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ORNATORPET - Midvintersagor
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ORNATORPET
Midvintersagor

A forgotten tale, long buried beneath the snows of time, is about to be retold. “Midvintersagor” (‘Midwinter Sagas’) is the first music ever composed by Örnatorpet, a landmark in both personal and artistic discovery. Originally self-released in a small cassette run, this unaltered reissue allows listeners to experience the album exactly as it was conceived – pure, unrefined, and brimming with the wonder of creation.

At its core, “Midvintersagor” is a soundtrack to an unwritten legend. Each track weaves a narrative steeped in medieval fantasy, channelling the essence of forgotten folklore and the grandeur of winter’s stillness. Inspired by the interludes and atmospheric passages of 90s black metal, Örnatorpet sought to craft an instrumental world as evocative as the landscapes of his native Sweden.

Since its inception in 2018, Örnatorpet has become one of the foremost torchbearers of dungeon synth. With no formal musical training, he followed only instinct and inspiration, carving out a path that has since led him to the forefront of the genre. “Midvintersagor” is where that journey began – an unpolished gem gleaming with the spirit of discovery, now unearthed for a new audience to behold.


Nordvis
2025
DIGI CD
€13.00
NECHOCHWEN - Spelewithiipi
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NECHOCHWEN
Spelewithiipi

For over a decade, Nechochwen has bridged the gap between history and mythology, folklore and personal journey. With “spelewithiipi”, the West Virginian duo returns to their earliest roots – trading the weight of distortion for the delicate power of dark folk.

“spelewithiipi” is the sound of rivers that remember, of trails worn by centuries of footsteps, of stories whispered through leaves and stone. Nechochwen weaves rich acoustic instrumentation with an immersive sense of place, crafting melodies steeped in the Eastern Woodlands’ indigenous past. Echoes of Nest, Tenhi, and October Falls resonate throughout, but the heart of the album belongs to the Ohio River Valley – the spelewithiipi, the Big Turkey River – its wild beauty flowing through every note.

This is an album of patience and reverence, composed slowly over eleven years, gathering shape and meaning. It is a tribute to forgotten pathways and the wisdom they carry. From the spectral visions of “othaškwa’alowethi behme” to the contemplative stillness of “Precipice of Stone”, each piece is a portal – to memory, to mystery, to the primordial pulse of the land itself.

 


Nordvis
2025
CD
€13.00
NECHOCHWEN - Kanawha Black
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NECHOCHWEN
Kanawha Black

Nechochwen is an artistic force dedicated to preserving the past through sound. With “Kanawha Black”, the West Virginia duo delves deeper into the folklore, war, and generational wisdom of Appalachia, transforming history into music that is both urgent and timeless. This is an album shaped by the land itself – its rivers and ridgelines, its battles and buried secrets, its ghosts and forgotten voices.

Melding intricate folk passages with the might of black metal, “Kanawha Black” is a work of contrasts: the tangible and the spectral, history and legend, past and present. The doomed last stand of Chief Cornstalk in “I Can Die But Once” and the ancestral scars of “Generations of War” stand alongside the mythic – the great horned serpent of “The Murky Deep”, the strange omens of “Visions, Dreams, and Signs”, and the meditative “A Cure for the Winter Plagues”, a tribute to nature’s quiet resilience. The further one listens, the more the lines blur, until history and folklore become one.

More than an album, “Kanawha Black” is a testament to the unbroken lineage of Appalachian customs and indigenous tradition. With this reissue through Nordvis – now available on CD for the first time – its themes remain as vital as ever, offering new listeners a chance to step into Nechochwen’s world.

This edition also includes two bonus tracks: “Eastern Hemlock Medicine Song”, appearing on physical format for the first time, and “Across the Divide (Acoustic Version)”, making its debut release.

 


Nordvis
2025
CD
€13.00
LUNAR AURORA - Hoagascht
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LUNAR AURORA
Hoagascht

Black vinyl, 12-page 12“ booklet, A2 poster.
Founded in 1994 and laied to rest in 2012, LUNAR AURORA during their existence released 9 full length albums, two demos and some split releases with SECRETS OF THE MOON, PAYSAGE D‘HIVER and NORDLYS.
Partly atmospheric, partly aggressive but always unique and special, LUNAR AURORA created a deep and mysteries sound full of grim Black Metal with symphonic, ambient and modern classical elements.

