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Media Tree is ceasing record label operations indefinitely, as other projects and situations do not permit it to continue.
For inquiries about Spectral wound (and Ensorcelor), please contact the band directly at: [email protected]. Thantifaxath records are available from Tour de Garde. All other releases are sold out. Thank you to everyone who supported this label over the years, and who continues to support underground music.
For inquiries about Spectral wound (and Ensorcelor), please contact the band directly at: [email protected]. Thantifaxath records are available from Tour de Garde. All other releases are sold out. Thank you to everyone who supported this label over the years, and who continues to support underground music.
THANTIFAXATH S/T 12" NOW AVAILABLE ONLY FROM TOUR DE GARDE!
The Thantifaxath 12" originally released by Media Tree on the winter solstice of 2011 will henceforth be available only from Tour De Garde; that means they are no longer available from us. Thanks for understanding.
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SPectral Wound - Terra Nullius
Second run now available
Another 100 copies of Terra Nullius are now available; act fast, the first run sold out very quickly!
$7
$7
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Spectral wound - terra nullius // out now
After a long period of silence we are proud to present Terra Nullius, the debut full-length of SPECTRAL WOUND. Raw straightforward black metal indebted to the Finnish masters, and featuring 2 former members of ENSORCELOR. This is our 6th release. SOLD OUT.
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SPECTRAL WOUND - Terra NULLIUS
Primitive, scathing Canadian black metal. Coming July 2015 on pro cassette, our first release since the winter solstice of 2011.
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ALIVE & WRIGGLING
THANTIFAXATH's debut 12'' is still available. It is not sold out.
ENSORCELOR's Crucifuge is still available as well.
There has been confusion about this.
ENSORCELOR's Crucifuge is still available as well.
There has been confusion about this.
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ON BANDCAMP
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discogs
Media Tree releases are now available at discos.com under the user name Media Tree.
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MOLOCH/Ensorcelor
The ENSORCELOR/MOLOCH split LP has finally been released by the fine people at Psychic Assault, DeGraanrepubliek and Feast of Tentacles.
For those of you unfortunate enough to live in North America, you can also acquire a copy through Media Tree for $15 +shipping.
The record is beautifully package, pressed on 160g vinyl, and it comes with a classy letterpress insert.
Musically thesis typical MOLOCH fare, a hateful, raw assault of pummelling sludge, albeit with a few introspective moments, while ENSORCELOR brings their heaviest, starkest offering to date, a twenty minute doom megalith laced with haunting melancholy.
Get in touch soon if you are interested, as supplies are limited.
For those of you unfortunate enough to live in North America, you can also acquire a copy through Media Tree for $15 +shipping.
The record is beautifully package, pressed on 160g vinyl, and it comes with a classy letterpress insert.
Musically thesis typical MOLOCH fare, a hateful, raw assault of pummelling sludge, albeit with a few introspective moments, while ENSORCELOR brings their heaviest, starkest offering to date, a twenty minute doom megalith laced with haunting melancholy.
Get in touch soon if you are interested, as supplies are limited.
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Media Tree is now on Bandcamp, where you will be able to stream all Media Tree releases. Another option is to give me your money and "stream" them from your record player/cassette deck, which I recommend. Also there is a Media Tree Facebook page, if that's what you're into it.
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DISTRO UPDATE
MITOCHONDRION - Archaeaeon 2xLP $20
WODENSTHRONE - Curse 2xLP $20
FATHER BEFOULED - Revulsion of Seraphic Grace LP $17
HORRENDOUS - The Chills LP $17
ETERNAL SOLSTICE - The Wish is Father to the Thought LP $17
WODENSTHRONE - Curse 2xLP $20
FATHER BEFOULED - Revulsion of Seraphic Grace LP $17
HORRENDOUS - The Chills LP $17
ETERNAL SOLSTICE - The Wish is Father to the Thought LP $17
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ACRIMONIOUS - PERDITION GOSPEL 10''
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Just received some of the last available copies of this fine, fine record in the distro. For what it is worth, this is possibly my favorite record. Evil, flawless and grim. Listen here, then get one for yourself (from me). 16$ |
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back for real
Ok. It is been a long hiatus, but after almost an entire year of dormancy, I can finally start devoting more energy to this label. Lots of new goods in the distro, but most likely no major new releases until next year.
