - A: In the Constellation of the Black Widow - T: Full-length

Tracklist:
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1. In the Constellation of the Black Widow - 04:45
2. I Am the Wrath of Gods and the Desolation of the Earth - 02:24
3. More of Fire Than Blood - 03:24
4. The Unbearable Filth of the Soul - 03:31
5. Terror in the Mind of God - 03:27
6. So Be It - 02:22
7. The Lucifer Effect - 03:54
8. Oil Upon the Sores of Lepers - 02:47
9. Satanarchrist - 04:40
10. Blood Eagles Carved on the Backs of Innocents - 03:17
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Total playing time: 34:31

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Thronum Vrondor - Vrondor II: Conducting the Orchestra of Evil

Second album from this Belgian band. Well composed black metal, personally much more enjoyable then the debut; better and more dynamic song-writing and a more fitting production. Good stuff here!

2009 - Vrondor II: Conducting the Orchestra of Evil



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Todeskult - Apathy

New album from this German horde. Slow despair filled black metal, similar with other bands playing this style; nothing special but very well executed, the song-writing and vocals are top notch and make this a really enjoyable release!

2009 - Apathy



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Xasthur (FLAC)

Here’s lossless quality of all full-length albums for those who want it, mp3 format can be found elsewhere on the blog, or on other blogs if need be…

2002 - Nocturnal Poisoning



download: 1 / 2 / 3



2003 - The Funeral of Being



download: 1 / 2



2004 - Telepathic with the Deceased



download: 1 / 2



2004 - To Violate the Oblivious [w/ both vinyl bonus tracks]



download: 1 / 2 / 3



2006 - Subliminal Genocide



download: 1 / 2 / 3



2007 - Defective Epitaph [Japanese edition]



download: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4



2009 - All Reflections Drained [Japanese edition]



download: 1 / 2 / 3

Blackdeath - Vortex

Latest album from this Russian band, released last year. This is probably one of their best releases; excellent riff-based raw black metal with a unique vibe, there are also some more atmospheric songs, all extremely enjoyable. This release is much much better then the disappointing material on the Leviathan split!

2008 - Vortex



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The Horn - Dawning of An Ancient Sun / The Silent Land

First official release from this Australian one-man band. The Horn plays a very unique kind of black metal; the music focuses on Egyptian mythology and he really hit the atmosphere spot-on, totally otherworldly and dark. The album seamlessly shifts from really fast songs to atmospheric and slower ones; also, ambient songs are quite prominent, especially on the second disc, and they do an excellent job of setting the dark mood. Even though I really enjoyed this release I do think it’s quite an acquired taste, since the production will probably put off a lot of people not to mention the overly obvious drum machine (that sounds totally awesome in my opinion). Anyway, give it a shot, a highly recommended release!

2007 - Dawning of An Ancient Sun / The Silent Land




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Sterbeklang - Alleinsein

Nothing special but in some way unique. Sterbeklang is a one-man band from Germany, which plays some really catching Melancholic/Depressive Black Metal with lots of melodic parts and well done vocals. This is the first and only demo ever released, will see what brings the future. As I said, nothing special but...

Y: 2007 - B: Sterbeklang - A: Alleinsein - T: Demo

Tracklist:
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1. Naturspiegelung - 09:37
2. Stich ins Herz - 05:22
3. Gefühlsausbruch - 09:19
4. Alleinsein - 19:17
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Total playing time: 42:35

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Black Candle - Nightfire

First LP from this Luxembourgian horde. It ends up being a blend of more midpaced, riff-based black metal, mixed with some fast atmospheric black metal. It's got some odd fucking beats that shouldn't work, but do and rule.

1999 - NightfireDownload
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Kult Ov Azazel - Destorying The Sacred

New album, no change in sound, still the same relentlessly fast black metal; good stuff, really excellent if you’re in the mood for it…

2009 - Destorying The Sacred



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Odal - On Old Paths

Joy to my ears! Fucking awesome atmospheric black metal; not the overly melodic kind of these days but the good ol’Darkthrone kind. The release compiles pre-debut material; absolutely mandatory!

2007 - On Old Paths



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Nihternnes - The Mouthless Dead

New release from this British one-man band. Really melodic atmospheric black metal, the release is worth having mostly for the second song, a 20 minute epic that features everything you’d want from an atmospheric black metal band. The fist song is also good; I’d write some more but I’m not really up for it, basically this guy has a lot of potential to write good material, I haven’t heard the debut but I’ll definitely check it out.
Recommended!!

2009 - The Mouthless Dead



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Vinland vs. Finland

Excellent four way split between these raw black metal bands. Bone Awl and Vordr need no introduction; Hammer and Volkurah play some competent raw black metal, good stuff but no match for the pure awesomeness of Bone Awl and Vordr. Essential!!

Volkurah / Bone Awl / Hammer / Vordr - 2005 - Vinland vs. Finland



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Leichengott - Cyrograf

Debut album from this Polish horde. Well played riff-based black metal, the music flows between relentless passages to slightly slower, more atmospheric, sections. The production is excellent and the bass, not only can be heard, but actually adds more depth to album. Excellent release, right up there with the best from the Polish scene!

2009 - Cyrograph



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Bellum / Rhune - Vinland Rising

Excellent split between these two underground us bands. Bellum plays some real good raw black metal, mostly mid-paced with some slow passages; Rhune performs great old-Graveland worshipping black metal. Both bands deliver good material, especially Rhune, so check ‘em out!

2004 - Vinland Rising



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Arckanum - ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ

This is the new release from the well known and unique Swedish one-man project Arckanum. See here if you want some older stuff...

Y: 2009 - B: Arckanum - A: ÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞÞ - T: Full-length

Tracklist:

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1. Þórhati - 03:59

2. Þann Svartís - 04:06

3. Þyrpas Ulfar - 05:36

4. Þursvitnir - 05:49

5. Þyrstr - 01:33

6. Þjóbaugvittr - 04:45

7. Þjazagaldr - 04:54

8. Þá Kómu Niflstormum - 07:47

9. Þrúðkyn - 04:29

10. Þríandi - 04:16

11. Þyteitr - 02:47

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Total playing time: 50:01

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Dusk - Örök Halálban

New album from these Hungarian masters. Atmospheric black metal bliss, long monotonous compositions, usually slow with really good use of keyboards; the music does an excellent job of pulling you in. If you enjoyed their previous outputs you're gonna love this one, recommended!!

2009 - Örök Halálban

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