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Havukruunu is the spirit of freedom, harbinger of oblivion, and it tells you: FLY, YOU FOOLS!

Svart Records is set to release the band’s fourth album TAVASTLAND in February 2025

After three albums, the pieces of the puzzle fit, and Havukruunu, the favorite band of the sensitive and sorrowful returns with a vengeance to blur the line between the real and unreal. The sorrowful guitars of Stefa and Bootleg-Henkka draw threatening dark shadows on the wall, Kostajainen's drumming bombardement pulses like embers of a dying fire in the hearth. All the while, Humö's bass guitar is clanking and wailing like the icy wind rattling windows and banging walls, as Stefa roars and channels messages from the netherworld or preaches wisdom of ancient days, backed by a choir.

Lords of Hell smile approving as the flames of hatred and cunning of their beloved sons drowns a dying old world, and heart of the earth trembles the birth of new and weird. Havukruunu is the spirit of freedom, harbinger of oblivion, and it tells you: FLY, YOU FOOLS! 

Havukruunu’s upcoming album TAVASTLAND tells the story of a small, strange people.

”-TAVASTLAND tells how in 1237 the Tavastians rose in a rebellion against the church of Christ and drove the popes naked into the frost to die. TAVASTLAND reveals our fathers’ centuries old sins and lies of consolation. TAVASTLAND speaks of him, who has become a prisoner of his home, alienated from the land of the forest and is now afraid of the dark with all lights on, surrounded by his smart devices. TAVASTLAND tells about the freedom we lost. TAVASTLAND haunts its listener to the grave, and I will personally open that grave one bleak night, and steal the fading light of your sempiternal soul.”, says Stefa. 

TAVASTLAND is available on Svart exclusive ice & blood vinyl edition, limited to 666 copies. Also available on limited amber & black smoke vinyl, classic black vinyl, CD, cassette tape, and digital platforms. All vinyl editions of the first pressing include a booklet and poster. New Havukruunu T-shirt also up for pre-order now at Svart’s webstore. Release date February 28^th, 2025

400x black vinyl

For the first time, these 5 tapes (Ash Nazg …, lux devicta est, promo tape 2/94, Moonrise and In Hate & Sin)  are compiled as a stand-alone 2LP / 2CD album, accompanied by extensive photo material and an in-depth interview, covering the period from the formative 1980s, over the conditions leading to the establishment of the band, up to the days when a deal for their debut Verwüstung/Invoke The Dark Age was signed.

The direct and unveiled nature of these recordings invites the listener to travel back in time, step into ABIGOR´s rehearsal cellar and experience the raw, youthful energy which shows a different side of the band than the successive recordings at Hörnix Studio.

The pressing and print quality make this double-album the ultimate memorial to the reckless bygone days not only of ABIGOR but also of Black Metal as a whole.
On 48 A5 pages respectively, the circumstances around each demo are treated individually.

After more than 30 years, the hands-on experiments of those simple, analogue times still work their magic!

 In true old-school fashion BÜTCHER presents an iconic 7” as so many legends before them did … Here we get their ferocious brand new song “Speed Metal Samurai” which lacerates like a laser katana with ruthlessly energetic drumming, flesh-melting riffs and the most metallic vocal venom-spitting you could want on such a small disc. Alongside this offering upon the altar of true steel is a cover of Manowar, the truest of them all. BÜTCHER have been conquering the world with their setlist that often includes a cover of “The Oath” and now we can have this formidable honouring of the greats in our own homes! This 7” is the exact right dose of 666mg to shoot you into action at any given moment while we salivate for more from the underground heroes. Swear the oath and do not miss this cut of fury forged in iron or you shall face the BÜTCHER!

300x grimace purple 7" in a black paper innersleeve, download card, jacket full-color printed on 300g carton, coated paper (semi-gloss), all assembled in a plastic overbag.

Gatefold sleeve, 2x king-size books (12 and 8 pages!)
Gold ("nugget" effect) color vinyl, limited 100 copies

On an important note, "Saturnalia" is announced as the final album of Selvans.
The third and last chapter of the Trilogy Lupercalia - Faunalia - Saturnalia.
Selvans is dead, long live Selvans! 

Born in 2014 as an atmospheric band blending black metal with traditional Italian folk music elements and deeply rooted in themes of local folklore, mythology, and dark cultural heritage, Selvans released two landmark albums "Clangores Plenilunio" and "Lupercalia".
In the mid of their career though the band let their 70's dark/prog background influences prevail in their new compositions, stylistically reaching a model they like to describe as "Dark Italian Art." This evolution was notable in the in subsequent releases (Faunalia, 2018 and Dark Italian Art, 2021).
Initially a duo, the band transitioned to a solo project under Selvans Haruspex in 2019 and we can definitely envision their music as heavy metal with black metal and prog-rock influences, lirically inspired by Italian folk-horror tales and imagery.
SELVANS has toured extensively around Europe - including performances at such festivals as Metaldays (Slovenia), De Mortem Et Diabolum (Germany), Metalowa Wigilia (Poland), Frantic Fest (Italy), Rites of the Black Mass (Romania), Dark Medieval Fest (France), Autumn Souls of Sofia (Bulgaria) and Emanations of the Absolute (Switzerland).  New album "Saturnalia" is entirely sung in Italian and sees for the first time an orchestra and a choir consisting of 60 elements playing side by side with SELVANS and his band.

Remastered tracks from the "Impermanence" and "Serenity In Ruins" demo tapes.

Gábor Varga - vocals, guitars, bass
Péter Rácz - drums

12" / 45 rpm black vinyl limited to 300 hand numbered copies.
Full colour outer sleeve and black inner sleeve in clear overbag. Comes with double sided insert.
Released by Arges Records.

Test pressing (double)
Generic cardboard white sleeves with sticker for numbering copies up to 5 ade

Mixed and Mastered by Stephen Lockhart at Studio Emissary, Iceland. Band Photos by Void Revelations. Band Art and Calligraphy by Jose Gabriel Alegría Sabogal.

Cigno is an emerging artist from Rome, delving into the depths of dark ambient, industrial, and ritualistic music. Drawing inspiration from ancient traditions, somber atmospheres, and the emotional landscape of grief and mourning, Cigno crafts a soundscape that is both haunting and captivating.

"Morte e Pianto Rituale" is Cigno's debut album, a work steeped in the themes of death and ritual mourning. The album weaves together layers of deep ambient sounds, atmospheric drones, and percussive elements to create an immersive experience. It stands as a meditation on the solemnity of death, the cycles of loss, and the catharsis found in ritual. Each track builds an evolving soundscape, incorporating elements like field recordings, drone tones, and tribal percussion. Cigno's music invokes an almost cinematic quality, resembling a sonic ritual that guides listeners through the emotional states of grief, introspection, and release.

smose Productions, in conspiracy with mastermind Øystein G. Brun (Borknagar) are proud to reissue the brutal, classic debut album "Blod Draum" from the legendary Norse death metal act MOLESTED.
"Blod Draum" includes the original cover artwork and a complete updated layout close to the original one.

Re-issue, 300x A-side/B-side, white, red with black splatter 12" (140g) in a black poly-lined innerbag, gatefold full-color on 350g carton, all assembled in a PVC overbag.

ASSASSIN - Interstellar Experience, bonus track 'Strange World', transparent piss yellow vinyl, ltd 400, 425gsm heavy cardbard cover, lyric sheet, 4 page insert, poster