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Seid – Svartr Sól MC

Brothers in arms for five years. Time flies so quickly and now the fourth collaboration with Seid follows. The horn only sounds for a moment before Ægir’s combined power erupts in a storm. The production on “Svartr Sól” reminds the abysmal howls from “Darkness Shall Fall” but the overall work seems to be a little rougher produced. The songs are aggressive and fast but don’t lose their spirit. The howls become cavernous this time but are occasionally accompanied by clean vocals. Seid will definitely remain in existence for the next few years and will always create powerful and monumental Black Metal. May the flame never stop flickering.

The vinyl edition will come later this year as collaboration with another label.

Frame illustration by Ainul Iblis.
Layout by Urtod.
Original artwork by J.C. Dollman (1909). File taken from Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Creative Commons CC0 License.

Tracklist:
1. Call of Ægir
2. Svartr Sól
3. The Great Flame Rises
4. Windows Everywhere
5. The Vessel
6. Fimm þrír Sex Fimbul Dauði

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Exsul – Allegoresis/self-titled MC

Now we come to these two wonderful recordings. It’s the “self-titled” EP and the “Allegoresis” EP by the Tuscon-based death metal band Exsul. Cavernous Death Metal with doomy and suffocating passages. Exsul draws you in deeply, but at the same time it can destroy you. Forged and possibly inspired by the barren Arizona wasteland. Nonetheless, Exsul will please a diverse audience, whether the preferences are more towards Anatomia, Teitanblood or classic stuff like Death.

A similar pressing was available through Caligari Records (US). Urtod is now responsible for the European cassette release. Recorded by Exsul. Mixed & mastered by Cody Davidson at Fix My Face Records. Cave photo by Jonathan Irish. Bronze relief by David Parsons. Band photo by Lindsay LeBlanc. Lyric panels by Gut Fish. Layout by Exsul.

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Størr – Clan Wars MC

Blood roots from the Inner Hebrides. MacLeod of Dunvegan; Isle of Skye, Scotland. STØRR’s album “Clan Wars” pays tribute to battles fought on this ancient and sacred land. Pulsating industrial black metal with glorious anthems and overwhelming synthesizer soundscapes. “Clan Wars” is a reworked compilation of demos and newer material.

Tracklist:
1. Faery Flag (Am Bratach Sìth)
2. To Dust (Gu Dust)
3. Toxic Wait (Bàs Puinnseanta)
4. Ditch of Blood (Fèith na Fala)
5. Waltz of the One Eyed Woman (Coire Na Creiche)
6. Blood of Reptiles (Fuil Snàgairean)
7. Old Man of Storr (An Stòr)

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North cassette reissues

The warriors of the Black Kingdom have ruled since 1992 (or even a little longer). Like Taranis, Xantotol & Behemoth, North belong to the pioneers of Polish Black Metal. Active to this day and sometimes very underrated. We want to keep this Black Kingdom alive. On this occasion we will reissue all demos as well as the first two albums on music cassette. The demos will come with original artwork. There will be another surprise in MMXXII, but we won’t reveal anything for the time being.

Frame illustration on “Thorns on the Black Rose” & “From the Dark Past” by Ainul Iblis.
Layout by Urtod.

Available titles:
UV76 North – Entering the Dark Kingdom
UV77 North – As My Kingdom Rises
UV78 North – Promo reh. ’94
UV79 North – Thorns on the Black Rose
UV80 North – From the Dark Past

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Nachtmaar – Forever Night LP

Nachtmaar is a cold blade in the heart of the dead night, ready to be unleashed. Cold long nights are imminent. They may appear stormy and croaking in this darkness. Swartagaldas & M. Goathammer create a black and rough opus. Both are also known under the banner of Opferblut. This is just the beginning. Traditional black metal in the vein of Judas Iscariot, Vlad Tepes and early Craft.

