Ephemeral - Ephemeral [Demo] (2006)

 

Ephemeral were an band from Ourense (Spain) with a twisted, intrinsic and obscure idea of ​​watching Death Metal.

In their ranks militated Mingos (guitar) of the disappeared Unnatural (formed in 1992) & Miky (bass) and his way of composing follows some patterns of this great band that amazed this country for the 90s. Technical death metal, twisted, intrinsic, dark, a band which likes to play with polyrhythmias and metrics. 

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Ephemeral empieza su andadura allá por el año 2003 formado por Mingos a la guitarra, Miguel Lama "Miky" al bajo, Jose a la voz y Nuno a la batería. Después de tener preparado su repertorio, dan su primer concierto en la sala Rock Club de la ciudad de Ourense el 25 de noviembre del 2004. Justo ese mismo día después del concierto, Emilio Bande queda con la banda para ir ensayar, pasando a acompañar a Mingos como guitarrista. Casi un año después, Nuno deja la banda, la cual se pone en busca de un nuevo batería, el cual encuentran pasado un tiempo en Álvaro Vaquero, con el cual se empiezan a componer temas nuevos y preparar la grabación de la primera demo de la banda en octubre de 2005. Inmediatamente después de editar la demo, con el nombre del prpio grupo, empiezan sucederse los conciertos, sobre todo por territorio gallego, pero también desplazándose fuera de Galicia y de España. Dado la buena acogida de la demo, de los conciertos y la evolución del grupo, Ephemeral decide grabar un par de temas como anticipo de lo que se pretendía que más adelante fuese un larga duración. Con lo cual la banda se mete en el estudio en 2009 con el fin de mostrar esa evolución, tanto en composición y en lo musical, no solo a la gente, si no también a ellos mismos para ver hacia donde iva la banda. Problemas con la gestión del estudio de grabación hicieron que esta se retrasase un año y estos dos temas quedaran sin masterizar. estos temas se encuentran en el facebook de la banda para que los escuche quien quiera, dado que no se llegaron a editar. Despés de esta gravación, el grupo siguió dando algún concierto, pero poco a poco empezaron llegar los problemas para Ephemeral. Primero el batería Álvaro Vaquero, segundo el cantante Jose y para terminar el bajista Miguel Lama "Miky", poco a poco se vieron forzados a dejar Ephemeral, individualmente, por motivos personales ajenos a la banda, quedando solo los dos guitarras Mingos y Emilio Bande. Con este panorama Mingos y Emilio deciden seguir adelante y buscar sobre todo un batería para seguir avanzando, tarea muy dificil para este estilo de música en Ourense. Para mitigar la falta de batería, las componen por ordenador y empiezan a ensayar y componer con baterías programadas. Pero la falta de batería, a parte de otros miembros, hacen que Mingos y Emilio pierdan la motivación y la banda va a trompicones, pasando largas temporadas sin ensayar. Pasado un tiempo empiezan a aparecer baterías interesados en formar parte de Ephemeral. Pero bien por falta de tiempo, por la distancia, por trabajo, por estudios o por la desmotivación de Mingos y Emilio la cosa no acaba de cuajar con ninguno de los baterías con los que probó la banda. Decir que Mingos y Emilio están muy agradecidos a los cuatro baterías que compartieron ensayos con ellos, dado que todos dieron el máximo y estaban muy por encima de las espectativas de Ephemeral. Cualquiera de ellos pudo haber formado parte de la banda sobradamente. Muchas gracias a Carlos Pensado, Paio Xosé, Noel de Dios y Fory. Unos pedazo de baterías y de personas. Aunque la cosa no funcionó, sin ellos Ephemeral no seguiría adelante.

