Magenta - Tarot - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Charles Mackerras has shown himself one of the finest Janácek conductors. His readings convey a sense of burning belief in and love of Janácek's music; they are well prepared; yet it is as if the strangeness and beauty of the music were being revealed for the first time. The engineers have excelled themselves, matching this bold approach with an equally bold recording... In the four Preludes the performances are excellently dramatic, and most moving. (Gramophone)

Crypts of Eternity is the second full length album from the French Black Metallers Fäust. This album is a real turning point in the band's discography. After the EP InchAt the Dawn of Life DemiseInch and the demo compilation InchNight Terror TapesInch, Fäust finally going further on it's dark path and deliver 7 new intense and insidious tracks. From the fast speed InchTo the Fire, To the DeathInch opener, the first single InchNight TerrorInch to the epic and majestic InchAnd Then Blows the Funeral WindsInch, Hellström brought his riffing trademark and songwriting to a new level. The album was recorded and mixed by Michael Hellström in Soulreaper Studio, and mastered by Ronnie Björnström in Björnström Sound Studio, and the hellish apocalyptic artwork was made by Gragoth. Beware the funeral winds and prepare for an epic dark journey into the shadows of the underworld.

Novembers Doom return with their twelfth full-length album, which is entitled InchMajor ArcanaInch. Following six long years after their acclaimed latest opus InchNephilim GroveInch (2019), the American dark metal stalwarts have raised the stakes even higher by creating a conceptual album that thematically draws inspiration from tarot and divination. This overarching theme reflects in the artwork and design of InchMajor ArcanaInch as well as in the lyrical storytelling throughout the album. Founded in 1989 in Chicago, Illinois by vocalist Paul Kuhr, Novembers Doom have continued to grow and evolve over more than three decades. Initially emerging as one of the leaders of American death doom, their debut album InchAmid It's Hallowed MirthInch in early 1995 set the band firmly on a dark musical course. Over the following years, they have gradually refined and developed a style that they have coined Inchdark metalInch. Novembers Doom's mastery of seamlessly blending their death metal and doom roots with progressive, folk, and classic rock influences has allowed the band to grow and change in fresh and surprising ways, while always retaining their signature feel and atmospheres that have remained a constant throughout the band's career. From the hauntingly ethereal vibes of the opening track, 'June', through brutally crushing songs like 'Ravenous', as well as the epic sadness and yearning of tracks like 'Mercy' and 'Bleed Static' to the frenetically energetic hooks found on 'The Fool' and 'Dusking Day', their twelfth opus witnesses Novembers Doom covering a wide range of sounds and emotions. Get ready to hear InchMajor ArcanaInch and to see it unleashed onto an eagerly anticipating world!