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OBLIVEON emerged in January 1987 when three guys from Montreal decided to transform a fun pastime into a musical career. During this same year, two demos launched in March and September circulated on the underground alternative scene and left a positive Impression. The band took its true take-off with the output in 1989 of the demo Fiction of Veracity recorded with the arrival of a second guitarist and a new drummer.

Labelled in its beginnings as a Death Metal act because of the trend which prevailed at that time, OBLIVEON always developed its own identity by exploring original and contemporary sonorities. Today, while preserving the intensity of its roots, the sound of the quintet incorporates various musical moods to create a cosmic environment connected on Cybermetal guitar riffs and rhythmic percussion.
 

HELLION returns with a magical new album, The Magic Within! High-quality music and very tasty riffs define the vibe of the whole album, each of the 8 tracks is a perfect combination of technique and feeling that is considered to touch every mind and strike any ear that might be listening.

Medellin, Colombia-based black thrash metal trio HELLION has been fighting since 2014, keeping the genre intact but giving it a proper innovative touch. Over the past decade, HELLION has released a demo, an EP, and two full-length albums, Hordes of Witchery and Rebel's Curse, all crushing, raw, savage, aggressive, and abhorrent. Only for the true underground maniacs!

Since 1981, singer/guitarist CHARLY STEINHAUER and drummer AXEL BLAHA have been active in various formations in Würzburg, Lower Franconia. In the beginning, however, the group names and other members are constantly changing, so it is only in February 1986 that you can speak of a real band and rename yourself to PARADOX.

PARADOX's two full-length albums, PRODUCT OF IMAGINATION and HERESY, released in 1987 and 1989 respectively, have become undisputed masterpieces, and their extensive demos, recorded in 1988 and 1990, are equally invaluable but have never been released.

Awakening Records is proud to be licensed by PARADOX to officially release these materials. This excellent compilation is titled "THE DEMO COLLECTION VOL. 2 1988-1990". The 16-page booklet features numerous rare photos, flyers, a biography of the band, and a specially created PARADOX family tree. A must-have for your collection!

Spikes. Leather. Over-the-top attitude. Broken English lyrics full of swear words. And manic speed/thrash riffing. Shitloads of it. It may sound like a crude and a tad too cliché description yet it fits MAGNUS like a glove. To say that one of Poland most famous extreme metal pioneers had to face insane struggle and obstacles in their early days while the Iron Curtain was just starting to crumble and soon to collapse would be quite a wild understatement.

Spikes. Leather. Over-the-top attitude. Broken English lyrics full of swear words. And manic speed/thrash riffing. Shitloads of it. It may sound like a crude and a tad too cliché description yet it fits MAGNUS like a glove. To say that one of Poland most famous extreme metal pioneers had to face insane struggle and obstacles in their early days while the Iron Curtain was just starting to crumble and soon to collapse would be quite a wild understatement.

Named after a giant, serpent-like demon that embodies the ancient Egyptian mythos of chaos and darkness, German death metal band APEP draws its Egyptology-laden musical cues from well-respected bands such as NILE, NEPHREN-KA, RUDRA, MELECHESH, and BEHEMOTH.

Formed in 2016 out of the ashes of CARNAGE, the trio of drummer Merlin Friedrich, guitarist Oliver Pikowski, and vocalist Christopher Fleckeisen set out to create a more technical brand of death metal, combining it with an ancient aesthetic. Philip Kühn was added in 2017 as the second guitarist, while Henrik Osterloh took over his duties last year.