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The debut full-length album by American Progressive Black/Doom Metal band.
Projecting a unique brand of cinematic, cerebral, Atmospheric Metal with a persuasion towards Doom Metal and even more Blackened influences citing The Ocean, Opeth, Isis, Agalloch and others, on "To Sail Black Waters", California’s ambidextrous collective make contributions with multiple instruments, layering synth/keys, violins and an array of vocal styles atop the crushing rhythm section and massive triple guitar attack. The booming, pristine production of the album magnifies the band’s power with impeccable clarity, the outcome of a massive spread-out eight month period of recording sessions at Trident Studios with engineer/producer Juan Urteaga (Testament, Machine Head, Cattle Decapitation).
The Oakland based sextet takes what is a great but tired genre and adds a dash of Black Metal and a bit of Prog. Imagine if you tossed Neurosis, more recent Immortal, and Porcupine Tree into a blender. Sounds like a f**ked up mix, right? It's an awesome f**ked up mix though! "The Sail Black Waters" consists of 4 tracks that are rooted in Sludge, that manage to take twists and turns throughout it's all-too-short forty-one minute run-time. There are moments of dreamy soundscapes, harmonized clean vocals, and crescendos aplenty.
A band they bring to mind is the Australian Black Metal band Ne Obliviscaris. They don't necessarily sound alike, especially because Secrets Of The Sky simple aren't playing as fast, but their progressions are quite similar. Also, Secrets happen to employ a violin as one of the several talents of vocalist Garett Gazay. Their use of it is much more subtle than Ne Obliviscaris to the point where it becomes a game listening for it.
Despite having songs averaging longer than ten minutes, Secrets makes each memorable, or at least distinguishable, by changing its formula from piece to piece. Gazay throws clean vocals in the mix alongside his growls and hollow rasp on “Decline”, while power-chord riffing gives way to dissonant harmonics. “Sunrise”, whose initial riff perhaps falls short of the rest, is buoyed by a pair of perfectly placed and uplifting (as Doom Metal goes) choruses. While Ryan Healy’s bass playing is audible throughout, he never really makes his presence known until the title track; “Black Waters”, however opens with a bass riff taken straight from John Williams’ nightmares, as if to signify that this is the album’s climax. Indeed, everything about “Black Waters” screams of an ending, down to its chanted chorus of. After pounding through those titular stormy waters for ten minutes, the song gives way to a haunting refrain that closes the album perfectly.
Secrets Of The Sky isn’t doing anything revolutionary yet, but based on the early returns that’s probably for the best – it’s nice to hear a band focused on getting the finer points of its craft right instead of trying to invent a new one. As a whole, the songwriting on "To Sail Black Waters" is well-balanced and understated in the way that made bands like Neurosis legends. While that may be setting an awfully high bar, Secrets Of The Sky already has a strong foundation and an album that gets better with each listen. 
"To Sail Black Waters" is among the more eminently listenable Doom/Sludge Metal efforts of the year! For fans of: The Ocean, Opeth, Isis, and Agalloch!!
Kolony Records, 2013 (KR015CD). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Winter 9:05
2. Decline 12:46
3. Sunrise 7:43
4. Black Waters 11:22
Total playing time: 40:56


Samples: https://soundcloud.com
http://www.last.fm
https://kolonyrecords.bandcamp.com

Re-release of the third full-length album by the French AOR band.
Westcoast AOR always enjoyed great popularity in France, the native country of Sedona. The members of the band are accomplished instrumentalists, who also know how to sing those typical Westcoast harmonies.
Westcoast style AOR is something of a rarity these days, so big thumbs up in the direction of Avenue Of Allies for taking risks and putting out albums in this style. It’s nice to still hear bands performing and creating this style of very Soft Rock, in an era where every musician in Rock is compelled to get heavier in order to appeal to a wider audience.
"Golden Valley" is actually a re-issue, originally released in 1995 the bands third but first in English album. The re-issue is actually a taster and pre-cursor to the bands upcoming all new album due late 2010.
Not really an instant album, but it is damn good after you listen to the album a few times and really become attuned to the songs subtle hooks and power. This is great music to relax to and fantastic inoffensive good feeling background music. Many films of 80s era would use music like this throughout to emphasize whatever was going on in a scene to great effect, especially if you listen to just the music and try to zone the vocals out.
This is a great west coast album and definitely one for fans of the genre to check out and enjoy! This album will really wet your appetite for their upcoming new album as well. Smooth west coast AOR with a summery and atmospheric vibe, a perfect album for those summer barbeques!!
Avenue Of Allies, 1995/2010 (Avenue 10 03 0011). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Magic Dream     4:06
2. Surfing State Of Mind     4:06 
3. Golden Valley     3:31 
4. California Balld     4:24 
5. Sweet Wave Of Sunset     3:50 
6. Lagma     4:18 
7. Rock Board     4:26 
8. Southern California Dream Space     4:35 
9. You Choose Fanatic     3:45 
10. The Story     3:25 
11. Tessalia     4:29 
12. Sedona     3:43
Total playing time: 48:53

