Wraith - Unending Lands

Artist: Wraith

Album: Unending Lands

Label: Self-Released

Limitation: 10 Copies

Country: Canada

Genre: Cascadian Black Metal

Year: 2010

Shambling, autumnal black metal from Ian Campbell of Harrow and Crooked Mouth. Limited to 10 hand-numbered copies on cassette.

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Elu Of The Nine

Artist: Elu Of The Nine

Album: Elu Of The Nine

Label: Woodsmoke (CANTO 015)

Limitation: 99 Copies

Country: US

Genre: Drone/Doom Metal

Year: 2009

Dark, blackened drone from the void on Woodsmoke. Members of Hell, Merkstave and Soleil Noir, featuring 'Romanian' harsh noise artist, Albino. Highest possible recommendation.

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Bosse-De-Nage - Demo I

Artist: Bosse-De-Nage

Album: Demo I

Label: The Funeral Agency

Limitation: 100 Copies

Country: US

Genre: Post Black Metal

Year: 2006

The divisive Bay Area band's first recorded output, released on Aesop Dekker's (Agalloch, Ludicra, Worm Ouroboros) now defunct cassette-only record label.

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Boreal - The Battle Of VOSAD

Artist: Boreal

Album: The Battle Of VOSAD

Label: Eternal Warfare (322 02)

Limitation: 300 Copies

Country: US

Genre: Ambient/Black Metal

Year: 2009

Originally known as A Sombre Boreal. Excellent ambient leaning, acoustic tinged black metal from a member of Twilight Falls and Stellar Descent. Released on the unimpeachable Eternal Warfare Records.

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Sorcier Des Glaces - Monuments Anciens

Artist: Sorcier Des Glaces

Album: Monuments Anciens

Label: Les Productions Heretiques (HER 015)

Limitation: Unknown

Country: Canada

Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal

Year: 2012

An outstanding collection of demos and older recordings by Sorcier Des Glaces, a long running institution of the stellar French-Canadian scene. Cold, atmospheric, and highly melodic black metal conjured by the Wizard of Ices. Recommended.

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Merkstave - Lament For Lost Gods

Artist: Merkstave

Album: Lament For Lost Gods

Label: Self-Released

Limitation: Unknown

Country: US

Genre: Funeral Drone/Doom

Year: 2011

"No contact. No thanks. Only doom (is real)."

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Quincunx

Artist: Quincunx

Album: Quincunx

Label: Colloquial Sound Recordings (CSR 026)

Limitation: 24 Copies

Country: US

Genre: Black Metal/Crust

Year: 2013

A super limited release on the always excellent Colloquial Sound Recordings imprint, sold out almost immediately from the label. Little to no information is available on these guys, but it is, as always, highly recommended.

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