The Æsahættr LPs i had recieved from Iconoclast sold out almost immediately. If you're looking for one of Those, Iconoclast still has a few, but i most likely will not be restocking them.
There's a fuckload of new stuff in the distro:
Circle of Ouroboros - Unituli The Dream Fire LP
Blackdeath - Katharsis: Kalte Leider Aus der Holle LP
Menace Ruine - Demo CS (almost sold out from label!)
Fuil Na Seanchoille - Hunger CS
Tomb Of... Those Dismal Moments CS
Tomb Of... the Rotting Break CS
Ad Desolatum et Silentium - Itineris Exitum CS
Xerion - Nocturnal Misantropia CS
Pagan Hellfire - The Will of Night CS
Pagan Hellfire - Spirit of Blood and Struggle CS
Deathroner - s/t CS
Excessum - Death Redemption CS
Insidious Omen - To Cast the Last Shadow CS
All of these releases are Excellent; Menace Ruine, Pagan Hellfire, and Fuil Na Seanchoille are particularly outstanding, and highly reccomended.
Thantifaxath patches have sold out. The 12" is now available in Europe (including wholesale) from Psychic Assault. Thantifaxath are also now in the final stages of recording their new LP, which i am incredibly excited for.
See you soon. Keep warm.
The Æsahættr LPs i had recieved from Iconoclast sold out almost immediately. If you're looking for one of Those, Iconoclast still has a few, but i most likely will not be restocking them.
There's a fuckload of new stuff in the distro:
Circle of Ouroboros - Unituli The Dream Fire LP
Blackdeath - Katharsis: Kalte Leider Aus der Holle LP
Menace Ruine - Demo CS (almost sold out from label!)
Fuil Na Seanchoille - Hunger CS
Tomb Of... Those Dismal Moments CS
Tomb Of... the Rotting Break CS
Ad Desolatum et Silentium - Itineris Exitum CS
Xerion - Nocturnal Misantropia CS
Pagan Hellfire - The Will of Night CS
Pagan Hellfire - Spirit of Blood and Struggle CS
Deathroner - s/t CS
Excessum - Death Redemption CS
Insidious Omen - To Cast the Last Shadow CS
All of these releases are Excellent; Menace Ruine, Pagan Hellfire, and Fuil Na Seanchoille are particularly outstanding, and highly reccomended.
Thantifaxath patches have sold out. The 12" is now available in Europe (including wholesale) from Psychic Assault. Thantifaxath are also now in the final stages of recording their new LP, which i am incredibly excited for.
See you soon. Keep warm.
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Æsahættr // LP
A limited amount of the Æsahættr record have finally arrived in the Media Tree distro via Italy's Iconoclast records. This is the same album previously released by yours truly in 2010, now given the vinyl treatment. Iconoclast has done a spectacular job on this release, the packaging is top notch, and the songs sound fantastic (by which i mean harsher and icier) on vinyl. This release is limited to 300 worldwide, and very few copies, if any, are available anywhere else in North America. $18 plus shipping for this one.
There are also a small number of Æsahættr T-shirts left over from the European tour in April. All of these are black with the design below in white ink.
There are also a small number of Æsahættr T-shirts left over from the European tour in April. All of these are black with the design below in white ink.
SIZE SMALL ONLY. $12
We have also re-stocked the Young And In The Way LP, snagging the last 6 copies from Antithetic records. This is a fantastic offering that pretty much defies description, but which i highly recommend. All copies are on clear/grey splatter 180g vinyl, and packaged in stunning blind impression heavy jackets. If you miss out on this, you're a fool.
$17
...more on the way...
$17
...more on the way...
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BACK IN ACTION
Ok!
I am back for tour, and can get on with business as usual... kind of. My laptop was savaged by wolves and is dead forever, so mailorder may be a little slower than usual...
We have some Æsahættr shirts left, size small only. These are all black, most with white ink, some with grey ink. This fine garment can be yours for only twelve Canadian dollars!
