HADES - ...Again Shall Be CD € 10
Debut of this norse viking black metal band. Includes the Alone Walkyng demo.
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HATEFUL ABANDON - Move CD € 10
Move is the long anticipated follow-up to 2008′s Famine. The music is darker, the lyrics are bleaker. The planet is dying, they’re printing money to burn it. Forming single-file into the abyss. They are trying to slow the inevitable; this is the sound of acceptance. Hateful Abandon present their despondent and angry reaction in Move. The sound remains uniquely their own, but progresses with new techniques and a harder attitude. A strong leading bass, twisting and ambient guitars, the percussive backbone from Swine, new electronic prominsence and the soulful roar of V/M! Influence remains from seventies and eighties visionaries Killing Joke, Public Image Ltd, Dead Can Dance, Joy Division, The Cure; and a background in Black Metal, though these are only pointers to the distinctive sound Hateful Abandon have managed to refine on Move.
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HATEFUL ABANDON - Famine CD € 9
his is a genious mix of post-punk, dark pop and ambient, meeting old school black metal. And it’s impossible to define them into a genre. They float between the fragile and the majestic in their dreamscapes. It sounds epic, yet minimalistic. Their sampling fits their sound, not being overwhelming. The vocals goes from whispering to cries of pain and deep clean vocals which manages to add a really dark and depressive atmosphere.
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HATEWORK - Madbent For Disaster CD € 9
Old school Thrash Metal from Italy in the vein of beeraholics TANKARD or BULLDOZER ! Hymns like "Madbent For Disaster"or "(We Are) Alcoholic Abusers"are harbingers of total and utter delirium!
HAVERI - Into the Crypts Of... CD € 10
Raw & perverse metal punk from Sweden, for fans of Discharge, Anti-Cimex, Hellhammer & Venom. Bestial!!
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HAVOC UNIT / ...AND OCEANS / SIN:DECAY SYNAESTHESIA - The Requiem Reveries CD € 9
After 10 years of existence andOceans decided to put the name on ice and re-create a completely new agenda. The name andOceans was changed to Havoc Unit in 2005. This is a taste of what Havoc Unit has to offer. This three way split includes the last track ever written by And Oceans and the first by Havoc Unit. It also features two remixes for both songs. However don't shy away from these remixes they can arguably be considered superior to the original versions! Synaesthesia… also includes a side project of one of the main members Sin:Decay.
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HAVOHEJ - Kembatinan Premaster CD € 10
The second full-length album is now complete! Deemed to be the grand master of unholy darkness and black perversion, "Kembatinan Premaster" destroys all past work & is the definite Havohej ritual to be observed by ALL devotees of the genre. Easily the ultimate contender on the bestial black throne of metal to deliver such complete utter fucking darkness so very few can capture. "Kembatinan Premaster" is a single meditation consisting of 8 parts in 37 minutes of total fucking blackness with acclaimed black vocal vomits and signature style profanatic percussion. This is the continuation of the now classic Ledney atrocities committed in 1993 and yet again breaking major ground 16 years later.
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HELLBRINGER - Hellbringer CD € 10
Total skilled Thrash Metal mayhem in the vein first HOBBS' ANGEL OF DEATH, mixed with the raw feel of SODOM and ARMOURED ANGEL. Australian HELLBRINGER give you overdose of Thrash Metal that sounds as authentic and powerful as it can be. The tracks come with a superb production, mastered by Mr. "Agent Orange" Harris Johns. Artwork by SADISTIK EXEKUTION's one and only Rok! LP incl. poster.
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HELLSCOURGE - Hell's Wrath Battalion CD € 10
A devastating assault of pure blasphemy and fucking black/death metal in the South American style, rescuing the old school vein from Brazilian masters of destruction like: SARCOFAGO, VULCANO & DORSAL ATLANTICA !!! No compassion, no feelings, just total annihilation! Dedicated to the ardent servants of evil!
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HELLVETO - Kry CD € 9
HELLVETO has released numerous acclaimed albums on labels such Pulverised, Dark Symphonies, Black Plague Records and has decided to release their latest opus, "Kry" on Pagan Records. Essential for those into Epic and Orchestral Black Metal. Be mesmerized by the epical passages stained with a sufficient dose of grimness! Digipack.
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HELLWITCH - Syzygial Miscreancy CD € 9
The official reissue of "Syzygial miscreancy", the debut album of Florida's premier Death Metal Veterans HELLWITCH! Years ahead of its time upon first release, this killer cult album now gets a true collector's treatment! All pre-album demos are included on the disc as bonus! Additionally, loads of Early Years art, all lyrics and new liner notes. This is a mandatory release for fans of this (still active!) band as well as fans of Extreme Metal in general!