After the picture-disc edition in 2024, we are proud to now offer you an edition on classic black wax from LUNAR AURORAs last magnum opus Hoagascht too.
All lyrics are in the Upper Bavarian dialect. A Hoagascht (local varieties include HoangartnHuigert or Hoimgarta) is a term usually used in southern Germany and Austria for a local musical gathering featuring folk musicians.
This album was originally released in 2012 by Cold Dimension Records and marks the end of the band and the cooperation between Whyrhd and Aran.


Darkness Shall Rise
2025
LP
€28.00
LUNAR AURORA - Mond
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LUNAR AURORA
Mond

Founded in 1994 and led to rest in 2012, Lunar Aurora released during their existence 9 full length albums, two demos and some split releases with Secrets Of The Moon, Paysage D‘Hiver and Nordlys.
Partly atmospheric, partly aggressive but always unique and special, in their active years Lunar Aurora created a deep and mysteries sound full of grim Black Metal with symphonic, ambient and modern classical elements.

In the coming months, Darkness Shall Rise Productions will release all of the bands releases in a special deluxe Pic. LP edition, including sleeve, 12-page inserts with new liner notes, poster, download-card etc.
To start with this amazing project, we decided to first release the great and highly appreciated final output Hoagascht from 2012 and the bands grim and majestetic 7th album Mond from 2005.

Vinyl-Masters were done again by Patrick W. Engel at Temple Of Disharmony.
There are no plans to make a vinyl-box (unlike a tape box which will definitely come later) with all albums, so all these Pic. LP releases will be only available as stand-alone releases.

Black LP with 12-page booklet and poster.


Darkness Shall Rise
2024
LP
€28.00
LUNAR AURORA - Ars Moriendi (Picture LP)
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LUNAR AURORA
Ars Moriendi (Picture LP)

Picture LP with 12-page booklet and A2 poster.

Founded in 1994 and led to rest in 2012, LUNAR AURORA during their existence released 9 full length albums, two demos and some split releases with SECRETS OF THE MOON, PAYSAGE D‘HIVER and NORDLYS.
Partly atmospheric, partly aggressive but always unique and special, LUNAR AURORA created a deep and mysteries sound full of grim Black Metal with symphonic, ambient and modern classical elements.

Originally released in 2001 by Ars Metalli, this fourth album by LUNAR AURORA will now be re-released in it’s original layout on black wax and picture-disc.
Recorded and mixed at Tonstudio Hörnix (ABIGOR, SUMMONING..) Ars Moriendi is an aggressive, wayward and majestic album which impressively confirms that there was also unique Black Metal art from Germany in the early 2000s.


Darkness Shall Rise
2025
LP
€29.00
LUNAR AURORA - Ars Moriendi
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LUNAR AURORA
Ars Moriendi

Black LP with 12-page booklet and A2 poster.

Founded in 1994 and led to rest in 2012, LUNAR AURORA during their existence released 9 full length albums, two demos and some split releases with SECRETS OF THE MOON, PAYSAGE D‘HIVER and NORDLYS.
Partly atmospheric, partly aggressive but always unique and special, LUNAR AURORA created a deep and mysteries sound full of grim Black Metal with symphonic, ambient and modern classical elements.

Originally released in 2001 by Ars Metalli, this fourth album by LUNAR AURORA will now be re-released in it’s original layout on black wax and picture-disc.
Recorded and mixed at Tonstudio Hörnix (ABIGOR, SUMMONING..) Ars Moriendi is an aggressive, wayward and majestic album which impressively confirms that there was also unique Black Metal art from Germany in the early 2000s.


Darkness Shall Rise
2025
LP
€28.00
LUNAR AURORA - Elixir Of Sorrow (Picture LP)
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LUNAR AURORA
Elixir Of Sorrow (Picture LP)

Picture 2-LP with 12-page booklet and A2 poster.

