Pohakka - Rehearsal 13.2.1997

Pohakka - Rehearsal 13th February 1997
1) Untitled

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A rehearsal tape with only one untitled song might not sound like an impressive post. Who cares, if you've heard Pohakka's only release, the one-song demo "Minä kävelen vetten päällä..." (which, by the way, translates roughly "I walk above waters...") you know what to expect. Except that this is instrumental. And much rougher than the demo. Still, it's 14 minutes and 18 seconds of slow and gloomy music, as depressive as the demo was but obviously harder to swallow. You have been warned, now ignore the text and download.

Morningstar - Rehearsal 11/1991

Morningstar - Rehearsal November 1991
1) The Curse
2) Pierce His Eyes
3) (War) Legend - Incomplete

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And this is the other rehearsal I mentioned in the previous post. Very old one, recorded before their debut demo. However, the material might be familiar as the first two songs were included on the 2005 limited edition LP release of the "Inside The Circle Of Pentagram" demo and the second one was re-recorded for "Heretic Metal" and the third track, here an incomplete version, was on "Rivendell." I decided to upload this anyways as I don't think too many have the LP which anyways omits the last song. Not a major thing though, as it's incomplete, lasting only 1:15 or so. Don't look at me, that's how I got it from Honkonen.

I enjoy this little rehearsal tape more than I should, the sound is very audible for such an old recording and the musicianship is... enthusiastic. That's probably why it's so much fun. For old school metal heads, Morningstar fans, collectors of obscure recordings and so on.

Morningstar - Rehearsal Autumn 1993

Morningstar - Rehearsal Autumn 1993
1) Burning the Crucifix
2) Pagan Martyrs
3) The Plague (Brought by Christians)

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I ripped this Morningstar rehearsal and another one already... well, it was a pretty long time ago, whenever it was. So why not post them you ask? Because it wasn't until recently that I finally found Ari "Sinister Satyr" Honkonen's letter which had the track listings for these items on it. So, this is a rehearsal tape recorded in autumn 1993 and contains three tracks, one of which would be on the 2nd Morningstar album, other one on their MCD and the last one appears to be unreleased... unless he changed the name.

Pretty good (but of course rough) rehearsal sound and the music is still the quirky black metal old Morningstar is known for. I personally enjoy this, especially the 2nd track. Recommended if you enjoyed the other Morninstar posts and their early releases!

Depressive Silence - Demo III 1996

Depressive Silence - Demo III 1996
1) Forest of Eternity
2) Depths of the Oceans
3) Atmosphere
4) Mourning
5) Dreams

Removed, it has been re-released, vinyl for now and CD later - here!
Also Bandcamp!

See the previous post for most info, here I will just mention that personally I find this demo better than the previous one, even though there are no electric guitars or vocals present. The M.A. image above was slightly altered. I hope to update this to include the cover scans in the near future, as mentioned in the previous post.

UPDATE: I found the covers for this & demo II long ago but I've simply forgotten to update this, oops! Sorry about that. Can't be arsed to repack & up the whole shit so I just added a Mediafire link for the cover scan. - Megaupload gone so new upload with cover to Mediafire! - Mediafire backstabbed me so now it's Narod.
- No download link anymore as it's been re-released on vinyl for all you elite collectors and audio wankers and will also be released on CD for us practical people. See Unborn Productions or their distributors, a link is provided above.

Depressive Silence - The Darkened Empires

Depressive Silence - The Darkened Empires demo II 1996
1) In Death's Sleep
2) To Die In Your Dreams
3) Black Visions
4) Journey To My Realms

Depositfiles

Hollow Myths

This and the next one are requested by comrade Xexanoth, so thank him for getting me to dig these up.

More dark ambiance and again it is RAL of Mightiest, teaming up with B.S. and they deliver with Depressive Silence music that reminds me of early Die Verbannten Kinder Evas which is never a bad thing. This is their 2nd demo and I'm pretty sure it was released in early 1996 instead of 1995 as listed on Metal Archives, but then again M.A. describes them as atmospheric dark metal and that's utter horse manure. Sure, it's atmospheric and dark but metal? Hell no, even though this release does feature some distorted guitar on "Black Visions" and occasional vocals it is still pretty far from metal. Mostly good sound, there is some unfortunate tape wear audible on the first track but other than that it's ok.

This is a little frustrating post for me as I don't seem to find the tape covers, for some unknown reason they're not with the cassette in the case as they should be. I know I saw them among some old papers not too long ago but they skillfully evade me. This, obviously, means no cover scans enclosed, sorry. Have to settle with the M.A. image for now. I intend to find 'em and scan 'em and then repack and upload these tapes so for now only one link. However, this is recommendable stuff for all who enjoy these keyboard-projects, one of the better ones. And don't forget to check out this post.

UPDATE: I found the covers for this & demo III long ago but I've simply forgotten to update this, oops! Sorry about that. Can't be arsed to repack & up the whole shit so I just added a Mediafire link for the cover scan. - UPDATE II: Mediafire link has cover in it now. UPDATE III: F*ck Mediafire, Depositfiles link now, with the cover.

UPDATE (IV): Hollow Myths has re-released this demo too on CD, as of writing (late Feb'17) it is out of stock but should return shortly. Have a look, link added up there below download.

Leviatan - Letanias del Infierno demo 1995

Leviatan - Letanias del Infierno demo 1995
1) Intro: Dark Side
2) Ciervo Negro
3) Destello Eterno
4) Letanias del Infierno
5) Rituales
6) Outro: Obscurity

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This is for comrade F.U.C.K.C.O.L who contributes to RAF666underground. Enjoy, brother.

Obviously it is here up for grabs for anyone who might be interested in some raw & crude, ugly & old school real Colombian black metal. I got this in late 1995 from one of my tape trader friends and to speak the truth I wasn't very much into it. Later I learned to appreciate it's primitive, occult charm. The sound is quite good despite the tape's age, a certain hissing is present but it's not bad. As for the recording itself, it has clear rehearsal-like sound, entirely passable for a black metal demo. This isn't one of my more literate days so I'll quit typing here, take it or leave it.

Puissance - Krig demo 1995

Puissance - Krig demo 1995
1) All form av död
2) Krig
3) Döden i all enkelhet


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Again a different direction, this time I've uploaded the 1995 demo of the Swedish martial neoclassical / industrial legends Puissance, whose members are also familiar (to some) from the black metal bands Octinomos, Parnassus, Worshipper, Dismal and Algaion, the musically and lyrically similar project Arditi as well as contributions of several intros and outros to various artists and compilations. I don't remember which of the 1995 demos was recorded and/or released first, but the cover states this one being created in 1993/1994 and considering the content I'd say this is demo I.

Ripped by yours truly from an original tape this is by sound quality an easy listen - provided you enjoy the type of music presented, obviously! The three tracks here are all quite long and bleak, more minimalistic in impression than later Puissance material. Do not expect vocals or samples or other breaks either. Dark, industrial ambiances.