Bringing together two black metal hordes from the Olde World, Lamentationen features three exclusive tracks each from Germany’s Grabunhold and Austria’s Circle of Shadows. Those who follow the evil deeds of Iron Bonehead should be well aware of Grabunhold by now, having released an EP in 2019 and the successive Heldentod debut full-length in 2021 (and, most recently, a reissue of the band’s first demo). Keeping their swords aloft, the Germans continue to mine their medieval black metal with care, craft, and charisma. But the plaintive lament “Lebewol” should induce chills as their half comes to a close.
Circle of Shadows, for their part, comprise a member from the well-respected Transilvania, and although they’ve been around a decade, their discography to date includes all short-lengths. Nevertheless, with their trio of tracks here do they whip forth a rustic style of black metal that’s equal parts icy surge and triumphant march – pagan by proxy rather than “pagan black metal” by cliche.
Black Edifice is a doomy, mid-paced, bass-heavy Black Metal project in the primal occult spirit of old Mortuary Drape, Necromantia, Samael and Goatlord, whilst still aiming to carve out an own identity with the aforementioned acts serving as general reference stylistically.
Limited to 100 copies on pro. cassette.
You can stream the track “Creeping Mists Of The Nethertomb” here…
After the original vinyl pressing in 2009 we a proud to make “The Blood of the Ancients” available again. This time limited to 500 copies on black and colored vinyl.
In the meantime, hear the brand-new track “Nuit Arches Over The Neither-Neither City Of Cubes; Hadit Meditates While Hanging Upside Down Inside A Tesseract-Ka’aba” here…