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HELLWITCH - Omnipotent Convocation CD € 9
Formed back in '84 and 19 years after their debut, these masters from Florida returns with their sophomore album, better than ever, with their unique style of aggressive, technical and raging Death/ Thrash that will become an instant clasic!! Pure cult!! HELLWITCH will possess you!!
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HEREM - Pulsa diNura CD € 9
Oppressive sludge, riff oriented stoner, laid-back doom and a slight touch of coarse death metal - they´re all here but none of them in a dominant role. Pulsa diNura is the soundtrack of brimstone rain lashing from the sky while avoiding easy classifications and manerisms. Two demos and years of work have resulted in seven tracks of madness, gloom and groove . The trademark heavy and warm soundscape of the demos is still present in an even more refined wall of sound with clear, balanced and dynamic finishing to strike well placed licks upon the skins of closed minded zombies.
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HERETIC - Gods Over Humans, Slaves Under Satan CD € 9
6 years after “Devilworshipper”, Heretic strikes back with their new 3rd full-length album called “Gods over Humans, Slaves under Satan”. You can expect nothing but a Black N’ Roll blast, created and improved successfully all over the years of the bands existence. One would tell the bands is a pretty damn harsh mixture of ROKY ERICKSON, old DARKTHRONE, THE DEVILS BLOOD and TURBONEGRO – boring parts are not to be found. The overdose of filthy guitar riffs, thundering bass parts that crushes every mortal form and the drums full of blasphemy bring total power to the sound of mighty HERETIC!
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HEXVESSEL - Dawnbearer CD € 11
Hexvessel is the work of Mathew "Kvohst" McNerney, as being 'a holy body or host carrier of spectres, magic spells and rituals'. The debut release, Dawnbearer is spiritual rite of passage, an attempt to re-awaken the inner self and reach enlightenment through the powers of psychedelic folk music. Channeling and confronting demons of the past, from a strict Catholic upbringing, to his formative years living in Norwegian Lapland and cutting his teeth singing for Satanic Blackmetal bands. With an installed appreciation of 60s Canterbury folk from his childhood growing up England, Negro Spiritual Church hymns mix with themes of the occult, Crowleyan magick and Haitian voodoo.
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HIGHGATE - Highgate CD € 9
The album of Kentucky sick trio Highgate offers 1 untitled track, but not less then 54 minutes of nasty combination between Hybrid minimalist Doom, experimental noise and Grim Black Metal. Expect for a loud and noisy production and prepare yourself for the worse! The sound of apocalypse…
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HINSIDIG - I En Tidløs Høst DIGI CD € 10
After their debut Demo” Bak og Forbi...”, Fimbul and Winterheart return with Hinsidig’s first full-length album entitled "I en Tidløs Høst". The album, coming as a Digi CD with 12 paged booklet, includes 6 mystical Tracks (+ one Cover version) of gloomy and eerie excellently produced Black Metal, with a playing time of over 56 minutes. Hinsidig evokes a reminiscent yet unique and distinct mood and renders homage to the cold northern darkness. Experience this manifold Masterwork of grim bitterness, longing melancholy and resigned despair.
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HIRAX - El Rostro De La Muerte CD € 9
Long Beach, CA thrashers are back with BRAND-NEW FULL LENGTH!!! The first album in five long years, California thrash metal forefathers return with "El Rostro de la Muerte" (The Face of Death)! Eye-popping and easily recognizable artwork by Ed Repka, stinging new tracks and bonus re-records solidify the "El Rostro de la Muerte" as THE thrasher of the 2009! This monstrous slab of metal is a relentless THRASH attack that will rip your face off and make your ears bleed!!!
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HIRAX - Not Dead Yet CD € 9
This disc consists of "Raging Violence" (1985, Metal Blade) and "Hate, Fear And Power" (1986, Metal Blade), the classic first two albums. Started back in 1984 by characteristic singer Katon W. De Pena, Hirax are indisputable pioneers of American thrash metal/crossover. The front cover images have been created by renown artists Pushead (Septic Death) and Mad Marc Rude.
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HIRAX - Noise Chaos War CD € 10
This release collects three Hirax EPs on one disc! Features 2000's 'Barrage of Noise' and the 2007 EPs 'Chaos and Brutality' and 'Assassins of War.' 17 songs in all, plus an Enhanced feature, "Bombs of Death" live in Japan in 2009...hell yeah!
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HOBBS ANGEL OF DEATH - Hobbs Satans Crusade CD € 10
Classic and essential rippin' Thrash Metal brutality from the cult Aussie Underground; way back in 'the day'! For those who missed out the first time, and want in on the HOBBS legacy then get 'yerself a copy of Hobbs" Satans Crusade" right here! Mad Fucking metal thrashing attack produced by famed Teutonic producer Harris Johns!!! VIRGIN METAL INVASION FROM DOWN UNDER!