Debut EP by Greek Power/Gothic Metal band.
This debut EP from Greek melodic rockers Seed Of Sadness will perhaps capture most people’s attention because of the contribution of Firewind/Outland keyboardist/guitarist Bob Katsionis, who also mixed the five tracks on this self-released and self-titled opus. Hopefully Katsionis’ presence and contribution will help to bring some most deserved attention to this rather pleasant little offering, at it is as fine a slice of melodic Euro Metal as you are going to find around at the moment. While the keyboards are overly prominent in some places, they by and large combine with the excellent guitar work of Jimmy Nore, who weaves some interesting musical landscapes across the rock solid foundation created by bassist Mike G and drummer Johnny K, who both do their jobs with consummate ability. The standout contribution, however, is that of Stellaria, who has a rich voice, resonant, powerful and melodic, deeper than many of her contemporaries but eminently suited to the material, particularly on heavier moments such as “Is This The Way”, although she also pulls off quieter passages, such as “The Final Dance” with equal conviction.
The songs, in their basic structure, are played with both ability and passion and the performances have enough conviction in them to warrant not only returning to this particular EP but also to whet the appetite for the inevitable follow up.
Selfreleased, 2012. Made in Greece.


Tracklist:
1. Remnant of a Dying Smile 05:08
2. King of Loss 04:19
3. The Final Dance 06:17
4. Is This the Way? 05:18
5. One Man's Dream 04:35
Total playing time: 25:37


Samples: http://seedofsadness.bandcamp.com

Deathcore from Turkey.
Anger Epidemic records, 2006 (AER003CD)


Tracklist:
1.Hate Anger Fury
2.Cement
3.Capable
4.Dead Center
5.Self Serve
6.Ghost
7.Yesterday's Picture
8.Balance
9.Elsewhere
10.Pick up Those Fallen
11.Water
12.Stilldown

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary Finnish Melancholic Gothic Metal band.
The first album with bassist Sami Kukkohovi after former bassist/vocalist Taneli Jarva's departure, 1998's "Frozen" was a natural follow-up to the previous record, "Down", and captures the band as they explore their Melancholy Dark Rock/Metal path with strong, memorable songs that nevertheless retain a distinct sense of atmosphere.
With "Frozen", Sentenced align their Melodic Metal sound with the Gothic sounds of bands like Tiamat, Moonspell, and Paradise Lost. Returning to Woodhouse Studios with producer Waldemar Sorychta (Tiamat, Moonspell, Lacuna Coil, Samael) and try to perfect their trade, the band put forth a chilling collection of Melancholic Metal.
Although structures remain for the most part basic variations, layering of additional instrumentation augment them enough to give context to the glimpses of underlying structure granted by Black Sabbath-style epiphanies built into the apex of each song's evolution. Expert Blues lead guitar gives way periodically to some cliché-ridden complexes of tangential riffing, but mostly articulates a careful path of manipulation of the vital emotions encoded within the Blues. A reasonable comparison might be drawn to later Iron Maiden. While the essence of this music is not necessarily any massive deviation from the historical capacity of Rock n Roll, and while it is far from Death Metal, Sentenced's "Frozen" still manages to wrest some quality Heavy Metal from the background of cheese into which it could easily be absorbed, and for that gets credit from every Metal fan!
Century Media Records/Raven Music, 1988/2022 (RAV 057). Made in Israel.