Single sided vinyl with screenprint on the B-side. The cover sleeve comes with bronze hot foil embossing. Here you are ordering the translucent red vinyl edition.

This is a cooperation between Urtod Void & Hexenkult.

Vinyl master by Swartagaldas.
Cover and art by Swartagaldas.
Layout by Swartagaldas & Urtod.

Tracklist:
1. Initation
2. Ashes of Cosmic Revelations
3. Ascension
4. A Vessel, Black Semen
5. Torches of Luciferian Hate
6. Katharsis

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Impure – Worship Them MC

“Horned Father of Desecration” and “Satyrannical Lord of Assault” are the names of Impure’s warriors. As expected, they deliver bestial and uncompromising Death Metal with a touch of black spice. The duo wrote a couple of demos, EP’s and a full length album since 2018. We have now combined some of these diabolical achievements into one complete work “Worship Them”. The compilation is available from Urtod Void on music cassette and from New Era Productions on vinyl and CD.

Artwork by Karmazid.
Skull illustration by Yuji “Paranoid” Inaba.
Photos by Reuben Hemmer.
Mastered by Jamie Elton at Seven Gates Studios.

Tracklist:
1. Damned In Eternit
2. Worship Them
3. Crush Of Mystical Satanism
4. Fight Til Death
5. The Carrion Feast
6. Into Cataclysm
7. Transfixed In Limbo
8. Apocryphal Chants (Of Unknown Tongue)
9. The Devil Sees My Dreams (Demo)

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Ynkleudherhenavogyon – Arvor Mysteri col. purple LP

And again the paths lead us to rainy Cornwall in South West England. This time we are proud to present you the full length “Arvor Mysteri” by Ynkleudherhenavogyon. Primeval sounds, dominating riffs and drums await us on “Arvor Mysteri”. Even if the music creates a lot of atmosphere and the ambient passages tempt you to rest, this work is by no means for the faint-hearted. The vinyl edition comes with a bonus track. Pressed on solid purple vinyl. The cover sleeve comes with silver hotfoil embossing.

A CD will be released sooner or later through Dark Adversary Records. The cassette was available through Analög Ragnarök.

Additional illustrations by Ainul Iblis.
Layout by Urtod.

Tracklist
1. Dalleth Nevyon Mordonnow 07:22
2. Gwythiek Skentoleth 05:55
3. Krefter Yn-kerghyn Fenten Keynresyow 14:32
4. Arvor Mysteri 09:13
5. Efanvos en ow Enev
6. Atlantek Tenna (bonus track)

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Taranis – The Wicked LP

On a frosty night in February 1991 a band was born in the once secret and mystical underground of Poland. A band which, albeit existing for a mere few years, would create a masterpiece of Polish underground black metal. Taking their rightfull place in the history of the genre, Taranis are now considered to be pioneers of Polish Black Metal along with acts such as Xantotol, Christ Agony, Graveland and Behemoth. Where as other bands of the scene would take inspiration from Rotting Christ, Sarcófago or Bathory, Taranis instead took their source of inspiration from the works of Swiss black metal act Samael and the dark poetic art of Polish writer and practitioner of gnostic mysticism, Tadeusz Miciński. Devoting the entirety of “The Obscurity” to Miciński and all those following a similar path of dark arts and mysteries, the time has come to let this darkness blossom again.

Taranis and Urtod Void have sealed a pact to re-release “The Obscurity” almost 30 years after its original release together with the never before released rehearsal demo “The Wicked” for the first time on vinyl. In addition, there will be a “The Obscurity” collectors box with a booklet containing liner notes by key figures of the entire Polish Black Metal elite of the olden days, including Venom of Xantotol, Nergal of Behemoth, Darken of Graveland, Cezar of Christ Agony, Nantur of Sacrilegium, Flauros of Mastiphal, Necronosferatus of Holy Death, Pagan Records and more.

Layout by Urtod.

Special thanks go to Paweł Kaczyński for getting lost material and information about Taranis.

Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. The Primeval God
3. The Thundering
4. Doom for Death
5. The Reaper**
6. Into the Pentagram*
7. Outro

*“Into the Pentagram” composed by Samael.
Words and music written by Vorphalack.

**“The Reaper” composed by Hellhammer.
Words and music written by Tom G. Warrior

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Taranis – The Obscurity LP/Picture LP/Box

On a frosty night in February 1991 a band was born in the once secret and mystical underground of Poland. A band which, albeit existing for a mere few years, would create a masterpiece of Polish underground black metal. Taking their rightfull place in the history of the genre, Taranis are now considered to be pioneers of Polish Black Metal along with acts such as Xantotol, Christ Agony, Graveland and Behemoth. Where as other bands of the scene would take inspiration from Rotting Christ, Sarcófago or Bathory, Taranis instead took their source of inspiration from the works of Swiss black metal act Samael and the dark poetic art of Polish writer and practitioner of gnostic mysticism, Tadeusz Miciński. Devoting the entirety of “The Obscurity” to Miciński and all those following a similar path of dark arts and mysteries, the time has come to let this darkness blossom again.

Taranis and Urtod Void have sealed a pact to re-release “The Obscurity” almost 30 years after its original release together with the never before released rehearsal demo “The Wicked” for the first time on vinyl. In addition, there will be a “The Obscurity” collectors box with a booklet containing liner notes by key figures of the entire Polish Black Metal elite of the olden days, including Venom of Xantotol, Nergal of Behemoth, Darken of Graveland, Cezar of Christ Agony, Nantur of Sacrilegium, Flauros of Mastiphal, Necronosferatus of Holy Death, Pagan Records and more.

“The Obscurity” mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in October 2020.
Reconstruction of texts on “The Obscurity” by Ainul Iblis.
Layout by Urtod.

Special thanks go to Paweł Kaczyński for getting lost material and information about Taranis.

Tracklist (of the vinyl):
1. (Intro) The Obscure…
2. The Dark Warriors
3. Fire Absorbes the Earth
4. …of Misery
5. The Thundering
6. Elizabeth
7. Doom for Death
8. The Primeval God
9. Into the Pentagram*
10. (Outro) …of Evil

*“Into the Pentagram” composed by Samael.
Words and music written by Vorphalack.

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Grimdor – The Shadow of the Past LP

Grimdor is a black metal/dungeon synth project based on the stories of Tolkien. You won’t find clear and complex songs here, the band focuses much more on LoFi quality and catchy song structures like the early second wave of black metal. The simplicity of the early 90s, primitively produced songs/rehearsals that in no way reinvent the wheel – these are raw, arcane and ancients sounds. Different places and stories are thematically treated, some of which deal with Erebor, Khazad-dûm but also the tragedy of Turin and Niníel. “The Shadow of the Past” is a collection of diverse works originally released as EP or single. May our paths cross on the Lonely Mountain!

Originally released by Out Of Season on CD and music cassette. Urtod is now responsible for the vinyl release. Mastered by Dan Randall at Mammoth Sound for improved audio experience and consistency across all tracks, plus new layout by Max at Metal Siege.

Tracklist:
1. Untitled (single)
2. Bombadil (single)

Stone of the Hapless EP:
3. Black Storm
4. Repulse the Orcs
5. Death of Glaurung
6. The Black Thorn of Brethil!
7. Deer’s Leap
8. Stone of the Hapless

9. The Red Eye of Sauron (single)

The Lonely Mountain EP:
10. Mirkwood Forest (Intro)
11. Morgul Blades
12. The Lonely Mountain

13. Ringwrath (single)

The Chamber of Mazarbul EP:
14. The Chamber of Mazarbul
15. Battle at Cirith Ungol
16. Scimitar
17. Mount Gundabad

18. Battle at the Bridge of Khazad-dûm (single)
19. The Lonely Mountain (alternate version)

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