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DISCOGRAPHY Black Funeral Discography
WATERS OF WEEPING 2007 Music written/recorded by D. of Vrolok.
Lyrics written/vocals performed by . Intro:
Qemetiel Belia'al - (The Angel Of Poison And Death Smal
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Track Listing: 1. Hymn to Ahriman The leading US black metal band is going to strike again with its new album, absolutely the most hypnotic, alienating and gruesome up to date! BLACK FUNERAL return with their apocalyptic visions and sonorities, a ceremony of madness made by discordant string instruments, ritualistic and diabolical textures, profane noise and inhuman voices! ORDOG is an impressive industrialized machinery of Death, Satanism and Persian Mythology. Harshness is combined to ancient rituals to celebrate the new age of infernal bliss. Featuring two songs lyrically written by the formally incarcarated cannibal/killer/artist Nico Claux. This is the most violent and extreme album Black Funeral recorded thus far! Destructive, occult and Hellish Black Metal Art. Worship Darkness! Blending traditional cold black metal with machine like aggression, Black Funeral is an epitome for the Iron Age, the Kali Yuga. “Az-i-Dahak” is the comeback CD of Black Funeral as a concept of ancient Persian black magic and vampirism. The essence and concept of Black Funeral is the Satanic soul, the dragon – beast within man, war, chaos and willed order. Black Funeral is a long study of the shadowside of human nature.
Track Listing:1. Ex Sanguini Draculae 2. The Floating Blue Witchlight 3. Valley of the Shadow 4. Spectral Agony of Pain and Loneliness 5. Vampyr - Throne of the Beast6. Spirit of the Werewolf 7. Rising from a Dishonored Grave 8. Of Dark and Crimson Spheres BONUS TRACKS - Recorded exclusive for this re-issues 2005. 9. 1476 10. Moyset, of the Left Hand I shall Kiss 11. May the Black Earth Spew thee up12. Varulv13. Srobar - Bathed in Violence ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Az-i-Dahak" CD (Behemoth Productions) 2004 01. Druj Nasu (mp3)
The new CD “Az-i-Dahak” is a concept of ancient Persian Satanic or Ahriman – worship, pre-Christian themes which actually influenced Christian theory. Az-i-Dahak is the name of a mythological Assyrian king who was said to have made a pact with Ahriman, who was kissed upon the shoulders by Satan and spawned two black serpents. These snakes ate the brains of humans, and Zohak or Azi Dahaka slowly became known as the “Fiendish Snake” or “Storm Fiend”. He was dethroned and imprisoned in a mountain in Iran, always seeking to awake as an “Antichrist”, who will bring industry, steel, iron and machinery to an apocalyptic chaos. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Belial Arisen" CD (Behemoth Productions - Italy) 2003 "Belial Arisen" Gatefold LP (Perverted Taste - Germany) Track Listing: 1. Infernal Majesty 2. Book of Belial 3. Antichrist Rising 4. Varcolaci 5. Lycanthropy and Flames 6. Light of Satanael 7. The Crimson Dragon Century Media Records Distribution described "Belial Arisen as "The last pure black metal recordings by Black Funeral, the music for Belial Arisen was recorded in 1996 while the vocals were added 4 years alter. Raw, supreme, cult. (2003)." Jari at The Metal Observer wrote- "Belial
Arisen" was recorded all the way back in 1996 when
the band was still alive. Michael Ford, the former of
the band, took off soon after the recording of this CD
to form dark Industrial bands such as VALEFOR and PSYCHONAUT73
(his current band) and so BLACK FUNERAL had no other choice
but to put itself to sleep. Another ingredient that makes this cult is Michael Ford himself. He is really committed to all things dark. A Satanist and practitioner of witchcraft and the founder of a black magical guild. His lyrics followed suite telling of vampirism, lycanthropy, Satan and witchcraft. All this most certainly made him an even more convincing leader of the band and I for one would have liked to see what he was like on stage. I'd have liked to see the whole band on stage for that matter! BLACK FUNERAL's style of Black Metal was a grim and dirty but also quite appealing. It's got that DARKTHRONE kind of grimness and groove with a bit of MAYHEM and EMPEROR in it, especially in the rare keyboard parts. Aggressive and cold, ugly and disturbing but at the same time so very atmospheric and very interesting. The melodic riffs are a great contrast to the otherwise very raw sound and at times creates a very beautiful whole (or then I'm just on a very sentimental mood today). The vocal's are somewhere between BURZUM and DARKTHRONE and pretty demonic indeed. "Belial Arisen" is a fitting reminder of BLACK FUNERAL's might. Very cold and aggressive. Raw and ugly but at the same time incredible and even beautiful. Check it out if you like your Black Metal raw and kicking or have any interest in the American Black Metal scene and can put the production values behind (by the way it really doesn't bother that much the more you listen to it). Scary stuff. (Online December 4, 2003)"
