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Uboa’s fifth album Impossible Light almost never made it out of the dark. From its initial conception in 2018, this record went to hell and back, dragging its immensity and too-big-to-hold emotion through the torturous process of translation to sound and returned triumphantly as a full-bodied record in a distinct new style.

Impossible Light begins where Uboa’s 2019 breakout album The Origin Of My Depression left off—and ends somewhere entirely different. The Origin stunned with its methodical use of doom, harsh noise, and ambient soundscapes while documenting a raw, unhindered account of Xandra Metcalfe’s experiences with her transition and her struggles with mental health. Over time The Origin steadily grew a cult-like following which developed into a full-fledged internet community focused around noise, neurodiversity and transness. While Uboa’s signature style of highly polished, cinematic “hypernoise” is front and center in Impossible Light, there is also a daring departure into the genres of industrial metal / rock, setting it apart from any other Uboa release thus far and distinguishing it from other contemporary noise records.

Metcalfe kept the lyrical content of this record as a time capsule of the catastrophic ups and downs and rapidly changing environments within herself and in the world from 2018-2023. Key collaborators include Blood Of A Pomegranate, Otay:onii, Charlie Looker and Haela Hunt-Hendrix of Liturgy. Impossible Light dives fearlessly into queer sexuality, trans embodiment, grief for those who couldn’t make it, solidarity for those facing unimaginable discrimination, the toxic spread of transphobic hatred and misinformation, and the ultimate hope of recovery from trauma and mental anguish. This is a record about the light at the end of the tunnel and the power it takes to keep moving towards it.

Black/white splatter vinyl. Sect's 4th LP is about a political plague swept in worldwide under the chaos of a literal & ecological one. Plagues Upon Plagues faces a mournful new reality: the profound loss of lifelong battles in an unraveling civilization."Sect have a lot on their minds. With the release of their brand new single, "New Low" and the promise of Plagues Upon Plagues, the follow up full-length to 2019's Blood of the Beasts, Sect explore the intersection of issues which have cascaded over us for the last five years, the "plagues" of the title referring to the literal pandemic, and the metaphorical plague of the political state and the rise of fascism

In the mist-shrouded realm of black metal, GRAVENOIRE emerges as a phantasm, a spectral echo of the genre's most unyielding and arcane iterations. These harbingers of the aether marry the raw, unfiltered essence of 90s black metal with the enigmatic lore of their ancestral land. Devant la porte des étoiles is a portal, cast from the ancient stones of primordial rites and cosmic despair. This GRAVENOIRE debut, forged in the live crucible of rehearsal chambers untainted by modernity's corroding touch, channels the unsanctioned, unbridled energies of realms both spectral and telluric. From the inaugural summoning rites of the instrumental Pavens to the devotional desolation of Granit, each track serves as a tome, inscribed with the ink of rebellion, mysticism, and the unquenchable thirst for transcendence. GRAVENOIRE invites the listener to tread the forgotten paths beneath the starlit dome, to reunite with the ancient forces that pulse in the earth's hidden veins. 1. Pavens 2. France de l'Ombre 3. Ordo Opera Cultura 4. Aux Chiens 5. Granit 6. Gravenoire

BLACK SHEPHERD was formed in 1983 as BEELZEBUB, in 1984 they changed the bandname to BLACK SHEPHERD. During their demos era BLACK SHEPHERD played with bands as Onslaught, Kreator and Angeldust. In February of 1986 the demo ‘United Evil Forces’ was recorded and released. In 1988 the band signed a deal with the Punk Etc. and recorded their debut LP ‘Immortal Aggression’. All tracks on this compilation album are restored and remastered at Suncord Audiolab, March 2019. SIDE A 1. Kill the Priest (United Evil Forces demo 1986)2. Make Love War (United Evil Forces demo 1986)3. Preacher of Death (United Evil Forces demo 1986)4. Lord of Darkness (United Evil Forces demo 1986)5. Animal (Demo 2) 6. Black Shepherd (demo 2) SIDE B: 7. Kill The Priest (Live in Gemmenich 1987)8. Black Shepherd (Live in Gemmenich 1987)9. Total Supereme (Live in Gemmenich 1987)10. Lord of (Live in Gemmenich 1987)11. Animal Live in Gemmenich 1987)12. Another Day to Die (Live in Gemmenich 1987)13. I am your Fate (Live in Gemmenich 1987)