Tracklist:
1. Kaamos 1:33
2. Farewell 3:44
3. Dead Leaves 5:26
4. For The Love I Bear 3:28
5. One With Misery 3:36
6. The Suicider 3:43
7. The Rain Comes Falling Down 6:18
8. Grave Sweet Grave 3:55
9. Burn 2:46
10. Drown Together 5:09
11. Let Go (The Last Chapter) 4:24
12. Mourn 4:44
Total playing time: 48:46 min.


https://centurymedia.bandcamp.com/

The first re-release of the first EP by legendary Finnish Melodic Death Metal band.
Every Melodic Death Metal band has covered an Iron Maiden song or two. And Sentences made this much faster than the original, with the raspy vocals power that the original lacked. The nicest part is that in some parts they have clean in the background, to keep the original vocal melodies intact. It's great! They nail the solo, even speed it up. In fact, the entire song is so much f***ing faster that it's a minute shorter than the original. Also, as you listen to the vocals, it sounds like Sentenced is having an f***ing blast playing this song. And you'll get a lot of fun listening to it!
"Desert by Night" is an awesome piece of early Melodic Death Metal with some Progressive and Thrash Metal influence that characterizes At The Gates, and more overt melody more commonly used by early Dark Tranquillity and In Flames. And it's great! Absolutely beautiful piano outro too.
"In Memorium" is a remastered track from the "Journey To Pohjola" demo that was released between "Shadows Of The Past" and "North From Here". It is raw and brutal, with deep vocals (like the debut), but has some melody of the second album.
"Awaiting The Winter Frost" is a song from "North From Here", and a good addition to the EP. It starts with some Folkish acoustic accompanied by haunting keyboard, before speeding up and going into Metal.
Tracks 1-3 are the demo "Journey To Pohjola" (1992), added to this re-release as a bonus.
All tracks are recorded at Tico-Tico Studios (Sonata Arctica, Wintersun, Impaled Nazarene) with Ahti Kortelainen, Finland 1992 – 1993. Booklet and original artwork are completely restored by ACW (Pestilence, Tiamat, Ceremonial Oath).
If you're a fan of Melodeath, or just Death Metal in general, check out some early Sentenced. This is a good EP to sample for it!
The track order on the inlay outside is incorrect. The correct tracklist is written below.
Century Media Records Ltd./Vic Records, 1992/1993/2020 (VIC217CD). Made in Netherlands. Pressed in Poland.


Tracklist:
1. Wings 5:09
2. In Memoriam 5:26
3. Mythic Silence (As They Wander In The Mist) 4:14
4. The Trooper (Iron Maiden cover) 3:16
5. Desert By Night 6:29
6. In Memoriam (Old School Mastering) 5:25
7. Awaiting The Winter Frost (Old School Mastering) 5:49
Total playing time: 35:48 min.


 

Debut full-length album by Italian Heavy Metal band.
Modern, intensely articulated rhythms and healthy inspiration from classic British Heavy Metal bands form the basis for this Italian band's brand of straightforward Heavy Metal!!
Live Tribe Music/Nadir Music, 2013 (NDR_0015). Made in Italy. First press.


Tracklist:
1. Mind Loss     06:07 
2. The Stranger     05:04 
3. Purified by the Pain     05:27 
4. Rebirth     05:15 
5. Journey to Eternity     05:58 
6. Cold Dead Heart     06:21 
7. Septima     05:45 
8. A Different Day     07:48 
9. Choose Your Death     04:39 
10. Keep Metal Alive     07:54
Total playing time: 01:00:18

The first re-release of the fourth full-length studio album by cult Greek Atmospheric/Gothic Death Metal band.
The first Septic Flesh release since 1991's "Temple Of The Lost Race" (EP) to feature a human drummer.
"A Fallen Temple" occupied a unique space in the band's history upon its original release in '98. The album featured re-recordings from their savage debut LP "Temple Of The Lost Race" interspersed amongst some of the band's most Avant-garde work to date.
The heightened atmospherics, synthesized orchestration, and angelic soprano vocals affirmed the bold and adventurous creative direction the band had begun to follow, and was the perfect bridge to what was coming with 1999's "Revolution DNA".
Now remastered and repackaged by front-man Seth Siro Antoniou, and includes four bonus tracks!
Season Of Mist, 1998/2014 (SOM 288). Made in France. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Brotherhood Of The Fallen Knights 5:12
2. The Eldest Cosmonaut 6:35
3. Marble Smiling Face 4:28
4. Underworld Act 1 7:50
5. Temple Of The Lost Race 4:36
6. The Crypt 4:18
7. Setting Of The Two Suns 3:50
8. Erebus 3:19
9. Underworld Act 2 8:53
10. The Eldest Cosmonaut (Dark Mix) 5:32
Bonus Tracks
11. The Last Time 3:36
12. Underworld Act 3 10:43
13. Finale 3:07
14. The Eldest Cosmonaut (Single Version) 4:21
Total playing time: 76:20 min.


