Emperor - Emperor / Wrath Of The Tyrant [comp] (1998) [Reissue] (2005)

 

Emperor is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1991, regarded as highly influential by critics and emerging black metal bands. The group split up in 2001, but reunited from 2005 to 2007 for a few festival dates and brief US tours, and again reunited in 2013 to 2014. Emperor reformed for the third time in 2016. The group was founded by Ihsahn (guitar/vocal) and Samoth (then, drums).

In their youth, Ihsahn and Samoth met at a rock music seminar. The two young men began playing together under various names; first Dark Device, then Xerasia, then Embryonic. The group soon evolved into the now well-known band Thou Shalt Suffer. Soon, however, Samoth began to write music outside of Thou Shalt Suffer, and together with Ihsahn and a new bass player called Mortiis (later of his own eponymous band Mortiis), Emperor was formed. After a short while together, the band released a demo entitled Wrath of the Tyrant. It quickly gained popularity in the underground and attracted the attention of the then-start-up label Candlelight. Soon afterwards, a record contract was signed, Samoth moved to rhythm guitar, Ihsahn continued the vocal duties and lead guitars, and Faust was recruited as a drummer. Emperor released their debut EP, Emperor, under Candlelight Records. The band then was signed to the infamous first black metal label, Deathlike Silence Productions, and planned to release their next album soon, though the band never managed to release any material while signed to DSP.

In the summer of 1992, a series of events were set in motion by the black metal inner circle. Samoth, along with various other black metallers, set out to burn down old churches in Norway. Also in 1992, Faust lived in Lillehammer, and in the newly constructed Olympic park a man named Magne Andreassen approached him and suggested that they take a walk in the nearby forest. Faust agreed, and, once in the forest, Faust claimed the man began to make strong sexual advances towards him. Faust then stabbed the man to death, kicking him in the head afterward to ensure that he was dead. He was not convicted until two years later. The day after Faust committed the murder, he went with Euronymous of Mayhem and Varg Vikernes of Burzum to burn the Holmenkollen Chapel in Oslo. In the summer of 1993, the band began working on their first full-length album. Emperor ceased wearing corpse paint; they stated that it was becoming a trend and losing its original significance and symbolism. In autumn of that year, the police began to investigate the murder of Euronymous of Mayhem, naming Varg Vikernes as a suspect; this investigation eventually led to the incarceration of Samoth for arson, and of Faust for the murder of Magne Andreassen.

In 1994, Samoth was sentenced to 16 months in prison for burning the Skjold Church in Vindafjord, together with Varg Vikernes. The arson was committed during a pause in the recording of the Burzum EP Aske (‘Ashes’). In 1994, In the Nightside Eclipse was released, and earned Emperor widespread acclaim and a large fanbase.

 

 

 

 IROND CD 05-1090

 

 -Tracklist:

1.     I Am the Black Wizards     06:16
2.     Wrath of the Tyrant     04:14
3.     Night of the Graveless Souls     03:10
4.     Cosmic Keys to My Creations & Times     06:22
5.     Introduction     01:09       instrumental
6.     Ancient Queen     03:15
7.     My Empire's Doom     04:31
8.     Forgotten Centuries     02:49
9.     Night of the Graveless Souls     02:54
10.     Moon over Kara-Shehr     04:23
11.     Witches Sabbath     05:40
12.     Lord of the Storms     02:08
13.     Wrath of the Tyrant     03:56
      
50:47

 

-Lineup:

⛧ Faust : Drums (tracks 1-4)
⛧Ihsahn : Vocals, Guitars (tracks 1-13)
⛧Samoth : Drums (tracks 5-13), Guitars (tracks 1-4)
⛧Mortiis : Bass (tracks 1-13).

 

 

 Label: Irond Records.

Russian edition.

 "Emperor" (tracks 1 to 4) was recorded December 1992 at Studio S.
"Wrath Of The Tyrant" (tracks 5 to 11) was recorded on a 4-track home studio in May 1992.

