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A pillar of the true black metal underground, French-Canadian black metal cult AKITSA have completed work on their new album “Credo”

Media Condition: Near Mint 
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint

Media Condition: Near Mint 
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint

Winter lake (blue, crystal and black splatter) 12" double vinyl (33 rpm) in gatefold.
Limited to 300 copies worldwide!

THY CATAFALQUE is the solo-helmed Hungarian avant-garde metal project of Tamás Kátai, running since 1998 and now a two-time Fonogram (Hungarian Grammy) winner. What began as a studio-only outlet has grown, over the past few years, into a full international touring act with festival slots across Europe and Latin America.
'XIII: Sárga erdo' is THY CATAFALQUE's thirteenth album, and unlike its predecessors it carries no single narrative thread: the twelve tracks move instead through what plays like a wandering across old ground, touching on loss, distance, memory and disappearance without ever settling on one story. The record marks a real shift in how it's built: this is the first time THY CATAFALQUE has used a live drummer rather than programmed rhythm, and while the cast is enormous - thirty-four musicians plus a twenty-voice male choir - the folk and classical textures that once flooded every corner of a song (piano, strings, brass, reed, sitar, kamancheh, zither) are used here with real discipline, brought in only when a track calls for them. The result sits closer to the bone than the maximalism of the last record, heavier in restraint than in volume, and it still finds room for a fictitious folk song built for a vanished people on the Volga, an incineration metaphor turned into the album's heaviest cut, and an opener that reads like a farewell letter.
Gábor Vári returns behind the desk for a second record running, keeping the production language consistent even as the arrangements pull back.

After three years and Ten Thousand Hells… SPIRIT POSSESSION unleash their third Full Length album Cathedral Speech to be released on Oct 2.
Seven attacking labyrinths of far venturing Black Heavy Metal, with all spires pointed down.
Where 2023’s Of the Sign… held a knifelike gaze into more erratic, adventurous hymns, Cathedral Speech sees SPIRIT POSSESSION awaken their most piercing, deranged, and narratively epic form yet. Spiraling guitar storms and explosive drum batterings channel first wave Black/Death assaults in the same breath as expansive ‘70s composition.
With Four steps into madness followed by a side long suite - These are vicious electric chants as towering as they are blasphemous.
 
Featuring S. Peacock (Black Curse / Ulthar / Mastery) on Strings and Vocals, and A. Spungin (Ormus) on Drums and Handmade Synthesizers.Recorded in the depths of the S•P Dungeon / and studio mixed at The New Menegroth, The Thousand Caves. Artwork by Luciana Lupe Vasconselos.

Full coloured cover with white inner jacket + Insert Lyric Sheet. Limited to 100 copies on 12" Vinyl.

Dystopia returns with their 5th studio album entitled: «De Verboden Diepte II: De Weg van de Meeste Weerstand», which is the direct successor for their previous album “De Verboden Diepte I” which was released 2 years ago.

Once again the band explores their sound with much diversity and dwells even deeper into the atmospheric black metal sound combined with post metal riffs, experimenting wider with their orchestra and trumpets yet holding close to the original essence of old school black metal.

“De Verboden Diepte II” delivers only 2 songs, yet what a journey these 2 lengthy tracks present. The album goes from full fury with blast beats and shrieking vocals to calm dreamy post moments before it takes you into a medieval landscape of sounds. The guitars deliver a lot of variety from chord riffing to melodic parts to even a few outstanding solos and in combination with the beautiful trumpets, it creates the right atmosphere which the bass notes underlay perfectly. The drums are tight, offering a wide range of different tempos and structures which pushes the album to higher level. Last, but certainly above all not least! The vocals are tremendous!!! From screaming to clean shrieks, to mournful singing, an absolute pleasure to the ears while listening your way through this record.

It’s not often that a band can surpass a record that was already as perfect as it stands, but this doesn’t count for Dystopia! De Verboden Diepte II is of definitely of equal value as its predecessor if not even stronger! Once again these Dutchies delivered a solid, NO, a masterpiece of an album that every fan of Old School Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal and even Post or Pagan Black Metal can enjoy to the fullest from start til end! 

Originally released in 1997, Mellom Skogkledde Aaser stands as one of the most important early works of Norwegian pagan black metal. 

Combining raw black metal intensity with evocative folk-inspired passages, Kampfar forged a unique sound deeply rooted in Nordic heritage, mythology, and nature. 

Widely regarded as a classic of the genre, the album remains a defining statement of the band's artistic vision. 

This new reissue marks the first return of the record since the previous pressing released fifteen years ago, making it available once again to collectors and dedicated followers. 

A timeless and essential release, Mellom Skogkledde Aaser continues to exemplify the enduring spirit of the Norwegian underground.

“A Thirst for Summer Rain” is the eighth full-length album of Lustre – the Swedish apotheosis of ambient black metal.

Austin Lunn’s journey carried Panopticon from the urban density of Louisville to the remote northern reaches of Minnesota. It is here, surrounded by a landscape both inspiring and endangered, that “Det hjemsøkte hjertet” took shape. The album follows an elder hermit in the final week of his life, interweaving childhood memories with a lament for an ecosystem transformed by modern encroachment.

Dense, atmospheric, and unmistakably cinematic, “Det hjemsøkte hjertet” (‘The Haunted Heart’) shifts from the icy aggression of earlier works into something richer and more saturated – a palette of purples and burning oranges fading into dusk. The folk instrumentation once associated with Panopticon has largely receded, giving way to tones reminiscent of Neil Young & Crazy Horse.

The metal foundation remains, but the record’s strength lies in composition rather than speed: layered arrangements, long-form dynamics, and a strong narrative undercurrent. A full orchestral presence runs throughout, with Charlie Anderson’s string performances adding both gravity and movement. Each song features a different guest vocalist – Aaron Charles (Falls Of Rauros, Rhun), Jan Evan Åsli (Vemod), and Jan 'Winterherz' Van Berlekom (Waldgeflüster) among them – introducing distinct colours without compromising cohesion.

Standard CD edition 

With icy melodies, haunted screams and an atmosphere as thick as the winter snows, LUSTRE returns. "The Ashes of Light" continues Nachtzeit's legacy with majestic splendour; its enthralling atmospheric black metal searching for lost secrets in the woods, among the stars.

Otherworldly keyboards and epic, long melody lines stretching across galaxies soothe the soul with their mysterious echoes of ancient truths. The dreamlike ambience is hypnotic and mesmerizing. Escape your daily woes and the modern noise by stepping into the grand, ethereal halls of LUSTRE.

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.

“Evigt främmande, evigt fjärran” is the seventh album of Sweden’s leading dungeon synth project, Örnatorpet. Modern music without the trappings of modernity; nostalgia and longing channelling the spirit both of timeless classics like Fata Morgana, Mortiis, and Wongraven and recent genre greats such as Erang, Old Sorcery, and Vindkaldr.

For those who believe the genre of dark dungeon music to be narrow, Örnatorpet stands as a living, breathing rebuttal. Each release has its own thematic foundation upon which the compositions rest. “Bergtagen” (2018) captures the sense of rustling leaves in autumnal woods. “Hymner från Snökulla” (2019) crackles with soul-piercing frost drawn straight from the heart of winter.