Samael – Ceremony Of Opposites CD HorrorSamael 'Ceremony Of Opposites' CD Jewel case CD edition A cornerstone of 1990s extreme metal, Samaels third full length album, Ceremony of Opposites, stands as a bold statement of evolution and reinvention. Originally released in 1994, this genre defying record saw the Swiss pioneers transcend their black metal origins, merging crushing riffs with industrial undertones, ritualistic rhythms, and darkly atmospheric soundscapes. With tracks like
NYKTMYST excel in the art of songwriting
melancholic
rarely heard version of 'Dusk
locking into a moody 'n' martial style of black metal which seamlessly moves from teeth-gnashingly tense violence to smoke-swirlingly hypnotic downtempo passages
Black Vinyl edition in gatefold sleeve with insert and poster
Agalloch – 'The Mantle' 2LP (Deluxe Edition)
seamlessly winding through minefields both sonic and psychic and eventually culminating in a grandiose two-part finale in the equally compellingly titled "Hubris and Decline" and "Militate Pyrric Collapse
My Blood - 'Dead Strings of Agony' CD
Drowning The Light – 'Abyssic Tides' CD
A dynamic and dazzling display of canonic Hellenic black metal but infused with a melancholy that was indeed vampyric Yet immediately
Hailing from Spain
poetry and diaphanous visions merge
