Norns - Pazuzu (2016)

The Norns (Old Icelandic Nornir, singular Norn) are, according to both the Poetic and the Prose Edda, supernatural mythological women who ruled over the destiny of men. According to the Prose Edda, three Norns keep watch over the world-tree Yggdrasill, their names are Urð ("became"), Verdandi ("becoming") and Skuld ("become")


Type:EP
Release date:May 31st, 2016
Catalog ID:DEVCD005
Version desc.:Limited edition
Label:Deviant Records
Format:CD
Limitation:500 copies

Country of origin:Finland
Location:Kotka
Status:Active
Formed in:2005
Genre:Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Satanism, Darkness
Current label:Voldsom
Years active:2005-?
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Line-up:
Behemoth - Bass, Vocals (Aske, Path of Darkness, ex-Azazel, ex-Vornat)
Vulcan Sacrilege - Drums (Nattfog)
Destruction Guitars

Tracks:
1. Desecration
2. Pazuzu
3. Howling From The Past
4. Winds Of Blasphemy
Time Album: 18:40



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Winterfylleth - The Mercian Sphere (2010)

Winterfylleþ was the Old English name for the month of October.

Track 10 is a re-recording and expanded version of "Defending the Realm" from the "The Ghost of Heritage" album.

Tracks 5 and 6 were originally recorded back in 2008, but didn't make the final cut of "The Ghost of Heritage", the band's debut album. Both tracks were subsequently re-recorded and used on "The Mercian Sphere" in 2010. The original versions of the tracks were included on the 2012 Candlelight Records reissue of the debut.


Type:Full-length
Release date:July 19th, 2010
Catalog ID:CANDLE302CD
Label:Candlelight Records
Format:CD

Country of origin:United Kingdom
Location:Manchester, England
Status:Active
Formed in:2007
Genre:Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Anglo-Saxon Heritage, Paganism, Pride, Landscapes
Years active:2007-present
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Line-up:
Nick Wallwork Bass, Guitars (acoustic)
Simon Lucas Drums, Vocals
Chris Naughton Guitars, Vocals
Mark Wood Guitars

Tracks:
1. Gateway to the Dark Peak/The Solitary One Waits for Grace (The Wayfarer Pt I) 07:05
2. Awakens He, Bereft of Kinsmen (The Wayfarer Pt II) 07:25
3. The Fields of Reckoning 05:33
4. Children of the Stones 04:45
5. The Ruin 06:52
6. The Honour of Good Men On the Path to Eternal Glory 10:17
7. To Find Solace... Where Security Stands (The Wayfarer Pt III) 10:11
8. When the Woods Were Young 02:24
9. A Valley Thick With Oaks 07:22
10. Defending the Realm 06:31



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Mgła - Exercises in Futility (2015)

Mgła means "Fog" in Polish. It is pronounced as "mgwa".

There are also two unreleased demos: "Northwards" (2000) and "Necrotic" (2001) (1. Necrotic (07:50) 2. Shiny Summer's Warmth (05:59))

Have been performing live since after the release of 'With Hearts Toward None'. For this, they are using a session guitarist and a session bassist for their performances.


Type:Full-length
Release date:September 4th, 2015
Label:Northern Heritage Records

Country of origin:Poland
Location:Cracow
Status:Active
Formed in:2000
Genre:Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Darkness, Misanthropy, Nihilism
Years active:2000-present
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Line-up:
Darkside - Drums
M. - Vocals, Guitars, Bass

Tracks:
1.Exercises in Futility I 07:58
2.Exercises in Futility II 07:48
3.Exercises in Futility III 04:38
4.Exercises in Futility IV 04:45
5.Exercises in Futility V 08:15
6.Exercises in Futility VI 08:49
Total time: 42:12


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Satanic Warmaster - Black Metal Kommando/Gas Chamber (Comp, 2005)

The band's name comes from the title of a 1994 demo by Lord of Evil.


