VON THRONSTAHL -
'Conscriptvm'
2 x CD
(Cold Spring CSR118CD)
- £12 / £13 / £14
Cold Spring are proud to
announce a double CD of rare, alternative versions, new and unreleased
material from German Martial Industrial legends Von Thronstahl! The
sounds on "Conscriptvm" range from Orchestral to Industrial, Neofolk to
military-pop and Martial rock, all with the unmistakable, unique sound
of Von Thronstahl! This is definitely a release for fans of the early
'classic' Von Thronstahl sound, which gained them the solid reputation
they have today and could be considered a companion piece to 'E Pluribus
Unum'. Around 140 minutes of fantastic music presented in a luxurious
6-panel digipak.
Shipping: 14th May
• All
Von Thronstahl Titles • All Cold Spring Titles
FIRE IN THE HEAD -
'Confessions Of A Narcissist'
CD
(Cold Spring CSR120CD)
- £8 / £9 / £10
"Confessions Of A
Narcissist" marks the final full-length release by Fire In The Head
ending six years of sonic warfare with an assault of manic,
self-indulgent industrial electronics. Drawing as much influence from
early punk / hardcore as from industrial / power electronics, FI/T/H was
conceived as a cathartic outlet to explore and ratify the delusions and
social perversions resultant of psychosis and the darker side of man's
conflicted dual nature, to fan the flames which engulf the borders
between obsession, compulsion, lust and need. The tracks on this release
were recorded in 2007-2008 and are the last of the "short, sharp,
shock" vocal tracks which Michael abandoned in favour of "epic" length
industrial / ambient compositions. Features guest appearances from Nick
Blinko (Rudimentary Peni) and J. Randall (Agoraphobic Nosebleed), with
exclusive artwork from Blinko.
Shipping: 14th May
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Fire In The Head Titles • All Cold Spring Titles
ROSE ROVINE E AMANTI - 'Noi Vi Odiamo'
MCD (Skuld)
- £8 / £9 / £10
RARE ROSE ROVINE E
AMANTI RELEASE FROM 2004!
6 tracks of dark Italian Neofolk from the talented
Rome artist Damiano Mercuri. "Noi Vi Odiamo" is a conceptual release
about "Hate and Punishment". The material here moves towards a more
Neo-renaissance and Neoclassical mood, but without forgetting the
dark-Folk roots of the project. Ltd x 726 copies in a card sleeve with
booklet.
• All Rose Rovine E Amanti Titles • All Skuld Titles
YEAR OF NO LIGHT - 'Ausserwelt' 2 x LP (Music Fear Satan)
- £16 / £19 / £22
Year Of No Light have
recruited two new thirsty mercenaries to their line-up: Shiran, of
über-doom combo Monarch! and Mathieu, of deviant-electronics act
Aeroflot.
Out of their cave, they crept into an old theatre to record these 4
tracks, catching every possible vibration of the trembling frame of this
enlivened new mansion. All the energy collected there forms
"Ausserwelt”, the sophomore album of Year Of No Light. Mystical
emanations flow out of these riffs colliding into each other to an in
ear-splitting shriek. Cranked amps and molested drums hurl their
mourning chant as a choir intoning its final psalms at the dawn of the
Last Judgment. Year Of No Light follows the path opened by "Nord”
towards more sombre psychedelics, creating its own blend of black metal,
sludge, drone or any other influence marked with the seal of darkness.
An ambiguous electrical network of acting
singularities, now ready to afford the collective metaphysical crash to
come. Two slabs of black vinyl in a superb gatefold sleeve.
• All Year Of No Light Titles • All Music Fear Satan Titles • All LP /12" Vinyl
WOLFMANGLER - 'They Call Us Naughty
Wolves' CD (God Is Myth)
- £10.50 / £11.50 / £12.50
D. Smolken (also of Dead
Raven Choir) returns to the God is Myth stable in the form of his slow,
grim and noisy chamber doom outfit Wolfmangler. With the spirit of past
Wolfmangler releases where covers of folk songs, classical music pieces
and jazz standards are the main lifeblood, this latest work entitled
"They Call Us Naughty Wolves" is the band's unique take on pop music
from yesteryear. The results are very much reminiscent of a blackened
burlesque chamber ensemble funnelled through a broken radio in a
post-apocalyptic wasteland picking up distorted pieces of hits from the
1930s.
• All Wolfmangler Titles • All God Is Myth Titles
TO BLACKEN THE PAGES / KORPERSCHWACHE - 'A Way Dark' 2 x CD (Colony Records)
- £13.50 / £14.50 / £15.50
"A Way Dark" is a bold work
from two of the most pioneering blackened noise guitar musicians
working today: Texas-based Korperschwache and Dublin's To Blacken the
Pages. From lighter, shoegaze inspired tracks, to harder, more abstract
compositions, and of course exploring the juxtaposition of each artist's
extreme guitar work. The album was a chance for both musicians to
challenge other – each taking turns to suggest themes and ideas, for
example each working with drum patterns and guitar structures, RKF
(Korperschwache) often providing a sonic wall of drone while Paul McAree
(To Blacken the Pages) would blaze guitar solos over the top. Irish
import. • All To Blacken The Pages Titles • All Korperschwache Titles • All Colony Records Titles
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