New Records in the Distro:
I am back for tour, and can get on with business as usual... kind of. My laptop was savaged by wolves and is dead forever, so mailorder may be a little slower than usual...
We have some Æsahættr shirts left, size small only. These are all black, most with white ink, some with grey ink. This fine garment can be yours for only twelve Canadian dollars!
New Records in the Distro:
LYCUS - Demo 2011 LP (Flenser)
The soul-crushing lycus demo finally on vinyl. Highly recommended.
$17
The soul-crushing lycus demo finally on vinyl. Highly recommended.
$17
LAKE OF BLOOD - As Time and Tide Erodes Stone LP (Flenser)
$17
$17
OBOLUS - Lament 10"
This is one of my favorite releases this year. all copies in the distro are on coloured vinyl.
$17
This is one of my favorite releases this year. all copies in the distro are on coloured vinyl.
$17
ASH BORER - Demo LP (Vendetta)
This is the original Ash Borer demo pressed onto beautiful vinyl,
with a letterpressed cover and gorgeous screenprinted jacket that folds out into a poster.
$17
This is the original Ash Borer demo pressed onto beautiful vinyl,
with a letterpressed cover and gorgeous screenprinted jacket that folds out into a poster.
$17
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There are also some brand new emroidered Thantifaxath patches, which can be had for $5 each. these have the smoke and dagger image from the B-side of the 12" and the insert embroidered in white thread on a black background.
Not many of these. There will also be a very limited amount of Aesahaettr LPs in the distro some time in the next few weeks; for now though, your best bet is to get one from Iconoclast directly. These look excellent, and there are very few in existence. The copies i will receive may be the only ones in North America. More info on those later. (Update 7/4/12: still waiting!) |
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ON TOUR
I am on tour with Thantifaxath and Æsahættr for the next month, and will be away for a little longer than that, so Media Tree is going to be on a bit of a hiatus until i return, obviously. If we're playing in your city, come say hello!
(also, as you can see, there are some pretty big gaps... if you can get us on shows super last-minute, please contact [email protected] ASAP)
THU 5 ITA Milano @ Villa Vegan Occupata
FRI 6 SLO Ilirska Bistrica @ MKNŽ
SAT 7 AUT Graz @ Sub
SUN 8 CZE Praha @ Cafe na půl cesty
MON 9 GER @ Liwi
TUE 10 GER Dresden area – NEED HELP!
WED 11 POL Wrocław area – NEED HELP!
THU 12 GER Rostock @ House show
FRI 13 SWE Göteborg @ Aktivitetshuset Härden
SAT 14 NOR Oslo @ Barrikaden
SUN 15 NOR Oslo @ Unholy Metal Pub – tbc
MON 16 NOR – day off
TUE 17 SWE Umeå or Sundsvall - NEED HELP!
WED 18 SWE Gävle, Uppsala or Karlstad – NEED HELP!
THU 19 SWE Stockholm or southern Sweden – NEED HELP!
FRI 20 DNK København @ Dödsmaskinen
SAT 21 GER Kiel @ Alte Meierei – tbc
SUN 22 GER Berlin @ Koma F
MON 23 NED Utrecht @ dB’s
TUE 24 BEL Liège @ Carlo Levi
WED 25 SUI Genève @ L’Usine
THU 26 SUI or southern GER or eastern FRA – NEED HELP!
FRI 27 SUI Lugano @ Molino
SAT 28 ITA Bologna @ Lazzaretto - INTO THE VOID Fest
(also, as you can see, there are some pretty big gaps... if you can get us on shows super last-minute, please contact [email protected] ASAP)
THU 5 ITA Milano @ Villa Vegan Occupata
FRI 6 SLO Ilirska Bistrica @ MKNŽ
SAT 7 AUT Graz @ Sub
SUN 8 CZE Praha @ Cafe na půl cesty
MON 9 GER @ Liwi
TUE 10 GER Dresden area – NEED HELP!
WED 11 POL Wrocław area – NEED HELP!
THU 12 GER Rostock @ House show
FRI 13 SWE Göteborg @ Aktivitetshuset Härden
SAT 14 NOR Oslo @ Barrikaden
SUN 15 NOR Oslo @ Unholy Metal Pub – tbc
MON 16 NOR – day off
TUE 17 SWE Umeå or Sundsvall - NEED HELP!