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HOLY DEATH - The Knight, Death and the Devil CD € 9
One of the most interesting bands from Poland was surely Holy Death, and in 2005, their best and probably most mature release was created. Influences from legendary acts like Bathory, Exorcist or Hellhammer are obvious here, but of course "The Knight, Death And The Devil" has its own spirit. Enjoy one of the best Polish Black Metal albums, period.
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HORRIFIER - Grim Fate CD € 10
As the 80s were drawing their last breath and most people had moved on to Death Metal, Grunge or left altogether, small pockets of resistance remained. Bands like ARCANE, KINETIC DISSENT, ICED EARTH, BLACKKOUT or BITTER END were trying to fill the void left by their forebearers and though most of them are forgotten today, they did not have any less talent and deserve to be remembered. Alternating between the realms of Speed, Power and Thrash Metal, New Jersey's own HORRIFIER follow these traditions on their debut full length, as great songs like 'Premonition' or 'Exordium / From Beyond The Grave' (featuring a guest appearance by ICED EARTH drummer Greg Seymour) clearly show.
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THE HOUNDS OF HASSELVANDER - s/t CD € 10
Deeply embedded in the history and tradition of Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, KISS and of course Pentagram, Joe Hasselvander carved out his own heavy sound since the mid-80's. He and Victor Griffin were the ones who characterized the sound of Pentagram during the 1980's and 1990's, and so it's no surprise that his new solo album reminds the listener most notably to records like 'Review your Choices' and 'Sub-Basement'. It's also a continuation of his first two solo records 'Lady-Killer' and 'Roadkill', but with a strong focus on blues-infected doom. Once again he's playing all instruments and if you know about his amazing craftsmanship then it's no wonder that the entire performance is flawless. Every single song is packed with killer riffs, plenty of great memorable vocal lines and very, very big balls. Here we have an outstanding record and if you dig Pentagram, 70's heavy rock or the previous releases from Joe Hasselvander than this is a must-have. The album package comes with all lyrics and additional photos and once again Rock Saviour Records did a fantastic job!
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SCOTT HULL - Audiofilm I 3"CD € 5
...a terrifying fug of demonic drone that utilizes delirious stereo panning and slabs of obsidian ambience, and it slowly unfolds over the length of the piece to reveal layers of malevolent black drone and unsettling voices seemingly lost between planes of shadow. Audiofilm I plays out like a wildly hallucinogenic horror film score, and anyone into Scott's previous ambient/soundscape work will find this to be one of his darkest pieces yet. The disc is limited to a single pressing of 1,000 copies, packaged in a tiny 4" x 4" glossy gatefold jacket with stunning full color artwork from artist Seldon Hunt. Recommended to enthusiasts of the isolationist terror of Painkiller’s Execution Ground ambient disc, Lustmord, and Scorn...
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THE HUMAN QUENA ORCHESTRA - The Politics Of The Irredeemable CD € 9
...crushing and oppressive, a crawl through abstract fields of low-end sound that move from punishing blasts of ultra-heavy machine-doom and earth-shaking tectonic riffs, to thick fogs of black electronic ambience that shimmer with subsonic pulses and celestial drones, the presence of malevolent electricity crackling in the air around the lumbering, nightmarish electro-sludge monstrosity of the Human Quena Orchestra. And at the same time, there are passages of immense beauty on this album that lurk at the peripheries of HQO's malevolent crush; the track "Aspirations" for instance, where pummeling slow-motion industrial percussions grinds in an infinite loop beneath a swirling nightsky of kosmiche synthesizers and heavenly, blissed-out ambience...
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THE HUMAN VOICE - Exit Lines CD € 12
NORTHAUNT mastermind Harleif Langas gives voice to a less dark and oppressive journey with "Exit lines", and explores the thin boundary between ambient (not necessarily dark....) music and spacious post-rock. Deep drones and sparse melodic guitar lines, "skeletal" structures and subtle noises. Appealing to both the Constellation-freaks and the courageous (and open minded) dark ambient travellers. Digisleeve.
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HYADNINGAR - The Weak Creation CD € 8
he Weak Creation is the band's second full-length album and it brings 8 tracks of black metal that is varied and sick (epic, yet raw and chaotic). Complex and unique song structures (lots of rhythm changes and sudden twists), powerful production and another insane vocal performance by Marquis (Bethlehem, Ataraxie, Funeralium) that consist on black metal screams, low grunts and bestial moaning cries...
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HYPERION - Through Centuries CD € 8
“Through Centuries” is Heavy, Technical and Melodic. HYPERION’s debut CD boasts Intricate guitar work, tasteful hypersonic and precise drums combined with guttural vocals. Sure to please fans of AT THE GATES, DEPRESY and DISSECTION.
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