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Batillus - Furnace Vinyl LP"Big on atmosphere, big on time and big on tone, the first album from Brooklyn doomers Batillus is a bleak, oppressive six-song outing that’s bound to ring their name out among the underground converted. Doom heads, be aware. The band, which formed as an instrumental trio and later added be-dreadlocked vocalist Fade Kainer (Inswarm, Jarboe, occasionally Man’s Gin), have unleashed a monster in Furnace. With one guitar, one bass, one set of drums, one vocalist and a host of effects and synths, they set up posts along a range of heavy-footed doomscapes — which, contrary to the album’s title, actually sound quite cold — managing to incorporate some of post-metal’s progressive ideology while almost completely avoiding the now-clichéd traps of that genre. Fans of Suma, Unearthly Trance, Ufomammut and other drone-conscious neo-doomers will want to take note of the four-piece’s methodology, impressive and punishing in equal measure as it is."
Limited to only 300 copies!
Batillus / Hallowed Butchery - Split Vinyl LPBatillus is a droning, bludgeoning American Doom act with rockish groove-riffs and nihilistic raw shrieks. It is the guitarist that adds some outside-influences, through his dissonance-heavy post-rockish parts.
Hallowed Butchery freaks out with harsh sludge, quirky lead guitars, computer-manipulated post-punk howls and whirling ambient!
Limited to only 500 copies!
Printed inner sleeve
Black Freighter - Graves and Monuments Vinyl LP"Black Freighter's sound is dirty ; downtuned guitars , lots of feedback ; brutal and aggressive vocals ; you can hear influences from eye hate god to Godflesh to Coalesce and His Hero Is Gone ; a perfect mix of sludge / industrial / hardcore"
Presented in a deluxe gatefold sleeve
Crowskin / Black Freighter - Split Vinyl LP
“Two heavy-weight doom acts from the empty, hopeless landscapes of Eastern Germany team up for a split LP that holds the balance between brutality and depressive bitterness. Leipzig's BLACK FREIGHTER who give their vinyl debut on this one start a slow, but unstoppable steamroller of tuned-to-zero guitars in complex and blurred arrangements. Potdam's CROWSKIN, known from their split LP with BLACK SHAPE OF NEXUS and last year's "Harmony of death" 7" deliver feedback-soaked ugly pieces of sludge with.”
Limited to only 500 copies!
Hallowed Butchery - Funeral Rites For The Living Vinyl LP“HALLOWED BUTCHERY is the alter-ego of Ryan Scott Fairfield from Kennebec County, Maine/USA, and his one-man-project brings you bizarre soundscapes between ambient, folk, industrial, progressive rock and heavy doom metal. Instead of the average doom repetitiveness, variety is the bottom line of this symphonic opus, ranging from soft melancholic acoustic passages to pure dark and slow funeral doom marches and weird synth fanfares. Lyrically, he deals with environmentalism, spirituality, religion and individuality vs. society. Altogether this results in a great album taking the listener on a trip into unknown depths of the self.” “
…a full-fledged warhorse of doom, with a sound that is way beyond its years”
“This is the most progressive doom / sludge stuff we’ve ever heard, for fans of: AHAB , COMUS, EARTH, KHANATE and NORTT”
Comes with a poster
Hallowed Butchery - Funeral Rites For The Living CD“HALLOWED BUTCHERY is the alter-ego of Ryan Scott Fairfield from Kennebec County, Maine/USA, and his one-man-project brings you bizarre soundscapes between ambient, folk, industrial, progressive rock and heavy doom metal. Instead of the average doom repetitiveness, variety is the bottom line of this symphonic opus, ranging from soft melancholic acoustic passages to pure dark and slow funeral doom marches and weird synth fanfares. Lyrically, he deals with environmentalism, spirituality, religion and individuality vs. society. Altogether this results in a great album taking the listener on a trip into unknown depths of the self.” “
…a full-fledged warhorse of doom, with a sound that is way beyond its years”
“This is the most progressive doom / sludge stuff we’ve ever heard, for fans of: AHAB , COMUS, EARTH, KHANATE and NORTT”
Nadja / Galena - Collaboration Vinyl LPHaving long established themselves as pioneers in the heavy drone and dark ambient scene, Nadja, now based in Berlin, continue pushing things forward with Konstruktion, their newest vinyl only effort made exclusively for ADAGIO830. Nadja's unique thumbprint shines strong mostly on the B side of this album, punishing guitar that scratches the listeners itch for heavy, churning and an engulfing sonic experience. the pallet is made thicker with additions of accordion drone, bass and cogent drum patterns. Galena ads subtle synth and sustaining guitar lines that brew to boil just below Nadja's set threshold... Working in a similar and cohesive manner, Oakland California's Galena slowly stirs the pot with dark menacing synth layers, tape treatments and creeping washed out guitar. the burgeoning sounds fold out and in on themselves creating thunderous white noise windstorms your ears have no choice but to get lost in... voices appear and disappear under the wash and you're carried along not knowing when you'll be set back down. the A-Side shows Galena's strengths more prominent but again, welcoming subtle and tasteful additions by their collaborators. a wonderful example of 2 like-minded duo's joining forces to express their own unique styles and creating something new and fresh out of the mist...
Nadja / Ovo - Collaboration Vinyl LPOver the last few dogs days of summer 2008, Italy’s OvO and Canada’s Nadja, got together in their adoptive city of Berlin at Einstürzende Neubauten’s andereBaustelle Studio. With engineer Boris Wilsdorf at the board, each duo began two songs and had the other duo finish them, Bruno and Stefania adding heavy, pounding rhythms and harsh, eerie vocals to Aidan and Leah’s ambient textures and bass-heavy drones.
