Arckanum - Fran marder (2025 Reissue) (Red Marble Edition) (LP)

After having caused a stir within the worldwide underground and attracting the interest of various labels, the year 1995 saw the emergence of ARCKANUM's first full-length album Fran marder. Only released one year after Trulen the album's nine tracks featured four entirely new songs while Hvila pa tronan min, Svinna, Gava fran trulen, Bærghet and Kolin væruld were already present on Trulen. In general, Fran marder picks up where Trulen left off. The components that made Trulen such a stand-out effort are all intact but presented in a refined way. The most striking difference between the second demo and Fran marder is the professional studio sound. Courtesy of Peter Tägtgren's Abyss studio the powerful production helped boost the impact of the tracks considerably. Despite this cornerstone of black metal already celebrating its 30th anniversary Fran marder hasn't lost any of its relevance. Devotees still cite the first album as one of their favourites of the entire ARCKANUM catalogue which only proves its timelessness.