Golden Dawn - Lullaby demo 1995 (complete)

Golden Dawn - Lullaby demo I 1995
1) Midgard (The Forsaken Kingdom Parts 1-6)
2) Lullaby
3) Memento Mori
4) Funeral March

Bandcamp

I don't often repost but when I do I usually have a good reason to do so. This is one of those cases. You see, the dub I had earlier ripped [see here for more] was so horribly incomplete it didn't actually have even the first, six part track complete! Fortunately, Stefan came across that and informed me it was missing about half of the content. Even more fortunately a contributor who had sent me a bunch of rips happened to have a complete version of this and contributed the rip you now see here. I cut it up to tracks and now the total running time is 31:50. He also had a xerox of the cover but unfortunately no access to scanner so we'll make do with a photo of it. Thanks again for saving my ass!

I'm not going to add much to what I wrote earlier, the incomplete rip was the first four parts of "Midgard" which is a sort of Viking black metal epos and side B is the other two longer tracks and "Funeral March" which is almost more like an outro. Enough written talk, download this now.

UPDATE: Available on Stefan's Bandcamp since January '17!

Goetia #4

Goetia 'zine, issue 4 (1997)
Interviews:
Solitude Aeternus
Conception
Tad Morose
Ablaze My Sorrow
Katatonia
Ungod
Mortuary Drape
Theatre of Tragedy
Night in Gales
Solstice
Eternal Hatred
Bethzaida
+Temperance article & reviews

Depositfiles

Here is yet another issue of the Swedish 'zine Goetia which you may remember from these posts. Issue 2 remains still my favourite as the fourth one continues the same path established earlier with familar, practical and cozy lay-out and a "generalistic" metal 'zine approach. This time the interviewees are from a little broader range than the somewhat limited split issue and yes, include black metal as well in the forms of Ungod, who appeared quite often in 'zines of the era and Mortuary Drape, with a characteristic extremely short intie. The interviews are okay but I can't help being bored with generic "metal" 'zines overall as the questions just about always are about music, "current" events and news usually outdated already when the 'zine was released and other more shallow matters. Alas, it's mainly the same fare here. At least this time it's all bands instead of labels, distros, other 'zine editors or other such mostly uninteresting filler. It's safe to recommend this if you enjoyed the previous issues as Niclas is very consistent in the overall quality of the 'zine.

I still want to see the first issue so get in touch if you have it!

Imposed Silence - Torn Angels of Divine demo 1995

Imposed Silence - Torn Angels of Divine demo I 1995
1) Torn Angels of Divine
2) Misanthropy
3) Doomsday
4) Capture of Fire

Zippy / Mediafire

Back to Finland and this is a demo referenced earlier, here to be specific, death metal again. You can read more background info on Imposed Silence and the later incarnations in that earlier post, I'll just mention here I got this dubbed by brother Grev, thanks once again, and that I could use a cover scan as the image seen above from Metal Archives isn't an optimal one.

EDIT: Dammit I'm a demented idiot! Grev had already sent me scans of the covers ages ago!!! I'm not repacking and -uploading this, see the cover scans below.

Front cover. Cuts a bit.

Inside, with lyrics.

Good sound, comparable to the later demo, musically not too far from it either, just a little more death metallish perhaps and a bit less melodic. Perhaps this has more thrashing elements than the Shadows of Sunset era material, I don't have time to compare the recordings side to side now. The vocalist uses less (read: none) variation here, the style is the same hoarse death growl/howl throughout the demo. It's okay though. There is less difference in ImpSil and Shadows than the last incarnation Torn and if you liked "Fires of the Soon Dead Sun" chances are you'll enjoy this demo as well.

