Hate Eternal - Fury & Flames [Promo] (2008)

 

Hate Eternal was formed in 1997. The band's name comes from a Ripping Corpse song that appeared on their 1992 promo EP. The group's original line-up included guitarist and vocalist Erik Rutan, bassist and co-vocalist Jared Anderson, drummer Tim Yeung, and guitarist Doug Cerrito. The band's name came from an old Ripping Corpse demo song.
In 2000, drummer Derek Roddy replaced Tim Yeung and toured for Conquering the Throne. In 2002 the band recorded their second album, King of All Kings as a trio with Rutan, Anderson and Roddy. That summer, Rutan calmly parted ways with Morbid Angel, stating that he wished to devote more time to Hate Eternal.
What followed was a whirlwind of international touring to promote King of All Kings, including a noted video on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball for the single, "Powers That Be". Anderson left the group soon after due to an admitted drug problem. South Florida musician Randy Piro (a friend of Roddy) quickly stepped up to the plate as Anderson's replacement in the group, and the band pressed on. After completing their last tour for the album in 2004, the group began to work on new material.
2004 saw Hate Eternal begin work on the much-anticipated follow-up to King of All Kings, entitled I, Monarch. Recording began in the fall, and the album would eventually be released in June 2005. Hailed by critics and fans alike, the album put forth an innovative new musical approach in extreme metal, while retaining the elements of speed and brutality that dominate the genre. The group's individual and collective talents in musicianship and production shined like never before.
After an internally difficult US tour over the summer of 2005 and with a number of pending business problems, the group cancelled their European tour, scheduled for the fall. After spending much of the winter dealing with internal differences and personal situations, Roddy announced his departure from Hate Eternal in late March 2006.

CD promo, cardboard sleeve.

 

-Tracklist:

1. Hell Envenom     4:09
2. Whom Gods May Destroy     3:41
3. Para Bellum     4:29
4. Bringer Of Storms     5:18
5. The Funerary March     4:15
6. Thus Salvation     3:57
7. Proclamation Of The Damned     4:13
8. Fury Within     3:33
9. Tombeau (Le Tombeau De La Fureur Et Des Flammes)     4:41
10. Coronach     1:39

 

-Line up:

• Erik Rutan: guitars, vocals
• Shaune Kelley: guitars
• Jade Simonetto: drums.

 

 

 

Label: Metal Blade Records.

Erik Rutan dedicated this album in Jared Anderson's memory.
A music video was made for the song "Bringer of Storms".
Released on CD and coloured purple vinyl limited to 666 hand numbered copies.
South American version bonus track:
11. Inside (02:40)

Recorded at Mana Recording Studios.
Mastered at West West Side Music, New Windsor, New York.

 

Beastcraft - Nocturnal Reverence [EP] (2017)

Beastcraft is formed in Hønefoss, Norway, by Alastor Nefas and Sorath Northgrove in 2003. In 2004 the first and second demo are recorded and released. 
A last concert was made in honour of Trondr Nefas.

 

 

 Beastcraft pays tribute to the vital individual artistes and bands from the first and second wave of Black Metal.

 

 Nocturnal Reverence 7" EP, is opened with 'In Thy Glory' was written as a form of homage to the late Quorthon of Bathory; whom was one of the forefathers of the Scandinavian Black Metal movement. As a tribute to the second wave of Black a Metal, the Darkthrone cover song 'Unholy Black Metal' was included and the final track 'Satanic Blood' is a cover song from one of the most highly regarded Black Metal band Von.

 

 

-Tracklist:

 Side A
1. ...In Thy Glory     02:22  

Side B
2. Unholy Black Metal (Darkthrone cover)  03:27    
3. Satanic Blood (Von cover)     02:19

 

 

-Line up: 

- Sorath Northgrove: vocals, drums (2003-2013)
- Alastor Nefas (R.I.P. 2012): guitars, bass (2003-2012) 

 

 

 

 

Label: Pulverised Records.

 

7" EP version available in both limitations of 300 copies on black vinyl and an exclusive 200 copies on transparent red vinyl.

 

"…In Thy Glory" is a tribute to the late Bathory mastermind Quorthon.

 

 

Darkthrone - Panzerfaust (1995) [Reissue 2015]

The band's name was inspired by a Danish zine from around 1985/86 called Blackthorn, written by the guys from the Danish band DesExult, as well as by the lyrics of the Celtic Frost song "Jewel Throne" (I'm the king, sitting in the dark hiding from the shadows of the wind/.../ As I gaze from the Jewel Throne to the portal of infinity).
Darkthrone are known for the fact that there have only been very few live appearances for various reasons. The very last concert to date took place in 1996, being a one-off event as well.
According to the December 2007 issue of Decibel Magazine, the band's logo was designed by Tomas Lindberg of At the Gates. This was confirmed by Lindberg himself in a 2014 interview with the MetalSucks Podcast.

 

180 gram black vinyl edition in gatefold sleeve.