Type:Compilation
Release date:November 30th, 2005
Catalog ID:EVIL-007
Label:Werewolf Records
Format:CD
Reviews:None yet

Country of origin:Finland
Location:Lappeenranta
Status:Active
Formed in:1998
Genre:Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Satanism, Darkness, War, Vampirism, Lycanthropia
Current label now:Werewolf Records
Years active:1998-present
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Line-up:
Werwolf - All instruments, Vocals

Tracks:
01 - Intro (2005 Remix) 05:35
02 - Distant Blazing Eye 05:44
03 - The Burning Eyes of the Werewolf 04:10
04 - Black Metal Kommando 03:00
05 - Wolves of Blood and Iron 06:24
06 - Raging Winter 04:28
07 - Macht & Ehre 03:43    
08 - The Blood of Our Fathers 02:38
09 - D.S.O. 2000 03:51    
10 - Fish (Beherit cover) 03:29
11 - Paradise (Part II) (Beherit cover) 04:26
12 - The Seventh Oath of Demonomancy 04:14
Total time: 51:42


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Gorgoroth - Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt (2009)

RIP Frank Robert Watkins "Bøddel"...


Type:Full-length
Release date:October 21st, 2009
Label:Regain Records

Country of origin:Norway
Location:Bergen
Status:Active
Formed in:1992
Genre:Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Satanism, Anti-Christianity, War, Darkness
Years active:1992-present
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Line-up:
Pest - Vocals
Infernus - Guitars
Bøddel (R.I.P. 2015) - Bass
Tomas Asklund - Drums

Tracks:
1. Aneuthanasia 02:19
2. Prayer 03:33
3. Rebirth 06:34
4. Building a Man 03:23
5. New Breed 05:29
6. Cleansing Fire 03:13
7. Human Sacrifice 03:46
8. Satan-Prometheus 05:37
9. Introibo ad Alatare Satanas 00:53


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Der Weg einer Freiheit - Der Weg einer Freiheit (2009)

Der Weg einer Freiheit means "The Way of a Freedom".

was born in February 2009 in Würzburg, Germany when founding fathers Nikita Kamprad (guitars, bass, songwriting, drum programming) and Tobias Jaschinsky (vocals) released the first self-titled album limited to 200 copies and using a drum machine.

Within just one month the self-produced record was sold out and the first reviews and interviews followed quickly.


Type:Full-length
Release date:February 22nd, 2009
Label:Independent
Limitation:200 copies

Country of origin:Germany
Location:Würzburg, Bavaria
Status:Active
Formed in:2008
Genre:Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Philosophy, Life, Death
Current label Now:Season of Mist
Years active:2008-present
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Line-up:
N.K. - Guitars, Bass, Drum programming
T.J. - Vocals

Tracks:
1. Ewigkeit
2. Spätsommer
3. Frei
4. Aurora
5. Zum Abschied
6. Welk
7. Neubeginn
Total playing time: 43:13


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Nebiros - VII (2015)

Although the band was based in Germany (Berlin), the members are actually Polish, as can be noticed in their names and the song titles.

There are no reviews for VII yet. You can write one.


Type:Full-length
Release date:July 31st, 2015
Label:Folter Records

Country of origin:Germany
Location:Berlin
Status:Active
Formed in:1997
Genre:Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Satanism, Sex, Blasphemy, Anti-christianity
Years active:1997-present
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Line-up:
Rob VIII - Bass
Christ Belzebub - Drums
Blachur - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards

Tracks:
1. Intro: VII 01:29
2. Zakon czarny 05:52
3. Boga ciało 04:54
4. Matka kurwa 03:30
5. Galaxis 05:42
6. Jabol 04:03
7. Na placu piekła 05:22
8. Staruch 05:36
9. Ponure ciene 04:36
10. Pożądanie 03:44
11. Legion 06:05
12. Outro 01:42
Total time: 52:35


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Utstøtt - Hjørungavågr (2015)

Utstøtt" means "outcast" in Norwegian


Type:Full-length
Release date:February 20th, 2015
Label:Celestial Oak Productions

Country of origin:United States
Location:Portland, Oregon
Status:Active
Formed in:2012
Genre:Viking/Epic Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Pagan/Norse Mythology
Current label:Celestial Oak Productions
Years active:2012-present
Contact: utstottofficial@gmail.com
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Line-up:
Navnløs - Everything

Tracks:
1.Hjørungavåg (08:08)
2.Hagl Over Stekende Skip 06:27
3.Skrotter Under Bølgene 07:19
4.En Hedensk Død 08:20
5.Etterlivet 04:58
6.Skjønnhet av Fólkvangr 11:24
7.Storsalen av Eik 11:08
8.Klippene Over og Skogen Under 04:18
9.Uskadd ved Menneskeheten 08:09
Total time: 01:10:11