WED 18 SWE Gävle, Uppsala or Karlstad – NEED HELP!
THU 19 SWE Stockholm or southern Sweden – NEED HELP!
FRI 20 DNK København @ Dödsmaskinen
SAT 21 GER Kiel @ Alte Meierei – tbc
SUN 22 GER Berlin @ Koma F
MON 23 NED Utrecht @ dB’s
TUE 24 BEL Liège @ Carlo Levi
WED 25 SUI Genève @ L’Usine
THU 26 SUI or southern GER or eastern FRA – NEED HELP!
FRI 27 SUI Lugano @ Molino
SAT 28 ITA Bologna @ Lazzaretto - INTO THE VOID Fest
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help
Æsahættr and Thantifaxath European tour April 2012 - NEED HELP!
We still need help with shows on the following days:
Tuesday 10 Germany, Dresden or surrounding
Wednesday 11 Poland, Wroclaw or surrounding
Sunday 15 Norway, out of Oslo
Tuesday 17 Sweden, Umea or surrounding
Wednesday 18 Uppsala or surrounding
Thursday 19, Southern Sweden
Saturday 21, Northern Germany
Thursday 26, Southern Germany or Switzerland, Zurich area.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. please contact [email protected]
We still need help with shows on the following days:
Tuesday 10 Germany, Dresden or surrounding
Wednesday 11 Poland, Wroclaw or surrounding
Sunday 15 Norway, out of Oslo
Tuesday 17 Sweden, Umea or surrounding
Wednesday 18 Uppsala or surrounding
Thursday 19, Southern Sweden
Saturday 21, Northern Germany
Thursday 26, Southern Germany or Switzerland, Zurich area.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. please contact [email protected]
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Æsahættr T-shirts // coming soon
Æsahættr T-shirts bearing the above image will be available next week, Exclusively from Media Tree. All shirts will be black, half will have white ink, half will have grey ink. Small, Medium, and Large sizes only. Accepting orders now.
$12 each
$12 each
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Eibon cassettes // sold out
EIBON cassettes are now sold out completely. Thanks to everyone for your support!
Iconoclast records in Italy has just released EIBON's first EP on vinyl, so you should probably grab one of those...
Iconoclast records in Italy has just released EIBON's first EP on vinyl, so you should probably grab one of those...
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distro update
CORPSESSED - The Dagger and the Chalice
Skull crushing Finnish death metal with a very heavy doom atmosphere. Like suffocating on guts.
Member of Wormphlegm, so that should give you an idea of the crushingness involved here...
Skull crushing Finnish death metal with a very heavy doom atmosphere. Like suffocating on guts.
Member of Wormphlegm, so that should give you an idea of the crushingness involved here...
TERZIJ dE HORDE - A Rage of Rapture Against the Dying of the Light
Excellent Dutch black metal. Don't be fooled by the mediocre, washed-out album art,
the music is awesome, and the release quality is top notch. Some colour copies available.
Excellent Dutch black metal. Don't be fooled by the mediocre, washed-out album art,
the music is awesome, and the release quality is top notch. Some colour copies available.
YOUNG AND IN THE WAY - Eternal Depression
Vast all-encompassing harshness strongly rooted in black metal, hardcore and doom,
but being none of the above, greater than the sum of its parts.
This release is beautiful. all of my copies are on clear 180 gram vinyl with grey splatter, and the jackets are all...
embossed or something. a beautiful release.
Vast all-encompassing harshness strongly rooted in black metal, hardcore and doom,
but being none of the above, greater than the sum of its parts.
This release is beautiful. all of my copies are on clear 180 gram vinyl with grey splatter, and the jackets are all...
embossed or something. a beautiful release.
ADVERSARIAL - Prophetic Plain of Abyssal Revelation
Scathing death metal with a bit of a black metal sensibility in the guitar work; not that you can really hear the guitars through the harsh production and pummeling drum blasts... very... I don't know... "necro" and grinding?
A rawness that kind of evokes Blasphemy, without really sounding like that...
