a.m.s.g. - the forbidden transformation.

A.M.S.G. - The Forbidden Transformation

28:32

61.41 MB

1. The Forbidden Transformation

2. Luciferion Lycanthropic Lust

3. The Gleaming Tower

originally released by profound lore a few months ago on compact disc and vinyl, this is a rip of the cassette version from tour de garde.

I don't know why it's not up on the profound lore bandcamp page, but this is some genuinely first-rate black metal and I couldn't be more excited to share it with all of you.

the debut full-length from A.M.S.G. was one of my favorite releases of 2013. this tape does away with a lot of the more experimental aspects of that record in favor of a more traditional sound, but that's not a problem when it sounds this good.

lots of great atmosphere, memorable riffs, and decrepit vocals.

buy copies for yourselves from the link below, and also pick up the (mostly) excellent new akitsa album...plus whatever else you want from tour de garde's freshly revamped web store - there's a ton of great items available.

highly recommended, but that shouldn't be surprising.




(buy a copy from tour de garde.)


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gevurah - anno mmxi.

Gevurah - Anno MMXI

23:35

45.61 MB

1. Scalding Sun

2. The Shores Of The Sitra Ahra

3. Vanquishing The Realms Of Creation

I'm sure we can all agree that fallen empire's most recent store update was nothing short of epic, and I'm also sure many people missed out on at least a couple things they were hoping to grab.

there was only one copy of this, gevurah's "anno mmxi" demo, and after hearing them on fallen empire's own svn okklt compilation, I jumped at the chance to pick up their only tape. and just days before the store update, profound lore announced that they would be releasing gevurah's debut ep, "necheshirion," in may of this year.

so with gevurah set to break out, here is their debut demo tape from 2011. both the sound and production are comparable to their track on the svn okklt compilation, so there really shouldn't be any big surprises here - just epic, fast, and furious black metal. these three tracks should give you just enough to chew on until the ep comes out (or leaks, depending on your personal preference).

the fallen empire store is down this weekend for the eternal warfare fest in salem, oregon, but it's sold out there anyway since I got the last copy. but as of this writing, there is one for sale on discogs, so snap it up quick because it's sure to become a collector's item in the near future.

and because it's a great demo filled with excellent black metal.



UPDATE: here's a better rip, courtesy of faithful reader who wishes to remain anonymous:

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best of 2012.

here are four best-of-the-year lists for your reading pleasure - twenty widely released albums, ten cassettes, ten splits, and ten digital releases. each list is in no particular order.

it was an especially great year for cassettes, splits, and digital from small labels.

these albums are readily available all over the internet for free. but please buy something if you like it.

top twenty widely-released albums
menace ruine - alight in ashes

evoken - atra mors

elysian blaze - blood geometry

panopticon - kentucky

sutekh hexen - larvae

wrathprayer - the sun of moloch…

rage nucléaire - unrelenting fucking hatred

wildernessking - the writing of gods in the sand

baroness - yellow & green

mutilation rites - empyrean

worm ouroboros - come the thaw

mgla - with hearts toward none

mares of thrace - the pilgrimage

cryptopsy - s/t

bosse-de-nage - III

drudkh - eternal turn of the wheel

pseudogod - death womb catechesis

horseback - half blood

ash borer - cold of ages

pig destroyer - book burner

top ten cassettes

this station of life - plastic fire

rhinocervs - rh-12

rhinocervs - rh-14

ash pool - cremation is irreversible

dommedagssalme - to that which lies dormant

dressed in streams - s/t

voltur - obscuritas incantamentum

grinning death's head - golden dawn

hell - hell III

torture chain - time is but a doorway to the incinerator

top ten splits

absum/odz manouk

a pregnant light/obscure lupine quietus

wheels within wheels/merkaba

thou/hell

barghest/false

muknal/the haunting presence

trist/lonesummer

white medal/cäina

year of no light/altar of plagues

yellow eyes/monument

top ten digital/self-releases

ekadzati - s/t

thenn - threshing the golden fields

jute gyte - senescence

venowl - patterns of failure

cellgraft - s/t

acédia - l'exil

book of sand - mourning star

mare cognitum - an extraconscious lucidity

dephosphorus - night sky transform

botanist - III: doom in bloom

what did I miss?