Samples: https://septicflesh.bandcamp.com/

The tenth full-length studio album by legendary Greek Atmospheric/Symphonic Death Metal band.
Septicflesh are painting an apocalyptic vision and make full use of their impressive musical palette consisting of Death Metal and Orchestral colours on their tenth full-length. Although the biblical omega marks the end, Septicflesh on the contrary are reaching their current peak with "Codex Omega", an album that clearly witnesses the Greek visionaries having come to maturity and expert craftsmanship in every sense. Septicflesh are the undisputable masters of Symphonic Death Metal, and "Codex Omega" is the perfect proof for this bold statement.
For fans of Fleshgod Apocalypse, Behemoth, Rotting Christ, Dimmu Borgir, and Carach Angren.
Season Of Mist, 2017 (SOM 425). Made in France. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Dante's Inferno 5:34
2. 3rd Tesamtent (Codex Omega) 4:08
3. Prtrait Of A Headless Man 5:00
4. Martyr 5:07
5. Enemy Of Truth 4:55
6. Dark Art 5:24
7. Our Church, Below The Sea 3:59
8. Faceless Queen 5:19
9. The Gospels Of Fear 3:44
10. Trinity 4:07
Total playing time: 47:17 min.


Samples: https://septicflesh-official.bandcamp.com/

The seventh full-length studio album by legendary Greek Atmospheric/Gothic/Symphonic Death Metal band.
The Greek legend has finally returned from its undead slumber to unleash brooding visions of much darker times and space unto an unsuspecting world. "Communion" is the first album since the band's split up, after the release of "Sumerian Daemons" in 2003, and the first to be released under the name Septicflesh following the band's name change, known before as Septic Flesh. Septicflesh first announced a reunion show at the Metal Healing Festival in their home-country on February 19, 2007 and shortly hereafter a new full-length on French label Season of Mist.
Septicflesh have once more renewed and refined all their trademarks: on the top layer stand massive guitar-walls of Death, sometimes coming close to Blackness and often interlaced with intricate Technical string-filigree. Underlining this fierceness with haunting Gothic melodies, the band has added an epic dimension by including a full classical orchestra with more than 100 musicians, arranged by guitarist Christos Antoniou, who has a master's degree in concert music from the London College of Music. The FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague recorded the compositions with 80 instrumentalists and a choir of 32 singers.
The Extreme elements of Septic Flesh are tempered with melody and contrasted nicely by the Symphonic elements. The songwriting and arrangements are excellent. It's a great mix of tempos, intensities, and atmospheres. From the beautiful to the brutal, "Communion" covers all the musical bases, and this is one of the best albums Septicflesh has done!
Season Of Mist, 2008 (SOM 174). Made in France. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Lovecraft's Death 4:08
2. Anubis 4:17
3. Communion 3:25
4. Babel's Gate 2:57
5. We, The Gods 3:49
6. Sunlight/Moonlight 4:08
7. Persepolis 6:08
8. Sangreal 5:16
9. Narcissus 3:59
Total playing time: 38:07 min.


Samples: https://septicflesh.bandcamp.com/

The first live album by legendary Greek Atmospheric/Symphonic Death Metal band.
Live at the Metropolitan Theatre, Mexico City, 2nd February 2019. Audio and video formats together, featuring the live recording of Septicflesh’s once in a lifetime 2019 show, accompanied by the Toluca Philharmonica Orchestra in Mexico, conducted by the maestro Gerardo Urbán y Fernandez.
"Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX" is an utter masterpiece in nearly every way; a diamond in the rough of orchestral live shows. Even with Septicflesh’s brilliant use of orchestra in the studio since "Communion" back in 2008, little did you'll not realize how damned alive the beast could become!
The production is staggering. The orchestra is full and atmospheric, and sounds very close to the studio versions albeit with a sense of immediacy and living grandiosity, which works really well here. The mix is just stunning, and the partnership between powerful Metal-based instrumentation along with the Symphonic lends an almost tangible feel; as if you can really sink your teeth into the sound.
Probably what differentiates the tracks here from their studio editions, apart from the passionate Mexican crowd, are the demonic vocals of Seth Siro Anton. Yes, they sound great on the albums, but on this performance he just lets loose. This is one of the great vocal performances, and his impassioned growls help the tracks explode from the speakers. He holds the crowd in the palm of his hand with his various directions, demands and diabolical messaging.
It’s a brilliant live album, a fitting best-of, and an elevated aural experience of the world’s greatest Symphonic band! Septicflesh are the undisputable masters of Symphonic Death Metal, and this live experience is the perfect proof for this bold statement!!
Limited to 3500 hand-numbered copies, 2CD & DVD. The DVD is region free (0) so it can play anywhere in the world.
DVD5 | NTSC | 16:9 | 2.0 Stereo & 5.1 Surround | Approx. 95 mins.
Season Of Mist, 2020 (SOM 559D). Made in France. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:

CD 1
1. Intro 1:56
2. Portrait Of A Headless Man 5:28
3. Martyr 5:55
4. Prototype 5:39
5. Pyramid God 6:09
6. Enemy Of Truth 6:37
7. Communion 4:15
8. The Vampire From Nazareth 4:48
9. Dogma Of Prometheus 5:54
Running time: 46:41 min.

