The ninth and the final full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Pop band.
The band's first album of new material in forty years! It is also the first album without long-time bassist Rutger Gunnarsson and drummer Ola Brunkert.
ABBA kind of stumbled their way into "Voyage". In 2016, the group began working on ABBAtars, a virtual concert based on the band's blockbuster 1979 tour and featuring 3D renditions of Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Andersson and Ulvaeus decided they should write a couple of new songs for ABBAtars, thinking that if it was going to replicate the experience of an ABBA tour, the group would surely be peddling new material. The two new songs soon turned into three, then into the ten songs that comprise "Voyage". Throughout the process, Andersson and Ulvaeus operated under the notion that if a song didn't live up to their standards, they were under no pressure to release it; they already had two songs they liked in the can for ABBAtars. Fältskog and Lyngstad were happy to participate so long as they didn't have to promote the resulting album, a compromise Benny and Björn happily accepted. And that's how ABBA wound up with "Voyage", an album that uncannily sounds and feels like a classic ABBA album, one that could've been delivered not long after "The Visitors"!
Andersson and Ulvaeus wisely decided to not follow any stylistic trend or adopt any modern production technique; while there may be some digital gloss here, voices aren't auto-tuned and rhythms aren't sequenced. "Voyage" is recognizably ABBA music, a quality that's simultaneously thrilling, disorienting, and a bit corny. Andersson and Ulvaeus managed to revive the big, dramatic melodies that defined a good portion of their catalogue (the way the opening ballad "I Still Have Faith in You" soars can cause goosebumps of recognition) and they do convincing nods at their lighter, danceable moments on the singles "Don't Shut Me Down" and "Just a Notion," yet they also offer reminders of their Eurovision origins with the overheated showstopper "I Can Be That Woman" and vaguely ominous, vaguely disco "Keep an Eye on Dan." Moments like these are quite remarkable, as it feels like ABBA have continued without missing a step, but the retro vibes are also apparent on such stilted pieces of cheese as the stately "Bumblebee" and "Little Things," a sticky trifle made stickier by the presence of an overbearing children's choir. Such missteps prevent "Voyage" from being a triumph, yet they are true to the rest of ABBA's catalogue, so, in a sense, they're welcome. If ABBA didn't have cheese ball moments, they wouldn't be ABBA, so it's reassuring that the group brings the lows along with the highs on this unexpected and delightful album!
The album recorded 40 000 UK pre-orders in the first 24 hours following the announcement of its release. Three days after the album was announced, it had received over 80 000 pre-orders in the UK alone. By October 2021, the album had recorded 111 000 pre-orders. Advance orders in the Netherlands totalled 40,000 copies.
"Voyage" debuted atop the charts of Australia, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. It also became the band's highest-charting studio album ever in Canada and the United States, debuting at number two on the charts in both countries. The album was nominated for "Album of the Year" and "Best Pop Vocal Album" at the 2023 Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for "I Still Have Faith in You" and "Don't Shut Me Down", the former for "Record of the Year" at the 2022 Grammy Awards (the first Grammy nomination for the ABBA), and the latter for "Record of the Year" and "Best Pop Duo/Group Performance" at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, with 204 000 chart sales, 90% (180 000) of which were physical sales. It was the biggest opening week for an album in the UK since Ed Sheeran's ÷ (2017), and became the fastest-selling album of 2021 as well as the fastest-selling vinyl LP of the 21st century, with 29 900 vinyl copies sold. It is ABBA's first number-one album since "ABBA Gold", which topped the chart in 1992, 1999 and 2008. It became the 3rd biggest album of 2021 in the UK with 400 000 units and the 2nd best-selling album with 387 000 pure sales.
In Germany, the album also entered at number one on the albums chart with over 200 000 chart sales. In its first week, it sold more copies than the rest of the albums chart combined, and also reached the top of the year-end albums chart for the time being. In Italy, the album debuted at number six on the albums chart.
"Voyage" became ABBA's highest-charting album in the United States, entering the Billboard 200 at number two on 20 November 2021, beating their previous high of number 14 with "ABBA: The Album" in 1978. It opened with 82 000 album-equivalent units, including 78 000 album sales (60 500 of which were physical), making it the highest-selling album of the week. "Voyage" sold more than 1 million units worldwide in its first week of release. According to IFPI, "Voyage" was the eighth best-selling album worldwide (all formats) and the second in album sales list. The album sold 2 050 000 copies in 2021, and over 2.5 million till November 2022.