Founded in 1994 and led to rest in 2012, LUNAR AURORA during their existence released 9 full length albums, two demos and some split releases with SECRETS OF THE MOON, PAYSAGE D‘HIVER and NORDLYS.
Partly atmospheric, partly aggressive but always unique and special, LUNAR AURORA created a deep and mysteries sound full of grim Black Metal with symphonic, ambient and modern classical elements.

Originally released by The Oath and Deviant Records in 2004, LUNAR AURORAs fifth album will be finally available again on double black vinyl and picture disc.
As bonus on this reissue, there are songs from the same recording session, which were not released on the original CD.
This is an essential masterpiece of Black Metal and proves once again the greatness and strength of LUNAR AURORA.

 


Darkness Shall Rise
2025
2LP
€36.00
LUNAR AURORA - Elixir Of Sorrow
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LUNAR AURORA
Elixir Of Sorrow

Black 2-LP with 12-page booklet and A2 poster.

Founded in 1994 and led to rest in 2012, LUNAR AURORA during their existence released 9 full length albums, two demos and some split releases with SECRETS OF THE MOON, PAYSAGE D‘HIVER and NORDLYS.
Partly atmospheric, partly aggressive but always unique and special, LUNAR AURORA created a deep and mysteries sound full of grim Black Metal with symphonic, ambient and modern classical elements.

Originally released by The Oath and Deviant Records in 2004, LUNAR AURORAs fifth album will be finally available again on double black vinyl and picture disc.
As bonus on this reissue, there are songs from the same recording session, which were not released on the original CD.
This is an essential masterpiece of Black Metal and proves once again the greatness and strength of LUNAR AURORA.

 


Darkness Shall Rise
2025
2LP
€33.00

EXUMER
Rising From The Sea + bonus

Tracks 11 to 13 are bonus tracks.
Released in a jewel case, a 16-page booklet.


2013
CD
€13.00
€13.00

SAD WHISPERINGS
Sensitive To Autumn

Sad Whisperings was formed in 1990 (as Desecrate) and released several demo’s in the 80’s / 90s up till their split in 2004 and gained a worldwide cult following. Sad Whisperings was pure doom death metal like their early inspiration Paradise Lost and with a touch of the Dutch school of doom death metal like The Gathering. Sad Whisperings got signed by Dutch cult label Foundation 2000 (The Gathering, Gorefest) and released their debut album in 1993 called ’Sensitive to autumn’. Demos 1995 & 1998 are a natural follow up to their debut, doom death metal, Dutch style.
The booklet contains rare and old pictures, flyers and posters. Extensive liner notes from Steven Willems (Rock Tribune, Streams of Ancient Wisdom: The History of Dutch Death And Extreme Metal


Vic Records
2023
CD
€13.00

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DARK SANCTUARY - Cernunnos (digibook CD)
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DARK SANCTUARY
Cernunnos (digibook CD)

new and unplayed but missed shrinkwrap

Hard-cover mediabook with extensive booklet

Pioneering French dark atmospheric music since 1996, Dark Sanctuary is back with their eighth album, Cernunnos, the first in fourteen years. Following the EP Iterum released in 2022, it marks the group's return to the front of the stage.

Cernunnos is an ancient Gaulish god who embodied the biological cycle of nature, simultaneously reflecting life and death, germination and decay, like the deer, the animal that represents him, who loses its antlers in winter to recover them in spring. This title perfectly symbolizes the history of Dark Sanctuary after these years of artistic break and this rebirth.

Composed during the year 2022, the 11 songs of this album make it one of the most varied that Dark Sanctuary have made so far, oscillating between what has characterized the band for two decades and new musical horizons. Both dark and emotional, Cernunnos is a new milestone in the history of the group.

Mixed and mastered by Øystein G. Brun at Crosound Studio in Bergen

Cover Artwork by Valnoir/Metastazis


Avantgarde Music
2023
MEDIABOOK CD
€8.00
GRAVE - Into the grave + tremendous pain
Second hand
€7.00
SIG:AR:TYR - Citadel of Stars (Gold Vinyl / Damaged Sleeve)
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SIG:AR:TYR
Citadel of Stars (Gold Vinyl / Damaged Sleeve)

Limited to 150 copies. Comes with A2 sized poster.