CD 2
1. Lovecraft's Death 4:37
2. Dante's Inferno 6:26
3. Persepolis 6:54
4. A Great Mass Of Death 5:29
5. Anubis 5:30
6. Dark Art 5:39
Running time: 34:35 min.

Total playing time: 81:16 min.

DVD
1. Intro
2. Portrait Of A Headless Man
3. Martyr
4. Prototype
5. Pyramid God
6. Enemy Of Truth
7. Communion
8. The Vampire From Nazareth
9. Dogma Of Prometheus
10. Lovecraft's Death
11. Dante's Inferno
12. Persepolis
13. A Great Mass Of Death
14. Anubis
15. Dark Art
Total playing time: approx. 95 min.


Samples: https://septicflesh.bandcamp.com/

Second re-release of the debut full-length album by the cult Greek Atmospheric/Symphonic Death Metal band.
Since their reunion, Septicflesh (Septic Flash before) have established themselves as a leading force of Symphonic Dark Metal with their critically acclaimed masterpieces “Communion” (2008) and “The Great Mass” (2011). Yet the Greeks already won a dedicated and strong fan-base in their first incarnation as Septic Flesh.
Produced by former Rotting Christ keyboardist and Necromantia founder Magus Wampyr Daoloth, their debut full-length “Mystic Places Of Dawn” was released in 1994 and soon acquired cult status. All trademark elements of Septicflesh are already present such as their singing guitar sound and even classical influences. With interest in band's surging to new heights following the release of “The Great Mass”, their cult beginnings with “Mystic Places Of Dawn” and all songs of 1991’s “Temple Of The Lost Race” EP added as bonus tracks will now be available anew! A must have for all fans!!
Re-edition contains new artwork and the “Temple Of The Lost Race” EP as bonus!
Season Of Mist, 1991/1994/2013 (SOM 274). Made in France. Pressed in Austria.


Tracklist:
1. Mystic Places Of Dawn 
2. Pale Beauty Of The Past 
3. Return To Carthage 
4. Crescent Moon 
5. Chasing The Chimera 
6. The Underwater Garden 
7. Behind The Iron Mask 
8. (Morpheus) The Dreamlord 
9. Mythos 
Bonus Tracks:
10. Erebus 
11. Another Reality 
12. Temple Of The Lost Race 
13. Setting Of The Two Suns

The first re-release of the third full-length studio album by cult Greek Atmospheric/Gothic Death Metal band.
"Ophidian Wheel" marks a critical turning point in the band's career. On this album, Septic Flesh further expanded their musical vocabulary, and added female soprano vocalist Natalie Rassoulis. The album sees the band moving even further into the Symphonic-laden and Classically-tinged Metal arrangements that have become their calling card.
Musically, this album is much more straightforward than previous albums, fusing an aggressive Death Metal style with elements of Gothic Rock.
Though someone named "Kostas" is credited for drums, all drums on this album were programmed.
The remastered re-release includes three previously unreleased bonus tracks. The release also features the brand-new cover artwork, designed by SepticFlesh vocalist/bassist Seth Siro Anton himself.
Season Of Mist, 1997/2013 (SOM 287). Made in France. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. The Future Belongs To The Brave 6:12
2. The Ophidian Wheel 5:19
3. Phallic Litanies 5:55
4. Razor Blades Of Guilt 5:01
5. Tartarus 3:36
6. On The Topmost Step Of The Earth 6:42
7. Microcosmos 1:34
8. Geometry In Static 5:25
9. Shamanic Rite 5:16
10. Heaven Below 5:44
11. Enchantment 0:50
Bonus Tracks
12. The Ophidian Wheel (Unreleased Mix) 5:17
13. Phallic Litanies (Unreleased Mix) 5:52
14. On The Topmost Step Of The Earth (Unreleased Mix) 6:38
Total playing time: 69:21 min.