A digital concert residency in support of the album, "ABBA Voyage", opened in London on 27 May 2022.
Polar Music International AB, a Universal Music Company, 2021 (00602438885800). Made in the EU. Pressed in Austria. First press.
Tracklist:
1. I Still Have Faith In You 5:09
2. When You Danced With Me 2:50
3. Little Things 3:08
4. Don't Shut Me Down 3:56
5. Just A Notion 3:32
6. I Can Be That Woman 4:02
7. Keep An Eye On Dan 4:05
8. Bumblebee 3:57
9. No Doubt About It 2:57
10. Ode To Freedom 3:32 Total playing time: 37:08 min.
The ninth and the final full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Pop band.
The band's first album of new material in forty years! It is also the first album without long-time bassist Rutger Gunnarsson and drummer Ola Brunkert.
ABBA kind of stumbled their way into "Voyage". In 20..
Remastered re-release of the second full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Pop band.
ABBA had won Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo" and soon they became a sensation in Europe. Their second (and U.S. debut) album contains "Waterloo" - the American Top Ten Single, as well as "Honey, Honey," a minor U.S. hit that deserved better.
This album is rather unusual in the group's output, for the fact that the guys are still featured fairly prominently in some of the vocals, and for the variety of sounds (including Reggae, Folk Rock and Hard Rock) embraced by its songs.
The Reggae number "Sitting in the Palmtree" is quite remarkable to hear, with its perfect Caribbean beat and those radiant female voices carrying the chorus behind the beat.
"King Kong Song" is a good example of Hard Rock by rote, going through the motions of screaming vocals and over-amplified guitar (courtesy of Janne Schaffer), although even here, when the women's voices jump in on the choruses, it's hard not to listen attentively; the quartet knew what a powerful weapon they had, but not quite how to use it.
They get a little closer to their winning formula on the catchy, Folky-textured Pop song "Hasta Mañana", which sounds like a lost Mary Hopkin number.
"Dance (While the Music Still Goes On)" is on the money as the embodiment of the Euro-Disco sound that the group would embrace on their future albums, although it also hints at a vague oldie sound, with a melody that somehow reminds this listener of both the Four Seasons' "Dawn" and the Beach Boys' "Don't Worry Baby."
ABBA explore multiple styles on Waterloo, whilst maintaining the innocence and undeniably catchy qualities of their debut album. A wonderful album, with a more diverse sound than later albums, but with an always winning performance!
Re-release includes three bonus tracks and colour 24-page booklet.
Polar Music International AB, 1974/2001 (549 951-2). Made in the EU.
Tracklist:
1. Waterloo 2:44
2. Sitting In The Palmtree 3:36
3. King Kong Song 3:11
4. Hasta Manana 3:08
5. My Mama Said 3:12
6. Dance (While The Music Still Goes On) 3:12
7. Honey Honey 2:55
8. Watch Out 3:47
9. What About Livingstone? 2:55
10. Gonna Sing You My Lovesong 3:40
11. Suzy Hang Around 3:09 Bonus Tracks:
12. Ring Ring [US Remix 1974] 3:44
13. Waterloo [Swedish] 2:44
14. Honey Honey [Swedish] 2:55 Total playing time: 44:52 min.
Remastered re-release of the second full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Pop band.
ABBA had won Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo" and soon they became a sensation in Europe. Their second (and U.S. debut) album contains "Waterloo" - the American Top Ten Si..
The third full-length studio album by cult Norwegian Black Metal band.
Riff-maestro Abbath Doom Occulta cements his place among the Metal hierarchy with "Dread Reaver" album of eponymous project.
His signature blend of blistering Speed Metal, Traditional Metal influences, and a touch of ice-cold Black Metal creates a sound and style that is distinctly his.
Its spirited, balls-to-the-walls energy certifies "Dread Reaver" as the quintessential anthem for total Metal mayhem!
