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Florida death metal at its best! This compilation album contains the earliest DIABOLIC works demo 1997 & ultra rare promo 1998. Diabolic is an American death metal band from Tampa Bay, Florida, founded in 1996 by bassist/vocalist Paul Ouellette, drummer Aantar Lee Coates and guitarist Brian Malone.

By January 1997, Diabolic drummer/founder Aantar Coates (Unholy Ghost, Exmortis, Horror of Horrors, Blastmasters), had relocated to Tampa, Florida and after forming the first complete lineup, the band recorded and released the successful demo ‘City of the Dead’. This demo immediately got the band noticed in the worldwide underground press. ‘City of the Dead’ was mastered at Morrisound Studios (Death, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide), Tampa, Florida by Jim Morris, and produced by Lee Harrison (Monstrosity, ex Malevolent Creation, ex  Terrorizer). In 1998 the band recorded a 9 track promo that as only sent out to a very few labels to get signed and never officially released. For the 2014 vinyl re-issue of the debut demo Diabolic recorded a new special track names ‘Lucifer Induced’ (never released on cd until now). Both demo 1997, promo 1998 and the new 2014 track are included on this compilation cd. 13 tracks in total. Extensive liner notes by Steven Willem (Rock Tribune, Voices from The  Dark Side with drummer / founder Aantar. Plus old and rare pictures, posters and flyers in a 16 page booklet.

October Tide was a side project formed by two members of Katatonia with their style not at all far removed from that fine group. Melancholic, sorrowful mid-paced metal, with death metal vocals laid over the top. Jonas Renske performed the vocals on 'Rain Without End' like he did on all early Katatonia albums, intense, deep and very atmospherical. The October Tide line-up during ’Rain Without End’ was: Fredrik Norrman: Electric, acoustic and bass guitars and Jonas Renske: Drums, electric and acoustic guitars and all vocals.  This special re-issue has both the original recordings and mix from Unisound from 1995 AND the re-mastered by Dan Swanö, Winter 2007- 2008 version songs. 14 tracks in total.

Mythos’ ’Pain Amplifier’ album is shredding, Finnish death black Metal of the highest calibre. Featuring former Belial guitarist Jukka Valppu, Mythos burst onto the scene almost out of nowhere with one of the heaviest albums in extreme metal history. Mikko Laurila's vocals sound almost as if he literally vomited them forth, and the music is tight and surprisingly catchy considering the ultra brutal nature of the whole thing. Pain Amplifier was the only full-length from this band, this is a fitting monument to the annals of Death Metal history especially with the flowing melodicism of black metal. Originally released in 1995, recorded a Tico-Tico Studio in Kemi, Finland by Ahti Kortelainen (Impaled Nazarene, Sentenced, Wintersun). Special liner notes by Luxi Lathinen (journalist for the Metal Crypt since 1999) and new booklet design.

The Dying Truth is Cianide’s debut, originally released in 1992 and now re-issued. This expanded edition shows the band at their most basic. The Dying Truth is rudimentary in execution yet effective in the end, with doomed-down Hellhammer / Celtic Frost riffs. With their mixture of death and crawling doom, Cianide can be compared to Autopsy, mixed with Bolt Thrower. This re-issue comes with a complete new layout made from the original artwork, lyrics from all songs, band pictures, and last but certainly not extensive liner notes

 

Rising from the depths of Chicago, Cianide released their highly proclaimed debut in 1992. Cianide’s second album "A Descent Into Hell." is by many considered as their finest hour, Pure, doom death metal and after 30 years after its initial issue 1994's "A Descent Into Hell" is finally available on CD once again. Massive true death metal that Cianide has been delivering for almost forty years. This re-issue comes with a complete new layout made from the original artwork, lyrics from all songs, band pictures, and last but certainly not extensive liner notes 

Algol was a Norwegian black death metal band formed in 1989 and released several demos and one full length album in the 90’s. ‘Entering the Woods of Enchantment’ is one of the most obscure and hard to find Norwegian extreme metal gems from the 90’s. a true much sought after underground gems, only one available on discogs (over 150 euros). Bonus are the ‘The Priests Are Laughing’ Demo 1992 and the ‘ Witchsleep’ Demo 1993. All tracks restored and remastered by Achilleas Kalantsiz (Vio Lence, Possessed, Varathron). The booklet contains an extensive interview with guitarist / vocalist Thomas Andresen (also Fester, No). In April 1992 Algol played on a show not far from Oslo in the town of Askim. On that particular night also played Enslaved, Infinite Decay, Infernus and Emperor, who actually played their first ever gig ever. Euronymous from Mayhem had a stand selling stuff from his infamous Helvete shop there too. 

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