Description

2013 vinyl release with 4 bonus live tracks and printed innersleeve

Formed at a time when the Scandinavian metal scene was becoming flooded with bands, all striving for true rather than trend status amongst fans and peers, Sweden’s Dark Funeral emerged as one of the most exciting groups in the genre. Like most artists in the early black metal scene, Dark Funeral’s music was raw and powerful with a strong lyrical emphasis on Satanic imagery and anti-Christian themes. When many of their peers were starting to rely on the use of keyboards to distinguish their evil sound, Dark Funeral stuck to the roots of metal, avoiding synthesizers. 1996 was a big year for Dark Funeral. Their debut full length album Secrets Of The Black Arts turned out to be a major seller by black metal standards, but the band suffered a major lineup change that would leave Ahriman as the only original member. Lord Ahriman would soon find a new band with Emperor Magus Caligula (bass/vocals), Alzazmon (drums), and Typhos (guitar) that after their first headlining tour returned to the studio to record their second full-length album. The result was Vobiscum Satanas an utter abomination to say the least. This was and still is black metal played in its most extreme form. The album could best be described as fast, angry and of tight sound, setting the bar quite high in my opinion.

Track listing:
1. Ravenna Strigoi Mortii
2. Enriched By Evil
3. Thy Legions Come
4. Evil Prevail
5. Slava Satan
6. The Black Winged Horde
7. Vobiscum Satanas
8. Ineffable King Of Darkness
9. Enriched By Evil-live at Hutsfred Festival
10. Thy Legions Come-live at Hutsfred Festival
11. Vobiscum Satanas-live at Hutsfred Festival
12. Ineffable King Of Darkness-live at Hutsfred Festival