In Thoth - In Thoth

Artist: In Thoth

Album: In Thoth

Label: Self-released

Limitation: 25 Hand-numbered Copies

Country: US

Genre: Black Metal

Year: 2014

Three-song demo of near perfect black metal from the deserts of Arizona, featuring members of Clothbodies favorite, Dross. While physical copies have been limited to only 25 units and are long sold out from the band, you can still purchase a digital rip of the album from the artist's Bandcamp page for the price of your choosing. No word as to weather this tape was a one-off venture or if more material is on the horizon, but I for one will be crossing my fingers from more ammunition from this young group.

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Nadra - Eitur

Artist: Nadra

Album: Eitur

Label: Vanagandr

Limitation: Unknown

Country: Iceland

Genre: Black Metal

Year: 2014

Powerful, raw, Icelandic black metal in the vein of fellow country mates Chao, Wormlust and the mighty Svartidaudi. Featuring members of Carpe Noctem, Dysthymia and Abacination. Copies still available via Vanagandr. Recommended.

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Grafvölluðr - Promo 2014 *UPDATE!*

Artist: Grafvölluðr

Album: Promo 2014

Label: Fettered Redwoods

Limitation: 50 Hand-numbered Copies

Country: US

Genre: Anti-Cosmic Black Metal

Year: 2014

After receiving numerous requests for full-album links to this highly limited and quickly sold-out piece of black metal art, Clothbodies is extremely proud and honored to be able to provide listeners with digital files to this sought after gem. Writing and recording is also currently underway for a full-length album which will hopefully see the light of day sometime in 2015. In the meantime, keep an eye out for the upcoming Ceremonial Void compilation, to which the mighty Grafvölluðr will be providing an exclusive cover song that will be worth the price of admission alone. Support the Fettered Redwoods Empire!

"Liberation through Chaos!"

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Xenotaph - Vitae Iactura

Artist: Xenotaph

Album: Vitae Iactura

Label: Transylvanian Tapes (++-05)

Limitation: Unknown

Country: US

Genre: Black Metal

Year: 2013

One of the Bay Area's most promising new bands, re-released (originally limited to only 25 copies on Bone Orchard) on one of the Bay Area's most promising new labels. Check out this live ritual at Oakland's own Burnt Ramen, courtesy of Kevin Hobbs - if you're still not convinced, you've come to the wrong website.

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Old Witch - Come Mourning Come

Artist: Old Witch

Album: Come Mourning Come

Label: The Arcane Tapes (ARCANE-003)

Limitation: 100 Copies

Country: US

Genre: Black/Drone/Doom Metal

Year: 2013

Finally available on physical format via Transylvania's (no shit?) up and coming Arcane Tapes, Old Witch's Come Mourning Come, with its seamless blend of black metal, drone and heavy doom, was one of the most overlooked albums of 2013. As an added bonus for those of you with some serious cash to spend, Old Witch will personally place a curse upon the person(s) of your choosing. Fuckin' A.

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Alraune - Alraune

Artist: Alraune

Album: Alraune

Label: Graceless Recordings (GRACE-013)

Limitation: Unknown

Country: US

Genre: Black Metal

Year: 2014

With a full length out later this month on the mighty Profound Lore Records (and vinyl to follow via the equally masterful Gilead Media), now's the perfect time to check out this young Nashville band's 2-song debut EP of furious occult black metal. Pick it up along with some other great tapes at Graceless Recordings.

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Grafvölluðr - Promo 2014

Artist: Grafvölluðr

Album: Promo 2014

Label: Fettered Redwoods

Limitation: 50 Hand-numbered Copies

Country: US

Genre: Anti-Cosmic Black Metal

Year: 2014

Clothbodies is extremely proud to announce the manifestation of the Fettered Redwoods empire, a new entity releasing spiritually driven music on analog formats revolving around Grafvölluðr and other related projects. The first official recording, Grafvölluðr's anti-cosmic inspired two song debut, is available now at the band's bigcartel site (although extremely limited copies remain) and distributed forthcoming in Europe through Darker Than Black. This and all future Fettered Redwoods releases come with Clothbodies' highest possible support and recommendation. This is black metal of the highest caliber and integrity.

"The propaganda must seep like venom, dripping through leaf and limb, until all life is poisoned. Through this it is purified, through this, we are free..."

***UPDATE 04.07.14*** All copies officially sold out through Fettered Redwoods. GreySun Records in the US will have copies soon as well as the above mentioned Darker Than Black in Europe.

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