Después de estas pruebas con diversos baterías, Mingos y Emilio, deciden a finales de 2017 dejar el local de ensayo y darse un tiempo para recapacitar y coger fuerzas o dejar Ephemeral. Y es en esto, unos dos o tres meses después cuando un compañero de otro grupo de Ourense se ofrece a echarle un cable a Mingos y Emilio. Iván Quintas, batería de Vermis Antecessor, empieza ensayar con Ephemeral. Con esta formación a día de hoy, Ephemeral está ensayando y con temas nuevos. Con ánimos renovados y la certeza de que por fin la banda siga para adelante, pensando ya en conciertos y grabar alguna demo. Ephemeral, a falta de incorporar un bajista, a día de hoy en 2020, está formada

por Mingos (guitarra y voz), Emilio Bande (guitarra), Iván Quintas (batería).

 

                                                                                                                                         (15 Abril 2020)

 

 

-Tracklist:

1. Paralyzed        03:56
2. Ephemeral        02:56
3. Before Evolution     04:03

 

-Line up:

• Miky   : Bass
• Alvaro : Drums
• Emilio : Guitars
• Mingos : Guitars
• Jose  : Vocals.

 

 

 

Label: Mafia Records.

 Recorded in Oct. 2005

 Produced by Mafia Records & Ephemeral.

Edited by Ephemeral.

 

Noctem 2019.12.21 Pub Transylvania, Vigo (Esp)

 

2001
Noctem consolidates as an extreme metal band in April 2001. The band defines its ideals, based in the antithesis of the whole absurd human religions, misanthropy and cult to former civilizations, violence, destruction and death.

2002
Noctem records their first work “Unholy blood” which was commercialized for 2 years. After several formation changes the band continues their way making national level concerts and composing new tracks, totally immersed in the search of a more personal music style.

2004
The band commercializes for two years their live cd “live 2004” auto produced and recorded in their natal city.

2007/ 2008
After the departure of two of their most ancient members a restructure takes place in the band to later on, release the record of the mcd “God Among Slaves”. With the release of this work and the big success among the online press and metal heads, the band, with its new components, fulfills different tours through the country accompanied in the Spanish stages by foreign bands…

2008
In 2008 the band signs with the label Noisehead Records (Austria) and carries out an european tour “Noctem European Tour 08” where the band destroys the European stages of Spain, Portugal, France, Andorra, UK, Belgium and Italy.

2009
In January of 2009 the band records at Vienna their debut album “Divinity” which counts with the collaborations of Christos Antoniou (Septic flesh and Chaos star) and of Leal (ex-Forever Slave). The album was released in April by the musical seal Noisehead Records in Europe and in May with Relapse Records in the USA. For the present time, the band has recorded two videos exracted from the album "Divinity", standing out the violent and censored "Across Heracles towards", directed by Miguel Angel Font Bisier.

The band performs different presentations of the album “Divinity” in festivals and tours, like the ones at Spain or Portugal in 2009, sharing stage in some concerts with first level bands like Malevolent Creation (USA), Vomitory (Sweden) and Napalm Death, in their spanish dates.

Few months after the album release Noctem figures in the nº18 of the top 20 Spanish bands record sales of 2009, nº 310 and nº 313 Heavy Rock (Spain).

2010
In January of 2010 the band start touring Europe, supporting Incantation (USA) and Hate (Pl) in different countries: Uk, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Germany and Chez Republic.

Mayones guitars , from Poland, include Exo (lead guitar) into their sponsors list. Mayones include well known artists from the music scene like: Dark Tranquility, Paradise Lost, Limp Bizkit, Katatonia or My Dying Bride...

After a few shows at Spain, and the recording of the third and most ambicious video from "Divinity", in May the band is included in the "Collector of the king tour ", supporting Ragnarok (Norway) in Europe: Austria, Germany, Poland, Belgium and Netherlands.

In September of 2010, the third video from "Divinity", entitled with the same name, was be released for all the world. Including the collaboration of Christos Antoniou (Septic Flesh) in the orchestral arrangements and a team formed by more than 80 people, the third video from the Noctem's debut album "Divinity" (Noisehead Records.2009) is the last and most epic visual opus from the spanish extreme metal band. Directed by Miguel Angel Font Bisier ("Across Heracles Towards") from Ht Prods.

A few days later, the spanish extreme metal band announces their signing with "The Flaming Arts" for worldwide representation, well-known Booking and Management agency in the international metal scene (Septic Flesh, Hate, Blood Red Throne, Sybreed, Cattle Decapitation and more).