Samples: https://septicflesh.bandcamp.com/

The eighth full-length studio album by legendary Greek Atmospheric/Symphonic Death Metal band.
"The Great Mass" is a new symphonic masterpiece that constitutes a quantum leap in the art of amalgamating orchestral music with Heavy Metal. It was recorded between July - September 2010 in Devasoundz (Greece) and The Abyss (Sweden) with renowned producer Peter Tägtgren, who created the massive sound of "The Great Mass". The orchestration was written by Christos Antoniou and recorded with the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague, including full choir and boy soprano.
Septicflesh's new songs are the audible evidence of guitarist Christos Antoniou, finishing his studies of classical composition with academic honours and distinction. The Greeks take the next logical step to take the courses they highly successfully set on their celebrated comeback-album "Communion" (2008). "The Great Mass" shows this band at the peak of their evolution over seven full-length releases since Septic Flesh's founding in 1990, in which the band combines massive deadly guitars at the edge of Blackness, with haunting Gothic melodies and cinematic Symphonic arrangements. 
The art, by the hand of Seth (vocals, bass), is a very important part of this release, the principal artwork for "The Great Mass’" is shown on the limited digipak edition, the gatefold vinyl and the dust jacket of the collector’s book.
In 2021, "The Great Mass" was elected by Metal Hammer as the 9th best Symphonic Metal album of all time.
Season Of Mist, 2011 (SOM 229). Made in France. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. The Vampire From Nazareth 4:08
2. A Great Mass Of Death 4:46
3. Pyramid God 5:13
4. Five-Pointed Star 4:33
5. Oceans Of Grey 5:11
6. The Undead Keep Dreaming 4:29
7. Rising 3:16
8. Apocalypse 3:55
9. Mad Architect 3:36
10. Therianthropy 4:28
Total playing time: 43:35 min.


Samples: https://septicflesh.bandcamp.com/


 

The ninth full-length studio album by legendary Greek Atmospheric/Symphonic Death Metal band.
Septic Flesh had a hard task to make something greater than their last record, "The Great Mass". "Titan" is a more than appropriate title for the epically epic damned ninth album from the Greek Metal masters. Titans are the most ancient of all deities depicted in Greek mythology – even older than the Olympic Gods themselves. They represent the forces of nature. No other title could have been more apt to represent Septicflesh's ninth full-length. "Titan" is the power of darkness made manifest in music.
"Titan" is not just a Metal masterwork, but a musical one at that. Listeners can blast any song for full wrecking effect or be completely immersed in the entirety of the album experience. Titan plays out like any great Symphonic overture that can stand up in a real debate to the great overtures of Bach and Beethoven. It’s not just a big, grandiose experience, it’s one where every detail has been perfected to enlighten any aural palette. Beautifully enthralling from the moment you hit "play", you are bombarded with crushing Metal with constantly changing tempos and full orchestral backing, from strings to horns, with every nuance played from intense to beautiful.
Guitarist Christos Antoniou, who passed his academic studies of classical composition with honours and distinction, already proved his prowess for orchestration with "Communion" (2008) and "The Great Mass" (2011). Yet on "Titan", the musician shows a new level of maturity in his use of classical instruments within a Metal context, hiring once again the services of the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague. With Fotis Benardo's inhuman drum patterns and vocalist/bassist Seth "Siro" Anton's demonic growls coming straight from the Underworld, "Titan" actually stands an otherworldly, godlike album!
Season Of Mist, 2014 (SOM 325). Made in France. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. War In Heaven 5:39
2. Burn 3:17
3. Order Of Dracul 3:34
4. Prototype 5:36
5. Dogma 4:04
6. Prometheus 6:35
7. Titan 3:35
8. Confessions Of A Serial Killer 4:51
9. Ground Zero 3:55
10. The First Immortal 3:56
Total playing time: 45:02 min.


