CD

still with black envelope in very nice  conditions

INFERNA PROFUNDUS RECORDS is proud to present another piece of Baltic black metal history. In Lithuania, the historical black metal trident of the nineties has always been OBTEST, NAHASH and DISSIMULATION - alongside these realities, however, there was another mysterious entity called POCCOLUS. The band has often remained in the shadows of the underground because it did not do many live performances and its discography counts only one full-album, the homonymous "Poccolus". This black gem released in 1996 is undoubtedly still one of the pillars of Lithuanian metal history. A majestic and epic record, but at the same time veined with a dark melancholy that catapults the listener into the mysterious eras of bloody battles and legends of Baltic mythology. The album "Poccolus" is a rare example of what was the real and genuine “pagan black metal” - no cheerful melodies and alleged vikings with long blond braids chasing dragons in the woods - in this album a hostile and icy shadow reigns looming as a bloody sword after a battle to the death. A raw and icy production does not take away the power and majesty of this work which after almost 28 years manages to be still so evocative and addictive. The album was initially released in CD format by Hammerheart Production and in 2006 re-released by Supernal Music. Now, for the first time finally you can rediscover this dark jewel in double LP version (and digipack CD) which will be released on May 29th, 2020. From the ominous past, through the screams of blood-thirsty werewolves, the charm of distant majestic eras reaches us again ...
 

Jewel case CD with 8 pages booklet.

Limited to 300 copies.

1. If These Walls Could Talk 02:51
2. Ambulance Chaser 03:03
3. Fulguration 01:32
4. Arterial Spray Obsession 02:39
5. Necrodecontamination 01:20
6. The League Of Extraordinary Grave Robbers 02:30
7. The Admirable Teachings Of Burke & Hare 02:26
8. Capricious Provisional Cadaver Grater 01:33
9. Decomposer 02:15
10. Viva! Blunt Force Trauma 01:02
11. Cold Storage Fever 01:36
12. Mucopurulent Mayhem 00:59
13. Mortuary Wars 03:30
14. Convivial Corpse Disposal Methodology 06:37

1. Morituri Te Salutant (Instrumental) 00:57
2. Prelude Of Souls (Instrumental) 02:46
3. Innocent 05:36
4. Depression (Instrumental) 01:12
5. No Regrets 04:52
6. Confusion (Instrumental) 01:45
7. Black (Instrumental) 00:51
8. Beauty 03:54
9. No Fear 05:32
10. Soul Survivor 03:41
11. Full Moon 04:54
12. Kill Your Gods 05:13
13. Turn My World Around 03:58
14. Be With Me Or Be Gone 03:47
15. Speak Of The Dead 04:06

Ristampa per Peaceville

NEAR MINT

Recorded live in the Sonic Solstice Festival at Rockefeler, Oslo. September 24, 2005.

Includes video clip of "Deamon Painter", small clip of rehearsal and slideshow of live pictures.

Deluxe Digipak with CD incl. 6 bonus tracks, and bonus DVD feat. 3 live shows (in Holland, Montreal and Chicago) and a 1992 interview with Kelly Shaefer. Arguably one of the most groundbreaking and influential bands in the metal realm, ATHEIST combined a death metal attack with virtuosic level of playing. This union would create a style of forward thinking, progressive metal that would soon become the benchmark for many influential metal bands (DEATH, CYNIC, PESTILENCE, etc.). ‘Elements’ is the final chapter in the story of a band many years ahead of its time. Its complex arrangements fused disparate sounds such as delicate jazz, deep funk grooves, Latin rhythms, flamenco guitar stylings, and samba interludes with blistering metal chops to create music that confused as many as it pleased. A fitting swansong for the unique entity that ATHEIST had become, ‘Elements’ was almost equally regaled and reviled for the ambitious ideas it put into motion. In the years since the band split ‘Elements’ has been recognized as a crucial piece of ATHEIST history and a marker for the wider acceptance for heavy, dynamic, progressive metal.