As you may have noticed from my complete inability to describe this release properly, death metal is not usually my thing;
however this record is totally awesome.Ii don't know. Google it or something.
Scathing death metal with a bit of a black metal sensibility in the guitar work; not that you can really hear the guitars through the harsh production and pummeling drum blasts... very... I don't know... "necro" and grinding?
A rawness that kind of evokes Blasphemy, without really sounding like that...
As you may have noticed from my complete inability to describe this release properly, death metal is not usually my thing;
however this record is totally awesome.Ii don't know. Google it or something.
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down in flames
My computer just died a horrible, fiery death (again), this time for good, i believe.
Media Tree will still be limping along, but slowly. Please be patient with mail order requests, etc. I am dealing with them as best i can.
argh.
Media Tree will still be limping along, but slowly. Please be patient with mail order requests, etc. I am dealing with them as best i can.
argh.
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SCREENPRINTED THANTIFAXATH 12''
The 100 screenprinted copies of the Thantifaxath 12" have arrived,
and they're gorgeous!
and they're gorgeous!
(Even Aleister is excited!)
(Took one photo with flash to show the print a little better...)
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Thanks to Matthew Strong of The Total End Records for doing an outstanding job on the screen printing! GZ vinyl did an incredible job on these too, and although they are "regular weight" vinyl it's got to be at least 160g! Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered one of these! Soon you will be holding them in your greasy little hands! For orders, as always, please contact [email protected] |
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distro update
New records are rolling in!
MARTYRDÖD - Sekt LP
MARTYRDÖD returns with a towering megalith of Scandinavian blackened crust!
This band picks up exactly where Skitsystem left off, taking the relentless blown-out assault of drop-tuned guitars,
mind numbing D-beat tempos, horrifying, inhuman screams, and somehow making it darker. Martyrdod has developed even further on this release; the blackened onslaught has become darker, moodier, and more dynamic than ever, with down tempo,
(almost) atmospheric breaks, and mournful, wailing vocals mixed in with the hellish screams - which is great;
this band seems to get better with every release. I highly recommend this record!
heavy vinyl in a sturdy gatefold jacket with printed insert
$18
MARTYRDÖD returns with a towering megalith of Scandinavian blackened crust!
This band picks up exactly where Skitsystem left off, taking the relentless blown-out assault of drop-tuned guitars,
mind numbing D-beat tempos, horrifying, inhuman screams, and somehow making it darker. Martyrdod has developed even further on this release; the blackened onslaught has become darker, moodier, and more dynamic than ever, with down tempo,
(almost) atmospheric breaks, and mournful, wailing vocals mixed in with the hellish screams - which is great;
this band seems to get better with every release. I highly recommend this record!
heavy vinyl in a sturdy gatefold jacket with printed insert
$18
FELL VOICES - Demo 2008 LP
West-coast black-metallers Fell Voices' 2008 demo has just been scratched into wax, for those who missed it the first time around. Sprawling, cavernous, and atmospheric, with a somewhat rawer production than their later output, which i think i actually prefer. This pressing is very well done and looks and sounds great. THE SONGS ACTUALLY HAVE TITLES, FOR ONCE!
$18
West-coast black-metallers Fell Voices' 2008 demo has just been scratched into wax, for those who missed it the first time around. Sprawling, cavernous, and atmospheric, with a somewhat rawer production than their later output, which i think i actually prefer. This pressing is very well done and looks and sounds great. THE SONGS ACTUALLY HAVE TITLES, FOR ONCE!
$18
NACHT UND NEBEL - One Thousand Points of Light CS
Nacht und Nebel is the drone project of Henry Davies of Moloch. These oppressive, scraping drones are all created using a heavily processed cello, to massive effect. The cassettes are all bright metallic gold (like the Legend of Zelda cartridges for NES!), and the inserts are hand assembled and letter pressed in metallic ink. Beautiful.
$7
Nacht und Nebel is the drone project of Henry Davies of Moloch. These oppressive, scraping drones are all created using a heavily processed cello, to massive effect. The cassettes are all bright metallic gold (like the Legend of Zelda cartridges for NES!), and the inserts are hand assembled and letter pressed in metallic ink. Beautiful.
