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BEASTMILK: Entire New LP Streaming At Revolver; Climax To See Release On Black Friday

27th November 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Beastmilk, Climax, Magic Bullet Records, New Album Details, News, Revolver Magazine, Svart Records

Finnish dark post-punk troupe, BEASTMILK, is streaming their entire highly anticipated new LP, Climax, at Revolver. Set for release this

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Kuolemanlaakso ‘Musta Aurinko Nousee’ CDEP/12″ 2013

24th November 20133rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 12", 2013, CDEP, Dave Bowes, Doom, Gothic, Kuolemanlaakso, Metal, Musta Aurinko Nousee, Review, Svart Records

Despite its success in their native Finland and overall genre-humping madness, last year’s debut from death-doom voyagers Kuolemanlaakso flew under

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BEASTMILK: Apocalyptic Post-Punk Outfit Releases Video For New LP’s Opening Track

14th November 20136th September 2019 Lee Edwards Beastmilk, Climax, Death Reflects Us, Magic Bullet Records, New Album Details, New Video, Noisey, Svart Records

Following the previous leaking of BEASTMILK‘s new anthems “Fear Your Mind” through Stereogum and “Love In A Cold World” at

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TOMBSTONED Stream Svart Records Debut At Metal Hammer

11th November 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Metal Hammer, News, Self Titled, Svart Records, Tombstoned

TOMBSTONED stream entirety of their self-titled debut album at Metal Hammer‘s website. Set for international release on November 14th via

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MESSENGER (UK) Sign With Svart Records, Prepare Debut Single And Album

8th November 2013 Lee Edwards Illusory Blues, Messenger, New 7" Details, New Album Details, New Video, Svart Records, The Somniloquist

Svart Records announces the signing of MESSENGER (UK). Work with the trio will begin in December with the release of the debut

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Kimi Kärki To Release Svart Debut ‘The Bone Of My Bones’; Video Premiere For The Track ‘I Am Aries’

5th November 2013 Lee Edwards I Am Aries, Kimi Kärki, New Album Details, New Video, News, Svart Records, The Bone Of My Bones

Svart Records announces December 5th as the release date for Kimi Kärki’s The Bone Of My Bones. Kimi Kärki is

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Orne ‘The Conjuration By The Fire’ LP Reissue 2013

5th November 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Atmospheric, Heavy Rock, LP, Orne, Paul Robertson, Progressive, Reissue, Review, Svart Records, The Conjuration By The Fire

Named after the necromancer Simon Orne from HP Lovecraft’s classic novella The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward, Orne are a

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Oranssi Pazuzu ‘Valonielu’ CD/LP/DD 2013

2nd November 20133rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2013, Black Metal, CD, Digital, Experimental, Johannes van der Meer, LP, Oranssi Pazuzu, Psychedelic, Review, Svart Records, Valonielu

The orange pazuzu spread casts a dark strange shadow over us all standing beneath it. The cosmic coloured demon wings

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BEASTMILK: Stereogum Leaks Song Off New LP From Finnish Post-Punk Quartet

31st October 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Beastmilk, Climax, Fear Your Mind, Magic Bullet Records, New Album Details, News, Stereogum, Svart Records

As Finland’s apocalypse-anticipating post-punk outfit, BEASTMILK, awaits the public disbursement of their Climax LP, another brand new single from the

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THE GOLDEN GRASS Premiere New Song Off Svart/Electric Assault Debut 7″ Via Decibel

30th October 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Decibel Magazine, Electric Assault Records, New 7" Details, News, One More Time, Svart Records, The Golden Grass, Tornado

Decibel Magazine premieres a new track from THE GOLDEN GRASS titled “One More Time.” The song is the title track

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Domovoyd ‘Oh Sensibility’ CD/LP/DD 2013

28th October 20133rd September 2019 Johannes van der Meer 2013, CD, Digital, Domovoyd, Doom, Heavy, Johannes van der Meer, LP, Oh Sensibility, Psychedelic, Review, Svart Records

It is nothing new that Finland is in the forefront of doom metal in general and psychedelic doom in particular.

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