Avzhia

Catching the edge of the burgeoning black metal trend, Auhzia from simple elements built black metal in the flowing style of early Graveland.

Streaming dark collaborations of tone and rhythm in a high speed melange of melodies that terminate in phrase-stopping dissonant counterpoints, providing a raw and unfettered sense of expansion as well as a heartpounding inexorability of destruction. Auzhia make it work through melodies composed in a style of cyclic intensity.

Each phrase augments the previous and leads concisely into the next, assuring an ever-increasing feedback loop of the dissonance of melody propelling its conclusions and the harmony of its affinity for all other notes in the composition. Although chaotic these pieces are assemble

d with care and diligence that make their intentionality a highlight as patterns evolve throughout often radically different styles. The closest match in previous work are the Greek bands of ripping melodic fame, such as Rotting Christ or Varathron.

Dark ambient potential derives its power from its ability to

modulate context to the will of each composition toward closure, a symbolic destruction that is both satisfying and ambivalent in this context. Screeching feral vocals alternate with starchly chanted spoken pieces which direct contrast toward the more organic constructions of the music. Highly powerful despite its loose edges, this band is sheer brilliance with duct tape holding together the details of aesthetic.

Dark Emperors

Tracklist:

1. Into the War
2. Shadows of the Forest
3. Black Prayer
4. Immortal Spirit
5. Dark Emperors
6. Empire
7. Screams of Darkness
8. Auzhia
Length: 57:47

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Antaeus

Rattling extremism of dissident sound that shapes itself around the battery of grindcore or death metal using basic fragments of classically derived melody which shift moods as they gather intensity, expanding into sonorous patterns of thematic centrality between raging explosions of percussion and muffled rhythm picking, Antaeus make warmachine clatter metal in the style of Zyklon-B or second album Impaled Nazarene, and create in their music the same rising beauty these bands achieved. Chaos, and violence, give way to clarity although in Antaeus a newly disturbing cyclic nihilism brings a sense of no direction and a suffocating compression in the linearity and necessity of events.As if representing the brief fire before heat death, or the lack of motion between objects in the universe, Antaeus are hopeless and minimally hopeful as well. The style is well executed, the playing reasonable and the vocal performance profound, yet the casing of nihilistic battercore mixed with the faint stirrings of melody in the same obscure mythos that worked for Immortal "Pure Holocaust" are wrapped around phrases of tones so conclusively negative and suspendedly nothingbound in their gesture of will that suicide, morbidity and pointlessness are the only sensible outcomes.

Bloody shrieks whip on the churning percussion with layer

s of floating tremelo power chords behind it, letting melody bleed through the degenerating sound of collision, introducing changes in structure and inception of song. Long introductory ambient works settle mood around these violent appearances of song which demonstrate retribution as an art form and repulse all humanitarian instinct with their reduction of music and human affairs to

an empty relativism. Gruesome and confrontational in all of the ways that metal can focus its rhythm and dynamic shift of theme to a point of comparison and fundamental readjustment of worldview, this highly refined music is within recent memory the best of melodic black metal from Europe.

Cut Your Flesh and Worship Satan

Cut yourself and worship Satan - the voice of the cursed and hateful in humanity, this band exhibit mourning behavior for the stupidity of humankind in the rejection of our natural world.

Tracklist:

1. Inner War (4:28)
2. Seventh Ceremony (4:22)
3. Devotee (4:37)
4. Those With No Eyes (3:08)
5. Specimen 23 (4:05)
6. Bleeding Blasphemy (4:51)
7. Nihil Khaos (5:10)
8. Daemon (3:22)
Length: 34:05

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Satanic Warmaster

Satanic Warmaster is a black metal band from Lappeenranta in southern Finland. The musician "Satanic Tyrant Werwolf" (real name Lauri Penttilä) began recording under this name in 1999. The band's lyrics deal mainly with nature,folklore,Satanism, and "occult and warlike themes".

