Svart Records - Nouvelles sorties (2014) [news]

Le label finlandais Svart Records spécialisé dans le Doom, Gothic, Progressive, Experimental, Avantgarde vient de dévoiler ses sorties:

Click on album covers for more info & mail order! RECENT RELEASES Sabbath Assembly: Eno Ot Derotser MC This tape features the earliest recordings by the group Sabbath Assembly. Very limited supply! Recorded on August 21, 2009. Jex Thoth - vocals Imaad Wasif - vox, guitar Kevin Rutmanis - bass Xtian - percussion The Golden Grass LP/CD Bored with the recent wave of Black Sabbath copycats and proto metal hipsters, but hungry for vintage sounds? Try The Golden Grass, the up-and-coming New York trio who grab their vintage influences not from the Sabs but instead from the golden age of real American hard rock! Think Cactus, Mountain, Grand Funk Railroad, played with playful energy and served with a dash of psychedelia. Stream the album here! Nightsatan and the Loops of Doom CD/DVD Post-apocalyptic synth trash galore! Nightsatan caught the ear of the attentive laser metal enthusiast with their debut album, Midnight Laser Warrior, in 2010, and now the trio debut as movie stars in Nightsatan And The Loops Of Doom. The movie draws inspiration from the very same source the band does: '80s post-apocalyptic science fiction. Stream the album here! Tusmörke: Riset Bak Speilet CD/LP A 50-minute transmission from the heart of the darkest northern forests, the album skillfully channels the spirit of classic British acid folk rock and soaks it in a black witches cauldron. The spellbinding concoction is at times reminiscent of classic acts like Jethro Tull and Incredible String band, and also not entirely far off from modern forest magicians such as Hexvessel and Wolf People. Stream the album here! Opium Warlords: Taste My Sword of Understanding 2LP Sami Albert Hynninen alias Albert Witchfinder returns! Composed between 1994 and 2009, recorded in 2010, mixed in 2013 – ripened, literally, with blood, tears, sweat, and exotic neurochemical fluids – Taste My Sword Of Understanding is at the same time minimal and complicated, light and heavy; sometimes gentle and soothing, sometimes raw and cruel, but always real and naked, and this time you may find even some essence of epic Heavy Metal on board. Stream the album here! Vainaja: Kadotetut CD/LP A doom/death epic of gigantic proportions, Kadotetut is the heaviest thing you will hear all year. Besides the crushing riffs and dark melodies, the album's concept is based on encrypted true events from the past. Stream the album here! Witch Mountain: South of Salem 2LP Anticipating the next Witch Mountain album (to be released in September on Svart & Profound Lore), we present a deluxe double LP set of the band's earlier work South of Salem. In addition to the original album, there's a full LP of demos, covers, outtakes, rarities. Limited to 500 only! FORTHCOMING RELEASES Rippikoulu: Ulvaja mCD/mLP The entities behind the cult act Rippikoulu, known for their 1993 tape release Musta seremonia, have been silently lurking in the shadows for the past 21 years. Then, on a particularly cold winter's day in early 2014, a shipment bearing the group's emblem is mysteriously delivered to the Svart bunker, and inside the parcel there is a master tape. The contents reveal an entirely new recording, titled Ulvaja. To be released on Friday the 13th in June, Ulvaja oozes the kind of dark despair and negative energy, which is enough to drive the sun out of the skies on any summer's day. Rippikoulu: Musta Seremonia CD/LP Rippikoulu's Musta seremonia is both an international cult item and an integral part of the history of Svart Records as well - a reissue of the original 1993 tape was one of the earliest Svart releases back in 2010. Back then, this album was considered as one of the best kept secrets in the Finnish underground metal scene. Four years and one quickly sold out reissue later Rippikoulu's greatness is no longer a secret, and we are happy to bring Musta seremonia back on the market. Psyyke: 1983 - 1985 This is an absolute must for anyone with a soft spot for Finnish post punk. Feature's the band's only 7 inch plus 14 remastered choice cuts from the band's demo tapes, hand picked by the band members. Two sample tracks here! Profetus: As All Seasons Die LP "As All Seasons Die" is new, long awaited 3rd album by Finnish Funeral Doom Masters, Profetus. Released by Svart Records on LP & digital only. A noble visit to nature's chapels with 4 songs of honest, crushing Doom Metal, drawing inspiration from the down-hearted side of the Scandinavian mind and Finnish nature in all of its beauty, soulful prosperity and ponderous bleakness. Sample track here! Black Crucifixion: Coronation of King Darkness LP The northern black metal band's comeback album makes it to vinyl at last! Limited to 500 copies, with 300 on black and 200 on grey wax, the album comes wrapped in a gatefold jacket. Mat McNerney & Kimmo Helén: The World Is Burning CD/LP A haunting soundtrack to a short movie by Mat McNerney (Hexvessel/Beastmilk) and Kimmo Helén (Hexvessel), inspired by Newfoundland Folk and the Canadian wilderness. Listen to the track Silverbirch Mirrorworld here! Wigwam: Being 2LP Considered by many as Wigwam's most ambitious work, Being was originally released in 1974. The album was partially remixed and remastered in 2001, and this latter version is considered superior by the group's mastermind behind the album concept, Jukka Gustavson. When we at Svart began planning the Being reissue, we were faced with the problem of whether to base the vinyl on the original version or the 2001 version, both somewhat different from each other. Eventually we decided to expand the album to a double vinyl, with the 1st LP being as close to the 1974 version as possible, and the 2nd LP presenting the 2001 edition on vinyl for the first time. Maarit LP A long-awaited reissue among us Finns, the name Maarit may not ring any bells with foreign people but even though this is is a pop record (from 1973), it is no ordinary pop album. A mixture of cover material and original songs written for Maarit by Jim Pembroke, the backing band consists of Wigwam members and Dave Lindholm. Tasavallan Presidentti: II LP Undoubtedly the rarest item in Tasavallan Presidentti's discography is the 2nd album. Released by EMI Sweden in 1971, the album followed hot on the heels of the first, also untitled album which came out on Love Records in late 1969. The band returned to Love Records for 1972's classic album Lambertland, with an updated lineup, and the Swedish album remained an oddity which wasn't reissued in any format until 30 years later when it appeared on CD. The Svart reissue of this criminally underrated early prog rock gem comes wrapped in a gatefold jacket, which features all lyrics, liner notes and unseen photos. Available on standard black and limited brown wax. Svart Records