DAEMONARCH

The first re-release of the only full-length studio album by cult Portuguese Melodic Black Metal band, side-project of four of five members by legendary Moonspell, led by Fernando 'Langsuyar' Miguel Santos Ribeiro.
Back in the years of 1997, 1998 E.V., Langsuyar (Fernando Ribeiro's alter ego), invoked his most occult ghosts and hermetic studies, to perform a last ritual. The result was an amazing conjuration of pure demonic force and bestial elegance that became "Hermeticum", the one-off album by Dæmonarch. All songs (except for "Call From The Grave", which is a cover version of a Bathory song) are based on poems that Fernando Ribeiro composed at the age of 14-16. The only then-active Moonspell member that didn't participate on this record was drummer Miguel Gaspar and instead of hiring a session musician, the project simply used a drum computer, which isn't uncommon for Black Metal bands. After the release of "Hermeticum", the side project was disbanded.
"Hermeticum" has been out of print and sold out for too long now, and this reissue brings back all the dark ritualistic vibes that once possessed the life and the work of Langsuyar. Dæmonarch's first and only strike is an absolute must-have record, even if you have to pay a more elevated price for this unfairly forgotten rarity that even most Moonspell fans don't seem to know. This record really deserves to see its name being spread and getting some more attention after all these years. This album is different enough from other Moonspell albums to deserve its own banner, but if you like the usual Gothic Metal style of this band, you will also appreciate this little masterpiece. Let's hope that Moonspell's members bring this project back to life one day!
Re-edition includes upgraded artwork and features 12-page booklet with the long-lost lyrics to all the songs, recovered from the very pits of hell by the author himself.
Century Media Records Ltd./Alma Mater Records/Rastilho Reords, 1998/2020 (AMR-XVIII-MMXX-CD). Made in Portugal.


Tracklist:
1. Lex Talionis 05:32
2. Of a Thousand Young 04:27
3. Corpus Hermeticum 04:51
4. Call from the Grave (Bathory cover) 04:37
5. Samyaza 04:27
6. Nine Angles 05:38
7. Incubus 04:44
8. The Seventh Dæmonarch 06:17
9. Hymn to Lucifer 04:11
Total playing time: 44:44 min.

For the first time on standard vinyl, the only full-length studio album by cult Portuguese Melodic Black Metal band, side-project of four of five members by legendary Moonspell, led by Fernando 'Langsuyar' Miguel Santos Ribeiro.
Back in the years of 1997, 1998 E.V., Langsuyar (Fernando Ribeiro's alter ego), invoked his most occult ghosts and hermetic studies, to perform a last ritual. The result was an amazing conjuration of pure demonic force and bestial elegance that became "Hermeticum", the one-off album by Dæmonarch. All songs (except for "Call From The Grave", which is a cover version of a Bathory song) are based on poems that Fernando Ribeiro composed at the age of 14-16. The only then-active Moonspell member that didn't participate on this record was drummer Miguel Gaspar and instead of hiring a session musician, the project simply used a drum computer, which isn't uncommon for Black Metal bands. After the release of "Hermeticum", the side project was disbanded.
"Hermeticum" has been out of print and sold out for too long now, and this reissue brings back all the dark ritualistic vibes that once possessed the life and the work of Langsuyar. Dæmonarch's first and only strike is an absolute must-have record, even if you have to pay a more elevated price for this unfairly forgotten rarity that even most Moonspell fans don't seem to know. This record really deserves to see its name being spread and getting some more attention after all these years. This album is different enough from other Moonspell albums to deserve its own banner, but if you like the usual Gothic Metal style of this band, you will also appreciate this little masterpiece. Let's hope that Moonspell's members bring this project back to life one day!
Re-edition includes upgraded artwork and features 12-page booklet with the long-lost lyrics to all the songs, recovered from the very pits of hell by the author himself.
Limited to 500 copies, Black/Red Marbled Vinyl in gatefold cover.
Century Media Records Ltd./Alma Mater Records/Rastilho Reords, 1998/2020 (AMR-XVIII-MMXX-LP). Made in Portugal.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Lex Talionis 05:32
2. Of a Thousand Young 04:27
3. Corpus Hermeticum 04:51
4. Call from the Grave (Bathory cover) 04:37
5. Samyaza 04:27

Side B
6. Nine Angles 05:38
7. Incubus 04:44
8. The Seventh Dæmonarch 06:17
9. Hymn to Lucifer 04:11

Total playing time: 44:44 min.