Track Listing: 1. Infernal Majesty 2. Book of Belial 3. Antichrist Rising 4. Varcolaci 5. Lycanthropy and Flames 6. Light of Satanael 7. Red Dragon This limited CDR (500 copies or less) was issued by Ultima Comparatio Productions in 2002. The cover was supplied by Peter of Abigor for the release of this obscure version of "Belial Arisin". The cover was created by an Austrian photographer/artist and the cult black metal ABIGOR was to use it. The label refused to use it and it was banned in Europe. Lance Gifford, a longtime friend of Michael of Black Funeral and Peter of Abigor suggested the use for Black Funeral. This cover was the only time this image was used and soon faded into obscurity. The cover was suggested for use on the re-release of "Belial Arisen" in 2003 but was BANNED by European distributors before it could even go to print. Please note the difference in spelling of this version as well, not to mention the "Red Dragon" title of the last track. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Moon of Characith" (Fullmoon Productions, Florida) 1998 Synthesizer, ritual music, black ambient. This was a statement to the Black metal scene at the time. When the statement was made, Nachttoter went forward with other projects such as Valefor and Psychonaut 75. 1. Totentanz ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Tribute to Hell" Compilation - Fullmoon Productions 1998 Exclusive Black Funeral track "Mourns a Lengthening Shadow" This Fullmoon productions compilation was a very special one as it featured unreleased tracks from many black metal bands, Mysticum, Mayhem, Thy Primordial, Tartaros, Diaboli, Thy Infernal, Acheron, Swordmaster and many, many more. This track was recorded with a one time session member in Indianapolis, Indiana. Track has not and will not be rereleased elsewhere. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Empire of Blood" (Fullmoon Productions, Florida) 1997 Tracklisting: 1. Vampire: The Wisdom Within,
The Truth Without Musicians: Baron Drakkheim Abaddon (Michael Ford - Nachttoter) - Moonhowls, Synthesizer, bass guitar) Ravennacht (Session) - electric guitar Darkat (S.L. LeJeune - from Valefor/Darkness Enshroud) - Backing Vocals, Synth Eurynome (Session)- Drums, Percussion. It was during the time of this recording that Michael of Black Funeral was working with the Vampiric Cult "The Black Order of the Dragon", along with an obscure man named Nachzehrer and Peter Nachtgeist, who was better known for his work with Swedish cult legends FAFNER. "Empire of Blood", along with collaboration with Artist BLOOD MOON, proved to be a powerful vampiric black metal release. A Review from Chronicals of Chaos Online Magazine. "AACCKK!! Yes!! This is easily some of the BEST really raw and ultra-ghastly black metal that I have ever heard. I like this better than the mighty Sort Vokter (!!), better than Ildjarn, better even than the Legions Noires bands from France. This band's style is guaranteed to totally alienate the vast majority of listeners, but if you have a taste for the uniquely creepy ambience which severely unrefined black metal can dredge up, then I encourage you to track this down. It's wild music, atmospherically pregnant with the void; you listen to this and marvel that human beings produced something that sounds so far gone. In addition to the sheer weirdness of it all, listening is especially enjoyable on two levels. The most immediately apparent factor is the basement-quality sound. As evidenced by the highly boring nature of all the "sophisticated" style-pirates who play a polished-up version of black metal, highly impure production is by far the superior vehicle for this style, and Black Funeral does a great job with it. (Think of the production on the Emperor/Enslaved split for a good comparison.) But far more important in the long run are the songs themselves -- unformulaic, unearthly constructions crawling with all these weirdly sinister little melodies that irresistibly worm their way into your brain. But be warned!! The songs will sound awfully familiar if you've got the first Black Funeral CD, because six of the tracks on _Empire of Blood_ are re-recorded versions of songs from the debut, though the titles and lyrics have been changed. (I only have a promo version of the CD, so I don't know if the full packaging indicates this or not.) Anyway, I always thought those old songs were cool, and I think the new versions offer enough enhancement to make the repetition quite worthwhile. The sound this time is more spacious, hazier, and stranger, with incredibly abstracted, distorted howling vocals -- so while the debut was a classic of grim, raw black metal, this re-recording is a classic of very ambient grim, raw black metal. Also included are three demo tracks from 1993 -- not quite as good as the new material, but pleasantly ripping all the same. Check out the artwork, too: the calligraphy is just amazing. Killer all around. This should be destined for serious cult status." - Review by Steve Hoeltzel (9 out of 10) from a review posted 3/10/1998.