Re-mastered at Strype Audio, Oslo, Norway by Tom Kvälsvoll & Samoth.
However, the ''Emperor'' recording has been kept very close to its original sound.
''Wrath of the Tyrant'' has by nature a very ''necro'' sound, and nothing was done
to hide that.

Illustration [Death & Leviathan Illustrations]: Gustave Doré

Layout: Adrian Wear, Samoth

Lyrics: Mortiis

Music: Ihsahn, Samoth

Producer: The Emperors.

 Enhanced element (video) contains:
- Very rare, exclusive footage of pre-Nightside rehearsals.
- Live footage from Emperor's first tour 1993.

 

 

 

Himura & Velocidad Absurda - Himura/Velocidad Absurda [split] (2012)

 

 Himura nace a mediados del 2007. Cuando Mario (vocalísta de WACO), Luismi (NTN, ESTADO TERMINAL, CDR, y 80 OF), y Natxo (BELETH, y ACCIÓN DIRECTA) deciden poner en marcha este proyecto. Unos meses más tarde entra Jorge ( ESTADO TERMINAL, 80 OF, NARET y UHF). Y por último se incorporó al grupo Edu (APOLOGY OF NOISE). Desde ese mísmo año llevamos presentando nuestro death/grind por toda la península, tocando con grupos como: NAPALM DEATH, EXHUMED, HATE ETERNAL, BENEATH THE MASSACRE, DEFILED, OBSCURA, LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER, INFEST, ANDRALLS, RENCARNATION, DIFENACUM, NECROSED, RATO RARO, FERMENTO, DEAD MEAT,RAS,VELOCIDAD ABSURDA, PESTA PORCINA, HAEMOPHAGIA, CEREBRAL EFFUSION, FIEND,CRANI SEPTIC,KTULU, ETNIA... y muchos más...

 

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 Velocidad Absurda is a group of Brutal Death from the city of Zaragoza (Spain). The group was created in 1998 and remained active in its first stage and always with the same lineup until mid-2004.
During this first phase recorded two MCD. The first and self-produced in 2001, called "Fisico Tortura Emocional" and the second MCD "Estigmas Involutivos," in split with Kevlar Skin, edited by Hecatombe Records. In mid 2004 the group disbanded.

The second stage begins in mid 2008. With the departure of original drummer of the band, the group was restructured and one of the guitar becomes the new drummer. In mid 2010 they recorded their first LP "Reborn for the extermination", again edited by Hecatombe Records, which hits the streets in March 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 -Tracklist:

A1    Himura -    Inanición    2:11
A2    Himura -    El Instinto De La Raza Humana    1:31
A3    Himura - Autopsia Del Hombre    2:38
A4    Himura & Velocidad Absurda - Samurai Vs Zombie    1:52
B1    Velocidad Absurda - Ignominia    2:36
B2    Velocidad Absurda - Golpe Al Estado    1:30
B3    Velocidad Absurda & Himura - Zombie Vs Samurai    1:13

 

-Lineup:

Himura

• Luismi: drums
• Edu: bajo
• Natxo: guitar
• Jorge: guitar
• Mario: vocals.

 

 

VELOCIDAD ABSURDA

 

• Ángel Gil: guitarra
• Iván Gómez: bajo y voz
• Jesús Monge: batería.

 

 

 

Label:  KTC Domestic Productions.

 Co-released with Hecatombe Records.

Tracks 3 and 7 are a collaboration between both bands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defleshed - Abrah Kadavrah / Ma Belle Scalpelle [comp] (2000) [digipak]

 

 From the mid-90s to 2005, Sweden's Defleshed churned out a white hot blend of thrash, death metal, and grindcore, marking themselves as one of the most vital bands in all three of those genres. Having run out of inspiration and wanting to try other things they called it a day the same year they released their fifth album Reclaim The Beat, and ever since fans have hollered for their reunion. In 2021 they got what they were asking for when the band's core lineup - guitarist Lars Löfven, drummer Matte Modin and bassist/vocalist Gustaf Jorde - got back together. "We just wanted to record a couple of songs to include in a vinyl box set," explains Jorde. "The songs turned out good and the process was satisfying so we decided to have a go on a full-length." The result is the corrosive Grind Over Matter, 11 blistering songs packed into 34 minutes, not only proving that the band still have what it takes but that they are playing at the absolute top of their game.

