Von - Satanic Blood

The newest recording from Von since 1992, if you don't count the Satanic Blood Angel compilation. 2 songs re-recorded (they sound VERY different) and a new song. The re-recording of Veadtuck is especially good, I think.

1. Satanic Blood
2. Blood Von
3. Veadtuck

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Liturgy - Renihilation

Most people have heard this already, but lately I can't get enough of it. Extremely raw. All the songs kinda sound very similar, but it doesn't get tiring to listen to, at least to me anyway.


1. Untitled
2. Pagan Dawn
3. Mysterium
4. Untitled
5. Ecstatic Rite
6. Arctica
7. Untitled
8. Beyond The Magic Forest
9. Untitled
10. Behind The Void
11. Renihilation

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Lantlôs - .Neon

The highly anticipated second Lantlôs album! It would appear that Neige's franchising has successfully taken over here, but it's an excellent record nonetheless.

1. Minusmensch
2. These Nights Were Ours
3. Pulse/Surreal
4. Neige de Mars
5. Coma
6. Neon

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Repugnant - Epitome of Darkness

My new favourite death metal band/album? I think so...

1. Hungry Are the Damned
2. Premature Burial
3. Voices of the Dead
4. Draped in Cerecloth
5. Spawn of Pure Malevolence
6. From Beyond the Grave
7. Sacred Blasphemy
8. Eating from a Coffin
9. Another Vision (Morbid cover)
10. Mutilated Remains

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Watain - Casus Luciferi

In anticipation of the upcoming record, Lawless Darkness, here is one of my favourite Watain albums.

1. Devil's Blood
2. Black Salvation
3. Opus Dei (The Morbid Angel)
4. Puzzles ov Flesh
5. I Am the Earth
6. The Golden Horns of Darash
7. From the Pulpits of Abomination
8. Casus Luciferi
9. Watain (Bonus)

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King Diamond - Abigail

Just to break up the recent influx of new-ish posts, here's an album I'd put in an "all-time best" list; "Abigail", the second studio album from the mighty King Diamond and their first concept album, telling the tale of Miriam Natias and Jonathan La'Fey (the full synopsis can be found elsewhere). This album's also a collection of the greatest known riffs and solos recorded.


1. Funeral
2. Arrival
3. A Mansion In Darkness
4. The Family Ghost
5. The 7th Day Of July 1777
6. Omens
7. The Possession
8. Abigail
9. Black Horsemen
10. Shrine *
11. A Mansion in Darkness (rough mix) *
12. The Family Ghost (rough mix) *
13. The Possession (rough mix) *

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Fyrdsman - Forgotten Beneath the Soil

This is the debut album from English one-man black/folk metal band, Fyrdsman. There's definitely a Forefather essence about this one, and full of promise and potential for the future. It's available for just under £4 in the Mynydd Du Records webshop, but limited to 500 hand-numbered copies so be quick!

1. Forgotten Beneath the Soil
2. Demonised in a Disgraced Land
3. Survival
4. Natural Chaos

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Wormrot - Abuse

I'm not usually very big on grindcore, death metal and the likes but this is brilliant; this is everything grindcore should be.

1. Lost Swines
2. Exterminate
3. Double-Feeding
4. Born Stupid
5. Sledgehammer
6. So Fierce for Fuck!?
7. Dis-appointing
8. Good Times
9. Freedom to Act
10. Indonesia
11. Shitlack
12. Condemnation
13. One Round Away
14. Fuck... I'm Drunk!
15. Operation Grindcore
16. Rich (Yeah Yeah Yeahs Cover)
17. Overgrown Asshole
18. Blasphemy My Ass
19. Fix Your Broken Mind
20. Newkiller Nuclear
21. Uncovered and Proud as Fuck
22. Murder
23. Scum Infestation and Last Song

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1349 - Demonoir

1349's follow-up to last year's "Revelations...", which I personally found very disappointing. Seems they're leaning more towards their old style with this, and it's sounding better already.

1. Tunnel Of Set XI
2. Atomic Chapel
3. Tunnel Of Set XII
4. When I Was Flesh
5. Tunnel Of Set XIII
6. Psalm 7:77
7. Tunnel Of Set XIV
8. Pandemonium War Bells
9. Tunnel Of Set XV
10. The Devil Of The Desert
11. Tunnel Of Set XVI
12. Demonoir
13. Tunnel Of Set XVII

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Rhapsody of Fire - The Frozen Tears of Angels

After a hiatus and legal issues, Rhapsody of Fire have returned on Nuclear Blast with this; The Frozen Tears of Angels!