$7
In other news:
-The Eibon cassette with Entering Darkness and the s/t EP is very close to being completely sold out. Don't hesitate to grab a copy,
or it will be too late.
-More distro stuff is on the way, and it's all very, very good.
- Pre-orders for the Thantifaxath screen printed black 12" should be ready to ship next week.
keep warm.
-The Eibon cassette with Entering Darkness and the s/t EP is very close to being completely sold out. Don't hesitate to grab a copy,
or it will be too late.
-More distro stuff is on the way, and it's all very, very good.
- Pre-orders for the Thantifaxath screen printed black 12" should be ready to ship next week.
keep warm.
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Thantifaxath 12" // available now
The Thantifaxath one-sided 12" has finally arrived!
Four tracks of masterfully executed black metal pressed on to 160 gram 12" vinyl for maximum enjoyment and sound quality. I honestly felt that the recording quality of this record (their first EP!) was so well done that it deserved to be pressed to 12" vinyl rather than 7" to preserve the sound quality and dynamics that the latter format lacks. The vinyl was pressed by the wizards of wax at GZ vinyl in the Czech Republic, and the result is perfection.
Although Thantifaxath have emerged only recently, they have quickly proven themselves as masters of their craft, honing and distilling the sounds of life-pain into these four perfect tracks, their recorded debut proving without a doubt that they stand a cloaked head above most black metal being made today, on any continent.
Four tracks of masterfully executed black metal pressed on to 160 gram 12" vinyl for maximum enjoyment and sound quality. I honestly felt that the recording quality of this record (their first EP!) was so well done that it deserved to be pressed to 12" vinyl rather than 7" to preserve the sound quality and dynamics that the latter format lacks. The vinyl was pressed by the wizards of wax at GZ vinyl in the Czech Republic, and the result is perfection.
Although Thantifaxath have emerged only recently, they have quickly proven themselves as masters of their craft, honing and distilling the sounds of life-pain into these four perfect tracks, their recorded debut proving without a doubt that they stand a cloaked head above most black metal being made today, on any continent.
Thantifaxath will satisfy ones cravings for orthodox sounds while simultaneously forging ahead into new territory, one that is wholly their own; the riffing is twisted and dissonant, but still engaging and listenable, and although the presence of their influences is felt, and despite this being the bands first release, they have managed to define and perfect their unique sound beyond a doubt. Most importantly, this record is interesting and real. Beyond the sheer aural grimness they project is total catharsis and exhilaration, the bitter fruits of anger and despair.
500 copies exist. 100 on clear red vinyl available now. 300 on black vinyl (Europe only). 100 on black vinyl with a screen printed B-side available only directly from Media Tree (there has been a delay with these copies, and i have been informed they will available in two weeks; accepting pre-orders now).
$11 Canadian dollars
For those of you in the USA, Media Tree is offering a special package deal, which includes:
Thantifaxath one-sided 12"
Ensorcelor - Crucifuge
and
Æsahættr - s/t cassette
for $40 CND (shipping included)
for overseas, the same package deal is $56, as shipping is considerably more
*Photo credit Matthieu Draumar
$11 Canadian dollars
For those of you in the USA, Media Tree is offering a special package deal, which includes:
Thantifaxath one-sided 12"
Ensorcelor - Crucifuge
and
Æsahættr - s/t cassette
for $40 CND (shipping included)
for overseas, the same package deal is $56, as shipping is considerably more
*Photo credit Matthieu Draumar
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Thantifaxath 12''
The stunning debut EP of Toronto's Thantifaxath will finally be released as a one sided 12" record on the winter solstice of 2011. There will be a limited amount available on transparent red vinyl, and a very special edition bearing a screen printed design on the second side as well.
Let these dark sounds ease you into the frostbitten abyss that is the darkest day of the year!
Let these dark sounds ease you into the frostbitten abyss that is the darkest day of the year!
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wait, there's more:
Thantifaxath and Æasahættr will be taking Europe by storm this coming April, on what promises to be the least pronounceable pairing of touring bands ever!! Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Switzerland, prepare for a total black metal onslaught! (More info forthcoming, i promise...) |
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