"This
is for the elite Black Metal fan, December 7, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Spells of Darkness and Death" CS 1995 The follow up to "Vampyr - Throne of the Beast" but featuring old tracks from demo, reworked. 1. Rise of the Wolves Age 02:48
"Vampyr - Throne of the Beast" (Fullmoon Productions, Florida) 1995 Recorded in 1995 "Vampyr - Throne of the Beast" was the first extreme full length for the Cult of Black Funeral. There were two covers, the Blood drinking Wampyhri from the first press and the 1996 press featuring Vlad Tepes. Numerous t-shirts, longsleeves were issued.
Recorded & Mixed at Dungeons
Of Cachtice Castle. Baron Von Abaddon - Wolf Spirit
Howlings "Vampyr - Throne
Of The Beast" is an album based on the sinister side
of the European / Eurodescended Psyche. Folk legends dealing
with witchcraft, vampirism, and the dreamcycle of lycanthropic
awakening. This album is a calling to the hidden vampiric
nature of those individuals strong of mind, and Review of "Vampyr- Throne of the Beast" Review by Steve Hoeltzel
(7 out of 10) Review by Yoggoth (Amazon.com) rates Four out of Five Stars- "Black Funeral is one best black metal acts this side of the Atlantic. This, their debut on Full Moon, has the cold, evil atmospheres of Darkthrone, with lo-fi ambient passages, like in old Burzum or Wrath era Emperor. A superior release for an American band, sure to keep denizens of the unholy underground happy. There is one drawback though, the play time is only 28 minutes, and while black metallers are used to short albums, this is only slightly longer than the average Gorgoroth disc." Infernal Ritual on Amazon.com gave "Vampyr.." 5 out of 5 stars, writing- "This is Black Funeral's debut release on FMP, and I must say this CD kills! The production is raw & dirty, just the way these kind of albums should be produced. The vocals are painful and not kind to the ears, the spooky ambient pieces are great. Overall this CD delivers cold and hateful black metal! The artwork is pretty nice as well, and perfectly captures the mood of the music. It has Vlad Tepes and two blood-red skeletons on the side of him It's too bad that they've given up on black metal and went on to do Dark ambient/projects... If you don't have this CD, what are you waiting for! BUY IT" Janet Dzuricky at Amazon.com gave "Vampyr" 5 out of 5 and wrote- "When I first bought this album, I didn't think much of it. But I pulled it out later on and realized that this album is one of the best in my collection. It may be the finest USBM release ever (next to Judas Iscariot's albums). Black Funeral return to the raw, evil sound of the first black metal bands like Darkthrone and Mayhem, yet they manage to blend in their own original sound that makes this release unique. Stand out songs are "The Floating Blue Witchlight", "Spectral Agony of Pain and Loneliness", and "Of Dark and Crimson Spheres". Amidst the brutality, Black Funeral include 2 "breather" ambient keyboard tracks that withdraw the sword from your soul for a bit. I only have two complaints of this release.One, it is only 28 minutes long. Two, it is essentially their only black metal release, since "Empire of Blood" is the same material with different titles and worse production. The production here is mediocre, not giving or taking away from the music, so you hear it as it is, no embellishing or fancy effects. This is a black metal album for anyone who wants to see the more brutal side of the genre. I would consider getting it used, since it is so short. GET IT NOW OR FOREVER BE DEAD" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Original Cover 1993
Bulgarian Issue 1994 "Journey's Into Horizons Lost" (Indiana, USA and Bulgaria) 1993 - 1994 First recording features rare vocal style not used on later recordings. Cover of demo as published in 1994 and was issued by Abyss Productions features a photo of woods in Indiana, the then - residence of the band. Features all session members except for Michael Ford, then known as Baron Drakkheim Abaddon, Der Nachttoter. There were two versions, the one with the woods photo and then this issue which had different vocals and artwork. The color cover version was authorized by a Bulgarian small cassette label to issue in 1994, however the label only sent an example to the band - published the covers and vanished. Tracklist: Black Funeral Spells: Line Up: Nocturnal Sorcerer Warlord Asmoderic Music by Black Funeral |