 

Hammerheart
2024
2LP
€18.00
ENGELSHARVEN - All Harved Up!
Rare Second hand

ENGELSHARVEN
All Harved Up!

Rare, swiss weird project - avantgarde thrash

Disc: VG (quite a few scratches but plays perfectly)

Inlays: NM


1992
CD
€40.00
GALLOWS - Gallows CD + DVD
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GALLOWS
Gallows CD + DVD

Limited edition CD & DVD with documentary, house in a digipak with a 12 page booklet.


 
2CD
€6.00
SEPULTURA - Chaos A.D.
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SEPULTURA
Chaos A.D.

https://www.discogs.com/release/2858770-Sepultura-Chaos-AD

Insert/card VG++  The tape looks like unplayed but Please note: we did not play/test this cassette so  We cannot guarantee the quality of the tape throughout its playing time


Roadrunner
 
TAPE
€15.00
AGATHODAIMON - Serpent's embrace
Second hand
€14.00
EXODUS - Another Lesson In Violence (1st press)
Rare Second hand

EXODUS
Another Lesson In Violence (1st press)

Media Condition: Mint
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint


Century Media
1997
DIGI CD
€8.00
VENOM - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
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VENOM
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Media Condition: Near Mint 
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint 


Castle
2002
CD
€8.00
MYSTIFIER - Goetia (1st press)
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MYSTIFIER
Goetia (1st press)

Media Condition: Mint 
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint 

more info


Osmose
1993
CD
€60.00
RUNNING WILD - Gates to purgatory
Rare Second hand

RUNNING WILD
Gates to purgatory

Media Condition: Mint 
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint 


Noise
 
CD
€15.00
SACRED REICH - Ignorance
Rare Second hand

SACRED REICH
Ignorance

Media Condition: Mint 
Sleeve Condition: Mint 

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Hollywood Records
 
CD
€20.00
OMEN - The Curse
Second hand

OMEN
The Curse

Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) 

Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+)


Metal Blade
1986
LP
€34.00
THE GARDEN OF DELIGHT - The Seal
Rare Second hand

THE GARDEN OF DELIGHT
The Seal

Released in a J-card case with a single-sided 4-panel J-card; no lyrics.
 


1994
CD
€10.00
BATTLE DAGORATH - Abyss Horizons (CD)
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BATTLE DAGORATH
Abyss Horizons (CD)

DIGIPACK CD

The sixth seal of Battle Dagorath' saga will indeed stand as their best album to date by many aspects, last but not least a sharp and definite production that's giving full emphasis to their majestic and epic songwriting (counting over 73 minutes of aural battle this time...)

A crushing Spectral Black Metal soundscape that unlocks a visionary journey into the third eye. Abyss Horizons represents the unraveling of your unconscious Ancient dreams, crossing the abyss into transcendental Magic realms. Traversing the boundaries of this dimension, the shadows of transformation are now awakened to restore the illumination of the Great Darkness.


Avantgarde Music
2020
DIGI CD
€12.00
OLIO TAHTIEN TAKANA - Spectral Katharsis
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OLIO TAHTIEN TAKANA
Spectral Katharsis

Olio Tähtien Takana is one of the artistic expressions of Finnish multi-instrumentalist v-KhaoZ (Vargrav, Druadan Forest and many others), here joined in his artistic endeavour by singer Hellwind Inferion (Desolate Shrine, Sargeist).

Spectral Katharsis is the third album by Olio Tähtien Takana, and is described by Hellwind with a series of key terms: “Cosmic, majestic misanthropy and ultimate devil worship”. Expect fury, rage and patterns of keyboards to surround you and bring you on your journey through the cosmos.

On the musical side of things, v-KhaoZ says: “We wanted something different than our other bands, a more straightforward, yet melodic approach. To this we added a varied singing style and otherworldly, space-like keyboards, to reach the multidimensionality we were aiming for”. Spectral Katharsis will tickle fans of Limbonic Art, Odium and the mid-’90s symphonic black metal scene.

