Darkest Desires PART THREE

[KR...]

Some new releases :

ZYKLON - Aeon

Brand new effort by Samoth and co. ZYKLON! . Features Trym, as well as Destructhor (Myrkskog) with lyrics penned by ex-Emperor drummer Faust. Brutal, up bit death metal!!!

KREATOR - Live Kreation DVD
Single DVD edition featuring live shows from S, Korea and Brazil plus tons of special featueres material including all Kreator Video clips from 1982 to today!

KAIPA - Keyholder
Brand new record by this supergroup featuring Roine Stolt, Jonas Reingold of Flower Kings and Patrik Lundstorm of Ritual. Super cool symphonic progrock with tons of Mellotrons, organ passages wrapped with such heaviness which are so familiar with King Crimson, Yes etc

EDGE OF SANITY - Crimson II
The ultimate epic death metal masterpiece! "Crimson II" is fully written and recorded by the mastermind Dan Swano (Nightingale, Bloodbath, etc.). The creator of the groundbreaking "Until Eternity Ends," the experimental "The Spectral Sorrows" and the highly influential "Purgatory Afterglow!" This the anticipated follow-up to Crimson who set the blueprints of death metal thereafter! 45 minutes of cutting edge death metal from one of the most talented and influential metal composers ever!

DIMMU BORGIR - Death Cult Armageddon
Dimmu Borgir return with a supreme opus of pure blackness and aural annihilation. D.C.A. is one of the most highly anticipated albums in the world of extreme music, and it's guaranteed to please the legions of Dimmu fans. Vehement guitar work, haunting keyboard melodies, dynamically precise drumming and dour/acidic vocals with a touch of melodic/operatic vocals characterize Dimmu's infectious and abysmally seductive sound. Dimmu Borgir continues down the path towards total music domination.

IRON MAIDEN - Dance Of Death
Building up from Brave New World, Dance of Death offers classic Maiden loaded with amazing harmonies, riffs, solos and Druce's (still) godly voice. At the same time they perfectly blend in newer elements such as renaissance folkish melodies! Up The Irons!


Buy them all here on the cheap : http://www.theendrecords.com

 

[DarkAngel]

Dimmu - DCA
Yes yes yes...........must have this now. (dark lord Shaggrath commands me)

EOS - Crimson II
Will arrive any day now

Zyklon - Aeon
Has the big names, supposed to be better than 1st album, I felt 1st album was a bit overrated so may hold off here till more feedback/samples are checked

Silentium
To make Nacher happy got 2 & 3 albums by them

New Iron Maiden????????
They say it's actually pretty good...........but they are too dam old now to play metal

 

[Magic77]

I'm going to give the new Iron Maiden a try. I haven't really cared for their past few albums. I was a die-hard Maiden Fan back in the day of Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind and Powerslave. Hope this one is good.

I'll be getting the new Dimmu Borgir as well.

Also upcoming is the new Morbid Angel-"Heretic" and King Diamond-"The PuppetMaster"

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkAngel New Iron Maiden???????? They say it's actually pretty good...........but they are too dam old now to play metal

Who cares how old they are? The album is not just pretty good, it's the best they've done since Seventh Son, none of their other albums since even compare to DoD. It doesn't sound quite the same as their classic 80's albums, but it's just as good. As long as they want to keep playing great music, I'll keep listening.

 

[DarkAngel]

Did I just make a mistake...............

I ordered the Jewel case version of Dimmu Bogir DCA , but now I see The End has listed digipak version soon to arrive.

I vaguely remember hearing somewhere that digipak will have 1 bonus track..........

I get the sinking feeling I should have kept my powder dry till digipak arrived.

 

[Nacher]

Not only does the digipack have bonus track, which actually is quite ok, but also the digipack is one of the best looking ones I have ever seen. Shame on you.

 

[KR...]

The End will also be getting the Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon JOURNAL as well.

I say sell the Jewel case version on ebay and order the digipack.

Don't worry, everything shall be ok :

All available "Death Cult Armageddon" formats!


