Phaethon - Wielder Of The Steel - VINYL LP

For fans of MANILLA ROAD, BATHORY and CIRITH UNGOL, NWOBHM, PAGAN ALTAR, SATAN and JUDAS PRIEST.

Hot Pink Vinyl. Hunca Munca is the first from Minnesota songwriter HALEY (FKA Haley Bonar) since 2018's instrumental album Pleasureland. The album title muses on the character of a mouse from Beatrix Potter's children's book, A Tale of Two Bad Mice, in which two hungry mice leave their sleeping babies to break into a playroom doll's house to find food. Upon discovering that the food is made of plaster, the mice subsequently destroy the doll's house in a rage. The mice eventually feel guilt and atone for their misdeeds. The story- much like the lyrical content in Haley McCallum's 11th studio album- illustrates how quickly disillusionment can turn into anger- and the importance of accountability and forgiveness. Produced by former Low bassist/producer Steve Garrington and recorded by multi Grammy winning engineer Brian Joseph (Bon Iver)

Windfaerer's Breaths of Elder Dawns is the black/folk metal quintet's latest and most elaborate output in it's more than a decade of existence. As the band from New Jersey puts it, InchBreaths of Elder Dawns explores themes of hope, kinship, destruction of the natural world, shattered illusions and longing for the numbing comfort of death. It is a journey of mourning through the ruins of abandonded dreams and aspirations. This record is an homage to a romantaicized past as much as it is a rejection of it's glorification. As with previous Windfaerer releases this record was a collaborative effort. Each member brought their own influences, perspectives and compositions and forged them into the spirit of the band. Extensive attention to detail was paid to all of the sonic elements-from the mic placements to the string orchestrations-in an effort to create a towering and expansive sound. Sorrow-laden melodies spiral through rugged, mountainous song structures in a synthesis of vulnerability and power. Breaths of Elder Dawns is a journey through aesthetic desolation and saudade. Here, the light of the sun exposes the anguished disfigurement of the soulInch. Breaths of Elder Dawns was recorded between July and December 2020. The album was produced and engineered by Benjamin Karas, mixed by Bobby Torres of Frightbox Recording in Passaic, NJ, and mastered by Colin Marston at Menegroth, The Thousand Caves in Queens, NY. The album artwork was created by Demura Artem. Michael Gonçalves - Vocals, Guitars, Tres Itay Keren - Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars Benjamin Karas - Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Violins, Viola, Cello, Orchestrations Michael Muñoz - Bass James Applegate - Drums Lyrics by Michael Gonçalves & Itay Keren. All music written by Windfaerer. Gaita on InchStarcrossedInch performed by Fernando Vázquez Regueira.