BLACK SHEPHERD was formed in 1983 as BEELZEBUB, in 1984 they changed the bandname to BLACK SHEPHERD. During their demos era BLACK SHEPHERD played with bands as Onslaught, Kreator and Angeldust. In February of 1986 the demo ‘United Evil Forces’ was recorded and released. In 1988 the band signed a deal with the Punk Etc. and recorded their debut LP ‘Immortal Aggression’. All tracks on this compilation album are restored and remastered at Suncord Audiolab, March 2019. SIDE A 1. Kill the Priest (United Evil Forces demo 1986)2. Make Love War (United Evil Forces demo 1986)3. Preacher of Death (United Evil Forces demo 1986)4. Lord of Darkness (United Evil Forces demo 1986)5. Animal (Demo 2) 6. Black Shepherd (demo 2) SIDE B: 7. Kill The Priest (Live in Gemmenich 1987)8. Black Shepherd (Live in Gemmenich 1987)9. Total Supereme (Live in Gemmenich 1987)10. Lord of (Live in Gemmenich 1987)11. Animal Live in Gemmenich 1987)12. Another Day to Die (Live in Gemmenich 1987)13. I am your Fate (Live in Gemmenich 1987)

Re-issue of Belgium’s cult black speed death metal act BLACK SHEPHERD. Originally released in 1988. Luckily the band found the old reels from 1988, unluckily just four tracks on it. These are remixed, restored and remastered, other tracks restored and remastered/ Extensive liner notes with vocalist Yvan and rare and old pictures. Cover art the back then rejected original art work! REEL tracks digitalised/ restored / remixed / remastered: SIDE A:1. Immortal Aggression2. Another Day to Die 3. Make Love War 4. Corpses 5. Evil Revenge6. AnimalRestored / remastered from the LP:SIDE B:7. State of Decay 8. Preacher of Death9. Trash 10. Kill the Priest 11. Lord of Darkness Plus BONUS: Demo 1989 – ‘Welcome’ restored / remastered12. Little Bitch

Re-issue of Belgium’s cult black speed death metal act BLACK SHEPHERD. Originally released in 1988. Luckily the band found the old reels from 1988, unluckily just four tracks on it. These are remixed, restored and remastered, other tracks restored and remastered/ Extensive liner notes with vocalist Yvan and rare and old pictures. Cover art the back then rejected original art work! REEL tracks digitalised/ restored / remixed / remastered: SIDE A:1. Immortal Aggression2. Another Day to Die 3. Make Love War 4. Corpses 5. Evil Revenge6. AnimalRestored / remastered from the LP:SIDE B:7. State of Decay 8. Preacher of Death9. Trash 10. Kill the Priest 11. Lord of Darkness Plus BONUS: Demo 1989 – ‘Welcome’ restored / remastered12. Little Bitch

The latest album from British heavy metal flagbearers Seven Sisters, available on vinyl once again.‘Shadow of A Fallen Star Pt.1’ is the follow up to 2016’s ‘The Cauldron and the Cross’, a release which earned rave reviews and saw them tour extensively inEurope with Haunt.Limited clear base w/pink & blue splatter vinyl pressing.After the release of ‘Shadow of A Fallen Star Pt.1’, the band toured across the US, and twice around Europe, as well as hitting many major festivals along the way. Seven Sisters are a band that encapsulates melodic,twin guitar driven Heavy Metal. Taking the essence of the 80s and infusing it with progressive song structures and an effortless command of dynamic, their take onmetal is both familiar and unequivocally their own. The band’s driving force, Kyle McNeil, has also gained attention with his other act Phantom Spell, furthercementing his reputation as a rising star of the current metal underground.Seven Sisters are in the studio recording the highly anticipated follow up to ‘Shadow Of A Fallen Star Pt.1’, due for release at the end of 2024. In the meantime,the band return to the live circuit with festival performances this summer:26th July - Burning Q Fest - Freißenbüttel, Germany10th August - Frost and Fireland II - Limerick, Ireland26th October - Heavy Rock Total! - Leipzig, Germany Side A1 Andromeda Rising2 Beyond the Black Stars3 The Artifice4 Whispers in the DarkSide B1 Horizon’s Eye2 Wounds of Design3 Truth’s Burden4 Shadow of A Fallen Star

After an almost decade-long period of dwelling in the shadows, Koldbrann returned with a series of select festival appearances in 2022/23, premiering new material and proving that they're still full of cold grimness and misanthropy, and completely void of compromise. After last year’s 2-track 7” single “Den 6. Massedød (Manna fra en annen himmel)”, their long-awaited 4th album “Ingen Skånsel” is ready to be unleashed - and Koldbrann is sounding rawer, harsher and better than ever. Even though deeply rooted in the True Norwegian Black Metal tradition, Koldbrann has carved out their own sound within the genre confines and it sounds fresh, raw and different. There’s a fierce nerve running through the album, and the songs stand out from today’s typical black metal sounds. You can feel the aggression throughout the whole album. “Ingen Skånsel” is one of the most interesting, aggressive and fierce Norwegian black metal albums in modern times! 1.Ingen Skånsel2.Et Uomtvistelig Falsum3.I Unaturens Vold4.Prosesjon Under Blyhimmel5.Det Kryper Kaldt6.Maskiner av Nihil7.Forstanden Seiler Sin Egen Sjø8.Fortærer av Minne og Form9.Rykk Skaperverket Opp med Roten10.Vorde Eders Farkost en Katafalk11.Serenade til Dødens Elende12.Elevert Hinsides Tilstand (CD only track)