Early years (1998-2000)

The idea for Satanic Warmaster was first formed in 1998, while Werwolf was performing vocals for the band Horna. While with Horna he recorded under the name "Nazgul Von Armageddon". During this time he released three demos for Satanic Warmaster, Bloody Ritual and Marsch Zu Neuen Zeitaltern in 1999, and Gas Chamber in 2000. He left Horna in 2001 to focus on Satanic Warmaster and also because of personal reasons, citing his frustration and need to create his own art.

Satanic Warmaster - Nachzehrer

1.	Intro	01:58
2.	Satan's Werewolf	05:21
3.	Vampires	05:12
4.	Warmaster Returns	06:38
5.	One Shining Star	06:35
6.	Bestial Darkness	05:07
7.	Rotting Raven's Blood	05:51
8.	Utug-Hul	03:55

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Sammath

Sammath was formed in 1994 by Jan Kruitwagen. Inspired by early black metal and the thrash, speed and death formations of the eighties. Growing up in Australia raw fast metal left its mark on Sammath. Jan moved from Sydney to Europe, Holland in 1999.

1994- First promo tape "Visions upon winter lands" was recorded. Soon after this tape, Kruitwagen got in contact with M.Gertsen. "Zwaardbroeders bij de bergengte" (Brothers of the sword at the mountain pass) was released in 1996 several tracks appeared on complication tapes worldwide. The next year the promo tape "De ruïnes fluisteren " (the ruins whisper) was released in 97. This tape led to a deal with Folter Records in 1997. Gertsen was relieved, due to lack of interest and vision. 1999 The first CD "Strijd" (Battle) was recorded on 16 tracks. All lyrics, music and instruments we re recorded by Kruitwagen. Numerous tracks were released on complication tapes/cds like the "Encyclopedia Pestilentia" complication . The new Sammath CD 2002- "Verwoesting/Devastation" was released, a violent and unconventional way of combining black and death metal. After the recording of the album the idea was born to search for bandmembers. Drummer Koos Bos added his insane drumming to Sammath in 2001, the violence continued. In 2002 Sammath performed at the Under the black sun festival and did some gigs in the Netherlands The live line up was Ruud Nillesen, bass, Cor van Maris, vocals, Koos Bos, drums and Jan Kruitwagen, guitar. In 2002 Macabre Operetta rereleased the first album "Strijd" on LP under licence from Folter.

Signing on with Folter Records 2006 The album "Dodengang" turned out to be a furious black metal cd. To promote the album Sammath did some different shows in Holland and at the Under the black sun festival. Hanna van den Berg joined the live line up.2006 Jan got in contact with madman Magnus from Magnificat they decided to combine his skills into Sammath, he will contribute mad guitar solos to the new, most aggressive, violent and raging Sammath album Triumph in hatred.

Review: Positioning elements of harmony in counterpoint to melodic direction in song Sammath achieve a landscape view of spatial tonality through the meshing of themes in narrative songs which explode circular structures through transitional material in which melodic structure is revealed before its digestion in the next sequence of interconnected cyclic evolutionary heuristic process. Using exuberant keyboards sparsely this music punctuates "grand" scenarios of musical exchange with a sense of the nihilistic and windswept minimal in tremelo strumming of thematic growth in longer phrases.

Violence merged with decadence, and mood coalescing in a delicate sense of melodic buildup and deconstruction, create foundations for ambitious epics of balanced ripping speed and exploratory phrasing which finds in the basic tonal shape and return structure of the harmonic interchange of a particular moment and song, through understanding of balance in motion of continuity through architecture joined with modal coherence, a space of development and symbolic change in fundamentals of theme to suggest narrative change.