Liszko straps from Poland endorse the band with their signature models for Exo, Helion and Ul. Liszko include well known artists from the international metal scene like Il Niño, Behemoth, Alestorm... In the same time Darko is endorsed by Saluda Cymbals from USA.

In November of 2010 Noctem tours for third time presenting their last album with Gorgoroth (Nor) and Cavus (Fin), also sharing stages with bands like Finntroll (Fin) and Carach Angren (Nl).

2011
In January of 2011, Noctem release the "making of" their succesdul video "Divinity".

In February of 2011, the band starts recording sessions in the Ultrasound Studios 2 at Moita (Portugal), with Daniel Cardoso (Ava Inferi, Aura Noir, Angelus Apatrida...) as producer, for their new album, foreseen for 2011.

In march of 2011 the band announces their signing with Rising records for the worldwide release of their new album: Oblivion. The album was pre-released in Spain from 25/04/2011 and worldwide from 13/06/2011.

The Oblivion Spanish Tour 2011 started in the end of April and the band destroyed the national stages during May, June, August and finally September.

 

 

-Setlist:

1. The Black Consecration
2. Eidolon
3. The Submission Discipline
4. Court of the Dying Flesh
5. Pactum with the Indomitable Darkness
6. Sulphur
7. Let That Is Dead Sleep Forever
8. A Cruce Salus
9. Through the Black Temples of Disaster.

 

The Black Consecration

 

I carry in my throat the bitter gulp of death,
I can't remember when I lost my faith and strength,
But I can see them in the distance judging me with contempt
And I just can admire his purity and firmness.

My body knows about the pleasures of pain.
My heart knows about its own delusions.

Under a storm of misery, with a lack of dignity,
Carving my sins in a land of lies.

I unearthed the ego roots dissolving my own essence.

This is the moment I began to believe, God is real... and he hates us.

I am nothing but a great stain on the light,
Only darkness can fill this total emptiness,
Let the storms take me away, to reborn as a new sun,
To conquer the skies, to illuminate this desolation.

[Chorus: Salve Belial, Salve Valac, Salve Asmodai, Salve Satan.]

I lost myself in a field of wounds, in the deepest of my humanity, transformed into ignorant and selfish flesh, walking alone in a path of thorns, as a naked figure, feeble in front of an hostile world.

[Chorus: Salve Belial, Salve Valac, Salve Asmodai, Salve Satan.]

This is the moment I began to believe, God is real... and he hates us.

May the wings of the winds carry my voices.
On earth only the worms await me,
But in the depths of hell our father.

 

Mayhem & Burzum - Mayhem Versus Burzum [split] (2010) PROMO

 

 M A Y H E M

Founded by Jørn Stubberud (Necrobutcher), and Kjetil (Manheim) under the name Musta (Finnish for "black"), which they changed to Mayhem after Øystein Aarseth (Euronymous) joined in. The band name is taken from the Venom song, "Mayhem with Mercy".
During the early years, the band used either session vocalists Messiah or Maniac for live/studio commitments, and played either instrumentally, or with Necrobutcher or Euronymous on vocals during rehearsals.

By late 1987 both Manheim and Maniac had left the band, their positions were filled temporarily by members of Vomit, before vocalist Dead, and drummer Hellhammer took over in 1988.

B U R Z U M

In 1991, when Satanel disbanded, Vikernes revived his solo project, changing the name to Burzum (which translates to "darkness" in J.R.R. Tolkien's Black Speech, which is spoken by orcs and other creatures of Mordor). Handling all instruments and vocals by himself, he recorded Burzum's first four full-length albums in a span of just over one year. In addition to all that, he joined Mayhem on bass, as well.

Mayhem: Demos 85-87

A1. Mayhem
A2. Ghoul
A3. Pure Fucking Armageddon    
A4. Carnage
A5. Black Metal (Total Death Version)
A6. Ghoul
A7. Voice Of A Tortured Skull (Int)
    

Burzum: Rare Tracks

B1. A Lost And Forgotten Sad Spirit (Unreleased Version)
B2. My Key To Purgatory (Rough Mix Of "Key To The Gate")
B3. Lost Wisdom (Rough Mix)

 

Label: Not On Label.