After an almost decade-long period of dwelling in the shadows, Koldbrann returned with a series of select festival appearances in 2022/23, premiering new material and proving that they're still full of cold grimness and misanthropy, and completely void of compromise. After last year’s 2-track 7” single “Den 6. Massedød (Manna fra en annen himmel)”, their long-awaited 4th album “Ingen Skånsel” is ready to be unleashed - and Koldbrann is sounding rawer, harsher and better than ever. Even though deeply rooted in the True Norwegian Black Metal tradition, Koldbrann has carved out their own sound within the genre confines and it sounds fresh, raw and different. There’s a fierce nerve running through the album, and the songs stand out from today’s typical black metal sounds. You can feel the aggression throughout the whole album. “Ingen Skånsel” is one of the most interesting, aggressive and fierce Norwegian black metal albums in modern times! 1.Ingen Skånsel2.Et Uomtvistelig Falsum3.I Unaturens Vold4.Prosesjon Under Blyhimmel5.Det Kryper Kaldt6.Maskiner av Nihil7.Forstanden Seiler Sin Egen Sjø8.Fortærer av Minne og Form9.Rykk Skaperverket Opp med Roten10.Vorde Eders Farkost en Katafalk11.Serenade til Dødens Elende12.Elevert Hinsides Tilstand (CD only track)

Ende, a Black Metal outfit hailing from France are ready to unleash their 6th full length album: “L'aube des Anathèmes”. Previously signed to Obscure Abhorrence Productions, the band has released 5 solid albums in the past and continue to do so with their next opus. L'aube des Anathèmes offers a wide range of the mid 90’s Black Metal sound where you can hear undoubtedly the raw / old school black metal in their sound to a certain point where it gets mixed with the synth instrument (that is very present within the symphonic black metal genre) without sounding to symphonic, but rather haunted or vampiric. The guitars however deliver those vile raw and yet melodic riffs that directly make you forget about all the above and just take you on this wave of melodies throughout the album. The drums are pounding with variations between the old school blast beats and fast blast beats to even mid-tempo and thrash like tempos together with an overlay on low bass tones. The vocals can only be complimented for lifting everything up and finalizing that 90’s sound as a whole! Ende has delivered an album that is furious, relentless, melodic (with a touch of symphonic) and driven with the old school 90’s black metal sound and all in all managed to wrap it up in a solid production. L'aube des Anathèmes is a must have for the old school, melodic and even pagan fans of the Black Metal genre! 1. Lilitû (04:48)2. Union Triomphante (06:48)3. Cabale Nocturne (07:02)4. Indigent (06:14)5. Favete Linguis (06:11)6. Eclat de Marbre (06:55)7. Renaissance (05:55)

Ende, a Black Metal outfit hailing from France are ready to unleash their 6th full length album: “L'aube des Anathèmes”. Previously signed to Obscure Abhorrence Productions, the band has released 5 solid albums in the past and continue to do so with their next opus. L'aube des Anathèmes offers a wide range of the mid 90’s Black Metal sound where you can hear undoubtedly the raw / old school black metal in their sound to a certain point where it gets mixed with the synth instrument (that is very present within the symphonic black metal genre) without sounding to symphonic, but rather haunted or vampiric. The guitars however deliver those vile raw and yet melodic riffs that directly make you forget about all the above and just take you on this wave of melodies throughout the album. The drums are pounding with variations between the old school blast beats and fast blast beats to even mid-tempo and thrash like tempos together with an overlay on low bass tones. The vocals can only be complimented for lifting everything up and finalizing that 90’s sound as a whole! Ende has delivered an album that is furious, relentless, melodic (with a touch of symphonic) and driven with the old school 90’s black metal sound and all in all managed to wrap it up in a solid production. L'aube des Anathèmes is a must have for the old school, melodic and even pagan fans of the Black Metal genre! 1. Lilitû (04:48)2. Union Triomphante (06:48)3. Cabale Nocturne (07:02)4. Indigent (06:14)5. Favete Linguis (06:11)6. Eclat de Marbre (06:55)7. Renaissance (05:55)