BLACK FLAME RECORDS was started several years ago by Dageth and Thorgrin of Blood Stained Dusk with the intention of creating an independent label that offered the things they wanted to see in a label. A label that works for the bands and the scene alike. Black Flame is a label that signs metal acts based on talent and creativity, instead of trying to capitalize on the latest passing trend. The first two releases on the label were Blood Stained Dusk's latest release "continuance of evil" and a Debut release from a great new band from NJ called Abysmal Gates. A band which features current Abazagorath/Beyond the Flesh guitarist Ciemnosc at the helm.Soon a deal was negotiated with the Japanese lords of avantgarde BM by the name of Magane. Black Flame has allready released the first of the 2 album re-release deal titled "Mortes Saltantes". An album that holds your undivided attention from beginning to end is only a prelude of what is to come. The 4th and latest release on Black Flame is one from the twisted mind of Luftwaffe Raid's Warharan in the form of Moat. Sound Samples are currently available of all four bands and the official Black Flame site is almost complete. Anyone who is interested in purchasing copies can contact us here or via email [email protected] .
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BLOOD STAINED DUSK:"Continuance of Evil" is the third enstallment in the 4 part Saga of Pure Evil. Continuance is the last studio recording done featuring Guitarist/vocalist and founding band member Dageth before his tragic demise this past January. Even though it is only five tracks it contains over 46 minutes of unrelenting blasphemy that is definitive of its purpose. Unlike many other acts BSD manage to create long epic songs that never get boring or monotonous, but seem to take the listener on a journey into another realm. Each track displays a style of it's own never sounding like the one before or after it without forgetting any influences from all the legendary roots of black metal. This is grim and uncompromising Black Metal! A cold and Grandiose opus for a new Satanic millenia! A must have for all true black metal fans.
ABYSMAL GATES "Divine Deception" is an expolosive debut MCD that posses powerful well executed technical black metal that often reminds one of the mighty prowess of Dissection. The band behold an awesome sense of melody that never looses a feeling of bleak atmospheric darkness or borrowing any of that tired overused melodic swedish sound that we were all tired of 10 years ago. This is just 5 tracks of pure dark emotion and aggression played with enough firey skill and conviction to slice through your very soul! This is a band that has absolutely no lack of imagination or talent. They do however stockpile truckloads of creativity. Please do not hesitate to pick this up!!!!
MAGANE: "Mortes Saltantes" is the first of the 2 part re-release deal made with these Japanese gods of the Avantgarde! The band is not currently active but did produce two excellent full length albums (the second being "Beginning at the end" soon to be released on black flame) before going on hiatus. Both albums were recorded and originaly released and distributed in Japan and Taiwan by TRA music. Magane performs in a very strong Japanese cultural sound with dark visions into the land of "Yomi". Ample servings of old school thrash riffs along with dark melodies and multiple vocal styles make an exciting blend of everything you love about black metal. Partly quoted from "NO" and "WAKA" (old Japanese cultures)giving the music a a dark setting like an old Kabuki theater telling the tales of the old land forged by the Japanese gods of ancient times. Black Flame Records now brings you this release from the band including a "bonus track" taken from the limited ep entitled "magane attack". This band is not to be underestimated, anyone who checks out this band's material will not be met with dissapointment.
MOAT: "The Sun is Destroying us All" is a raw perverse journey into the cold dark caves within the mind of Warharan. Armed with a strong sense of bitter atmosphere this release boldly ventures deep into the unknown. Moat personally describes their music as raw enchanting atmospheric Black Metal with lyrical themes that revolve around medieval fantasy and nature. All fans of 100% pure raw cavedwelling perversity need to take notice!
Thom Mathews' "Mindcraft" Is the upcoming instrumental album from Quinta Essentia guitarist Thom Mathews. We will be proudly releasing his debut effort as a solo artist entitled "Mindcraft". The Recording lineup will consist of : Thom Mathews- All Guitars/ Stephen Cocker-Keyboards/ Lance Wright-Drums. All three of these musicians are absolute masters of their crafts. This album will not be some cocky guitarist attempting to prove that he can tremelo pick faster than you over three repetitive chords. Mindcraft will be a journey into territories of virtuosity unlike anything ever witnessed on this planet. A rare blend of haunting melodies neo-classical shred licks and elements of all genres of extreme metal executed with enough intensity and dexterious fluidity to tear your face off! This album will have something great to offer fans of all forms of metal! If you respect talent and well executed metal or just love hearing lots of great sweeping arpeggios you should give this a chance.
CYBERETIC EROSION: "The 7th Seal" This is the final offering from former Blood Stained Dusk guitarist Agathos before his untimely and mysterious death in 2006. Now recording under the moniker of Dunkelheit, he brings you his own brand of dark wave ambience through his Cybernetic Erosion project. Take your final glimpse into the mind of a madman !
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