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Luxúria de Lillith - Mundo de Cadáveres (2014)

Type: Full-lenght
Release date:June 2014
Label:Impaled Records

Country of origin:Brazil
Location:Goiânia, Goiás
Status:Active
Formed in:1998
Genre:Melodic Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Occultism, Vampirism
Current label:Impaled Records
Years active:1998-present
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Line-up:
Drakkar - Vocals, Drums
Larakna - Guitars, Vocals (backing)
Arkana - Bass

Tracks:
1. Perpétua Escuridão 02:30
2. Abominados 01:15
3. Vermes 03:21
4. Severa Punição 03:19
5. Processo de Morte 00:15
6. Caos e Destruição 03:45
7. Pestilência 04:36
8. Véu Negro 02:00
9. Aroma da Morte 04:08
10. Necrofagia 03:29
11. Névoa de Cinzas
12. As Trevas um Dia lhe Chama 02:15
13. Mundo de Cadáveres 01:47
Total time: 32:40


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Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness (2005)

Primordial was originally a cover band that covered songs by groups such as Bathory and Venom.


Type:Full-length
Release date:February 7th, 2005
Label:Metal Blade Records

Country of origin:Ireland
Location:Dublin
Status:Active
Formed in:1987
Genre:Celtic Folk/Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Cultural Heritage, History, Struggle
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Line-up:
A.A. Nemtheanga - Vocals, Lyrics
Pól MacAmlaigh - Bass, Bodhrán
Micheál O'Floinn - Guitars
Simon O'Laoghaire- Drums
Ciáran MacUiliam - Guitars

Tracks:
1.The Golden Spiral 08:03
2.The Gathering Wilderness 09:13
3.The Song of the Tomb 07:57
4.End of All Times (Martyrs Fire) 07:43
5.The Coffin Ships 09:58
6.Tragedy's Birth 08:32
7.Cities Carved in Stone 08:07
Total time: 59:33


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Dissection - The Somberlain (1993)

Jon Nödtveidt (aged 31) shot and killed himself on August 13th, 2006. Swedish police found him in his apartment inside a circle of lit candles. It is believed that he killed himself because he felt he had achieved all that he could/was meant to in this life. According to some who actually knew him this was probably planned ever since he got out of jail.

The band first disbanded due to Jon Nödtveidt's accomplice to murder conviction. He was serving time in prison since 1997 until early 2004 and then reactivated the band.


Type:Full-length
Label:No Fashion Records
Release date:December 3rd, 1993

Country of origin:Sweden
Location: Strömstad (early), Stockholm (later)
Status:Split-up
Formed in:1989
Genre:Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal
Lyrical themes:Death, Occultism, Chaos, Anti-Cosmic Satanism
Last label:High Roller Records
Years active:1989-1997, 2004-2006
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Line-up:
Jon Nödtveidt (R.I.P 2006) - Guitars (lead), Vocals, Lyrics
John Zwetsloot - Guitars (rhythm), Guitars (acoustic)
Peter Palmdahl - Bass
Ole Öhman - Drums

Tracks:
1. Black Horizons
2. The Somberlain
3. Crimson Towers
4. A Land Forlorn
5. Heaven's Damnation
6. Frozen
7. Into Infinite Obscurity
8. In the Cold Winds of Nowhere
9. The Grief Prophecy / Shadows Over a Lost Kingdom
10. Mistress of the Bleeding Sorrow
11. Feathers Fell


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Sargeist - Feeding the Crawling Shadows (2014)

Started as Shatraug's solo project.

The word "Sargeist" is a combination of the two German words "Sarg" (coffin) and "Geist" (spirit). The name comes from the Rotting Christ song "The Old Coffin Spirit".


Type:Full-length
Release date:March 31st, 2014
Label:World Terror Committee

Country of origin:Finland
Location:Lappeenranta (originally), Tampere (now)
Status:Active
Formed in:1999
Genre:Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Satanism, Depression, Misanthropy, Nihilism, Evil
Current label:World Terror Committee
Years active:1999-present
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Line-up:
Shatraug - Guitars
Horns - Drums
Hoath Torog- Vocals
Vainaya - Bass

Tracks:
1. Feeding the Crawling Shadows
2. In Charnel Darkness
3. Unto the Undead Temple
4. Snares of Impurity
5. Return of the Rats
6. The Unspoken Ones
7. The Shunned Angel
8. Inside the Demon's Maze
9. Kingdom Below
10. Funerary Descent
Total time: 48:12


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Zombie Ritual 2014

Venom - Black Metal (1982)

ALBUM SPECIAL ZOOBIE RITUAL OPEN AIR 2014

From left to right: Danté, Cronos and Rage.

