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20 Years Ago: SAPTHURAN release In Hatred

20 Years Ago: SAPTHURAN release In Hatred

I was quite young when I wrote and recorded that album... still in high school, in fact. I suppose if it seemed cruel and hateful, it was nothing more than youth that spawned such emotions. I do not remember any specific events or ideas that may have caused...
30 Years Ago: MARDUK release Opus Nocturne

30 Years Ago: MARDUK release Opus Nocturne

MARDUK released their third album, Opus Nocturne, on this day in 1994 through Osmose. ..."Opus Nocturne" lacks alot production wise, we are still very, very satisfied with the music featured on the album. Something that has been very positive for us is that we have changed studio from...
30 Years Ago: BETHLEHEM release Dark Metal

30 Years Ago: BETHLEHEM release Dark Metal

We're specialized in creating innovative songs played at slow or moderate speed. Sometimes we do faster because in our opinion it's more interesting to create a far-reaching irization. We set great stores by simple arrangements joined with deeply depressive melodies. These depressive melodies crassly change with very brutal...
30 Years Ago: ENSLAVED release Vikingligr veldi

30 Years Ago: ENSLAVED release Vikingligr veldi

ENSLAVED released their debut album classic Vikingligr Veldi on this day in 1994 through Deathlike Silence (at that point, after the death of Euronymous, under control of the distributor Voices of Wonder). Original press sheet: UP TO DATE: ENSLAVEDHaugesund, Norway, 13.2.1994The norwegian VIKING-metallers ENSLAVED are these days releasing their...
30 Years Ago: SAMAEL release Ceremony of Opposites

30 Years Ago: SAMAEL release Ceremony of Opposites

SAMAEL released their third album, Ceremony of Opposites, on this day in 1994. For Ceremony of Opposites the songs were mainly composed with the guitar and the keyboards were added afterward to give a different ambiance and dimension to the music.We were considering the vocal as another instrument...
25 Years Ago: FUNERAL MIST release Devilry

25 Years Ago: FUNERAL MIST release Devilry

FUNERAL MIST - formed by Arioch (MARDUK) in 1994 - released their first major release, the Devilry mini-album, on this day in 1998. Recording took place in late 1997 through January 1998 at Necromorbus Studio. Some of the songs, including the eponymous track above, originate at least as...
25 Years Ago: COVENANT release Nexus Polaris

25 Years Ago: COVENANT release Nexus Polaris

The meaning of it... directly you can't say... "Nexus" means a connection point between 2 things and "Polaris" has two different means... It's a guiding star, and at the same time it's the name of the first NUCLEAR MISSILE ever made...Compolaris... so... for me, the title means "Progressive...