CD

Limited to 50 copies, including :

- Compact disc
- Exclusive band image card
- Necklace with pendant
- Band Logo leather patch

'Esi um ninu - Heal us, Mother' is the first chapter of Rakinua's saga, an atmospheric folk and progressive met'Esi um ninu - Heal us, Mother' is the first chapter of Rakinua's saga, an atmospheric folk and progressive metal album blending powerful riffs, harsh vocals, intimate acoustic passages and ethereal harmonies. Rooted in ancient Raetic culture and its sacred rites, the music moves from the crushing depth of Opeth to the ethereal heights of Eivør, weaving harp, extreme vocals and cinematic arrangements into a cohesive concept album experience.al album blending powerful riffs, harsh vocals, intimate acoustic passages and ethereal harmonies. Rooted in ancient Raetic culture and its sacred rites, the music moves from the crushing depth of Opeth to the ethereal heights of Eivør, weaving harp, extreme vocals and cinematic arrangements into a cohesive concept album experience.

'Esi um ninu - Heal us, Mother' is the first chapter of Rakinua's saga, an atmospheric folk and progressive met'Esi um ninu - Heal us, Mother' is the first chapter of Rakinua's saga, an atmospheric folk and progressive metal album blending powerful riffs, harsh vocals, intimate acoustic passages and ethereal harmonies. Rooted in ancient Raetic culture and its sacred rites, the music moves from the crushing depth of Opeth to the ethereal heights of Eivør, weaving harp, extreme vocals and cinematic arrangements into a cohesive concept album experience.al album blending powerful riffs, harsh vocals, intimate acoustic passages and ethereal harmonies. Rooted in ancient Raetic culture and its sacred rites, the music moves from the crushing depth of Opeth to the ethereal heights of Eivør, weaving harp, extreme vocals and cinematic arrangements into a cohesive concept album experience.

The fourth Woewarden full-length album “The Roots Of My Neglect” is the natural successor to their previous work but is intentionally more visceral. Woewarden have maintained the melodic, melancholic approach to depressive black metal – inspired by the likes of Silencer, Psychonaut 4, and Insomnium— but they have injected a heavier, more abrasive edge reminiscent of the raw torment and fury of 90s Scandinavian legends like Dissection and Emperor.
Musically, this has allowed them to push the contrasts of their songwriting further. In one breath, the arrangements deliver some of the heaviest passages to date; in the next, they are bittersweet, embroiled in vocals ranging from maniacal wails and throat chants to screams of anguish and haunting croons. It is an exploration of neglect, both self-inflicted and external, and the rot that settles when hope is finally abandoned.

"Neapolitan song" has inherently influenced much of the popular and folk italian music and it's worldwide renowned for its expressive and communicative power.
Its origins date back to the XIII century and over the centuries has come down to us, keeping unchanged its attractiveness.

SCOURN (which means “shame” in Neapolitan language) was founded in Naples in 2008 by Giulian (Vocals, All Instruments & Orchestral Arrangements) properly to worship the cult of Parthenope by revealing the most ancient legends and history of the mysterious Neapolitan lands, known over the centuries for their hellenic and roman origins and for being fervent cradle of the Italian culture.

After signing in middle 2016 a two-albums deal with Dusktone, in Ferbruary 2017 SCOURN released the much-anticipated debut album “Parthenope”, recorded mixed and mastered at the world-acclaimed 16th Cellar Studio in Rome in 2016 by the producer Stefano “Saul” Morabito (FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, HOUR OF PENANCE).

Very special guest on the album is the “maestro” Riccardo Studer (from Italian extreme epic metal pioneers STORMLORD) who shaped an impressive orchestra for this incredible debut album. The concept album is focused on the most ancient greek-roman origins of Naples, and each song is related to a specific legend from those times, such as the 79 a.d. volcano Vesuvio’s eruption who destroyed Pompeii and many others.

Riccardo Studer commented the orchestral bonus CD version : " “The orchestral scoring for this album was a long and intense process, but extremely rewarding. Giulian and I worked out how the music should sound to create the right atmospheres and setting according to Parthenope’s concept and lyrics. The result was a truly massive and majestic orchestral texture, with full instrumental ensemble and the addition of the parthenopean traditional folk instruments, the band’s unique trademark. It was a really exciting challenge, brace yourselves …”

The epic black metal atmospheres, strongly influenced by the world famous “canzone napoletana”, and the sound of traditional folk instruments melt with majestic orchestrals and evocative lyrics in native language, express the concept of the band at its best.

All the emotional charge of such profound culture finds full expression in this SCUORN' debut album and track after track will lead you on an epic journey through dreams, successes, struggles and failures of mankind.

