Creation

STS018: Lonesummer "Satisfaction feels like a tomb" | demo CD 2010
(Lonesummer returns with their follow up to 2009's "What we were" demo CD. "Satisfaction feels like a tomb" is less melodious than it's predecessor, opting for greater amounts of buzz and discord though not without the same charming shoegazed black metal we heard last time around. This nice little demo comes on a CDr and inserted into a specially printed envelope with a cardstock gatefold insert. Limited to 125 units.)
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STS017: Hamnskifte "Fodzlepijnan" | CD 2010
("Fodzlepijnan" is the debut album of mysterious Hamnskifte, a dou from parts unknown (to you, but not to us. :-) This debut CD contains 5 lengthy compositions of medieval folk inspired music washed over with droning metal guitars and dreamy trance inducing melodies. Recorded on 24 karat gold CD. Packaged in a printed metallic silver envelope and comes with 8 page booklet and poster. Limited to 125 units.)
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STS016: Roba el Khaliyeh "A psychotic world for a psychotic Satanist" | CD 2010
(The first EP of Roba El Khaliyeh, originally recorded in 2007 before "A different view of darkness". "APWFAPS" bridges the gap between Roba's black metal origins and their later experimentation with symphonic musc, rock and ambient. Comes in slim DVD case, recorded on gold CD. Limited to 100 copies.)
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STS015: Clair Cassis "Clair Cassis" | 12" LP 2009
(Clair Cassis debut album on vinyl! This is the new band of SGL from Velvet Cacoon. Fans of VC will take stock in this album's similarities to "Dextronaut" and "33". It's dry, smokey, bass ridden and utterly decadent black metal that could only have come from Portland! 12" in regular full colored jacket w/ insert. Only 500 copies of this record were printed.)
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STS014: Velvet Cacoon "P aa opal poere pr.33" | Double 10" LP 2009 / 2010
(Velvet Cacoon returns 5 years after their classic "Genevieve" with their best material to date, "P aa opal poere pr. 33". A slower, deeper and more etheric style of black metal than their prior albums. This vinyl version of "33" is a double 10"- 250 came with gatefold jacket, 250 with black printed envelope, with folding insert and a 10"x20" poster. Also features the bonus song "Vanoria" which was absent from the CD release. Only 500 copies of this double 10" were printed.)
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STS013: Bird From The Abyss "II" | CD 2009
(Finland's Bird From The Abyss takes flight with their debut album "II", a 40 minute sinister working of doom rock and folk music that will take you on a journey to explore the inner mysteries of the ancient Mediterranean underworld and then send you straight into the heart of the creeping muskeg pits and forests of Finland's mythological past. "II" utilizes a series of authentic classical instruments like the baglama, zither and flute and more modern ones to create a link between our world and one which still dwells in the nexus of time. Bird from the Abyss is the music of Pharaohs and ancient Sumerian kings! Limited to 100 copies on gold CD, with 11"x17" poster, 8 page earth flecked paper booklet and matching 6"x9" printed envelope.)
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STS012: Roba el Khaliyeh "A different view of darkness" | CD 2009
(The debut CD of Roba El Khaliyeh. Roba mixes classical and symphonic based influences reminding one of the works of famed composer Basil Poledouris, with the atmospheric stylings of metal bands like Rotting Christ, Tiamat and Samael. "A different view of darkness" is a massive showcase of Roba's exotic character, which is as beautiful as it is deadly. Comes in slim DVD case, recorded on gold CD. Limited to 100 copies.)
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STS011: Schrei Aus Stein "Talus" | CD 2009
(Encomiast's main man Ross Hagen returns with Schrei Aus Stein, his new vision which continues to explore Encomiast's lush melodic ambience while melding it with the down-beat black metal of greats Velvet Cacoon, Xasthur and Procer Veneficus. "Talus" contains 5 lengthy tracks which should strike a chord with enthusiasts of raw yet serene dark music. Recorded on gold CD; comes in DVD box. Limited to 200 units.)
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STS010: Lonesummer / Marsh "split CD" | Demo 2009
(Lonesummer and Marsh unify for this exceedingly weird and exotic CD release which sees 4 brand new tracks by both bands. Lonesummer offers their original style of ethereal black metal/shoegaze while Marsh serves raw experimental black metal with a pinch of punk. This CD comes in a clamshell DVD box. Limited to 50 copies.)
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STS009: Lonesummer / Marsh "split tape" | Demo 2009
(Lonesummer and Marsh unify for this exceedingly weird and exotic tape release which sees 4 brand new tracks by both bands. Lonesummer offers their original style of ethereal black metal/shoegaze while Marsh serves raw experimental black metal with a pinch of punk. This tape comes housed in a hand sewn pouch imported from west Africa with two xeroxed inserts. Limited to 50 copies.)
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STS008: Velvet Cacoon "P aa opal poere pr.33" | CD 2009
(Velvet Cacoon returns 5 years after their classic "Genevieve" with their best material to date, "P aa opal poere pr. 33". A slower, deeper and more etheric style of black metal than their prior albums. Album comes with a 7" gatefold insert housed in a specially printed 7"x7" black envelope. Limited to 1000 copies.)
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STS007: Lonesummer "What we were" | demo CD 2009
(A bizarre experimentation mixing noisepop and ambient black metal to create an extremely discordant yet ethereal sound. Demo comes packaged in glossy 7" gatefold jacket. Limited to 100 units.)
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STS006: Onisund "Rigma ana ersetim" | demo CD 2009
(Onisund, definitely not for headbangers, will probably find more of a target with fans of minimalist space-music and noise spontaneity. “Rigma ana ersetim” comes packaged in a full color 7” gatefold jacket. Limited to 100 copies.)
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STS005: Craven Idol "Recrucify" | Demo 2009
(Archaic blackened death/speed metal. First demo tape with raw sound, killer riffs and completely insane vocals. Limited to 100 units.)
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STS004: Akhlys "Supplication" | CD 2009
(From Naas Alcameth of Nightbringer and Temple of Not. Akhlys' "Supplication" is a methodical 40 minute black ambient continuum meant to serve as a communion with the dead. "Supplication" also contains vocals, chants and incantations layered over an aura of oppression and darkness. Comes in A5 slim DVD styled case with full color artwork. Limited to 100 copies.)
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STS003: Sjenovik "Jouissance" | CD 2008
(An eccentric mix of ambient music, death metal and droning doom. "Jouissance" has an immensely thick and suffocatingly dark aura. One of the most unique releases in years.)
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STS002: Blessed Offal "Rehearsal '05" | Demo 2008
(Blessed Offal pay homage to the doom ridden sounds of deathsters Incantation, Disembowelment, and Esoteric with their first demo released through Starlight Temple Society.)
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STS001: Alioth "Channeling Unclean Spirits" | Demo 2007
(Alioth stirs a classic blend of Greek inspired atmospheric death metal ala Rotting Christ and Varathron with the abysmal sounds of old Acheron and Cemetary. Features Obscurum from Cult of Daath.)
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