The band's very name is probably the best expression to describe what v.KhaoZ and Hellwind Inferion are trying to accomplish with their collaboration, as Olio Tähtien Takana is Finnish for 'A Creature Beyond the Stars'.


Avantgarde Music
2021
DIGI CD
€6.00
ACHERONTAS - Tat Tvam Asi (Universal Omniscience)
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ACHERONTAS
Tat Tvam Asi (Universal Omniscience)

Limited to 400 copies black vinyl
Comes in gatefold cover sleeve. 


WTC
2013
2LP
€25.00
AXXIS - Platinum Edition (3CD)
Second hand

AXXIS
Platinum Edition (3CD)

Media Condition: MINT 
Sleeve Condition NEAR MINT

Including 3 original releases:
1. Back To The Kingdom cat# MAS CD0238
2. Collection Of Power cat# on sleeve MAS CD0264, cat# on CD MAS DP0264
3. Eyes Of Dakness cat# MAS CD0295


Massacre
2004
3CD
€18.00
BLESSED DEATH - Kill or be killed
Rare Second hand -20%

BLESSED DEATH
Kill or be killed

Label: Megaforce Records ‎– MRI 1369, Tungsten Records Inc. ‎– MRI 1369
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1985

Media: Near Mint  

Sleeve: Very Good (VG) ----  a previous owner unfortunately wrote the songs time length behind each title in innersleeve


Megaforce
1985
LP
€40.00 €32.00
SAMHAIN - November-Coming-Fire
Rare Second hand -25%

SAMHAIN
November-Coming-Fire

many sellers would rate this as a NM--- there's moderate physiological signs of use and storage, but all in all great shape


1986
LP
€190.00 €142.50
D.I. (USA) - Ancient Artifacts
Rare Second hand

D.I. (USA)
Ancient Artifacts

SMALL SIGNS OF STORAGE ON THE SLEEVE, OTHERWISE NM


1989
LP
€38.00
STEEL VENGEANCE - Prisoners
Rare Second hand

STEEL VENGEANCE
Prisoners

Click here for release version details 

very good conditions overall, sleeve presents a small hole on the top left corner, they used to drill them like this with nice-price or promo copies back then


1988
PLP
€20.00
BARATHRUM - Hailstorm
Rare Second hand

BARATHRUM
Hailstorm

VG + / NM (printed parts)

a few stains on the disc recorded side, nothing dramatic though, plays with no issues


Nazgul's Eyre
2022
CD
€25.00
YSYRY MOLLVÜN - Ysyry Mollvün
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YSYRY MOLLVÜN
Ysyry Mollvün

Digipak CD with 12 pages booklet

Ysyry Mollvün is a conceptual project created by Zupai Ulen in 2012. In November 2015, Antonio Sanna (Downfall Of Nur) met Zupai and offered to be the producer. As time passed by, Sanna got involved in the crating of this project, composing arrangements for acoustic guitars and native instruments such as the charango, sikus, flutes and percussions. The band’s name comes from the words “river” in the Guaraní language, indigenous people from South America (Ysyry) and “blood” in the language of Selk'nam people, the indigenous tribe from southern Argentina (Mollvün).

Ysyry Mollvün tells the story of K'aux, a being that was once a human who was educated by the Selk’nam gods to teach the tribe what was necessary to outlive in the harsh conditions of the extreme south of the world. K'aux betrayed his oath and did not pass on what he learned, and for this reason he was condemned to lie forever, neither dead nor alive, in the center of the earth.

A thousand years later Espíritu del Monte, the god who punished K'aux couldn't understand what happened to the other deities since, except for the god of death (San la Muerte), they were no longer on this earth. All had changed, the people who lived on this earth were more, the flora and fauna that had inhabited no longer existed and everything that was for thousands of years was longer as it had been. Because of this, el Espíritu del Monte decides to wake up K'aux so that he can see with his human's eyes what happened and what must be done so that everything goes back to what once was.


Avantgarde Music
2022
DIGI CD
€3.00