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Fimbulwinter “Servants of Sorcery” LP

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Cult Black Metal act Fimbulwinter announces long-awaited reissue of “second wave” of Norwegian Black Metal classic ‘Servants of Sorcery’. For years devoted fans have been yearning for a reissue of the classic album and at last, their prayers have been answered in the form of the lavish reissue of ‘Servants of Sorcery’. Despite being released in 1994, the recording of ‘Servants of Sorcery’ was completed in the deepest, darkest winter of 1992 and so stands as an essential and influential early example of what was to form an entirely new chapter in Metal’s history. Joining Shagrath was Skoll (Ved Buens Ende, Ulver, Arcturus) on bass, with the line-up completed by Necronos & Orbweaver. Fimbulwinter, though short-lived, created a sole cult release in the form of 1994’s ‘Servants of Sorcery’, which emerged as the “second wave” of Norwegian black metal was truly taking hold. The band was formed in Brumundda in 1992, led by the notable figure of Shagrath, who became most known afterward as the main man for the phenomenon which was Dimmu Borgir. A more raw affair than the symphonic majesty of Dimmu Borgir, Fimbulwinter demonstrated a primal and fierce black metal attack, and concocted a perfect example of the early-90s style, with an extra injection of praise to bands of the 80s. This edition of ‘Servants of Sorcery’ – a title consistently requested by fans for a proper reissue for many years – notably includes material plus additional songs sourced and transferred from the band’s own tape collection (with work overseen by Shagrath himself), to present this most complete and comprehensive edition of Fimbulwinter’s work and legacy. Shagrath states : As we are living in “retro times” and a lot of people have shown interest in Fimbulwinter over many years, we have had a huge demand to wipe dust from the ’Servants Of Sorcery’ album and make it available again on all formats. Many of you have heard the tracks before, but nevertheless, it’s been remastered, with the addition of bonus songs, & pictures never seen before. We are also thrilled to release this through one of our favorite labels, Peaceville. Enjoy the record (if it’s possible) “The past is still alive” – Fimbulwinter

Mortuary Drape “Black Mirror” LP

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Returning following 2022’s mini album ‘Wisdom – Vibration – Repent’, which gave us a firm dose of what to expect after signing with Peaceville Records, the Italians unveil ‘Black Mirror’. An album that is not only a new dose of ritualistic blasphemy but also the quest to explore the abstract link that tethers the past and the present to find who we were in our previous lives. ‘Black Mirror’ is Mortuary Drape’s sixth full-length studio album set for a November 3rd release, and presents a spellbinding, occult-draped journey featuring haunting passages and dark yet melodic vintage metal mastery, bringing to mind acts such as Mercyful Fate with their eerie, classic metal-rooted compositions and atmospherics, expertly crafted and delivered with the band’s own distinguishable injection of wicked intent. Lyrically the album centers on themes of magical rites, real events and spells that are in a parallel world that bind us to our past lives. We enter into this world of the parallel through the medium of Deja Vu. The phenomenon where images and actions that we seem to have already experienced resurface in our mind. The real mystery is to find out if they really belong to past lives or are, in fact, premonitions of what will happen next… Wildness Perversion states: Reflected in the black mirror lies down the countenance of thy restless death, lost into the oblivion, waiting for the unction, thy rattle breath, thou art shattered by the secret lost; the mistress of sorcerer only herself will be able to take thy spirit drowned in silence back to life, once she joined the nocturnal coven, conjuring for you the fading flowers spell, so that thou shan’t wander among the unburied… He continues: We consider “Black Mirror” an easier album to assimilate for the listener, while for us one of the most difficult in terms of composition and arrangements. It is another step of our personal path, we face different nuances in the Occult world, I can tell you that while writing the songs we had to put aside enough material that will soon be reworked for the next album. The album was recorded and mixed and mastered by Federico Pennazzato at TMH Studios in Alessandria, Italy with engineering coming from Pennazzato, DC, and Wildness Perversion and the artwork comes courtesy of Misanthropic Art

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