Limited NB Mailorder Edition

(limited, heavy & numbered metal box (size 25x20x5 cm) with padlock including high-class configured loose-leaf notebook (size 17x22) with metal and parchment booklet pages, wrapped in embroidered black velvet cloth, including CD with Bonustrack "Satan My Master" - Bathory Cover + set of 10 high-class postcards)

Limited Edition für den Handel

(high-class configured loose-leaf notebook (size 17x22 cm) with metal and parchment booklet pages, including Cd with Bonustrack "Satan My Master" - Bathory Cover)

Jewelcase

(including cover-sized sticker)

Digi

(costly, brand new Digi format designed by Joachim Luetke; including Bonustrack "Satan My Master" - Bathory Cover)

Doppel LP

(very costly vinyl including 3 Bonustracks: 1) "Satan My Master" (Bathory Cover), 2) "Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse" (orchestral version), 3) "Eradication Instincts Defined" (orchestral version)

DVD Audio
(Street Date: 22.09.03)


(contains the album in excellent 5.1 surround multichannel sound mix, playable on all DVD players, including 3 Bonustracks (see LP) as well as the very first Dimmu Borgir videoclip for Death Cult Armageddon: "Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse" (Video Edit), Photogallery and all lyrics)

 

[DarkAngel]

Oh great..................I get a stupid sticker with jewel case instead of bonus track!

Oh well, at least a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (or something like that)

 

[ArChaos]

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkAngel Did I just make a mistake............... I ordered the Jewel case version of Dimmu Bogir DCA , but now I see The End has listed digipak version soon to arrive. I vaguely remember hearing somewhere that digipak will have 1 bonus track.......... I get the sinking feeling I should have kept my powder dry till digipak arrived.

Don't be ***too*** sorry until you hear the album itself... IMO, in spite of all the hype around it, both EDT and PEM are better albums. I've already listened to it a couple of times and got the same feeling as with COF's Damnation and a Day - good album, "politically correct", nice touch with the orchestra - let's say all in all an 8 out of 10 - but not the BALLS of their best works...

It just happened I listened to it after Arch Enemy's *Anthems Of Rebellion* and - believe it or not - DCA sounded a little dull to me - which is not exactly a compliment according to comparative expectations from both groups... Anyway, Arch Enemy was a pleasant surprise (well, not quite a "surprise") - this last album with Angela Gassow as soloist really kicks *****, better IMO than Wages of Sin and Burning Bridges. This lady growls as good as, if not better, than most male "growlers" but thinking of it I would have preferred her to sing at least part of the vocals in clean voice - than we would have had a "beauty and the beast" style vocals performed by the same soloist - wouldn't it be cool?

Edge of Sanity - Crimson II. Here are some links to a few threads about it in Swano's forum at Ultimate Metal:

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=106650

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=109560

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=106083

IMO, it's a very good album, on par with Purgatory Afterglow and The Spectral Sorrows, but not as awesome as Crimson I... I also would have liked more clean vocals and less growls - well I guess it's a matter of taste... Yet, too high expectations to rise by calling it Crimson II... Incantation, Covenant of Souls and Aftermath are my highlights.

Edit: link to Arch Enemy-Anthems of Rebellion review in The Metal Observer

http://www.metal-observer.com/gb/reviews/rev3442.html

 

[Nacher]

I know you people are sick and tired of my recommendations, but I still have to do some more promoting of Asmegin - Hin Vordende Sod & So

. Even though I did consider this album just ok during the few first listens, I have now found myself totally addicted to it. I am having a hard time to listen my Death Cult Armageddon, as I always have to listen to Asmegin one more time, and then again and again. It's really rare for me to listen for the same album for six times in a row, but can't help it. The band members are quite young and the album is just a debut, but it features almost a dozen guest musicians like Sareeta from Ram-Zet doing female vocals and violing and Lars.A.Nedland from Borknagar (?) for clean male vocals and so on. I wouldn't be surprised if Asmegin would be one of the best known folk metal acts after they have released 3 albums or so.

After Death Cult Armageddon, the third album trying to get in my player is Melechesh - Sphynx. Black Metal with strong arabic influences with occasional use of oriental percussions and instruments just has such an unique sound that it clearly rises above the gray black/death metal selection.