In this language of texture and motion motifs reflect ventures from a sudden nothingness to coherence in an ambiguous but sensible state, moving within in abrupt reconfigurations of structure based on revelations of core progress of idea; this completes a metal ideal of merging the most explosive sound possible with a balance and logicality forcing a confrontation with chaos, ambiguity and the perceptual balance of the user. Geometric in the framing of motion through space between an initiation and possible resolutions in tone, these melodies change focus within an ecosystem of separate motions so that the force of action follows a new direction inherent but unknown as ascendant within protean shape evolution to that point.

Like a good detective novel, this music uncovers unexpected possibilities forming a better mapping of an obscure situation under investigations, making tunnels of melodic exploration venturing from a central point of choice or variation, reminding the black metal enthusiast of Emperor or Summoning. Instrumentalism is reasonable and percussion accurate and streamlined. In thunder and light, as well as a refined sense of riffwriting and howling shrikes of vocals that exactingly inflect details of mood variance into expanding phrase, the music of Sammath brings to black metal a new hope and power.

Sammath - Triumph in Hatred

1.	Blood	05:59
2.	Burn in the Fires of Hell	06:21
3.	Interlude/Torment	04:30
4.	Damnation	05:03
5.	Blazing Storm of Steel	06:10
6.	Triumph in Hatred	06:54
7.	The Dead Lay Torn	05:48

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Recording line up:

j.kruitwagen guitars, vocals

Ruud Nillesen, bass

Koos Bos, drums

Andy, solos

Sammath - Strijd

Tracklist:

1. De glorie van het slagvefd (5:13)
2. Zwaardbroeders bij de bergengte (5:51)
3. Strijd (7:06)
4. Drakenbloed (5:07)
5. De heidense vlam zal branden (4:02)
6. Als duisternis de kasteel torens bedekt (3:39)
7. Met de strijdbijf in mijn hand (4:32)

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Thy Primordial

The History...

Thy Primordial was formed in 1994 and short there after the birth the band entered the studio to record the first demo. The debut demo "De Mörka Makters Alla" was released in March 1995. Soon after its release, a one album agreement was reached with Gothic Records (US). The album "Under iskall Trollmåne" was conceived and scheduled for release in February 1996. Even though the album was delayed for years Thy Primordial continued their musical pursuits with stronger conviction and focus.
Not to satisfide with the current label Thy Primordial recorded a promotional tape called "Svart Gryning" during the winter 95 - 96, in order to establish a better deal. It gained interest from several labels and a contractual agreement was eventually established with Pulverised Records in July 1996. Meanwhile interest from Paranoia Syndrome Production reached the band. To promote the band they entered the studio and recorded 4 new songs for them which was further released as a 7" EP in August 1996 by Paranoia Syndrome.
Determined to record their second -debut- album Thy Primordial entered the studio in September the same year. Laid on tape was the "Where Only The Seasons Mark The Paths Of Time" album. This time professionally recorded at Rolab Music Studio, Sweden. Ensuring a release of the highest quality, this CD was further re-mastered with state of the art 20 Bit CD mastering technology. Making it the first ever underground release to benefit from 20 Bit technology.
10 tracks of hellish belligerent Black Metal played with uncompromising technicality and melody released in full color jewel case format.
After the recording of the well responsed album "Where Only the Seasons Mark the Paths of Time" Thy Primordial started to work on new material for their next strike to come. The material turned out to be even more intensive and harsh yet with the sense of combining the extreme with charged atmosphere and melody. One year past and in august 1997 it was time to yet again enter the studio dungeons, this time around, at Sunlight Studio, Stockholm, Sweden. Alongside with Fred Estby and Tomas Skogsberg, Thy Primordial recorded full-length number three "At the World of Untrodden Wonder" which then surely was their most hellish material shown to public.