Black Wailing - Through Eternal Winters demo 1995

Black Wailing - Through Eternal Winters demo I 1995
1) Ancient Summoning
2) Through Eternal Winters
3) Funeral into the Deep of Darkness

Yandex / Zippy

Today's post is a step aside from black metal but not far. Obscure Greek project Black Wailing released two demos circa 1995 before vanishing from whence they came and this is the first of them, rip and pic courtesy of a contributor who not long ago contacted me. Thank you! It's bit lower bitrate (128) but you just have to make do with it.

So here we have about thirteen minutes of black ambient/dungeon synth recorded December 1994 and released in the beginning of 1995, besides the gloomy instrumentation we get black metalish vocals, synths that really cling to take you with them, slight hiss... well everything you either love or hate with this sort of music. The vocals are okay but I, as usual, could do without them. In general you'll probably enjoy this if you like ds or and "black ambiance".

Sacrilegeous - Demo '94

Sacrilegeous - Demo '94
1) Sadistic Murder
2) Burn the Sanctuary (Instrumental)
3) The Room with the Black Curtains
4) 1999 A.S (Instrumental)

RGhost / Depositfiles

As promised, more Sacrilegeous. Brother Suuret Muinaiset delivered, thank you! This is the (probably) best known piece, demo '94, which still seems to be quite uncommon a sight in the inter nets. Ripped from his original copy and includes a cover scan.

There's not much to say about Sacrilegeous that I hadn't said before in the older posts. This one is closer to more usual and "normal" raw black metal but still with the unique Necrodesecrator twist. The sound and performance are comparable to the other recordings and the whole demo lasts only a bit over ten minutes as the two instrumental tracks are quite short at around minute a piece. That's it I suppose, if you enjoyed the previous demos you'll obviously want this too, if you didn't you might still want to give it a listen as it's really more accessible.

Nefandus #1

Nefandus 'zine, issue 1 (1995/96)
Interviews:
Mayhemic Truth
Zephyrous
Barathrum
Gospel of the Horns
Deinonychus
Aphasia
Zemial
Itnos
The Temple of Tiermes
Varathron
Bard Faust
Spear of Longinus
Dark Heresy
Vahrzaw
Sigh
Abyssic Hate
+ reviews, illustrations and such

Yandex

Let's do a 'zine today, this one was sent by brother Wehrwolf, thanks alot of obliging me! Debut issue of the Australian 'zine Nefandus, released either in the end of 1995 or beginning of 1996, all interviews date to '95. Pdf-format, 54 xeroxed pages with primitive layout, totally unprofessional and underground look. The best type of 'zine! Most interviews are quite short but entertaining and I like their choice of bands even though certain ones are a bit repetitive if you've read a 'zine of the same era. I also prefer this editor's attitude over the snobby later 90's wanna-be "journalists" plaguing every other fancy printed arty "magazine" but enough outbursting, I like this and recommend it for others of similar mindset.

There is at least one issue more, see the flyer on the right side there, and I want it. If you have it, either scan it and get in touch with me or sell me the damn thing. Don't expect to cash in though, go to jewbay for that. Use the contact on the side of the blog and if there were further issues made after the second one I'd appreciate being informed of those and even more getting scans of them too, provided it didn't turn shit.

Exitus - Reh. 23.10.-89

Exitus - Rehearsal 23rd October 1989
1) Tears of Despair / Hymn to Sorrow
2) Reprobate
3) Intro: The Metamorphosis / Black Heritage
4) Mannam (The Lord of the Dead)

Rusfolder / Mediafire

Another death/doomy contribution to the Coven, this is again from brother Suuret Muinaiset and the rehearsal tape I was referring to in the comments here. You can read more background info on Exitus on that post so I'm not going to repeat myself here. It looks like this rehearsal tape was one of the few around with a cover, SM provided images of it which are included in the download.

Looking at the tracklisting you may note that 3/4 of the tracks presented are included on the 1990 demo, these versions naturally sound rougher being both earlier and rehearsal recorded to boot. However the sound is good, most notable flaw would be the bass (I think) bleeding all over everything else occasionally. If you don't mind that too much this is another good slab of old death/doom with classic touch.