1. Dark Frozen World
2. Sea of Fate
3. Crystal Moonlight
4. Reign of Terror
5. Danza Di Fuoco E Ghiaccio
6. Raging Starfire
7. Lost in Cold Dreams
8. On the Way to Ainor
9. The Frozen Tears of Angels
10. Labyrinth of Madness
11. Sea of Fate (Orchestral Version)
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Gwydion - Horn Triskelion

The new album from Portuguese viking metallers, Gwydion! It sounds pretty good after first listen.

1. The Departure
2. Fara I Viking
3. From Hel to Asgard
4. Ofiússa (A Terra das Serpentes)
5. Mead of Poetry
6. Triskelion Horde is Nigh
7. Odhinn's Cult
8. At the Sumbel
9. Cold Tempered
10. The Terror of the Northern
11. Six Trials to Become a Beerzerker

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Gris - Il Était une Forêt...

A Canadian black metal project, and both members also took part in the Miserere Luminis project. This is an outstanding album, very atmospheric and raw while crisp and clear at the same time. I certainly hope for them to continue in this manner with any future releases.

1. Il Était une Forêt...
2. Le Gala des Gens Heureux
3. Cicatrice
4. Veux-tu Danser?
5. Profonde Misanthropie
6. La Dryade

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Windrider - To New Lands...

Windrider is a one-man black/folk project by 19-year-old Elliot Vernon from East Yorkshire, England. This record, released for free over the internet, sounds a bit like an Ensiferum/Summoning combo, and works brilliantly.

1. To New Lands... (Prelude)
2. To New Lands... (Part I)
3. The King Under The Mountain
4. There Is No Victory
5. Seven Fathers Of Iron And Stone
6. Mountain's Sunrise (Annwn Cover)
7. To New Lands... (Part II)

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Desecration - Process Of Decay

Fantastic brutal death metal from the prolific and infamous Welsh band Desecration.

1. When the Heart Stops Beating
2. Initial Decay
3. Bacterial Breakdown
4. Black Putrefaction
5. Butyric Fermentation
6. Maggots in Evidence
7. Corpse Fauna
8. Dry Rot
9. Grave Wax

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The World Comes To An End In The End Of A Journey (6-way Shoegaze Split)

Here we have a split between 6 black metal/shoegaze bands. I love the whole thing, but Shyy and Ethereal Beauty are fantastic on this. Highly recommended for fans of Alcest and the likes.

Ethereal Beauty
1. The Sun Shines Tomorrow
2. There's A Grey Cloud Above Us
Shyy
3. The White Sheet Faces The Dark
4. As I Fly
Heretoir
5. Trummerwelten
6. Herbstwind
Soliness
7. Longing For...
8. Skygaze
Dernier Martyr
9. Follow The River, Towards The Sea...
10. 937 KM
11. Tortured By Time
Dopamine
12. Melting

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Xasthur - Portal of Sorrow

The final album to be released under the Xasthur banner.

1. Portal of Sorrow
2. Broken Glass Christening
3. Shrine of Failure
4. Stream of Subconsciousness
5. Karma/Death
6. Horizon of Plastic Caskets
7. Mesmerized by Misery
8. This Abyss Holds the Mirror
9. Mourning Tomorrow
10. Miscarriage of the Soul
11. Obeyer's of their own Deaths
12. Released from this Earth
13. The Darkest Light
14. Hiver de Glace

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Corpus Christii - The Fire God

Definitely one of the  many underrated black metal bands. Recommended!

1. Victory
2. The Burning
3. Penetrator
4. The Fire God
5. Lusitânia (De Orgulho e Honra)
6. Ultra Sonic Violence
7. Lost Curse of Human Decay
8. Reflex of Nothingness
9. Buried by Time and Dust (Mayhem cover)

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Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony

The second of two new Avantasia albums out this year!

1. The Wicked Symphony
2. Wastelands
3. Scales Of Justice
4. Dying For An Angel
5. Blizzard On A Broken Mirror
6. Runaway Train
7. Crestfallen
8. Forever Is A Long Time
9. Black Wings
10. States Of Matter
11. The Edge

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Avantasia - Angel of Babylon

The first of two new Avantasia albums!

