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Arts - Vault of Heaven

Raw dirty crust infused black metal from that Ancestors guy, good shit!

2010 - Vault of Heaven



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Servile Sect - Eternal Mind

A pleasant surprise in my inbox, I posted their debut some years ago here, this second release is more on the experimental side, dark psychedelic lo-fi music, not really black metal but still worth a listen.

2010 - Eternal Mind



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Swine - Marked By The Baron

Dark primitive raw black metal, fans of Teitanblood and similar bands simply need this, total filth in the best possible way!

2004 - Marked By The Baron



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Gauhaert - Ygwaet Gwyr Gwynn Novi

This is basically Urfaust with a folkish feel, good stuff, some metal and some ambient providing an all together enjoyable listen.

2005 - Ygwaet Gwyr Gwynn Novi



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Fuck, its been a while...

Thanks neighbors a block away that don't password protect your wifi, I can't upload shit. Don't worry though shitnuggets, the blackness will live on.

In keeping with this being a non-traditional post, here is a video for the last song on the last Auspicium record that's coming out on 9th meridian this March.

Beithíoch

Excellent atmospheric black metal, fuzzed out ethereal music of the highest quality!!!

2007 - Díolaim

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2008 - Aisling Dhorcha

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2009 - An Sealgaire

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Tristwood – Dystopia et Disturbia

Absolutely crushing industrial death / black metal similar to The Amenta, among the best metal releases this year for sure, a must listen!

via A.C.A.B.

2010 - Dystopia et Disturbia



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Negură Bunget- Vîrstele Pămîntului

After some changes within the band and 4 years rest, Negură Bunget return. Good album, but a bit too much folk stuff if you ask me. Feels like a watered down Om (which i think is one of the top 5 greatest black metal albums of the 2000's).

2010-Vîrstele PămîntuluiDownload [320kbps]

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Hibernum - Cold and Worse

First and only demo from this forgotten Croatian project; black metal in the vein of the classic nordic masters, very enjoyable release!
Also features a cover of Darkthrone's "Transilvanian Hunger".

2003 - Cold and Worse

this is not the actual cover of the release
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Disguster / Sangre Y Tierra - Split Tape

Excellent new split between these two Massachusetts based bands; regular readers are probably familiar with these two but those new to these names can expect some quality black metal here! Highly recommended!!

2010 - Split tape


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Trails of Anguish-Relentless Abhorrence Of Misery's Grievance

The people have spoken and here's Trails of Anguish's first EP. The first track is a bonus that they added on for the second addition abroad (ironically enough, it's probably the worst track on the ep).

Canadian tech-melo whatever black metal that's amazing. I'll upload similar projects by the members in a bit.

2001- Relentless Abhorrence of Misery's Grievance

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Disguster - Human All Too Human

Awesome new demo from one of our favorites; raw and unpolished yet with a hidden sense of melody, pure bleak rapture.

2010 - Human All Too Human



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Trails Of Anguish - Scarred Memento

Long broken up, Trails of Anguish were an interesting band who released two great eps. They're very similar (in terms of style, band members, etc) to Nefastus Dies and have friends in the French-Candian metalcore sceen (Despised Icon, on Dissonance, etc). I dig the shit out of this band. Hard to label, but I'd say melodic/technical black metal. Just give it a shot before you make any presumptions because I know it would sound like something I'd hate. But the vocals are amazing and the riffs are absurdly catchy and pleasing; not to mention this drummer is insane.

Here's the second ep, I'll upload the first if you guys dig it.

Scarred Memento- 2003

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Lords of Lightspeed (pre WITTR)

Here's a Lords of Lightspeed 7" uploaded by Zero over at It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Crustmas. It's a melodic hardcore band with both of the Weaver brothers that make up Wolves in the Throne Room. It's not black metal at all, but I'm sure many of you would be interested in it. It's not bad at all. I had been looking for this for awhile, nice to know Zero's got my back. Now if I could just find some Gifthorse (Wrest's prog rock band).

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Willing Feet - Demo

This is raw. Not "recorded in an analog studio" raw. This is recorded in a robotic dumpster, that is getting anally raped by another dumpster without lube, into a boombox on the external mic raw. In fact, I have no fucking clue how it sounds due to how raw it is. I do know that it's pretty sweet and if you like the BTC bands, you'll probably like this.

2010 - Demo


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Endless Disease - Our Dawn is the End

Its been a while and I have finally got started on the huge backlog of submissions we have. Thought I'd start with something that is really good. ED is from Texas. They play nice and crusty black metal. Not as d-beat reliant as some crusty black can be, you can't help but think of Craft and their brand of misanthropy with this demo.

2010 - Our Dawn is the End

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Johann Wolfgang Pozoj

Excellent new band from Croatia; J.W. Pozoj plays some really great progressive tinged black metal; The first album is not bad, showing the potential of the band but things really pick up on the second album which features some incredibly strong material, especially on the cleaner parts where the band really shines; also, the packaging of the second album compliments the music perfectly, a really awesome looking release to own. There is loads of potential here, definitely a band to keep an eye out for. Highly recommended!!

