1349 - Liberation (2003)

 

 1349 is AURAL HELLFIRE. That has been, and continues to be, the primary concept since the band first rose from the ashes of Alvheim in 1997. Conceived around the founding members – vocalist and former drummer Ravn, guitarist Tjalve, and Seidemann on bass – 1349 completed their line-up with the addition of guitarist Archaon in 1999 and SATYRICON drum-legend Frost in 2001.

When their debut ‘Liberation’ was unleashed in 2003, the Norwegians took the world by storm with their intense blend of old school black metal soundscapes and ultra-fast aggression. Further assaults followed in rapid succession. ‘Beyond the Apocalypse’ (2004) and ‘Hellfire’ (2005) cemented the band’s reputation as one of the strongest acts in the scene.

Upon the departure of founding member Tjalve, who decided to focus on his band PANTHEON I, 1349 have since continued as a four-piece – occasionally adding guest guitarists. Extensive touring aided the growth of their now massive following when the four piece opened for reunited metal legends CELTIC FROST in North America in 2006.

Impressively demonstrating that holding true to the principles of the genre do not mean nostalgia and stagnation, 1349 widened their sonic palette with ‘Revelations of the Black Flame’ (2009), which was co-mixed by CELTIC FROST mastermind Tom Gabriel “Warrior” Fischer. This inspired a newfound ambient darkness from the band, which was further explored on ‘Demonoir’ (2010).

‘Massive Cauldron of Chaos’ (2013) was the next milestone in the Norwegians merciless advance, scoring excellent reviews and a nomination for a Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannprisen). The release sparked more festival shows as well as extensive touring, bringing 1349 to Australia and New Zealand. In 2018, the Munch Museum and Innovation Norway chose 1349 as one of four bands to create a song based on the paintings of Edvard Munch. As a result, the single ‘Dødskamp’ was released earlier this year.

After performing a fiery show at Norway’s Inferno festival this year, 1349 started recording in Amper Tone studios and Studio Nyhagen with engineer Jarrett Pritchard. Thus, ‘The Infernal Pathway’ was born, a sonic parallel to summoning and unleashing the beast of the abyss in all its fearsome, ferocious and powerful splendor.

 

 

 

 

 

 -Tracklist:

Side A
1.     Manifest     04:03
2.     I Breathe Spears     04:24
3.     Riders of the Apocalypse     04:34
4.     Deathmarch     01:05       instrumental
5.     Pitch Black     03:19

Side B
6.     Satanic Propaganda     03:44
7.     Legion     04:55
8.     Evil Oath     03:48
9.     Liberation     05:22
10.     Buried by Time and Dust (Mayhem cover)     03:05

38:19

 

-Line up:

 ⛧Ravn : Vocals, Lyrics (tracks 1, 3, 5-7, 9), Songwriting (track 3)
⛧Frost : Lyrics (tracks 2), Songwriting (tracks 3, 4), Drums
⛧Seidemann : Songwriting (tracks 6, 9), Bass, Lyrics (tracks 1, 3, 7, 9)
⛧Tjalve : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-3, 5-7, 9)
⛧Archaon : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 2, 5-8).

 

 

 

 Label: Candlelight Records. CVCS001PD

 Recorded at Gordon Studios in February/March 2001.
Mastered at Strype Studios, Oslo, Norway.
Housed in a stickered PVC sleeve.
All songs arranged by Ravn and 1349.

Limited edition a 2000 copies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alén Metal Fest 2024, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra (Esp) 06.07.2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

En 2007 Marcos y Moro (guitarras) y Sebas (batería) comienzan a tocar juntos versiones de grupos de rock y metal. Unos meses después se unen Samuel (voz) y Maca (bajo), y ya con un proyecto de grupo comienzan a surgir los primeros temas propios. La banda adquiere el nombre estrenándose en directo en Julio de 2008.

Después de un par de años componiendo más temas propios, tocando en directo y definiendo poco a poco el estilo, Samuel deja la banda pasando Maca a ocuparse también de la voz, continuando la actividad en directo, la cual se interrumpe temporalmente a finales de 2010, momento en el que Raze graba su primera demo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setlist:

 L.O.B
Bad News
Lethal Injection
Grave for the Weak
The Same Killer
Into the Coven
Operation Enduring Freedom
Crimen Scene, do not Cross

 

Okkultist, born in 2016, representing blackened death metal from Portugal, got attention through the successful release of debut album “Reinventing Evil” with Alma Mater Records. Okkultist had previously released an independent EP called “Eye Of The Beholder”, at a time when the band had no idea of the projection it was gonna get. The band got signed to Alma Mater Records in 2018 which then resulted in a first album. Since the release of the “Reinventing Evil” in 2019, with the growth of the band, and with a pandemic hitting us all a year later, Okkultist took advantage of this time to, literally, reinvent the image and sonority of the band.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Setlist:

 O​.​M​.​E​.​N.
Death to Your Breed
Meet me in Hell
Sacred Brutality
Blood On Satan's Claw
Crimson Ecstasy
9th Layer Of The Abyss
Thy Blood, Thy Flesh, Thy Sacrifice
Demonic Warfare
Plasmodium
Sign Of The Reaper 

Started as a hardcore punk band and released several demos in this style before shifting to their more well-known thrash metal approach.