Season Of Mist, 2022 (SOM 650D). Made in France. Pressed in Austria. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Acid Haze 4:51
2. Scarred Core 3:29
3. Dream Cull 4:15
4. Myrmidon 4:33
5. The Deep Unbound 4:05
6. Septention 4:30
7. Trapped Under Ice (Metallica cover) 3:59
8. The Book Of Breath 4:35
9. Dread Reaver 4:43 Total playing time: 39:00 min.
The third full-length studio album by cult Norwegian Black Metal band.
Riff-maestro Abbath Doom Occulta cements his place among the Metal hierarchy with "Dread Reaver" album of eponymous project.
His signature blend of blistering Speed Metal, Traditional Metal influences, and a touch of ..
The second full-length studio album by cult Norwegian Black Metal band.
Legendary Metal icon makes his thunderous return with the new album "Outstrider". The eponymous 2016 debut from the ex-Immortal frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) relied heavily on material that was originally intended to appear on his former band's next album. As Immortal-esque as that set was, it showed a willingness to infuse the frosty bleakness of Black Metal with a bit of Classic Metal pomp and circumstance, an approach that the band takes even further on the punishing and confident "Outstrider".
Abbath recruited a new line-up, to fulfil the mission of a new album. Three years in the making, "Outstrider" proves that the infamous mastermind is one of the genre's most incisive songwriters. The album delivers a full-on aural assault from start to finish, with massive riffage and a robust pocket that are layered with vocals from one of the most identifiable voices in Black Metal.
As the furious stomp of the title track, the churn of "Harvest Pyre" and the neck-snapping "Scythewinder" prove, "Outstrider" is a must-have album and Abbath is indeed the master of the riff!
If you liked his first album, you will be blown away by this one!!
Season Of Mist, 2019 (SOM 517D). Made in France. Pressed in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Calm In Ire (Of Hurricane) 4:32
2. Bridge Of Spasms 3:49
3. The Artifex 4:09
4. Harvest Pyre 4:12
5. Land Of Khem 4:08
6. Outstrider 5:39
7. Scythewinder 4:17
8. Hecate 4:25 Total playing time: 35:11 min.
The second full-length studio album by cult Norwegian Black Metal band.
Legendary Metal icon makes his thunderous return with the new album "Outstrider". The eponymous 2016 debut from the ex-Immortal frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) relied heavily on material that ..
The second full-length studio album by cult Norwegian Black Metal band.
Legendary Metal icon makes his thunderous return with the new album "Outstrider". The eponymous 2016 debut from the ex-Immortal frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) relied heavily on material that was originally intended to appear on his former band's next album. As Immortal-esque as that set was, it showed a willingness to infuse the frosty bleakness of Black Metal with a bit of Classic Metal pomp and circumstance, an approach that the band takes even further on the punishing and confident "Outstrider".
Abbath recruited a new line-up, to fulfil the mission of a new album. Three years in the making, "Outstrider" proves that the infamous mastermind is one of the genre's most incisive songwriters. The album delivers a full-on aural assault from start to finish, with massive riffage and a robust pocket that are layered with vocals from one of the most identifiable voices in Black Metal.
As the furious stomp of the title track, the churn of "Harvest Pyre" and the neck-snapping "Scythewinder" prove, "Outstrider" is a must-have album and Abbath is indeed the master of the riff!
If you liked his first album, you will be blown away by this one!!
Limited Deluxe Digibox with removable lenticular 3D cover/sticker-card (Abbath opening and closing his eyes) features:
- Digipak version of the album with silver foil and 12-page booklet, including Bathory cover "Pace Till Death";
- Supracolor cream make-up in a handy round packaging with 2 colours (by Kryolan, used by Abbath themseves!) + sponge;
- Exclusive "Abbath Face" patch.
Season Of Mist, 2019 (SOM 517B). Made in France. Pressed in Germany. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Calm In Ire (Of Hurricane) 4:32
2. Bridge Of Spasms 3:49
3. The Artifex 4:09
4. Harvest Pyre 4:12
5. Land Of Khem 4:08
6. Outstrider 5:39
7. Scythewinder 4:17
8. Hecate 4:25
9. Pace ’Till Death (Bathory Cover) 3:14 Total playing time: 38:25 min.
The second full-length studio album by cult Norwegian Black Metal band.