1. Stargazers
2. Angel Of Babylon
3. Your Love Is Evil
4. Death Is Just A Feeling
5. Rat Race
6. Down In The Dark
7. Blowing Out The Flame
8. Symphony Of Life
9. Alone I Remember
10. Promised Land (Part 2)
11. Journey To Arcadia

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Cathedral - The Guessing Game

The long-awaited new album from doom/stoner band Cathedral.

Disc 1
1. Immaculate Misconception
2. Funeral of Dreams
3. Painting in the Dark
4. Death of an Anarchist
5. The Guessing Game
6. Edwige's Eyes
7. Cats, Incense, Candles & Wine
Disc 2
1. One Dimensional People
2. The Casket Chasers
3. La Noche del Buque Maldito (aka Ghost Ship of the Blind Dead)
4. The Running Man
5. Requiem for the Voiceless
6. Journeys into Jade

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Forgotten Woods - As The Wolves Gather

Here we have a legendary black metal release from Norwegians Forgotten Woods, running in a similar vein to Burzum and the likes with a depressive, raw atmosphere. Recommended for any black metal fan.

1. Eclipsed
2. As The Wolves Gather
3. In My Darkest Visions
4. Winter
5. Grip Of Frost
6. Dimension Of The Blackest Dark
7. Svartedauden
8. Through Dark And Forgotten Valleys

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Negură Bunget - Vîrstele Pamîntului

The second of the two new Negură Bunget releases; this time with a new lineup.

1. Pămînt
2. Dacia hiperboreană
3. Umbra
4. Ochiul inimii
5. Chei de rouă
6. Ţara de dincolo de negură
7. Jar
8. Arborele lumii
9. Întoarcerea amurgului

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Ondskapt - Arisen From The Ashes

The third album from Swedish orthodox black metal band Ondskapt. Highly recommended for fans of Funeral Mist/Watain/Corpus Christii and the likes.

1. Intro
2. Ominous Worship of the Divine
3. A Graveyard Night
4. Vehicle of Stone
5. Astute Sceptre
6. Impaled By the Fundaments of Our Time
7. Killing the Human Mind
 8. Arisen From the Ashes

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Темнозорь - Урочища Снов

The new album from Russian black/folk metal band Темнозорь (or Temnozor). It's damn good.

1. Вежды мора
2. Бусовы враны
3. Солнцеврат-Коляда
4. Урочища снов
5. Братина утра
6. Сердце журавлиных просторов
7. Замрите, замрите, ветра полевые

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Orcivus - Est Deus in Nobis

After some issues at the pressing plant, Swedish orthodox black metal band Orcivus finally release the follow-up to their debut album. It's fucking good.

1. Pereat
2. Spells of Hatred
3. Crush upon the Earth
4. Towards Ether
5. Storming Blasphemy
6. Sword of Demise
7. Key to thy Damnation
8. Salve Satanas

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Negură Bunget - Maiestrit

The first of 2 new Negură Bunget albums coming out, though this is a re-interpretation of Măiastru Sfetnic and contains the last recordings of the classic lineup before they parted.

1. Vremea Locului Sortit
2. În-Zvîcnirea Apusului
3. A-Vînt în Abis
4. Al Locului
5. Bruiestru
6. Plecaciunea Mortii
7. A-Vînt în Abis (Acoustic Version)
8. Plecaciunea Mortii (Acoustic Version)

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Alcest - Écailles de lune

The highly anticipated new album from French atmospheric black metal/shoegaze band Alcest! I'm currently about half-way through my first listen, and it's brilliant so far.

1. Écailles De Lune (part I)
2. Écailles De Lune (part II)
3. Percées de Lumière
4. Abysses
5. Solar Song
6. Sur L'Océan Couleur de Fer

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Electric Wizard - Let Us Prey

Definitely one of my favourite Electric Wizard albums; this is crushing, heavy and hazy doom/stoner metal full of riffs and bass.

1. A Chosen Few
2. We, the Undead
3. Master of Alchemy: a) House of Whipcord b) The Black Drug
4. The Outsider
5. Night of the Shape
6. Priestess of Mars

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Darkthrone - Circle The Wagons

Darkthrone's new album, Circle The Wagons. Not officially released until April 5th.

