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CSR 257CD
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Swedish behemoths MZ.412 return with Svartmyrkr, their first full-length in 12 years, once again asserting their dominion as the true kings of black industrial. Svartmyrkr is a massive tour de force that reinvents the classic sound of MZ.412 whilst retaining their trademark malevolent harshness. This album is dedicated to the true hell of the north -- Helheim -- and the giant goddess that rules it, Hel. From blackened ritual incantations, to bleak yet beautiful dark ambient arrangements, to harsh bombastic orchestrations, this album exceeds all expectations. MZ.412 blur the lines between music, magick and reality. The earth trembles... the mountains quake... all light is vanquished. The Swedish overlords darken the hearts and extinguish the souls of all who bear witness to Svartmyrkr. Beginning in 1988 (as Maschinenzimmer 412), MZ.412 are the inventors of black industrial, a genre mixing industrial noise, ritual ambient and black metal atmospheres. The band gained notoriety through their early releases on Cold Meat Industry. The mastermind behind the project is Henrik "Nordvargr" Björkk (Pouppée Fabrikk, Folkstorm, etc.), with Drakh (Beyond Sensory Experience) and Ulvtharm. Composed, recorded and produced by Nordvargr, Ulvtharm, and Drakh. 2015-2018. E.V. guitars on "Lokastafr Ablaze With The Thorns Of Death" by Kristoffer Oustad, additional atmospheres and vibrations by Siegfried Meinertz. Artwork by Axel Torvenius. Digipak.
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CSR 257LP
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LP version; in gatefold sleeve with download. Swedish behemoths MZ.412 return with Svartmyrkr, their first full-length in 12 years, once again asserting their dominion as the true kings of black industrial. Svartmyrkr is a massive tour de force that reinvents the classic sound of MZ.412 whilst retaining their trademark malevolent harshness. This album is dedicated to the true hell of the north -- Helheim -- and the giant goddess that rules it, Hel. From blackened ritual incantations, to bleak yet beautiful dark ambient arrangements, to harsh bombastic orchestrations, this album exceeds all expectations. MZ.412 blur the lines between music, magick and reality. The earth trembles... the mountains quake... all light is vanquished. The Swedish overlords darken the hearts and extinguish the souls of all who bear witness to Svartmyrkr. Beginning in 1988 (as Maschinenzimmer 412), MZ.412 are the inventors of black industrial, a genre mixing industrial noise, ritual ambient and black metal atmospheres. The band gained notoriety through their early releases on Cold Meat Industry. The mastermind behind the project is Henrik "Nordvargr" Björkk (Pouppée Fabrikk, Folkstorm, etc.), with Drakh (Beyond Sensory Experience) and Ulvtharm. Composed, recorded and produced by Nordvargr, Ulvtharm, and Drakh. 2015-2018. E.V. guitars on "Lokastafr Ablaze With The Thorns Of Death" by Kristoffer Oustad, additional atmospheres and vibrations by Siegfried Meinertz. Artwork by Axel Torvenius. Digipak.
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CSR 248EP
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2018 marks the 30th anniversary of MZ. 412. This limited edition 10" Ulvens Broder is taken and adapted from their long-awaited new album Svartmyrkr and features a very special B-side with Tomas from Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio.
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CSR 172CD
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Hekatomb is the manifestation of MZ. 412's monumental performance at Cold Spring's 21st Anniversary at The Garage, London, March 2011. The fortuitous congregation on that curs'd evening bore witness to the band's first ever complete live line-up: Nordvargr, Drakh, and Ulvtharm. Powerful, pounding industrial; desolate drones; dense electronics; grim, nefarious rituals; reigned over by the malevolent intonations of Nordvargr. This satanic, blackened ritual from the creators of black industrial will evolve from memory, to history, and into legend. Hekatomb features different versions and interpretations of MZ. 412 material spanning 23 years. Presented in a six-panel digipak featuring images from the ceremony.
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CSR 136CD
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1995 bore witness to the resurrection of nefarious Swedish horde MZ.412 (previously manifest as Maschinenzimmer 412) -- Nordvargr, Drakh, Ulvtharm and Shaitan. This ground-breaking, genre-defining album saw the inventors of "black industrial" blur the boundaries between black metal, ritual industrial, dark ambient and power noise. In Nomine... captures the darkest sides of Satanism, death and ritual sacrifice -- an enduring, blasphemous statement of True Swedish black industrial. This remastered version features two previously unreleased tracks ("In Ritual Of Blood And Oath" and "Infinite Hollow"), alternate versions and all new artwork. Just under 74 minutes of music housed in a matte digipak with spot varnishing.
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CSR 140CD
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This is the ultimate statement in Swedish black industrial, summoning forth the act's controversial black metal side and recalling the Norwegian church burnings of the early '90s. Nightmare-inducing ritual old school industrial, alongside raw black metal, this album has been hailed as one of the greatest albums in the genre by noise and black metal fans alike! It could actually be considered the first real crossover album between the genres. Remastered and extended version of the 1996 album with bonus tracks ("Taking The Throne Part 2" and "Untitled") and alternate takes culled from the original masters. 61 minutes of music housed in a matte laminate digipak with spot varnishing.
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CSR 144CD
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Another Satanic tour de force from the overlords of Swedish black industrial. Nordik Battle Signs is a disturbing ordeal of power electronics, malevolent vocals and industrial noise with an explosive harshness. This Satanic ritual features the militaristic drumming of an infernal army, a collaboration with Ordo (Rosarius) Equilibrio and one track featuring voice-based noises from the band's fan-base. Remaster of the 1999 album with new artwork, drastically improved and completely remastered audio and 4 extra tracks (including the spectacular completed version of the long-deleted Legion Ultra 7") in a matte laminate digipak with spot varnishing.
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CSR 145CD
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Reissue of MZ.412's 2001 Satanic masterpiece! The inventors of black industrial take you on a misanthropic journey through a claustrophobic vortex, filled with sinister dark ambient and threatening industrial atmospheres. Domine Rex Inferum is a less noisy affair than previous MZ. 412 albums, maintaining lower frequencies for a more intimidating experience. Originally limited to 2,000 copies, now carefully remastered and reissued with two bonus tracks in a matte digipak with spot varnishing.
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CSR 146CD
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Seven years after possibly their darkest and most subdued album Domine Rex Inferum, the black industrial pioneers MZ.412 stepped things up with a bombastic industrial magnum opus, originally released in 2006 on Cold Meat Industry. Opulent orchestral arrangements sit perfectly alongside cavernous dark ambient and blackened noise to create another monumental release from the Swedes who have dominated the scene since their inception in the early '90s.
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