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'Unsettling Whispers', the first full-length effort from GAEREA, was a massive step forward for the young band upon its 2018 release.
On it they shaped and sharpened their attack into an onslaught replete with intense, soul-searing peaks and heart-rending valleys.
In many ways, 'Unsettling Whispers' is the realization of the cathartic black metal that has become their forte, and that they continue to hone to epic new heights.

For fans of UADA, NUMENOREAN, THE GREAT OLD ONES, SVARTIDAUDI.

CD in JakeBox with 12-page booklet.
The JakeBox is an eco friendly packaging product.
Its most significant characteristic is the folded "claw" that holds the disc, and in an eye-catching way unfolds itself, presenting the disc, lifting it up and making it easily accessible.

When Gaerea emerged out of pandemic limbo, the masked band came branded with a vision of black metal that was guided not by myths or pagan beliefs but a purging of emotion. The world quickly came to share that vision, following them from the gates of Hellfest to tours through China and the U.S.
But with ‘Coma’, Gaerea are no longer strictly black metal. Though once again produced by trusted confidant Miguel Tereso, their fourth album broadens their signature sound by taking it in two seemingly opposed directions. There are more moments of intense beauty, but they only heighten the ensuing blows.
“World Ablaze” ignited this new era of Gaerea by holding a more conventional song structure over fiery tremolo picking. “Hope Shatters” upends even the loftiest of fan expectations; after the song collapses under its blistering heaviness, the melody hangs perilously in the air, like a swaying chandelier, before it’s smashed to pieces by hammering bass and concussive blast beats. “I’ve known faces within me”, their unnamed vocalist cries in the wake of a slow and somber guitar solo before “Unknown” snaps into a razor-sharp hook. “I transform with every passing moment”.
With ‘Coma’, Gaerea surface to the top of extreme metal.

For fans of MGLA, UADA, NUMENOREAN, THE GREAT OLD ONES.

Something rises in the bleak and blackened skies of society as we know it. Vortex community GAEREA are about to bestow their Undying Sigil to the masses, with their brand-new full length album, ‘Limbo’! Are you ready for the tale of the Fallen Society and the journey to the vast Void, the only good in Life? Let us begin then. In the first hopeless circle, on too great and Undeniable Nothingness.

CD in deluxe Digipak with 12p booklet

Behind black shrouds of obscurity and desolation, the men of GAEREA deliver their odes in cascading maelstroms of aggression and beauty with full-length number three, ‘Mirage.’
Emerging from the age of pandemic to whatever awaits humanity next, the Portuguese horde remains on the frontlines of the next generation of extreme metal. The beauty of GAEREA lies in the directness and simplicity found within their florid tapestry of extremity and aggression.
With talons dipped in the inky blood of black metal and scraped across the flesh of human suffering, GAEREA is leading a charge into the future of darkness, and all those who find beauty and power in the dark side of existence would do well to take heed.

For fans of UADA, NUMENOREAN, THE GREAT OLD ONES, SVARTIDAUDI.

MCD with bonus track "Endless Lapse" 

'Gaerea', the self-titled debut from the fast-rising Portuguese sensation, reveals the roots of the enigmatic band.
Originally released in 2016 by the earliest incarnation of the band, this is more deathly and doom-tinged than the epic black metal path they are known for today.

For fans of UADA, NUMENOREAN, THE GREAT OLD ONES, SVARTIDAUDI.

Gaahls WYRD, the eponymous brainchild of one of black metal’s most iconic and enigmatic figures, has returned with a hypnotic new EP! ‘The Humming Mountain’ follows the band’s critically-acclaimed debut album, ‘GastiR – Ghosts Invited,’ and sees the latest evolution of the esoteric dark metal project’s sound. The five song offering creeps in like a whispering demon, slowly entrancing the listener with its deep, dark gaze before it sinks its teeth in and drags you into the all-consuming abyss.

For fans of: BLUT AUS NORD, GORGOROTH, RUINS OF BEVERAST, TRELLDOM
Cover art: Kristian “Gaahl” Espedal

Gaahls WYRD, lead by the infamous Gaahl (ex-GORGOROTH, WARDRUNA), is a full-strength assault of pure Norwegian black metal malevolence and majesty. In mid 2018 the band teamed up with producer Iver Sandøy (ENSLAVED, EMMERHOFF & THE MELANCHOLY BABIES) to record their first full-length album 'GastiR – Ghosts Invited'. The highly anticipated debut album from Gaahls WYRD will see the band chart territories within the extreme metal genre no one has ever walked before.

2 CDS in Jewel case with 12-page booklet.

For nearly thirty years ESOTERIC have been pushing the limits of sonic intensity. From the mind-bending darkness of their 90’s double albums to the expansive epics found on their recent opuses, they have never compromised their initial aim; to unleash aural mayhem on unsuspecting listeners. Late 2019 sees the release of their most accomplished work to date, ‘A Pyrrhic Existence’. It is 98 minuts of new material, detailed and layered compositions and a high level of musicianship, foreboding production, and equal measures of utter darkness and melodic diversity.

Full-length album from German black metal visionaries DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT, delivers some of this decade's finest melodic black metal. A vast and immersive album, 'Stellar' delivers both fierce speed and burning intensity, as well as moving, deeply contemplative soundscapes. 'Stellar' is DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT's tour-de-force, and a world-class, modern metal album.
 

The musical puzzle that adds up to become DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT turns into something more complex – yet also clearer defined on the band's fourth studio album, 'Finisterre'. The original pieces are still in play: the aggressive German directness akin to ENDSTILLE and a penchant for brooding melancholy as embodied by IMPERIUM DEKADENZ. Spiralling psychedelic moments comparable to DEAFHEAVEN and WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM also find their place – as well as a knack for majestic melodies that shows parallels in Swedish black metal spearheaded by MARDUK and DARK FUNERAL. Yet while DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT are clearly progressing along the lines laid out by their previous acclaimed effort, 'Stellar', the band has found a way to make these pieces fit more seamlessly. 'Finisterre' flows together into a coherent picture that stresses the Germans’ unique approach and sound. This album marks the point where DER WEG EINER FREIHEIT turn their various influences into a work entirely of their own expression despite never trying to cover up their roots. This impressive maturity has been reached through several stages.