Originally began as a 5-piece called Guillotine with Clive Archer on vocals, Alan Winston on bass and Cronos on rhythm guitar. Archer and Mantas met at a Judas Priest concert in 1979 which led to Archer and Abaddon (both of the band Oberon) joining Guillotine.

Cronos switched to bass when Alan Winston left the band a week before a gig - his decision to plug his bass guitar into a guitar amp is credited with the development of his trademark "bulldozer bass" sound. The line-up was further trimmed down to a three-piece following the first demo session when the rest of the band decided they prefered Cronos' vocal style to Archer's.


Type:Full-length
Release date:November 1st, 1982
Label:Neat Records

Country of origin:United Kingdom
Location:Newcastle, England
Status:Active
Formed in:1979
Genre:NWOBHM/Black/Speed Metal
Lyrical themes:Satan, Hell, Blood, Women, Metal
Current label:Spinefarm Records
Years active:1979 (as Guillotine), 1979-1993,1995-2002, 2005-present
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Line-up:
Cronos - Vocals, Bass
Mantas - Guitars
Abaddon - Drums

Track:
01 - Black Metal
02 - To Hell and Back
03 - Buried Alive
04 - Raise the Dead
05 - Teacher's Pet
06 - Leave Me in Hell
07 - Sacrifice
08 - Heaven's on Fire
09 - Countess Bathory
10 - Don't Burn the Witch
11 - At War With Satan (preview)


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Storm - Nordavind (1995)

Storm have three non-album tracks released exclusively on the "Crusade from the North" compilation (1996): "Oppunder Skrent Og Villmark", "Noregsgard" (remix) and "Mellom Bakkar Og Berg" (rehearsal).

On the album 'Nordavind', Storm plays metallized versions of traditional Norwegian folk songs.

The lyrics from the first paragraph of the song Nagellstev, are the same as the words said by "The Girl" in Ulver's song "Capitel II - Soelen Gaaer bag Aase Need" from the Bergtatt album, minus the archaic way of writing.


Type:Full-length
Release date:February 1995
Label:Moonfog Productions

Country of origin:Norway
Location:Oslo
Status:Split-up
Formed in:1993
Genre:Viking Folk Metal
Lyrical themes:Norse Folklore
Years active:1993-1995
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Line-up:
Herr Nagell - Drums, Vocals
S. Wongraven - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Kari Rueslåtten - Vocals

Tracks:
1. Innferd 01:35 (instrumental)
2. Mellom bakkar og berg 02:43
3. Håvard Hedde 03:19
4.  Villemann 02:14
5. Nagellstev 01:03
6. Oppi fjellet 04:02
7. Langt borti lia 07:15
8. Lokk 00:53
9. Noregsgard 08:13
10. Utferd 01:58 (instrumental)
Total time: 33:15


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Ah Ciliz - Led Astray (2012)

Appeared on free web compilation "The Underground World of Darkness and Chaos" with the song "Oceans from My Veins"

Type:Full-length
Release date:February 2012
Label:Le Crépuscule du Soir Productions

Country of origin:United States
Location:Los Angeles, California
Status:Active
Formed in:2008
Genre:Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Solitude, Sorrow, Nature, Ancient civilizations
Current label:Schattenkult Produktionen
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Line-up
Ah Ciliz - Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Lyrics

Tracks:
1.Led Astray 08:55
2.Ailing 09:41
3.Secrets of the Forest 08:25
4.Eyes of the Old Trees 08:10
5.Cenizas 03:18
Total time: 38:29


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Saille - Irreversible Decay (2011)

Founded in May 2008.

Sail or Saille is the 4th letter of the Irish Ogham alphabet, meaning "willow". The bandname is pronounced [sahl-yeh].

Saille is a self-defined epic black metal band consistently incorporating real classical instruments (e.g. cello, violin, cornet, trumpet, euphonium, grand piano, hobo) into their compositions.

Lyrically Saille handles ‘the fearful, the uncanny and the weird’. On earlier releases: Death rites and Forces of Nature.