Samples: https://septicflesh-official.bandcamp.com/

The first re-release of the second full-length studio album by cult Greek Atmospheric/Gothic Death Metal band.
The album is widely considered to be Septic Flesh's most Experimental and Progressive release. Also, it is the only Septic Flesh album not to feature guitarist/composer Christos Antoniou, as he took a leave of absence from the band during this period. And, though someone named "Kostas" is credited as a session drummer, all drums were programmed.
Infectious but yet pummelling hooks give way to melodic interludes and then suddenly break into heavy passages with tortured, shrieked vocals; "Εσοπτρον" ("Esoptron") showcases a young Septic Flesh further honing their craft and cementing themselves among the Heavy Metal elite.
Long regarded as an essential record within the Gothic Metal world, "Esoptron" is now fully remixed and remastered and features a brand-new cover artwork (designed by Seth Siro Anton), as well as three bonus tracks. “Woman of the Rings” was previously available only on the long sold-out “DNA Choronzone” (aka "The Eldest Cosmonaut") EP, and the live versions of “Crescent Moon” and “Brotherhood of the Fallen Knights” have never been released before.
Season Of Mist, 1995/2013 (SOM 286). Made in France. Pressed in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Breaking The Inner Seal 0:50
2. Esoptron 5:19
3. Burning Phoenix 4:39
4. Astral Sea 0:30
5. Rain 3:39
6. Ice Castle 5:54
7. Celebration 0:53
8. Succubus Priestess 4:10
9. So Clean, So Empty 3:57
10. The Eyes Of Set 4:50
11. Narcissism 8:55
Bonus Tracks
12. Woman Of The Rings 6:37
13. Crescent Moon (Live – Lille 1999) 6:17
14. Brotherhood Of The Fallen Knights (Live – Lille 1999) 4:43
Total playing time: 61:13 min.


Samples: https://septicflesh.bandcamp.com/

Collector’s Edition CD + DVD of the third live album by legendary Brazilian Groove/Thrash Metal band.
Sepultura are one of the most successful acts ever to come out of Brazil with global album sales in excess of 30 million and are one of the most important and influential Metal acts of their generation. Celebrating their 30 years of rocking around the world, Sepultura returned to their native Brazil to celebrate and produce their 30 Years Anniversary live album.
In a spectacular performance that finds Sepultura accompanied throughout by the French Industrial percussion group Les Tambours Du Bronx, notorious for beating 225-liter barrels with beech wood bats or even axe handles, the show was recorded from the band’s main stage appearance at the legendary Rock In Rio Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 19, 2013. Featuring Sepultura’s most revered tunes, including “Refuse/Resist”, “Territory” and “Roots Bloody Roots”, which sees the audience chanting the entire cut from beginning to end, the sheer volume of sound, percussive enormity and powerful presentation sets, this release apart from any previous Sepultura concert offering to date. By adding the pounding of fourteen drums from Les Tambours Du Bronx, Sepultura’s music is increasingly technical, undoubtedly forcing both bands to remain focused through the entirety of the set. Les Tambours Du Bronx’s tribal intensity proves to be vital, when performing with Sepultura, and provides them an additional aspect to their music.
Musthave to every fan of Sepultura!
DVD 9 | 16:9 | 0 NTSC | English | E | LPSM Stereo | Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 | 85 mins approx.
MZA Música E Produções, Ltd./Rock World S.A./Mercury Studios Media Ltd./Ear Music Classics, 2014/2022 (0214867EMX). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

CD
1. Kaiowas 2:43
2. Spectrum 4:08
3. Refuse/Resist 4:02
4. Sepulnation 4:38
5. Delirium 3:17
6. Fever 4:03
7. We've Lost You 4:22
8. Firestarter 4:52
9. Requiem 3:45
10. Structure Violence 4:45
11. Territory 5:25
12. Big Hands 7:57
13. Roots Bloody Roots 5:50
Total playing time: 59:47 min.

DVD
1. Kaiowas
2. Spectrum
3. Refuse/Resist
4. Sepulnation
5. Delirium
6. Fever
7. We've Lost You
8. Firestarter (Prodigy cover)
9. Requiem
10. Structure Violence
11. Territory
12. Big Hands
13. Roots Bloody Roots
14. Documentary
Running time: approx. 85 min.

Remastered re-release of the fourth full-length studio album by legendary Thrash/Death Metal band.
“Arise” considered Sepultura's finest hour among long-time fans. While the music on “Arise” was mostly in the same Death/Thrash style as their previous album, “Beneath The Remains”, it was clear that the Sepultura sound was acquiring an experimental edge. The album presented their first incursions with Industrial music, Hardcore Punk and Latin percussion.
During the 1990–1992 tour (band’s longest at that time tour, totalling 220 shows in 39 different countries), the album went Gold in Indonesia - the band's first music industry certification. By the tour's end, “Arise” had achieved Platinum sales worldwide.
Probably Sepultura's finest hour. An absolute Death/Thrash classic that just gets better with age!
Re-edition contains four bonus tracks, including the band's monumental annihilation of Motörhead's "Orgasmatron".
Roadrunner Records, 1991/1996/1997 (RR 8763-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Arise 03:18
2. Dead Embryonic Cells 04:52
3. Desperate Cry 06:41
4. Murder 03:27
5. Subtraction 04:47
6. Altered State 06:35
7. Under Siege 04:54
8. Meaningless Movements 04:41
9. Infected Voice 03:19
Bonus Tracks:
10. Orgasmatron 04:14
11. Intro 01:33
12. C.I.U 04:17
13. Desperate Cry (Scott Burns Mix) 06:44
Total playing time: 59:22 min.