 Unofficial Release.

 Written on label, both sides: "For Promotional Use Only". 

 

Necroccultus - Supreme Occult One...The Underworld Abhorrence [ep] (2006)

 

Bestial Death Metal from Mexico, being influenced from the old Death Metal school (Scandinavia and South America) from the late 80's and early 90's.

 They were formed in 2003 and are signed to Hippieshredder Productions. Their current line up consists of Isafas Huerta on vocals, César Ponce and Santiago on guitar, Omar Vera on bass and Daniel Sanchez on drums. Since 2004 they have realeased a demo called "Promo 2004", a single "Mirage of death" in 2004, a full length album "Encircling The Mysterious Necrorevelation" in 2005, "Cemetary sons of Hell" split in 2005, "Supreme Occult One…..The Underworld Abhorrence" EP in 2006, "Inverted Dimensions" split in 2008.

Contributed an exclusive song called "Deathrone's Dominium" to the "Litanies of Sacrilege" Compilation LP '08 by Calabozo.

YOTZ#10

 

-Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Supreme Occult One (Intro)     01:10
2. In the Darkest Region of Dead     04:10
   
Side B:
3. The Underworld Abhorrence     05:53 

 

-Line up:

• Daniel Sánchez: Drums
• Isaías Huerta: Vocals
• Santiago Alcocer: Guitars
• César Ponce: Guitars.

 

Label: Blood Harvest.

Limited to 500 copies.

 

Lóstregos + Grievance 2019.12.14 RockStar Pub, Braga (Por)

Lóstregos born in winter of 2014 in the city of A Coruña (Galiza) as a Black Metal band with pagan and folk tinge. The musical concept includes influences of the old Black / Pagan Metal with the undeniable basis of the Rock and Heavy Metal influence. The lyrical standard revolves around nature and devotion to the mythology and folklore of pagan and Celtic cults and as well as our own pre-Christian Galician culture.
On the day of Samhain 2015 the band recorded their first release entitled "Alzamento no Norte".

 

 -Line up:

⸸ I.V. [Iago]: Guitar, vocals
⸸ Y.I.V. [Jesús]: Lead guitar
⸸ Lb.[David aka Corey] : Bass, vocals
⸸ K. [Alberto]: Drums.

 

Setlist:

1) Nas Treboadas do Norte
2) Ceives das Impías Cruces
3) O Meigo das Pedras
4) Gallaecia
5) Onde Reverdece a Santa Praga
6) Bite It You Scum (GG Allin cover)

 

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The beginning (1997) - Sharing since 1996 the band Tenebrous Dominancy in which performed the role of drummer and bassist respectively, Koraxid and Azarath founded Grievance in May 1997, with the desire of practising modern Black Metal. The first demo arose in July, is a recording of an essay with a voice overdub on cassette audio. The demo was called "Por Entre a Escuridão Outonal". Koraxid Plays Drums and added Voices and Azarath plays Lead Guitar. The band's logo was designed in this summer, by Azarath. The band's name was given by Koraxid and comes from the lyrics of the track "The Burning Shadows of Silence" of the Album "In the Nightside Eclipse" from the Norwegian Black Metal Band Emperor. "... grievance of sadness, like the gift of sorrow."

The Experimental Times (1998-2000) - Grievance begins a new path, with the adding new members - Marco Tomé on Guitar, Azarath now plays Bass Guitar and voice. Koraxid keeps he's place in the drum throne, and the band is now accompanied by Sergio Pina on trumpet. The path of Black Metal seemed to have been put aside, now with a more experimental band, with a vast crossover metal style. The band started to play live in several places and festivals. Azarath goes out of the country in 2000 and the band slows down its activity for several years, with only sporadic rehearsals with the original line-up.