Legendary Metal icon makes his thunderous return with the new album "Outstrider". The eponymous 2016 debut from the ex-Immortal frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta (Olve Eikemo) relied heavily on material that ..
€ 19.90
ABBEY OV THELEMA “A Fragment Ov The Great Work” /CD/
The debut full-length studio album by Slovakian Dark Ambient/Avant-garde Black Metal band.
Sonic Temple Records, 2011 (STR 007). Made in Slovakia. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.
Tracklist:
1. The Left-Hand Path 1:57
2. The One Who Walks The Left-Hand Path 5:06
3. Unearthly Theophagia Ov A Nonexistent Deity 8:33
4. Black Absinth Drunk While Analyzing The Writings Ov Nietzsche 6:42
5. The Hidden Wisdom & Clandestine Legacy Ov The Black Arts 4:52
6. 8th April 1904 - The Day Ov Nuit 6:50
7. 9th April 1904 - The Day Ov Hadit 5:17
8. 10th April 1904 - The Day Ov Ra-Hoor-Khuit 4:56 Total playing time: 44:13 min.
The second full-length album by Slovakian Avant-garde Black Metal band.
Abbey Ov Thelema is a side project of two members (Delgrast and Vilosof) of Nevaloth, an Atmospheric Black Metal band from Slovakia. They describe their sound as Transcendental Khaoblack Metal and their second full length is a good phrasing on what it does sound like. Chaotic, disarrayed, dark, and symphonic.
"Liber DCLXVI" is the dark mazed dissonance of a thousand grim bards playing over the screams of hell. Is an album not for the casual Black Metal listener or for any Black Metal listener at all. This album is for a listener who is into a chaotic Avant-garde, appreciates musical flexibility, or is into breaking boundaries with a juxtapose of Black Metal vocals, orchestra instruments, electronic keyboard tones, and blast beat drums. Some of the tracks, for example "De Ascensione Impeii Peccati", break into traditional Black Metal stylings but only for a few minutes. Other tracks are best described as musical chaos, with rapid time changes, genre mixing into Symphonic to Electronic arrangements, and vocals ranging from raspy Black Metal scream to an almost howling Death Metal grunts. The tracks average past the 8 minute mark and in those minutes you get a lot of music packed into your ears, even at some points getting a little dance drum and bass-line.
Again, this album is not for that average Black Metal listener. It has erratic changes and melodies. Abbey ov Thelema goes to places Black Metal might not really be thought to taken while still keeping the elements of Black Metal. It might just take some time for the listener to grasp the elements they are presenting. Recommend you listen to this album a couple of times, let the base elements of what Abbey Ov Thelema are, then decide if you are now into their Transcendental Khaoblack Metal!
"Liber DCLXVI" is a mindblowing masterpiece of art like never before! Be prepared for the very chaotic, symphonic, dark, and epic sounds of the Abbey! Unearth the boundaries of art pushed out of this world as you will experience Transcendental Khaoblack Metal at its finest!!
Wraith Productions, 2013 (WRAITH016). Made in USA. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Hymnus Dclxvi 3:22
2. De Apocalypsi Ioannis 9:33
3. De Septem Signis Et Septem Salpinibus 14:54
4. De Ascensione Imperii Peccati 10:04
5. De Condemnatione Magnae Babylon 12:37
6. De Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia 8:41
7. De Conclusione Saeculi 20:40 Total playing time: 79:51
The second full-length album by Slovakian Avant-garde Black Metal band.
Abbey Ov Thelema is a side project of two members (Delgrast and Vilosof) of Nevaloth, an Atmospheric Black Metal band from Slovakia. They describe their sound as Transcendental Khaoblack Metal and their second full length is a ..
€ 8.90
ABIGAIL WILLIAMS "In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns" /Slipcase CD/
Debut full-length album by American Atmospheric/Symphonic Black Metal band.
The mix of styles, instruments, aesthetics, and the overall structure of each song is so vastly unique, emotionally driven, heavy and brutal, symphonic and delicate, and epically colossal!
“Shadow of a Thousand Suns” is a recording that far surpasses any and all preconceived expectations from this still very young band. Primal yet complex; aggressive with melodic sophistication, the album is without doubt one that sets a new standard!