Type:Full-length
Release date:March 4th, 2011
Label:Code666 Records

Country of origin:Belgium
Location:Ghent, East Flanders
Status:Active
Formed in:2008
Genre:Symphonic Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Apocalyptic Events, Death Rites, H.P. Lovecraft, Mythology
Current label:Code666 Records
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Line-up:
Gert Monden - Drums
Jonathan Vanderwal - Vocals, Guitars
Dries Gaerdelen - Keyboards, Vocals
Yves Callaert- Guitars
Reinier Schenk - Bass, Guitars (lead) (track 9)

Tracks:
1. Nomen
2. Passages of the Nemesis
3. Overdose of Gray
4. Plaigh Allais
5. The Orion Prophecy
6. Revelations
7. Maere
8. Tephra
9. Tremendous
Total time: 43:23


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Emperor - Wrath of the Tyrant (1992)

Emperor were one of the bands somewhat involved in the church burnings during the mid 1990s. Samoth was jailed 16 months for taking part in church burnings with Varg Vikernes (Burzum), along with other members of the Norwegian black metal scene. 

Drummer Faust was jailed for church burning and for the stabbing and murder of a homosexual man in 1992 (he was never suspected for it until 2 years later when he was arrested in 1994).

The group disbanded in 2001 because they felt they had lived up to everything they wanted to with Emperor. They have received "legendary" status, toured worldwide, have a large catalog of releases, and they didn't want to be known as another group that "never knows when to quit making music". 

Type:Demo
Release date:July 11th, 1992
Label:Independent

Country of origin:Norway
Location:Notodden
Status:Split-up
Formed in:1991
Genre:Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Satanism (early), Nature, Mythology, Mysticism (later)
Last label now:Candlelight Records
Years active:1991-2001,2005-2007, 2013-2014
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Line-up:
Ihsahn - Guitars, Vocals, Synth
Samoth - Drums
Mortiis - Bass

Tracks:
1. Intro
2. Ancient Queen
3. My Empires Doom
4. Forgotten Centuries
5. Night Of The Graveless Souls
6. Moon Over Kara Shehr
7. Witches Sabbath
8. Lord Of The Storms
9. Wrath Of The Tyrant
Total time: 32:12


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Drudkh - Blood in Our Wells (2006)

Cover painting by Vasily Grigorevich Perov "Last Journey", 1865, The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

The intro and folk music are taken from the film "Mamaj".

On some of their albums Drudkh uses the lyrics of Taras Shevchenko and other Ukrainian poets.

Drudkh means "wood" in Romanized Sanskrit.

Drudkh doesn't support any extreme ideology and declares itself as a non-political band.


Type:Full-length
Release date:March 23rd, 2006
Label:Supernal Music

Country of origin:Ukraine
Location:Kharkiv
Status:Active
Formed in:2002
Genre:Black Metal
Lyrical themes:Nature, Ukrainian History, Folklore and Poetry
Current label:Season of Mist
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Line-up:
Roman Saenko - Guitars, Bass
Thurios - Vocals, Keyboards
Amorth - Drums, Keyboards

Tracks:
1. Навь (Nav') 02:25
2. Борозни Богів (Furrows of Gods) 08:57
3. Коли Пломінь Перетворюється на Попіл (When the Flame Turns to Ashes)     10:37
4. Самітність (Solitude)  12:24
5. Вічність (Eternity) 10:38
6. Українська Повстанська Армія (Ukrainian Insurgent Army)
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Total Playing : 50:03


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Weakling - Dead as Dreams (2000)

Recorded at Louder Studios in December 1998.

The band's name was taken from the Swans song of the same name from their album Filth.

After "Dead as Dreams" was recorded, a lot of tales sprung up about the possible ways it could be distributed, e.g. only a few copies of the album were buried in the ground and maps were given to fans who wanted to find them. According to John Gossard, this was a joke between the band members, which later was spread by their label.


Type:Full-length
Release date:2000
Label:tUMULt

Country of origin:United States
Location:San Francisco, California
Status:Split-up
Formed in:1997
Genre:Black Metal
Lyrical themes:War
Years active:1997-1999
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Tracks:
1.Cut Their Grain and Place Fire Therein 10:28
2.Dead as Dreams 20:39
3.This Entire Fucking Battlefield 14:47
4.No One Can Be Called as a Man While He'll Die 13:09
5.Desasters in the Sun 17:06
Total time: 01:16:09


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