The New Millenium Sessions (2006-2008) - Grievance is now divided into two countries: Portugal (Caldas da Rainha) and Spain (Algeciras). The band's lineup is redesigned, with the recruiting of Enjendro in Bass Guitar, Koraxid stays on drums and Azarath plays Guitar and handles the Voice. The second demo of the band is recorded, intitled "The New Millenium Sessions" with only two tracks, that demonstrate the efforts made in the creation of new music, with the band returning to its original style - Black Metal. Two songs recorded in separate sessions, in 2006 and 2007, one in Algeciras (Spain) and another in Axe Farm Studios in Caldas da Rainha (Portugal). Due to the distance between the members, the band's activity slows down again...

Grievance Goes Solo (2011) - After several years of almost complete inactivity, Koraxid takes over the project, so that it may live on to see the light of day again, and release new material. This was made by mutual and friendly agreement with Azarath, as they both concluded that a band divided by 2 countries is very difficult to maintain, also both the members are occupied with other activities. Now the band's future is assured and Grievance will maintain its activity for years to come, as a solo statement.

“Retorno” - Full-Length - (2014) - The first full-length album of Grievance, released in February 2014 by the Brazilian Label Nyarlathotep Records. Composed in complete improvisation sessions in The winter of 2011/2012 and mixed in the summer of 2013, "Retorno" is a reverie of occultism, history and inner-struggle. Completely recorded and performed by Koraxid. Koraxid Photo Shoot (Including Cover) By Tiago Da Cruz. No Photoshop effects in the photos, all photography made by analog techniques, in a summer full moon night, 2012. Photo shoot location – Praya D’el Rey, Obidos – Portugal.

“Perante o Céu Infernal” - Single - (2016) - This track was created in one improvisation session solely by Koraxid, who recorded all instruments track by track In ESAD University Sound Studio at Caldas da Rainha (Old-school analogue sound capture and pre-mix), it was a result of an invitation made by students of the sound and image course: André Santos, Bruno Alves, Bruno Vieira and Filipe Nunes. It was reviewed, the lyrics, synth intro and voice were added in late 2015. Remixed and mastered in January 2016 by Koraxid at Axe Farm Studios. It is a stand-alone track for these motives, so it was decided to create a single which fits perfectly for the occasion and also leads for a new musical path in the Grievance sound, perfected in the following full-Length, “Pilar, Pedra e Faca”. Front Cover taken from Tiago da Cruz photo session for the album “Retorno”.

“Pilar, Pedra e Faca” Full-Length – (2017) – The recordings of this album began in September 2013, and were finished in September 2016. There were lots of personal situations blocking the release of this album, Koraxid’s participation in other projects (Medo, Zepyrus), recording and producing other bands in Axe Farm Studios and the creation of Stronghold (A Concert hall in Caldas da Rainha, now closed) were some of the causes of this delay. All of them eventually were dropped in favour of a continuing effort to follow the growth and consolidation of Grievance. All music, lyrics and voices were performed and written by Koraxid, except "Subliminar Voz Interior" - Music performed and written by Tiago da Neta. Special guests for this album: Tiago da Neta (Portuguese Guitar on tracks 06, 08 and 09) and Joaquim "Vulture" Moreira (Electric Bass Guitar in tracks 06 and 07). Front cover drawing by Duarte Cór. (2015).

The Latest Developments - Grievance is now preparing the CD release of “Pilar, Pedra e Faca”, the recording sessions of the 3rd full-length (still unnamed) started in the 31st of December 2016 and are progressing in a steady pace. The Band is being prepared to go live in 2018, with the adding of live members Mortuum in Drums, War Faust in Bass Guitar, Urutu in Rhythm Guitar and WrathWolf in Lead Guitar. Koraxid will be handling the voice in future live performances. The rehearsals started in June 2017.

Brujeria - Marijuana [EP] (1997)

Brujeria was formed at a party in 1989 in the spirit of creating a grindcore and death metal band representative of the Latino/Chicano community. Its members, the guitarist Dino Cazares, Jello Biafra, drummer Pat Hoed, bass guitarist Billy Gould and vocalist Juan Brujo, used pseudonyms as most were in other known bands.