Candlelight Records, 2008 (CANDLE215CD). Made in UK. First press.
Tracklist:
1. I 00:39
2. The World Beyond 06:16
3. Acolytes 04:59
4. A Thousand Suns 05:08
5. Into the Ashes 04:38
6. Smoke and Mirrors 04:52
7. A Semblance of Life 02:06
8. Empyrean: Into the Cold Wastes 06:15
9. Floods 05:47
10. The Departure 05:55 Total playing time: 46:35
Debut full-length album by American Atmospheric/Symphonic Black Metal band.
The mix of styles, instruments, aesthetics, and the overall structure of each song is so vastly unique, emotionally driven, heavy and brutal, symphonic and delicate, and epically colossal!
“Shadow of a Thousand Suns&..
€ 7.90
ABIGAIL WILLIAMS “In The Absence Of Light” /Slipcase CD/
Second full-length album by American Black Metal band.
The album moves away from the Symphonic Black Metal sound and keyboard usage featured on "In the Shadow Of A Thousand Suns" to a more Pure Black Metal sound.
After all, the New York-based band has suffered enough prejudice from genre extremists due to a momentary dalliance in Metalcore early on in its career, not to mention the relatively commercial style of synth-wrought Orchestral Black Metal heard on the band's first album. Many observers believed this style owed way too much to England's widely reviled (and contradictorily wildly successful) Cradle of Filth, whose perceived opportunism made them black metal's ultimate sellout poster boys, but it's simply not fair to condemn Abigail Williams to the very same death sentence so soon, especially in light of the band's much improved second album, 2010's "In The Absence Of Light", which reveals a perfectly competent and oftentimes quite engaging collision of vicious aggression and ambitious songwriting grandeur.
Yes, it's true that Abigail Williams are still deriving most of their ideas from other established Black Metal names, but at least they're now reaching for the higher standards established by the likes of Dimmu Borgir and Bal-Sagoth, instead of Dani Filth's merry crew. Heck, Abigail Williams even achieve convincing shades of Emperor on the hauntingly epic highlight "The Mysteries that Bind the Flesh." Certainly, there is still nothing groundbreaking to be found on "In The Absence Of Light", but when you consider that 99 percent of the musical universe is guilty of committing the same sin, Abigail Williams' premature burning at the stake by Black Metal's self-proclaimed purists is hereby conclusively ruled as rank and unfair discrimination!
Candlelight Records, 2010 (CANDLE238CD). Made in UK. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Hope The Great Betrayel 6:44
2. Final Destiny Of The Gods 8:15
3. The Mysteries That Bind The Flesh 6:51
4. Infernal Divide 4:59
5. In Death Comes The Great Silence 6:17
6. What Hells Await Me 4:47
7. An Echo In Our Legends 4:59
8. Malediction 7:01 Total playing time: 49:53
Second full-length album by American Black Metal band.
The album moves away from the Symphonic Black Metal sound and keyboard usage featured on "In the Shadow Of A Thousand Suns" to a more Pure Black Metal sound.
After all, the New York-based band has suffered enough prejudice from genre..
First official release on CD of the third compilation album by cult Japanese Black/Thrash Metal.
Great travel throughout the whole discography of the Japanese Yakuza Black Metal gods!
For fans of Bulldozer, Venom, Sabbat, Midnight, Toxic Holocaust and similar bands!!
Official re-edition features new artwork and five bonus tracks.
Bestial Invasion Records, 2009/2019 (BIR 035). Made in Sweden. Pressed in Poland. First press.
Tracklist:
1. A Witch Named Aspilcuetta 4:37
2. Confound Eternal 4:15
3. Attack With Spell 4:12
4. Hellfire And Damnation 2:58
5. Bloody Japanese Sword 4:32
6. Ilona The Very Best (Bulldozer Cover) 2:32
7. Violence, Kill And Destruction 3:34
8. Bitch We Gonna Kill You 2:32
9. We're The Pussy Hunter 2:03
10. War 666 2:35
11. Lethal Dose (N.M.E. Cover) 2:40
12. Satanik Metal Fucking Hell 3:40
13. Hells Necromancer 3:38
14. Nuclear Warheads 3:40
15. Beer! Metal! Sex! 3:09 Bonus Tracks:
16. Metal Evil Metal 4:41
17. Teenage Metal Fuck 3:57
18. Violent Force 2:36
19. Blasphemy Night 3:53
20. The Final Damnation 4:29 Total playing time: 70:16 min.
First official release on CD of the third compilation album by cult Japanese Black/Thrash Metal.