The long delayed as well as awaited "Under iskall trollmane" album was released by Gothic Records in August -98. The release of this album came as a surprise for both the band and the current label. Though, as this production came out fairly late it filled its purpose as the actual debut album, both in the discography as in the confused scene. Due to this release Pulverised decided to put "At the World of Untrodden Wonder" on ice for awhile, to avoid misunderstandings from the metal scene. Beside the release of this forgotten album, Thy Primordial worked hard on material for further actions of the band, more focused than ever before.
"At The world of Untrodden Wonder" was released in April -99, an all out professional release with 18 page booklet, jewel case and of course the skills of the band. Alongside also the T-shirt/Longsleeve "To Ruin and Decay" was released.
Still Thy Primordial kept working on new material for the upcoming release. Finally in August -99 they once again entered Sunlight studio. This time to record the album entitled "The Heresy of an Age of Reason". 5 weeks was spent to record the 8 new songs and spawned was the, without doubts, strongest Thy Primordial material made yet. With a heavier production and a much more worked through song structure the band once again improved their strength and their hellish musical attributes. The recording was mastered at Polar Studios before the delivery to Pulverised records and furthermore this production contains professionally executed layout and so forth, all in all a carefully prepared release. The preperation for the release of "The heresy of an age of reason" started in April. And Finally, in the end of june the album saw the dark of the night. After the release of "The Heresy of an Age of reason" The band faced the first line- up change since the start. N. Nilsson decided to leave the band.
The Release of "The Heresy of an age of reason" also meant that the three album agreement with Pulverised was fulfilled. Promotional package was then sent to labels world wide and a handful of offers returned. In the end there was two labels to chose between. In August -00 Thy Primordial declaired that the band signed up for two albums on Blackend/PHD (UK) Meanwhile the band created songs for yet another album. After a year of hard work, new material and studio booked there was yet again a new album to be put on tape, "The Crowning Carnage"
This time entering Abyss Studios, Sweden with Tommy Tägtgren as engineer. Nine new songs was recorded during a two week period in August -01, later mastered at Turna Audio, UK. This album follow the old patterns but does also show a more technical and varried side of the band never shown before. In March -02 the ultra controlled black/death metal release "The Crowning Carnage" was laid upon the earth through Blackend / Plastic Head Records. And heads were severed...
With almost ten years behind, the band still kept working but things change. The bond between vocalist Isidor and the other members began to untie. So in early 2003 Thy Primordial took the hard decision to walk separate ways with Isidor due to a lack of interest etc. A permanent replacement was found at the same time and Nicke Holstenson (former vocalist of Swedish deathsters Nominon) was put to place in the line-up. A pre-production was recorded with fresh material and changes were made, determined to set a new standard within the band they once again booked Abyss Studios and producer T. Tägtgren. This time in two different sessions, first out drum recordings in june then followed up with all the rest in August -03. And this recording is an improvement by all means, a trademark of the past decade shown through "Pestilence upon Mankind"...

The band broke up in 2005.
Thy Primordial - Under Iskall Trollmåne

1.	Mitt sökandes ritual	08:46
2.	Den ondes klor	05:30
3.	Under iskall trollmåne	04:28
4.	Blodsgräs	04:03
5.	De viskande trädens skog	04:56
6.	Bortom nattsvart himmel	05:05
7.	De mörka makters alle	04:33
8.	The Impression of War	04:01
9.	Mörkrets fäste	03:32

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Wurzelkraft

Aca de les dejo esta gran banda Alemana de Raw Black Metal, formada en 2004 por Pestilenz (formerly Chaos) y Durbnakh -Session Guitar, sus liricas a pesar de ser black metal crudo gira en torno al misticismo, los bosques y la oscuridad, su sonido es fuerte y crudo que la hacen un banda no apta para todos. Disfrutenla.

Este album es su primer full-lenght

Wurzelkraft - Primitiv und Edel wie nie zuvor

1.	Einklang	02:28
2.	Traum	03:53
3.	Verwüstung	03:44
4.	Was einst ward...	05:22
5.	Zwischenstück	02:10
6.	Urgewalt	03:38
7.	Die alte Eiche	05:32
8.	Runenlied	02:25
9.	Blut Krieg Sieg	04:49
10.	Verwüstung (demo)	03:39

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