2007 - Birth of Pozoj



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2009 - Escape of Pozoj



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Gorgoroth - Antichrist [Remastered]

Remastered version of this Norwegian classic.

1996 - Antichrist [Remastered]



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1349-1349 (ep)

So I don't know 'bout y'all, but I think old 1349 was pretty bitchin.' Liberation and this, their 2001 EP and also their first non-demo release, were pure unadulterated early 90's Mayhem/Gorgoroth worship. That said, they didn't try and hide what they were, and I like that. 1349 and Liberation were honest to devil black metal worship. Similar to other worship bands (old Municipal Waste to Wehrmacht, Sleep to Black Sabbath, or Warhammer to Hellhammer) the unoriginality was excused and the fun/competency or whatever else was what was admired.

There's a key component to this release, the cover is of Celtic Frost (the Usurper) not Pink Floyd, think on that (speaking of which that's Ravn drumming on the cover, not Frost).Frost used to be able to drum, and this shows it, I'm convinced the reason why 1349 and Satyricon suck is because he has bad tendinitis and can't drum fast well.

So if you want something ahead of the curve hit up Negura Bunget, Altar of Plagues, or Liturgy, but if you want second wave black metal done right listen to this (it's odd to think this is almost 10 years old).

2001- 1349(ep)
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boy is that bad cover art

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Pensées Nocturnes- Grotesque

Pensées Nocturnes is a 1 man black metal band from France mixing in theatrics and medieval/ neo-classical sounds. The guitar playing is excellent, even some great solos (and if the drums are real there's amazing playing there too). Typically, this isn't my cup of tea. Some of theatrical parts really annoy me, but it's in the same sense of Arcturus, this is just a lot odder. That being said, I enjoy it and probably will keep enjoying it.

I don't see how Khaos[] could call this band typical, anything but, i assure you that some of the melodramatic orchestral parts are worth sitting through for the whole product.

I don't know what's with the French, maybe it's their drinking water, but last year alone we saw two blues tribute/tinged albums from France (Diamatregon's Crossroads and Glorior Belli's Meet Us at the Southern Sign- and for the record I thought Diamatregon's lp was far better). You also have bands like Mystic Forest and even Peste Noire who fool around with blues/medieval sounds.

Put your notions aside and give this a listen if you're in the mood for something diverse, bizarre, and theatrical- vaudeville to say the least.

2010-Grotesque

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Really not sure where to buy this, give me a heads up if you find where.

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Menegroth - Gazourmah

Black metal with a martial feel, a focused release featuring some really well composed songs, although not the most original release it will leave you begging for more.
Also features a Blood Axis cover.

2009 - Gazourmah



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Sangre Y Tierra / Adrift - Split

Strong release from these two artists, both deliver incredible material; raw sounding black metal featuring a common ethereal quality, both bands explore similar moods yet with a different approach, needless to say it sounds great!
We are honored to feature such amazing bands here at Attila and I urge everyone to check out this release!

2010 - Sangre Y Tierra / Adrift Split


artwork by James Lindley

download: [RS] / [MF]

Vassafor - s/t EP

Awesome EP from this New Zealand band; sounds like a mix of Nazxul and Beherit all with asmall dose of death / doom, excellent stuff!

2007 - Vassafor



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Burning Church Forest

Been listening to this band quite a lot lately; monotonous, slightly dissonant, black metal from Australia, very well made!

2009 - Book 1



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2009 - Book 2



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Alehammer / Tyrant - At War With Straightedge / Go Ahead, Raise The Dead

Awesome blackened thrash / crust from Sweden, both bands deliver excellent material, cannot go wrong here! Released on a nice looking gatefold LP with Tyrant’s artwork done by cult artist Justin Bartlett.

2009 - At War With Straightedge / Go Ahead, Raise The Dead



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Negative Plane - Et In Saecula Saeculorum

Just noticed that this was not posted yet, absolutely incredible release with a unique old-school sound, essential!

2006 - Et In Saecula Saeculorum



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Negative Plane - Surreality

Debut demo from this excellent US band, very riff based material, not as atmospheric as the debut but still very well composed. Recommended!

2002 - Surreality



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Mortifera / Sacellum Luciferi - Catacomb Mysteries

Very limited split tape featuring Mortifera and Sacellum Luciferi. Mortifera’s material is raw melancholic black metal while Sacellum Luciferi is more in the vein of early Celestia. Quite enjoyable!

2006 - Catacomb Mysteries



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Aktiv Dödshjälp / Slaktattack - Split 7"

Aktiv Dödshjälp is black metal infused crust, Slaktattack is more straightforward crust, nothing much to say here, totally killer release!
I suggest getting your hands on Aktiv Dödshjälp’s other material as well.

2006 - Split 7"



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