Great travel throughout the whole discography of the Japanese Yakuza Black Metal gods!
For fans of Bulldozer, Venom, Sabbat, Midnight, Toxic Holocaust and similar bands!!
Official re-edition features ..
The seventh full-length studio album by legendary Austrian Experimental Black Metal band.
An unusual combination of Black Metal tremolos, multilayered guitars, odd time signatures that frequently shift, mechanical clean production, and a strong Industrial undertone. This is a futuristic and dystopian Abigor for the new age!!
End All Life Productions, 2007 (EAL 052). Made in France. Pressed in Czech. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Warning 1:53
2. Project: Shadow 5:38
3. Cold Void Choir 6:13
4. Lair Of Infinite Desperation 6:07
5. 3D Blasphemy 5:43
6. The Fire Syndrome 5:51
7. Injection Satan 4:25
8. Liberty Rises A Diagonal Flame 5:05
9. Vapourized Tears 5:10
10. Heaven Unveiled 6:39 Total playing time: 52:48 min.
The seventh full-length studio album by legendary Austrian Experimental Black Metal band.
An unusual combination of Black Metal tremolos, multilayered guitars, odd time signatures that frequently shift, mechanical clean production, and a strong Industrial undertone. This is a futuristic and dystopi..
"Absolutely, this was a landmark album for ABOMINANT.
Death metal with a strong melodic edge that approaches black metal
territory at times. This is just as good, if not better than a lot of
the bands signed to those big labels." - Metal Nightmare ‘Zine
Deathgasm Records, 2003 (DG-012)
Tracklist:
1.The Way After 05:41
2.taoG ehT ssiK 00:09
3.Tomorrows End 04:30
4.Goddess of the Night 05:40
5.The Beauty of Our Savage Ways 05:54
6.Desire 04:56
7.Echoes of Sorrow 06:55
8.Visual Conquest 05:52
9.Severed Dreams 06:56 Bonus:
10.Battery
11.Bloodlust
"Absolutely, this was a landmark album for ABOMINANT.
Death metal with a strong melodic edge that approaches black metal
territory at times. This is just as good, if not better than a lot of
the bands signed to those big labels." - Metal Nightmare ‘Zine
Deathgasm Records, 2003 (D..
7th full-length album from US Melodic Death Metal Masters.
Nine new tracks of gun blazing, whisky drinking, rowdy Melodic Death Thrash.
METAL ABOVE ALL!!!
Deathgasm Records, 2006 (DG 034)
Tracklist:
1.Preylude 01:41
2.Deathstruction 04:03
3.Fire and Sodomy 05:25
4.Of Night and Flame 04:44
5.Mask of Sanity 04:55
6.Killing the Innocent 05:04
7.Blood Forever Blood 04:34
8.Triumph of the Kill 05:48
9.Defiled 04:37
7th full-length album from US Melodic Death Metal Masters.
Nine new tracks of gun blazing, whisky drinking, rowdy Melodic Death Thrash.
METAL ABOVE ALL!!!
Deathgasm Records, 2006 (DG 034)
Tracklist:
1.Preylude 01:41
2.Deathstruction 04:03
3.Fire and Sodomy 05:25
4.Of Night and Flame 04:4..
5th full-length album by American Death Metal band.
Versatile Melodic Death Metal, which includes Black, Thrash and Traditional Metal elements. It uses speed and catchy melodies with possessed and infernal vocals. Earth scorching speed breathes harmonious tremolo dominant riffs into massively memorable songs. Abominant are masters at embracing all styles of pure Metal, from Death, Black and traditional, and creating a unique sound that rips out of the speakers.
Memorable to crush all the trendy rip-off bands of scene. In the vein of CENTINEX, EPOCH OF UNLIGHT, and FROM THE DEPTHS!