Limited to only 500 copies!
Omega Massif / Mount Logan - Split Vinyl LP“Summit of the two German masters of instrumental post metal/post rock from North of Bavaria. The former SWITCHBLADE worshipers MOUNT LOGAN surprise with their turn towards weird Albini-esque noise rock deconstructions, occasionally even with vocals added. OMEGA MASSIF, as you would expect from them, once again create a dark, moody and opulent soundscape with heavy crushing guitars and irresistible killer grooves.”
“Vendetta continues to bring together bands that complement each other on tasteful split releases, this time OMEGA MASSIF and MOUNT LOGAN, both from Southern Germany. OMEGA MASSIF do their well-known monumental heavy post-hardcore that lets the listener feel like watching an avalanche during the sunset in a lonely valley in the Alps. MOUNT LOGAN, despite their name, sound more "urban" with their dissonant chaotic now wave sound that feels like being stuck in a traffic jam after having drunk 20 cups of strong coffee.”
Limited Edition of only 900 copies!
Pressed on Grey vinyl!
Omega Massif / Mount Logan - Split CD“Summit of the two German masters of instrumental post metal/post rock from North of Bavaria. The former SWITCHBLADE worshipers MOUNT LOGAN surprise with their turn towards weird Albini-esque noise rock deconstructions, occasionally even with vocals added. OMEGA MASSIF, as you would expect from them, once again create a dark, moody and opulent soundscape with heavy crushing guitars and irresistible killer grooves.”
“Vendetta continues to bring together bands that complement each other on tasteful split releases, this time OMEGA MASSIF and MOUNT LOGAN, both from Southern Germany. OMEGA MASSIF do their well-known monumental heavy post-hardcore that lets the listener feel like watching an avalanche during the sunset in a lonely valley in the Alps. MOUNT LOGAN, despite their name, sound more "urban" with their dissonant chaotic now wave sound that feels like being stuck in a traffic jam after having drunk 20 cups of strong coffee.”
Limited Edition of only 1000 copies!
Salome - Terminal Vinyl 2 x LPFronted by a vocalist with one of the most powerful voices in metal, renowned for their stunning live performances, Virginia's Salome first made waves in 2008 when they released their self-titled debut album to an unsuspecting public. The three-piece quickly earned a reputation as one of the heaviest American bands alongside the likes of Yob and Dark Castle, recognized for bearing the doom metal torch passed to them by legends Khanate and Burning Witch.
Surpassing all expectations, Terminal is the most powerful entry in the heavy music arena this year. An album so crushing, ritualistic and epic in scope, it is destined to be recognized as a classic and milestone in American doom metal.
Double LP presented in a deluxe gatefold sleeve!
Salome - Self Titled Vinyl LPMassive, heavy doom / sludge metal somewhere between killing groovy riffing and the absolute lava viscosity of BURNING WITCH; hailing from Virgina
"Drug-induced and alcohol-fueled heavy stoner slugdecore with thundering guitars, pounding drums and eerie painful screamed or grunted vocals from a female vocalist. SALOME take the obligatory SABBATH-influences in their riffing and transcend them into a monotonous, but no way lethargic monster that tends between pure hate and some hidden melancholy. Think of 13 or SOURVEIN as references. Actually unbelievable that it is only guitar and drums building this massive wall of sound and that it is an airy lady having this ugly voice from somewhere deep below. This shit is goddamn HEAVY!"
The Austrasian Goat / Hollow Sunshine - Collaboration Vinyl LP
"Two solo dirging monsters team up. Hollow Sunshine delivers a pummeling, industrial sewer while The Austrasian Goat goes rather eclectic ... the b-side features a wild blackened shoegaze meets industrial psych piece by way of a collaboration between the two."
Limited to only 300 copies!
Hand numbered
Velnias - Sovereign Nocturnal Vinyl LP"Sovereign Nocturnal" can be best described as very organic, and almost ritualistic down tempo masterpiece; channeled through the musical styles and mixtures of black, folk, and doom metal. Reminiscent slightly of works by bands like Wolves in the Throne Room, yet with a style all their own, the songs show a very immense musical maturity that their last release lacked slightly. Now grown up and all-powerful, Velnias drags us into their nocturnal world, whether by our will or theirs. In undertaking a more doomy aesthetic to this release, the band had much more room to incorporate different ideas within this new release. The songs are longer, allowing more compositions and small details within each bellowing track. This being said, each song does not sound rushed at all, but more carefully drawn out. From the beginning of the first track, one may note that there are very interesting stylistic approaches that the band began to take in order to enhance its already encasing atmosphere. With guitar distortion swelling to a point in which it almost sounds natural, and plenty of the drummer's utilization of the toms to craft an almost tribal sound, one could easily assume that if they had not made this a metal album, it could have passed as a very effective ritualistic ambient release. The first track is somewhat mellow and drawn out, perhaps done in order to ease the listener's passing into their world. Then, throughout the second track, the pace begins to pick up, little by little. By the end of the second track, the drums end up not sounding like metal drumming at all, but moreover a percussive composition with the toms. By the end of the third track, it eases once again. It is as if the album gets progressive, and then smoothly mellows out for the listener's safe departure back in the real world. As far as the sound and the atmosphere, an album cannot get much more encasing than this. Once drawn into this dark, melodic, and epic world, it is uneasy to find your way out until the end. This being said, the atmosphere is almost impenetrable. Seemingly, the goal of this release was to bring the listener outside of his or her current state and join theirs, in their netherworld of nature and somber nostalgia. One can almost taste their reverence for an untainted world, and their disregard for the fallible and insipid modern society that disappoints them."
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