1. Those Treasures Will Never Befall You
2. Running for Borders
3. I am the Graves of the 80s
4. Stylized Corpse
5. Circle the Wagons
6. Black Mountain Totem
7. I am the Working Class
8. Eyes Burst at Dawn
9. Bränn Inte Slottet

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Ragnarok - Collectors Of The King

The new album from Norwegian black metallers Ragnarok.

1. Resurrection
2. Stabbed by the Horns
3. Burning the Earth
4. In Honour of Satan
5. Collectors of the King
6. Eternal Damnation
7. The Ancient Crown of Glory
8. May Madness Hunt You Down
9. Wisdom of Perfection

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Burzum - Demo I

In celebration of the long-awaited new Burzum album (available for download here thanks to Valkyrjan), here is the rest of the Burzum discography. There is not a bad album to be found here.

This is the first thing released under the Burzum moniker. Surprisingly, this rehearsal demo packs a lot of atmosphere. All instrumental.

1. Lost Wisdom
2. Spell of Destruction
3. Channeling the Powers of Souls into a New God

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Burzum - Demo II

The 2nd demo. A warning, though: This demo is of REALLY shitty quality. More so than normal black metal demos.

1. Lost Wisdom
2. Depressive Visions of the Cursed Warrior
3. Lord of the Depths
4. Spell of Destruction
5. A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit
6. Lost Wisdom (Taken from Original Burzum Reh - Demo 91)
7. Spell of Destruction (Taken from Original Burzum Reh - Demo 91)
8. Channeling the Powers of Souls into a New God (Taken from Original Burzum Reh - Demo 91)
9. Feeble Screams from Forests Unknown
10. My Key to Purgatory
11. Rite of Cleansure
12. A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit

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Burzum - Burzum

The debut full-length.

1. Feeble Screams from Forests Unknown
2. Ea, Lord of the Deeps
3. Black Spell of Destruction
4. Channelling the Power of Souls into a New God
5. War
6. The Crying Orc
7. A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit
8. My Journey to the Stars
9. Dungeons of Darkness

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Burzum - Aske

The only Burzum EP ever recorded.

1. Stemmen Fra Tårnet
2. Dominus Sathanas
3. A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit

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Burzum - Det Som Engang Var

The 2nd Burzum album.

1. Den Onde Kysten
2. Key to the Gate
3. En Ring Til Aa Herske
4. Lost Wisdom
5. Han Som Reiste
6. Naar Himmelen Klarner
7. Snu Mikrokosmos Tegn
8. Svarte Troner

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Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

The 3rd Burzum full-length. Great album. 'Nuff said.

1. Det Som En Gang Var
2. Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
3. Inn I Slottet Fra Droemmen
4. Tomhet

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Burzum - Filosofem

The last metal album that was recorded before Varg's imprisonment. I couldn't find good mp3 versions of this, so its in m4a format. Sorry for those of you who can't play m4a's. Although most people who see this blog should have/heard this album by now considering its a black metal classic.

1. Dunkelheit
2. Jesus' Tod
3. Erblicket Die Töchter Des Firmaments
4. Gebrechlichkeit I
5. Rundgang Um Die Transzendentale Säule Der Singularität
6. Gebrechlichkeit II

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Burzum - Dauði Baldrs

The first ambient album Varg released. The first one he made in prison as well.

1. Dauði Baldrs
2. Hermoðr Á Helferð
3. Bálferð Baldrs
4. Í Heimr Heljar
5. Illa Tiðandi
6. Móti Ragnarokum

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Burzum - Hliðskjálf

The 2nd and last ambient album made while Varg was in prison.

1. Tuistos Herz
2. Der Tod Wuotans
3. Ansuzgardaraiwô
4. Die Liebe Nerþus'
5. Frijôs Einsames Trauern
6. Einfühlungsvermögen
7. Frijôs Goldene Tränen
8. Der Weinende Hadnur

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Peste Noire - La Sanie des siècles - Panégyrique de la dégénérescence (2006)

A fantastic slab of raw, French black metal.