Deathgasm Records, 2002 (DG-09)
Tracklist:
1.The Quintessential Battle 04:21
2.Eroded Faith 03:40
3.Terror from Within 05:02
4.I Can Still See the Flames 03:40
5.Fight to Be Free (Nuclear Assault cover) 04:14
6.Plague of Sores 02:49
7.Storm of Iniquity 04:50
8.Through the Primordial Void 03:54
9.Upon Black Horizons 04:13
5th full-length album by American Death Metal band.
Versatile Melodic Death Metal, which includes Black, Thrash and Traditional Metal elements. It uses speed and catchy melodies with possessed and infernal vocals. Earth scorching speed breathes harmonious tremolo dominant riffs into massively memor..
The eleventh full-length studio album by American Death Metal band.
The songs on "Napalm Reign" have a good amount of variety, pacing and structuring, within the framework the band have set themselves. The Classic/Power/Speed Metal influences (“Iron Clad” and “Scream in the Night”) help to add another aspect to their sound. It all adds up to something very special indeed. Leads and solos are all used well, and throughout the aggression and brutality the band infuse things with a sense of melody that shows off their songwriting skills to great effect.
The band consists of all accomplished musicians, as they should be at this point in their career, and the songs on "Napalm Reign" are all performed as well as you would expect. Although it’s professionally delivered, the band still have a real passion for the material, that much is evident, which is great to hear after 23 years of existence.
Oh, and they really know how to play fast when they want to. Hold on to your hat when you listen to this!
Deathgasm Records, 2016 (DG-085). Made in USA. First press.
Tracklist:
1. No Peace 3:55
2. Reborn Through Bloodshed 4:18
3. Iron Clad 3:41
4. Hordes Of Desolation 5:20
5. Burning Hemispheres 4:16
6. The Watchers 3:48
7. Truth Beyond Belief 4:37
8. As Evil Rears Its Head 3:41
9. The Villains Veil 1:04
10. Out Of The Shadows 4:45
11. Scream In The Night 3:29 Total playing time: 42:56 min.
The eleventh full-length studio album by American Death Metal band.
The songs on "Napalm Reign" have a good amount of variety, pacing and structuring, within the framework the band have set themselves. The Classic/Power/Speed Metal influences (“Iron Clad” and “Scream in ..
The tenth full-length studio album by American Death Metal band.
Two decades of violent Death Metal warfare have led Abominant to this unrelenting and brutal statement of USDM - their most unrelenting and brutal material to date!
Vocalist Mike Barnes & Co keep the Old-school Death Metal flame lit with ultra low growling, razor sharp fast riffing and furiously relentless blast beats. Album features a bizarre contribution from Clive Jones of legendary 70s Occult Rock band Black Widow.
"Onward To Annihilation" is a formidable piece of Death Metal, performed just the way you know it will. Featuring the band's most memorable collection of material to date, including a wicked cover of Hypocrisy's "Left to Rot" and a refreshing molten Metal surprise called "Hold Your Ground", "Onward To Annihilation" is Abominant's career best!!
Deathgasm Records, 2013 (DG-076). Made in USA. First press.
Tracklist:
1. We Are Coming 05:18
2. Conquerors of Dust 07:11
3. Left to Rot (Hypocrisy cover) 03:25
4. BattleScarred 04:58
5. Onward to Annihilation 05:42
6. Hold Your Ground 02:43
7. Beside the Dying Flame 06:37
8. Legions of Hell 06:56 Total playing time: 42:50 min.
The tenth full-length studio album by American Death Metal band.
Two decades of violent Death Metal warfare have led Abominant to this unrelenting and brutal statement of USDM - their most unrelenting and brutal material to date!
Vocalist Mike Barnes & Co keep the Old-school Death Metal ..
The ninth full-length studio album by American Death Metal band.
Kentucky's masters finally arrived with 8 tracks of pummelling Extreme Metal!
There is always something to be said for persistence, and perhaps Abominant are one of our most stalwart American lessons in this virtue, having released nine full-length albums, all but hidden from mainstream recognition, offering nothing more than the purest of Death Metal aesthetics that conjure up the Florida blasting of a Morbid Angel or Malevolent Creation, with a tinge of the good old Dutch style of Sinister and Pestilence.