 

-Tracklist:

A1 En Vind Av Sorg
A2 Triumphant Gleam
A3 The Hordes Of Nebulah   
A4 Hans Siste Vinter
B1 Beholding The Throne Of Might
B2 Quintessence
B3 Snø Og Granskog (Utferd)

 

-Line up:

• Nocturno Culto: vocals (lead)

• Fenriz: drums, vocals (spoken), guitars, bass, keyboards, lyrics (tracks 1-5).

 

 

Label: Back On Black.

 
Recorded in February / April 1994 in Necrohell Studios.
Fenriz handled all instruments on this album, as confirmed in at least two interviews.

"Snø og granskog" is an old poem by Tarjei Vesaas.
"Panzerfaust" is dedicated to Satyr of Satyricon.
"Quintessence" features parts identical to Storm's "Noregsgard".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pungent Stench - Been Caught Buttering (1991) [Reissue 2001]

 

Pungent Stench began in late 1987 when Martin Schirenc and Alex Wank, drummer from Carnage, got together to form a new band. They recruited Jacek Perkowski for the bass player position after months of searching, and by February 1988 the trio started rehearsing together. Barely a month in existence the band had already composed 10 songs, and by April 1988 the band recorded their first demo tape, Mucous Secretion. Recorded live in their rehearsal room, Mucous Secretion featured 5 tracks plus an intro taken out of the first The Evil Dead movie. The tape got very positive reactions from the tapetrading community.

In July 1988 the band travelled to England to record their second demo. Wank was as a guest at the mixing process of Napalm Death's sophomore album, From Enslavement to Obliteration, at the Birdsong Studios in Worcester. After that he booked 2 days for Pungent Stench in the same studio. The band had plans to release this demo in a professional manner, with a printed cover and manufactured tapes, but before the manufacturing process began Pungent Stench got an offer by Nuclear Blast Records

Pungent Stench happened to play close by Nuclear Blast's hometown, Donzdorf. The label's staff had already heard about the band and sent someone to watch their show and express the record company's interest in the group. Pungent Stench signed the contract in April 1989 and their first release for Nuclear Blast, a split album with fellow Austrian death metallers Disharmonic Orchestra, came out in June. The record was reasonably successful, moving more than 4 thousand units in less than a year. Extreme Deformity 7" vinyl EP, featuring three tracks from their unreleased demo, came out in September to rave reviews.

Pungent Stench's debut For God Your Soul... For Me Your Flesh was released in April 1990. Described as raw and primitive, it shows the band favoring simple song structures and visceral, demented aggression over technical proficiency and over-complicated soloing. The album's title track made it to the "100 Best Death Metal Songs" list compiled by the German version of Metal Hammer.

Around the time their first record came out Pungent Stench were already an experienced live band, having played with Carcass, Entombed, Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, Atrocity and Prong, among others. By the end of the year they organized their first, 6-week European tour (named the "Fleisch Tour"), with Master headlining and Paul Speckmann's thrash metal side project Abomination as the opening act.

 

 

-Tracklist:

1. Shrunken And Mummified Bitch     3:48

2. Happy Re-Birthday     3:26

3. Games Of Humiliation     5:09

4. S.M.A.S.H.     2:34

5. Brainpan Blues     4:05

6. And Only Hunger Remains     5:56

7. Sputter Supper     3:24

8. Sick Bizarre Defaced Creation   4:13

9. Splatterday Night Fever     4:38

10. Daddy Cruel     3:32

11. The Ballad Of Mangled Homeboys     3:29

 

-Line up:

• Alex Wank: drums

• Jacek Perkowski: bass

• Martin Schirenc: guitars, vocals.

 

 

 

Label: Nuclear Blast.

Tracks 10 & 11 are bonus tracks not available on the original version, the booklet contains lyrics for them too.

 

Recorded and mixed at Donnersound Studios, August '91.

 

 

 

Bathory - Bathory (1984) [Repress 2013]

Bathory were one of the pioneers of the first wave of Black Metal as well as Viking Metal.
When Quorthon formed the band in 1983, his nickname was originally Black Spade. He soon changed it to Ace Shoot, then finally to Quorthon, a name he found on a list of demons.

• Barcode: Matrix / Runout: BA 666 A
• Barcode: Matrix / Runout: BA 666 B

-Tracklist:

Side A - Darkness
1. Hades     05:03    
2. Reaper     02:44    
3. Necromansy     03:41    
4. Sacrifice     03:17
     
Side B - Evil
5. In Conspiracy with Satan     02:29    
6. Armageddon     02:32    
7. Raise the Dead     03:42      
8. War     03:34

-Line up:

- Quorthon (R.I.P. 2004): vocals, guitars, songwriting, lyrics
- Stefan Larsson: drums.

 

Exact copy of the original "Yellow Goat" release, record labels, Catalog# etc., with the A4 insert.

 Recorded at Heavenshore Studio, Stockholm, Sweden

Recorded on June, 1984
Published by Tyfon Music
Mixed at Electra Studio, Stockholm, Sweden.

 Label: Black Mark Production (fake).

Ilustration by Joseph Smith.