Deities that rise above the evil to be as bad to be reason for living, explosion of the volcano as a desire for purification, terrible visions with Father Virgil and Mago as painted veil from its shroud issues the will of hades: all of you have to die and you have to listen to the resurrection through the flames of the sacred "O Vesuvio". Burn and live forever. 

“Nature Skrik” is progressive black metal, combining elements of old and new, with influences from old Arcturus and Ulver, as well as newer DHG and Oranssi Pazuzu. Moving beyond standard tremolo picking, the newer material emphasizes "cultish" chanting and ritualistic acoustic bridges, merging together in a chasm of sound, from the deep abysses, to the highest peaks. It is the sound of «nature's scream», which also is the title of the album in Norwegian.

Cynic's journey began with their Uroboric forms, a sonic evolution captured through four demo tapes ranging from interesting to legendary. Released between 1988 and 1991, these recordings trace a path from raw, aggressive thrash to the zenith of technical death metal.
The '88 Demo and '89 Demo laid a foundation of blistering speed, while '90 Demo introduced the complex, jazzy textures they’re known for. By the 1991 Demo, the uroboric cycle was nearly complete and refined, featuring the lineup that would eventually record the landmark “Focus”.
The "Uroboric" motif represents the eternal return—death and rebirth— Mirroring how the band constantly dismantled and rebuilt their identity. These demos were later officially unearthed in the Ureboric Forms collection, giving fans a raw look at the blueprints for progressive metal's future.
Paul Masvidal’s shifting vocals and Sean Reinert’s inhuman drumming transformed simple metal tropes into a philosophical, cyclical art form. They remain a masterclass in how a band finds its soul through evolution. Presented in a three-panel digipak, “Uroboric Forms” stands as the ultimate demo collection for the legendary Florida band.

Limited Edition of 1000 with 20 pages booklet in a thick mediabook

ANTRISCH [Austro-Bavarian term for eerie or uncanny] is a blend of different styles of Black Metal mingled with portions of Doom, Djent and Dark Ambient.
Lyrically ANTRISCH is exploring the inner world that is the wide range of expressions bred by the human mind and inner life
as well as the outer world by treating substantially the vast landscapes and forces of nature experienced through bygone ventures to the world's most extreme sceneries.
This project is a musical & lyrical expedition to the heights of the world and the depths of man.

CD in Digipak with 12-page booklet.

TODOMAL emerged from the arid heartlands of eastern Spain in 2020, forging a deeply personal sound from the solemnity of doom metal, the sweep of cinematic rock and the quiet weight of lived experience. ‘Graveyards of Joy’ is the third album from this Anglo-Spanish duo, and the closing chapter of a trilogy that began with ‘Ultracrepidarian’ (2021) and deepened with ‘A Greater Good’ (2023).
Written in solitude following personal tragedy, ‘Graveyards of Joy’ channels grief, anger and hard-won hope into nine tracks of slow-burning, widescreen doom. The music breathes: vast Hammond-driven passages give way to desolate folk, Morricone-like strings open onto dusty, cinematic plains, and heavy, uncompromising riffs anchor songs that never lose sight of melody. Lyrically, the album conjures a landscape drawn from the ghost towns and depopulated provinces of rural Spain, a terrain that is raw, honest and untamed. Loss runs through every song, but so does the search for something on the other side.
This is a record that balances the dramatic with the delicate, the dark with light, and arrives fully formed: a DIY work of striking emotional depth and modern, alternative edge.

For fans of Katatonia, Candlemass, Anathema, Hamferð.

AOP Records is now proud to re-release the album on European soil on 26th July 2024.

“Plantgazer” is an album born from someone locked inside his home. Someone gazing at his house plants day in day out and trying to figure out answers to the many questions this new world has given rise to. An album born from the hope of breaking through a growing anxiety.

From a fleeting communion in 2005, Lykormas and Arneriach soon felt the ancient pull once more, the irresistible summons of decay, of origins long since festering in shadow. They turned back toward their rotted foundations, seeking to forge sound steeped in elder days and forgotten rites. Seasoned wanderers of the underground, they now also bear the banners of Marche Funèbre and Hemelbestormer, yet the old hunger never slept.

Thus Archaic Oath was sworn. A covenant to resurrect blackened death metal in its most primal form, as once conjured by Naglfar, Dissection, Unanimated and kindred spirits. Its veins run thick with the essence of the ’90s melodic black metal era, tempered by decades of metal etched into flesh and bone.

The band’s first offering, "Determined to Death and Beyond", was hewn during the long, cold winter of 2024–2025, destined to emerge from the void via AOP Records one year hence.

Upon the stage, the circle widens: Archaic Oath will be reinforced by (former) adepts of Beltez, Sumerian Tombs, and Melechesh, ensuring the rite is not merely heard, but invoked.