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The debut EP by cult American Black Metal band.
Vox Mortiis Records, 1996 /LA966/. Made in Poland. An original cover replica. Used: NM/NM.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Beckoning Midnight Dreams 04:35
2. Orgy of Unearthly Delights 03:17
3. Mortis Dei 02:26
4. Mystic Sight of the Infernal Horde 04:01
5. Dark Shades of the Astral World 04:58
Running time: 19:17 min.

Side B
1. Beckoning Midnight Dreams 04:35
2. Orgy of Unearthly Delights 03:17
3. Mortis Dei 02:26
4. Mystic Sight of the Infernal Horde 04:01
5. Dark Shades of the Astral World 04:58
Running time: 19:17 min.

The debut full-length album by cult Russian Heavy/Gothic Metal band.
Absolute musthave for every Gothic Metal fan!!
Magic Art Entertainment, 1998 (MAE007MC). Made in Russia. First press. Used: NM/NM.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Tearfall 03:36
2. Bird-Hearted 03:06
3. Neverland 04:39
4. Heaven Island 03:19
5. You and Me 03:24
6. Werewolf 05:54

Side B
7. Shining Brightly 03:58
8. Mylene 02:26
9. Soothe My Heart 05:35
10. Void 02:18
11. Midnight World 07:21
12. Since My Holy Childhood... (Outro) 00:36

10th full-length album by the legendary Hard’n’Heavy band from Switzerland.
This album is awesome and the heaviest thing they had done in ages. It’s a relief for those who thought the band was finished after the lame previous record, that the band resurrected themselves, and crafted something really awesome. As well as being the band's first album on MCA Records, it saw the return of original Krokus founding member Chris von Rohr.
The attempt at re-connecting with their roots is obvious – not only their early guitarist Rohr, but re-recording a version of ‘Winning Man’ from their 1981 album ‘Hardware’ and using a mixture of material that includes speed metal attacks, and massive bombastic anthems like ‘Let it Go’ which are absolutely great examples of their classic sound.
MCA Records, 1988 (255 388-4 / MCAC-42087). Made in Germany. First press. Used: NM/NM..

Tracklist:
1.Everybody Rocks
2.Wild Love
3.Let It Go
4.Winning Man
5.Axx Attack
6.Rock'n' Roll Tonight
7.Flyin' High
8.Shoot The Night
9.Bad, Bad Girl
10.Speed Up 

The debut full-length album by the legendary Ukrainian Pagan/Folk/Symphonic Black Metal band.
Considered by most as a demo-album, it's a professionally recorded full-length album at the same time, and highly anticipated  cult release requested by fans of elite Slavonic Black Metal!
"Lunar Poetry" is steeped in moonlight mystery and timeless Slavonic ritualism. This is Black Metal with highly expressive Folk sorrowful melodies. It delivers soaring guitars and apocalyptic keyboard passages. It offers a wide variance in vocals, from screams to whispers and narration, and it breathes the air of originality that Nokturnal Mortum is famous for.
Similar to Limbonic Art in their reliance on rumbling rhythm patterns and keyboard usage, Nokturnal Mortum did a fine job of capturing both - the bleakness of Black Metal, as well as a more ethnic representation of their native Ukrainian Folk music. The music is extremely fluid and tends to lean towards a more majestic and beautiful sound than harshness of Black Metal.
The band also covers Celtic Frost's "Sorrows of the Moon" with a nice degree of skill.
"Lunar Poetry" was way ahead of its time, and even today it sounds fresh and inspiring. In fact, the result is so startling - it is hard to imagine that this is only Nokturnal Mortum's very first journey into the dark, the ancient and the extreme... Regardless of occasional inexperience that is typical for a demo, "Lunar Poetry" is a beautiful, stirring and impressive album that utterly requires your attention if you have any liking for a keyboard laden Black Metal assault! Without a doubt, "Lunar Poetry" is one of the best Black Metal albums ever!!
Morbid Noizz/Metal Agen, 1996 (MN125). Made in Poland. First edition.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Tears Of Paganism 01:07
2. Lunar Poetry 04:52
3. Perun's Celestial Silver 07:08
4. Carpathian Mysteries 05:13
5. ...And Winter Becomes 04:52

Side B
6. Ancient Nation 05:10
7. The Grief Of Oriana 05:33
8. Sorrows Of The Moon (Celtic Frost cover) 03:46
9. Autodafe / Barbarian Dreams 07:53

Total playing time: 45:34 min.