Remastered re-release of the third full-length studio album by legendary Brazilian Thrash/Death Metal band.
An ultra-classic from one of the most powerful Death/Thrash Metal bands to ever come! This album marked the band's transition from third-world obscurity to major contenders in the international Extreme Metal arena.
As soon as the deceptively gentle acoustic intro gives way to the title track's Thrashing brutality, the listener is propelled at maximum speed and intensity through to the very last crunch of "Primitive Future". In between, Sepultura offer their first bona fide hits with "Inner Self" and the inspired "Stronger Than Hate", featuring lyrics written by Atheist's Kelly Shaefer. It's not over there as they charge ahead with the triple threat of "Mass Hypnosis", "Sarcastic Existence" and "Slaves of Pain", all of which feature mind-blowing solos from guitarist Andreas Kisser, thunderous double-bass work from drummer Igor Cavalera, and the furious howling of singer Max Cavalera.
The complete absence of filler here makes this one of the most essential Death/Thrash Metal albums of all time. This is an album that will strike your heart with memorable tunes that will stick in your mind forever.
A jaw-dropping release and one of the greatest Metal albums of the 80s! Any fan of Thrash Metal should get this album!! 
Re-edition contains three bonus tracks.
Roadrunner Records, 1989/1996/1997 (RR 8766-2). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:
1. Beneath The Remains 5:14 
2. Inner Self 5:10
3. Stronger Than Hate 5:53
4. Mass Hypnosis 4:25
5. Sarcastic Existence 4:46
6. Slaves Of Pain 4:04
7. Lobotomy 4:59
8. Hungry 4:30
9. Primitive Future 3:10
Bonus Tracks:
10. A Hora E A Vez Do Cabelo Nascer (cover Os Mutantes) 2:27
11. Inner Self (Drum Tracks) 5:10
12. Mass Hypnosis (Drum Tracks) 4:22
Total playing time: 54:10 min.

The eleventh full-length studio album by legendary Brazilian Groove/Thrash Metal band.
The second concept album released by Sepultura, following 2006's "Dante XXI", which was based on Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy". And it's the first album featuring drummer Jean Dolabella, since the departure of Igor Cavalera in 2006.
"A-Lex" lyrics inspired by Anthony Burgess' book "A Clockwork Orange", which was the basis for the Stanley Kubrick film. And, the impressive thing is that Sepultura pull this off without sounding either geeky or pretentious. For all its intellect, this album doesn't sacrifice anything when it comes to intensity; this is a vicious, loud sledgehammer of an album, and the kids in the moshpit will have no problem connecting with Alternative Metal scorchers like "Filthy Rot", "The Treatment", "Paradox", and "Forceful Behavior" on a gut level. 
There was a time when the idea of Sepultura recording without Max Cavalera (their former lead singer) seemed unthinkable; Cavalera played a vital role on pre-Green albums such as 1991's "Arise" and 1993's "Chaos A.D.". But, the incendiary Green turned out to be a fine replacement after Cavalera left Sepultura to form Soulfly in 1996, and he certainly helps bassist Paulo Jr., guitarist Andreas Kisser, and drummer Jean Dolabella get the job done nicely on "A-Lex". Personnel changes can have a very negative effect on a band, but Sepultura have maintained their vitality all these years -- and that vitality is alive and well on the superb "A-Lex".
"A-Lex" sold 5,000 copies in its first week of release in Brazil and 1,600 in its first week of release in the United States. It was considered by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the Top 25 Brazilian albums of 2012.
Release includes 24-page booklet.
Steamhammer, a division of SPV GmbH, 2009 (SPV 306350 CD). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:
1. A-Lex I 1:54
2. Moloko Mesto 2:09
3. Filthy Rot 2:46
4. We've Lost You! 4:13
5. What I Do! 2:01
6. A-Lex II 2:18
7. The Treatment 3:23
8. Metamorphosis 3:01
9. Sadistic Values 6:50
10. Forceful Behavior 2:27
11. Conform 1:54
12. A-Lex III 2:03
13. The Experiment 3:28
14. Strike 3:40
15. Enough Said 1:36
16. Ludwig Van 5:30
17. A-Lex IV 2:46
18. Paradox 2:15
Total playing time: 54:14 min.