With the vinyl box set not happening, the two songs the band initially recorded were released as the Fleshless And Wild single. Says Jorde, "At that time we had made up our minds on a continuation, so that release was kind of a gift to everyone who has encouraged us to get back together through all these years." None of the members took any convincing to reform or to push ahead with the full-length, starting to seriously write in Autumn 2021, and there was no masterplan guiding them. "We just wanted to see what we sounded like today, with new perspectives on things. We knew it had to be fast and furious yet diverse." The result is an album "filled to its maximum with power and energy", this made clear by opener "Bent Out Of Shape", which is perhaps the greatest start to any of their records. They do not take it easy on the listener from there on, with the likes of the thrashy "Dear Devil" and groove-laden "Unburdened By Genius" taking very different tactics in the damage they wreak, the band making a point of not repeating themselves while staying true to that classic Defleshed sound.

The title an obvious play on the term 'Mind Over Matter', Jorde is coming from a different place lyrically than fans are used to. "This time around traditional murder, war, and gore lyrics didn't come to me. So I wrote from a viewing perspective, beholding the world and man's influence on the same." This manifests itself in a variety of ways, "Bent Out Of Shape" standing as "an illustration of how everything is standardized and mainstreamed to enable mass production and economic growth, leaving nothing left to be organic, wild and vivid", while "One Grave To Fit Them All" is "a tale of a man who hates and kills everyone who differs from himself, resulting in sitting alone on the throne with no one left to hate." Then there is "Dear Devil", which is about "a wish - and demand - list written as a letter to The Underworld by a narcissist who arrogantly enough believes such a letter will be respected," Jorde always writing insightfully, giving the listener something to think about.

The album was tracked at Rorysound Studios, Uppsala, Sweden, with Lawrence Mackrory, with two weeks devoted to drums, another two for guitar and bass and two three-day sessions for vocals. "It was pretty straightforward, the hardest part was to not get carried away by impulsive ideas too much, but stay put to the original plan," says Jorde. Additional vocals on "Heavy Haul" and closer "Last Nail In The Coffin" come courtesy of the band F.K.Ü, who are also Uppsala natives, adding an extra dimension to the songs, the rest of the album strictly the work of the three band members.

 

 

 

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 -Tracklist:

1. Beaten, Loved and Eaten     03:33
2. Mary Bloody Mary     01:52
3. With a Gambrel     02:58
4. In Chains and Leather     03:15
5. Abrah Kadavrah     03:06
6. Gone with the Fæces     02:47
7. Anatomically Incorrect     03:05
8. On Gorgeous Grounds     02:34
9. Body Art...     04:33
10. ...Pierced Through the Heart     02:09
11. Morbidiance Blue Cafe     04:04
12. Simply Fell Towards     03:37
13. Many Mangled Maggots     02:40
14. Ma belle scalpelle     03:32
15. Gathered Flies     05:15
16. Mary Bloody Mary (live version)     01:46
17. In Chains and Leather (live version)     03:23

54:09

 

-Lineup:

• Lars Löfven : Guitars
• Gustaf Jorde : Vocals, Bass
• Matte Modin : Drums
• Oskar Karlsson (R.I.P. 2016) : Drums
• Kristoffer Griedl : Guitars.

 

 

 

Label: Unveiling the Wicked.

 Track 1-10 from "Abrah Kadavrah", originally released in 1996.
Track 11-15 from "Ma Belle Scalpelle" originally released in 1994.
Recorded at Rolling Rock Studios Hagersten by Bjorne Johnsson and Defleshed.
"Many Mangled Maggots" is taken from the demo'92 "Rotting Inflectioner" and
"Gathered Flies" is taken from the demo'92 "Vastus Ecclesia".
All music by Defleshed, all lyrics by Gustaf Jorde.
Track 16-17 were recorded live 13-2-1998 at Fellini-Uppsala, Sweden.
Recorded by Rickard Sporrong, edited by Lawrence Mackrory and Kaj Lofven.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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