First re-release of the third full-length studio album by legendary Ukrainian Pagan/Folk/Symphonic Black Metal band.
After the monument “Goat Horns”, Nokturnal Mortum struck again with their next opus in 1998. This masterpiece confirmed their status of Folk/Symphonic Black Metal masters and opened new gates to the band since they signed contract with US The End Records. It was a great achievement for the horde to sign at such mainstream label. And it’s interesting to notice that the album was sold by The End Records in the North American continent and released by Nuclear Blast in Europe. The Ukrainians were at the height of their popularity within the Underground Black Metal scene at that time, just one year before the release of the highly controversial “Nechrist”.
“To the Gates of Blasphemous Fire” was an instant success and sold out quickly. Following its successful reception, Nuclear Blast and other important labels were interested in welcoming Nokturnal Mortum to their roster, but Knjaz Varggoth declined the offers. This fourth Slavonic jewel also confirmed their brotherhood with Lucifugum (another pioneers of Ukrainian Black Metal) as it was dedicated to Igor Naumchuk, alias Khlyst, who was manager of Lucifugum and their close friend at that time.
Varggoth and his comrades clearly wrote their most bestial and powerful songs ever in this album. The production is far better than their previous releases, and Munruthel’s drums sound like a relentless steamroller. That’s definitely his best performance as a drummer within Nokturnal Mortum. Varggoth’s vocals have never been so much hateful than on this record. He also had the excellent idea to provide some solemn clean vocals that make the compositions even more epic and impressive.
Despite being ignored by the band for a long time (no re-release since 2004), “To the Gates of Blasphemous Fire” remains an incredible masterpiece of the genre. It was also a huge influence for lots of Ukrainian acts including Lucifugum for instance. There are indeed many similarities between this opus and Lucifugum’s monument “On The Sortilage Of Christianity” from 1999. That’s not surprising as Saturious provided some fabulous keyboards on this one as well.
Elegant Ukrainian Black Metal for fans of Emperor and Dimmu Borgir!!
Oriana Productions, 1998/2001 (ANTIGOD 2). Made in Ukraine.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Bestial Summoning 05:59
2. To The Gates Of Blasphemous Fire 05:26
3. On The Moonlight Path 05:24
4. The Hands Of Chaos 05:09
5. Ластівка (Через Річку, Через Гай) / Swallow (Through the River, Through the Woods) (Hidden Track) 02:37

Side B
6. Под Знаменами Рогатого Князя / Under the Banners of the Horned Knjaz 05:57
7. The 13th Asbath Celebration 08:30
8. Черемош / Cheremosh 06:06
9. The Forgotten Ages Of Victories 06:54

Total playing time: 52:03 min.


Samples: https://nokturnalmortum1.bandcamp.com

Sixth full-length album by the German Hard’n’Heavy legend.
“Lovedrive” was a major evolution of the band's sound, which exhibited their classic style that would be later developed over their next few albums.
Michael Schenker, younger brother of rhythm guitarist Rudolf Schenker, performed lead guitar on 3 songs. This is the first album to feature Matthias Jabs on lead guitar, and by extent, first to feature the band's "classic" lineup.
Album certified as Gold on 28 May 1986 by the RIAA and ranked 25 on IGN's list of the top 25 Metal Albums.
Harvest/EMI/Breeze Music, 1979/1984 (54 1452754). Made in Italy. Used: NM/NM.

Tracklist:
1. Loving You Sunday Morning
2. Another Piece Of Meat
3. Always Somewhere
4. Coast To Coast
5. Can't Get Enough
6. Is There Anybody There ?
7. Lovedrive
8. Holiday