Year after year and an album after another, Abominant has been cranking up new material since mid 90s and never reaching big fame. This is understandable in the context that the band most certainly aren’t innovating anything new, but on the other hand, their newest output "Where Demons Dwell" is a great listen. Perhaps the album serves as the proper catalyst to a re-evaluation of the veterans' backlog, because this is a well-written, mature album that clenches the attention span through most of its eight compositions.
Nothing could be sweeter than hearing a veteran band like this, far off the radars of most of the Nile, Suffocation and Cannibal Corpse worshipping Death Metal flock, create one of their most enduring pieces, and their long relationship with Deathgasm Records seems to have paid off. An American band, performing 90s style death metal without any trace of trendiness or bullshit...
"Where Demons Dwell" is the soundtrack to total nuclear fallout!!
Deathgasm Records, 2010 (DG 61). Made in USA. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Baptized by Steel 05:52
2. Bloodland 03:48
3. Firestorm 04:22
4. Rain of Ash 04:36
5. After the Fallout 05:42
6. The Wolves of Hate 03:54
7. Blackened Earth 04:33
8. Where Demons Dwell 06:07 Total playing time: 38:56 min.
The ninth full-length studio album by American Death Metal band.
Kentucky's masters finally arrived with 8 tracks of pummelling Extreme Metal!
There is always something to be said for persistence, and perhaps Abominant are one of our most stalwart American lessons in this virtue, having releas..
Collector’s Edition re-release of the debut full-length studio album by the cult American Death/Black Metal band.
If you are new to Absu, this is a great place to start and keep in mind that the band gets better with age. Strangely enough, most Black Metal specialist (or elitist, depending on your point of view) hold this release in very high regard.
For the casual or general Metal fan though, there are noticeable flaws, but they are overcome with a strong mix of very catchy traditional Black Metal parts and violent aggressive parts.
Osmose Productions, 1992/1993/1997 (OPCD 020 Ltd. / SPV 084-20302 CD). Made in France. Pressed in Austria. Re-press.
Tracklist:
1. An Involution Of Thorns 3:06
2. Descent To Acheron/ Evolving Into The Progression Of Woe 4:33
3. An Equinox Of Fathomless Disheartenment 3:15
4. The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal 5:00
5. Infinite And Profane Thrones 6:21
6. Fantasizing To The Third Of The Pagan Vision/ Quoth The Sky Nevermore/ Act II 5:29
7. An Evolution Of Horns 3:12 Bonus Tracks:
8. The Coming Of War (Live) 5:10
9. The Thrice Is Greatest To Ninnigal (Live) 5:10
10. Never Blow Out The Eastern Candle (Live) 5:32 Total playing time: 46:48 min.
Collector’s Edition re-release of the debut full-length studio album by the cult American Death/Black Metal band.
If you are new to Absu, this is a great place to start and keep in mind that the band gets better with age. Strangely enough, most Black Metal specialist (or elitist, depending on..
The second full-length album by French Funeral Doom Metal one man band.
The project of Hangsvart is the embodiment of human insanity, the child of grief and despair, the world haunted by Lovecraft’s creatures and full of Beckett’s magic words!
The music of the project is a pure Funeral Doom Metal turning into Drone/Ambient from time to time. During the 68 minutes of album length, the listener will be wrapped up in the atmosphere of horror and impending evil. The dark power emanating from these raw and somewhat neglectfully recorded guitar lines, from monotonous low-frequency buzzing and vibrations of keyboards suddenly turning into a pure neo-classical music create a solid soundscape of darkness, mysticism and the deepest despair!
Satanath Records / Silent Time Noise Records / More Hate Productions, 2011/2013 (SAT088 / STNR-12 / MHP 14-134). Made in Russia. First press.
Tracklist:
1. Darkest Thought 12:09
2. Tormented Mind 8:37
3. Vision 8:23
4. Solitude 14:30
5. Hopeless 4:33 Bonus Tracks:
6. Shape Of Depth 6:10
7. Thoughts Of Flesh 6:25
8. Lost Dreams 7:23 Total playing time: 68:10
The second full-length album by French Funeral Doom Metal one man band.
The project of Hangsvart is the embodiment of human insanity, the child of grief and despair, the world haunted by Lovecraft’s creatures and full of Beckett’s magic words!
The music of the project is a pure Funeral..