Wonder if the-end has these?

 

[KR...]

nope but it's at Amazon :

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...music&n=507846

 

[KR...]

A list of selected new releases :

BOMBEROS - Bringing Down 7" EP

Forget about all the so-called punk bands of today.
This is the real deal.
Five tracks of frothing-at-the-mouth oldschool punk.
Featuring Maniac of Mayhem on vocals.
Absolute kill!

ANATHEMA - Serenades RE-ISSUE DIGIPAK

Limited edition re-issue Digipak with bonus track

AT THE GATES - With Fear I Kiss The Burning Darkness RE-ISSUE DIGIPAK

Limited edition Digipak feat 3 bonus tracks!

LAMENTED SOULS - Essence Of Wounds 7" EP

The Essence Of Wounds : the debut EP of Lamented Souls; one of the longest running and most anticipated Norwegian underground acts. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of classic heavy metal acts, such as St. Vitus, Black Sabbath, Candlemass and so on, Lamented Souls deliver a fine brand of rocking doom metal. Riffs and hooks that engrave themselves on your subconscious, pounding rhythms and of course classic soulful singing, courtesy of none other than Simen Hestnæs, widely revered for his work with acts such as Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar and Arcturus. Even if the band build on what these days are regarded as ancient tradition, their sound can only be described as unique, and utterly compelling. A-side Essence of Wounds is classic doom of the gravest order; . On the flip-side Sprukken Maske (Shattered Mask) is just as heavy metal as it is unlike anything you have ever heard before, not least thanks to Hestnæs expressive vocal delivery. Essence Of Wounds is an essential release to all metal fanatics

SIX FEET UNDER - Bringer Of Blood LIMITED EDITION

Chris Barnes (ex Cannibal Corpse) returns with yet anther Six Feet Under record. Bringer of Blood delivers 11 tracks of death metal crushing with thrash / rock feel and very grim lyrical content. this is the limited edition two CDs set, featuring a bonus DVD the making of Bringer of blood and housed in a gatefold Digipak with 28 page booklet!

 

[DarkAngel]

Quote:

Originally posted by ArChaos Don't be ***too*** sorry until you hear the album itself... IMO, in spite of all the hype around it, both EDT and PEM are better albums. I've already listened to it a couple of times and got the same feeling as with COF's Damnation and a Day - good album, "politically correct", nice touch with the orchestra - let's say all in all an 8 out of 10 - but not the BALLS of their best works...

ALAS......................ArChaos is correct in his asessment
DCA is a slight disappointment. Easily the most diverse and experimental Dimmu album, sounding a bit like Arcturus "sham mirrors" at times with some spoken word samples. Unfortunately it cannot match the dark power/majesty of EDT which still reigns supreme as Dimmu's finest hour. There is a cool part at the end of one song where sustained vocal morphs into swarm of flies.

DCA is like PEM with more variation and special effects, also not sure who did vocals on EDT but they are much better and darker vs DCA..........wonder why all the reviews I've read for DCA are all 10/10? So very much worth keeping, and you have to keep things fresh and innovative to be relavant force after 10+ years (perhaps too many chefs stirring the pot now with 6 band members), but not the very best Dimmu has done.....8/10

(which probably means they will be more popular than ever and sell more copies of DCA than all other albums combined, he he)

 

[Nicwix]

Just received Soria Monia Slott by Dismal Euphony. One of their earliest (other CDs by same are Autumn Leaves, All Little Devils, Python Zero and Lady Ablaze).

On Track 6 - so far sounds good to me - interesting textures - though I like to listen four or five times before I make up my mind.

Sort of beauty and the beast operatic/melodic metal - Tristania meets CoF, only faster - and just 42 minutes long.

DarkAngel - you have/had some of the above (March post) - comments???

Nic

 

[DarkAngel]

Nic
I had two DE albums (not the one you have) and though they were just OK, ended up selling them because they would never be played............I have too many other better beauty/beast dark metal CDs to play.

The CD artwork is pretty cool.