1. Nous Sommes Fanés
2. Le Mort Joyeux
3. Laus Tibi Domine
4. Spleen
5. Phalènes Et Pestilence - Salvatrice Averse
6. Retour De Flamme (Hooligan Black Metal)
7. Dueil Angoisseus (Christine De Pisan, 1362-1431)
8. Des Médecins Malades Et Des Saints Séquestrés

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Burzum - Belus

The long-awaited return from Varg's 11 year hiatus! As per, I need to listen to it some more but it's sounding pretty great thus far.

1. Leukes Renkespill (Introduksjon)
2. Belus' Død
3. Glemselens Elv
4. Kaimadalthas' Nedstigning
5. Sverddans
6. Keliohesten
7. Morgenrøde
8. Belus' Tilbakekomst (Konklusjon)

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It seems like a lot of our past posts have had the download links removed. I don't know why, but it appears to be random. Its not all the albums, but its still a significant enough amount that I'm not going to re-upload and fix them. If you would like to download one of the albums that are inaccessible, send an email to octagion@aim.com and I'll re-upload it and send you the link. I just don't want to waste time re-uploading albums that people may not download, so just let me know if you need an album that you can't get.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Sterbend - Dwelling Lifeless

An utterly superb DSBM album from Sterbend. If you ever find a physical copy of this (as unlikely as it is) I'd highly recommend picking it up.

1. Intro
2. Depressing Paths Through Fullmoon Forests
3. Einsamkeit
4. ...Left To Weep And Mourn
5. Winterwald
6. Dwelling Lifeless
7. Mysteries
8. Vast And Dismal Chambers
9. Endtime Sermon
10. Outro

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Mourning Forest - Au Cœur de l'Ombre

This is the first and only record to be released under the banner of Mourning Forest, a black metal band hailing from France and are relatively unknown, it seems. Regardless of popularity, their debut is an absolute gem, with impressive musicianship and fitting black metal production. This really is a great album.

1. Solitude Hivernale
2. The Cave
3. Pensées Obscures
4. Cupidité et Putréfaction
5. Scornfull Darklord
6. Réquisitoire Céleste
7. Au Coeur de l'Ombre
8. Outro

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Eluveitie - Everything Is As It Never Was

The new album from Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie.

1. Otherworld
2. Everything Remains As It Never Was
3. Thousandfold
4. Nil
5. The Essence of Ashes
6. Isara
7. Kingdom Come Undone
8. Quoth the Raven
9. (Do)minion
10. Setlon
11. Sempiternal Embers
12. Lugdūnon
13. The Liminal Passage

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Finntroll - Nifelvind

Finally, it's here! The highly anticipated new album from Finnish metallers Finntroll. Ripped in 320kbps.

1. Blodmarsch (Intro)
2. Solsagan
3. Den Frusna Munnen
4. Ett Norrskensdåd
5. I Trädens Sång
6. Tiden Utan Tid
7. Galgasång
8. Mot Skuggornas Värld
9. Under Bergets Rot
10. Fornfamnad
11. Dråp

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Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse

One of my favorite grind albums. There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the track listing though. Most downloads say there are thirteen tracks. There are actually 14. The first track is hidden. At the start of the CD, you have to hold down the back button to rewind it and it will go into negative time. Around 3:16 or so, the actual first song (Timelord Zero) begins, and the time counts down to 0:00, then the second song begins. Kinda strange. I've only found a couple other CDs that do that. Anyway, enjoy!

0. Timelord Zero (Chronovore)

1. Agorapocalypse Now
2. Timelord One (Loneliness of the Long Distance Drug Runner)
3. Dick to Mouth Resuscitation
4. Moral Distortion
5. Hung from the Rising Sun
6. First National Stem Cell and Clone
7. Question of Integrity
8. Timelord Two (Paradoxical Reaction)
9. Trauma Queen
10. White on White Crime
11. Druggernaut Jug Fuck
12. Ex-Cop
13. Flamingo Snuff

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Rotting Christ - Aealo

The new album from Greek black metallers, Rotting Christ! This albums seems to follow on from where Theogonia left off, and sounds pretty good on first listen.

1. Aealo
2. Eon Aenaos
3. Demonon Vrosis
4. Noctis Era
5. dub-sag-ta-ke
6. Fire Death and Fear
7. Nekron lahes...
8. ...Pir Threontai
9. Thou Art Lord
10. Santa Muerte
11. Orders From the Dead (Diamanda Galas cover)

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