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Media Condition: Near Mint 
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint

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VG+

A compilation of old demos, split albums, and unreleased tracks. Comes in a double digisleeve CD format.

Track 1-1 - previously released on the split EP with Drohtnung, 2008
Tracks from 1-2 to 1-5 - previously released on the split with Vorkuta, 2006
Tracks from 1-6 to 1-12 - previously released on the "...Of An Undying Cold" demo, 2007

Tracks 2-1 and 2-2 - previously unreleased, 2008
Track 2-3 - unreleased track from "Toward The Depths" sessions, 2007
Track 2-4 - unreleased track from the "Solitude" acoustic session, 2006
Tracks from 2-5 to 2-11 - previously released as the "Woods Of Desolation" debut demo, 2006
Track 2-12 - unreleased alternative version of the debut demo track, 2006

Aurvandil play a kind of mid-paced, trancey Black Metal with a lot of haunting melodies and atmosphere. There is more than a slight similarity to Agalloch with the brooding soundscapes and the muted sound to the guitars that turns them into more a melodic than rhythm instrument. Acoustic breaks, moody epic compositions, and vocals mixed low so they sound like they are coming from far away or deep inside the frozen Earth. While none of the compositions really transcends and becomes great, this is a very solid and enjoyable disc with no weak points or breaks in the mood. Solid, but not really exciting.
 

previously annoucned as a minicd only, this is a full length (total playing time 42 minutes) !
Comes in nice digisleeves !

Non si tratta di un mini come precedentemente annunciato, ma un album di 42 minuti, pubblicato in edizione digisleeve molto bella
 

Uncompromising Metal that refuses to pander to the typical and lethargic "extreme metal" of today. "The Codex Odium" is a fist in the pathetic face of modern black and extreme metal. Raw, Evil and Mean.
 

Raw Black Metal
EMK is an abbreviation for Exekution Massakre Kommando
Released by Numen Malevolum Barathri
 

Raw Black Metal from Norway and Ukraine. CD’18
 

Media Condition: VG++
Sleeve Condition: NM

Si sa, il finnish black metal sta sopravvivendo perchè non si è mai piegato alle mode, è rimasto integerrimo, coerente e soprattutto grezzo, pauroso e underground.
L'esordio discografico di questa band è un'altra conferma a quanto sopra esposto!
 

Tracks 1 to 5 are "Goat - Creative Alienation" tape, the 1st attempt to record "Fist Of The Northern Destroyer" album from December 2001. Otherwise very good session was rejected due to minor details, such as unwanted high end distortion in snare drum especially, audible in some fills. Two more tracks of this session was published as bonus 7"/mCD freebie of "Church Of Atrocity" album.
Tracks 6 to 9 are "Blood And Cum" tape. First 3 songs recorded January 2002, 4th song was from autumn 1999, recorded around the same time with compilation track "Black Metal Blitzkrieg".

Tracks 1 to 3 are "Below The Surface Of Cold Earth" tape, recorded during February 2002, remained exclusively tape release until now despite being one of most professionally produced Clandestine Blaze recording.
Tracks 4 to 8 are "There Comes The Day..." tape, early rehearsal versions of "Fist Of The Northern Destroyer" album from October 2001, including tracks that never appeared on the full length.

Tracks 1 to 6 are "Demo #1", recorded and mixed during 1998 in various sessions. Material was re-recorded little by little and there were the final versions to be released as 1st demo.

Tracks 7 & 8 are "On The Mission" 7" / tape, recorded and mixed in 1999, after the debut LP. Vinyl 7" was with additional few seconds intro. Sound was highly distorted in vinyl mastering. This mix is from tape version with original sound.

Track 9 is taken from "Northern Heritage Box" 5x7", recorded at the same session as "On The Mission". Original master tape is permanently lost, taken from the vinyl.

Track 10 is taken from "Blackmetal Blitzkrieg" LP, recorded in autumn of 1999.
 

1996 demo tape for this very old Polish band, only material they recorded.
Now released on CD