The band's line-up shuffled considerably following Power from Hell. Bassist Jase Stallard became the second guitarist and Paul "Mo" Mahoney took over playing bass to allow Sy Keeler to take his place as vocalist.

After signing to major label imprint London Records, Onslaught were coerced into replacing Sy Keeler with Steve Grimmett. After In Search of Sanity was released, the band was dropped. Tony O'Hora came in as vocalist for a brief period before the band parted ways in 1991.

Reformed in 2004. Nige Rockett has been performing rhythm guitar only since the reformation despite playing all lead guitar parts in the band's early days.

 

Devastator - The End (2005)

 

Black Thrash Metal band from Hialeah, Florida. Formed in 2001.

Pest, Alaric and Wulfnoth also formed the Black Metal band called Blasphemer in 2004.

 Devastator split up in 2013.

 

 

-Tracklist:

1.     The End     10:23
2.     The Call to War     13:11
3.     Battle of Hate     06:29
4.     Armageddon     09:13
5.     Doom of the Gods     11:43
6.     Dead and Destroyed     09:29
7.     Unholy Thrash Assault   12:05

01:12:33

 

-Line up:

• Pest : Drums
• Adrian : Guitars
• Wulfnoth : Vocals
• Lazdemon : Bass.

 

 

 

 

 

Label: Regimental Records. REG026

Recorded in 20 hours at Mercury Studios in June 2004.

Recorded by Gus Rios.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kreator - Extreme Aggression Tour 1989-'90 (1990)

 

 The band was formed as Metal Militia in 1982 in Essen, Germany and then Tyrant. Later they used the title Tormentor until 1984, when they changed to its current name Kreator. The original lineup featured lead vocalist and guitarist Mille Petrozza, drummer Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, and bassist Rob Fioretti. Kreator recorded their debut album, Endless Pain (1985), in just ten days. The band hired then-future Sodom guitarist Michael Wulf for the album's tour to play lead, while Petrozza switched to rhythm guitar.

Wulf was in the band for a few days but, contrary to the liner notes, he never played on the band's second album, Pleasure to Kill (1986), which is widely considered a thrash classic and a big influence on the death metal genre. It would not be until 31 years after its release that Pleasure to Kill entered the German album charts. Produced by Harris Johns (Sodom, Helloween, Voivod), the album showed the band growing in talent and technical ability. The song "Flag of Hate" became a concert standard, and the band became one of the most promising up-and-coming European metal acts. The band started their first tour ever (before the release of Pleasure to Kill, they had only played five gigs total); they played their first shows outside of Germany during the fall of 1986, supporting Destruction and Celtic Frost, and during the spring of 1987, they toured North America for the first time, opening for Voivod on their Killing Technology tour.

 

 

 

 -Tracklist:

 01. Some Pain Will Last
02. Extreme Aggression
03. Under The Guillotine
04. Toxic Trace
05. Bringer Of Torture
06. Pleasure To Kill
07. Flag Of Hate
08. Drum Solo
09. Terrible Certainty
10. Riot Of Violence
11. Love Us Or Hate Us
12. Behind The Mirror
13. Betrayer
14. Awakening Of The Gods
15. Tormentor

01:20

 

-Line up:

• Rob Fioretti : Bass
• Jürgen Reil : Drums
• Frank Gosdzik : Guitar
• Mille Petrozza : Guitar, Vocals.

 

 

 

 

 Label: Fotodisk Video – NFV 107

 Live concert filmed on March 4, 1990 at Werner Seelenbinder-Halle in Berlin.

Management: Klaus-Dieter Rentel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balmog - Testimony of the Abominable (2012) vinyl (2014)

 

 Balmog was founded in 2003 in Soutomaior (Pontevedra, Galicia) with the idea of ​​creating a decrepit, misanthropic and raw Black Metal project with Death as a banner, in the style of the old Nordic bands of the early/mid 90's although they also have Death Metal influences.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Tracklist:

Side A - Α
1.     Under Two Horns     05:30
2.     Tenebrous Apparitions     05:21
3.     Hochmah Nistarah     07:08

Side B - Ω
4.     Transmutatio     07:29
5.     Vision     05:04
6.     Flesh Offering     06:29
7.     Inframundi     05:19       instrumental

42:20

 

-Line up:

⸸ Morg : Bass
⸸ Balc : Guitars, Vocals
⸸ Virus : Drums.

 

 

 

Label: Bloody Productions.

Includes an 8-page A-3 booklet with lyrics and notes, with CesarCold drawings, Christophe Szpajdel typography and cover/back cover splattered with band members' blood.

Recorded on PS Studios.

Limited to 500 hand-numbered copies.