Their first single, "¡Demoniaco!", was released in 1990. In 1992 "Machetazos" was released and with it came the band's first line-up change. Jello Biafra departed the group, Pinche Peach was introduced as an additional vocalist and Raymond Herrera took on the drums; Pat Hoed, the band's former drummer became a second vocalist. "Machetazos" and "El Patrón (song)" (1994) were produced and distributed through Jello Biafra's record label Alternative Tentacles.

The band was criticized from its inception for its lyrics about drugs, sex and Satanism. These topics, while the subjects of many other death metal acts, were inspired by the actions of Adolfo Constanzo, Cuban-American born Mexican drug smuggler, practitioner of Palo (religion) Mayombe, and serial killer.

The group started to become increasingly popular, but nevertheless, decided to remain anonymous and declined all offers to organize concerts (except on rare occasions), confounding supporters, who were eager to see them live. In 1997 came the EP Marijuana, featuring a cover-parody of the popular song "The Macarena" and four live songs from its first official concert.

TRCD 071

-Tracklist:

01. Marijuana          3:11
02. Matando Güeros '97       3:13
03. Pito Wilson (Live)       3:12
04. Hechando Chingazos (Live)     3:41
05. Matando Güeros (Live)     4:09
06. Untitled            0:35

-Line up:

• Fantasma: Bass, vocals
• Pinche Peach: Vocals
• Greñudo: Drums
• Hongo: Guitars
• Juan Brujo: Vocals.

Label: Tralla Records.

The song "Marijuana" is a death-metal parody of the "Macarena" (Los del Río).

Tracks 3-5 live at the Whiskey A-Go-Go January 11 1997
Track 6 (Untitled) is a radio advertisement. 

Bathory - Bloodbath [Bootleg] (2010)

Bathory formed in Vällingby in 1983. Quorthon (then known as Ace, after Ace Frehley of Kiss), a seventeen-year-old guitarist, was joined by the bass guitarist Fredrik Melander and the drummer Jonas Åkerlund. According to Quorthon, he came up with the name after a visit to the London Dungeon, although Jonas states that it was taken from the Venom song "Countess Bathory". Their first recording deal came that same year, when Quorthon managed to secure the consent of Tyfon Grammofon's boss (Quorthon's father Börje Forsberg, although Quorthon himself spread rumors to keep the audience unaware of this) to record two tracks for the compilation Scandinavian Metal Attack in 1984. The tracks gained unexpected attention from fans. Soon afterward, Tyfon Grammofon contacted Quorthon and asked him to record a full-length album. The band considered several names before settling on Bathory, including Nosferatu, Natas, Mephisto, Elizabeth Bathory and Countess Bathory.

Although Venom's Black Metal, released in 1982, was the first record to coin the term, it was Bathory's early albums, featuring Satanic lyrics, low-fi production and an inhuman vocal style, that defined the genre. Many fans and reviewers have claimed Venom was an influence on Bathory; however, Quorthon has said in an interview with Kick Ass magazine in 1985 that he had not listened to Venom until after the first Bathory album was released. He has also stated the band's early work was influenced primarily by Black Sabbath, Motörhead and G. B. H.

Compilation, Unofficial Release, Limited Edition, Numbered, Red

• Tracklist:

A1. Intro    
A2. In Conspiracy With Satan    
A3. Necromancy/Sacrifice    
A4. Raise The Dead    
A5. Sacrifice    
A6. The Return Of Darkness And Evil    
B1. Walhalla    
B2. Satan My Master    
B3. In Nomine Of Satan    
B4. Resolution Greed    
B5. Witchcraft    
B6. Genocide

• Line up:

- Quorthon (R.I.P. 2004): All instruments, vocals (lead).

Label: none.

This pressing is 600 numbered pieces on marbled-red vinyl.

Claims to be a collection of rare and unreleased stuff, versions, demos etc.
In reality all songs are simply taken from the "Jubileum" compilations.
Fake credits read:
A1-A4 remastered demo 1984
A5-A6 edited versions
B1-6 unreleased rehearsal.