Итальянские блэк-металлисты ABHOR опубликовали обложку и трек-лист нового альбома "Ritualia Stramonium", выход которого намечен на 31 марта:
1. Between Flames and Moon
2. Diabolus est qui id invocat
3. De exorcismis et supplicantionibus quibusdam
4. I...the Witch
5. Soul's Poison
6. Circle of Stones
7. The Chant of the Owl
8. Wine of Sabbath
9. Requiem for Errans Infernorum
Winter 1995/’96: the project ABHOR grew up from the wills of Domine Saevum Gravem (guitars) and Sorath (keyboards), who decided to bring into music the feelings and sensations derived from common experiences in esoterism.
Summer 1996: Isis, who also played in another Saevum’s avantgards power metal band that splitted up before releasing anything, joined the band as bass player.
Winter 1996/’97: the band starts to rehearse and to compose the first songs. The result of these first efforts is in an unprofessional and unofficial tape: Rehearsal ’96.
Spring 1997: the band found a drummer in Lord Winter, also singer-guitarist of Glory.
Fall 1997: after leaving his former band, Bloody Grave, Ulfhedhnir is recluted as singer in ABHOR. The band is now complete and several songs are ready to be played, but the band decides to realize another rehearsal before publishing their very first demotape.
Winter 1997/’98: to create the best sound (connecting with their means) for their music, the guys entered the Open Studios in Padua (North-East Italy), known for the productionns of Evol, Satanel, Bloody Grave, Diableria… In this period Isis leave from the band and the bass parts are played by Saevum.
Summer 1998: Rex Tenebrae, former Evol member, now in Death Dies, replaced Isis on the bass guitar.
Winter 1998/’99: Sorath and Lord Winter decide they will play from now on as session members due to important changes of philosophical attitude and involving. The first gig took place in Verona (Nord-East Italy) in support of Evol (this will be their last show as they splitted up a pair of months later). The experience was positive as the band mixed the wellknown theatrical impact with their atmospheric but powerful music.
Spring 1999: after having part in many international compilations for ABHOR is the time of the second self-production, which grew up with the help of Simone Hemdale.
Summer 1999: Sorath and Lord Winter definitelly decided to leave the band, but they are soon replaced by Samael Von Martin at drums, formerly in Evol and by now in Death Dies and Satanel, and Errans Infernorum at keyboards.
Winter 1999/’00: ABHOR become a well known band in the underground, thanks to the presence in many compilations, fanzines and a massive promotions of the tapes. In fact they got two deals: the first one, with the newly born X-Horizon rec., concerns the realisation of a digipack with ten new songs. The second, with the active Black Tears prod., concerns the reprint of the two demos on CD format.
Summer 2000: the band, together again Simone Hemdale, enter studio to record the new stuff.
Fall 2000: The reprint of the previous demos Nequaquam Vacuum is out.
Winter/Spring 2001: The debut CD I.N.R.I is available.
Spring 2001: The stability of the line up allows the band to exhibit live in different occasions in all the north Italy. Among the varied bands ABHOR has also played with Burial Place, Nefarium, Ancient, Mortuary Drape... But in this period happens the split with Errans Infernorum that leaves the place to the keyboards to Black, mastermind of the solo proj. Harmony Dies.
Winter 2001: For personal incomprehensions inside the band Rex Tenebrae decides freely to leave Abhor. His assignment comes entrusted to Demian De Saba, drums in Death Dies and Satanel.
Spring 2002: New line up, new live exibitions (with Frostmoon Eclipse, Wood’ Silence, Bastard Saints, VII Arcano, Handful of Hate, Behemoth, Carpathian Forest…) and composition of new songs. Without a deal ABHOR decides to record a promo on CD format only for labels.
Fall 2002: “Promo 2002” is out.
Winter 2002/’03: Started the Desaster Winter tour in the north Italy and Austria . Many concerts with: Aisling, Tystnaden, The wood' silence, Horna, Taake, Celestia, Goatreich666, Theatres des vampires, Seth and Enthroned.
Summer 2003: Black leave ABHOR.
Fall 2003: The band signed for The Oath Rec. For two CDs, a sublabel of the italian Nocturnal Music.
Winter 2003/’04: Live activity included concert with Carpathian Forest, Mortuary Dreape, Handful of Hate, Tsjuder, ecc... Vocat Spiritum Morti CD is out.
Spring 2004: Samael Von Martin and Demian De Saba leave ABHOR cause different visions on the future of the band. Immediately replaced by Kvasir (Spiritual, Ancient Supremacy, Profezia) and Ahrijn (Eternalwarfare).
Fall 2004: Starts the recording of the new fulllenght album: Vehementia.
Winter - Spring 2004/’05: restart the live performance with the new line up: Enslaved, OperaIX, Mortuary Drape, Nargaroth, ecc… Vehementia is available in digipack format with artwork, layout and design by Dennis D. Thomsen (Suffocation).
Winter - Spring 2004/'05: Restart the live performance with the new line up: Enslaved, OperaIX, Mortuary Drape, Nargaroth, ecc…
Fall 2005: Vehementia is available in digipack format with artwork, layout and design by Dennis D. Thomsen (Suffocation). On line the official web site http://www.legioneocculta.com realized by tomhet design ( http://www.tomhet-design.tk ).
Winter 2005/'06: Vehementia is reprinted in pro tape version by Nigra Mortis rec. and Misanthropic Propaganda prod. for Brazil and Bielorussia. The band plays some gigs as headliner with Moonrise, The tombers, Blood thirsty demon...
Spring – Summer '07: after some gigs in the north of Italy and the nearest Europe the band enter studio for the recording session of In Nostrum Maleficium.
Winter 2007/'08: In Nostrum Maleficium is out for the Italian label Hearse rec. In a limited edition CD. The band decide to sospend the live activity: the new wave black metal scene don't corrispont to the concept of ABHOR that prefer the underground studio dimension. In this season Ahrjin leave the band.
Spring – Summer 2008: the band start the preparation of the upcoming split CD with the norvegian legend Isvind.
O P U S’ D E S C R I P T I O N
In Tuo Honori Preparatum
This demotape is a sort of abstract mini concept who isn’t based on a fix topic, but is a try out which matter is to pursue the listener to examine his own self in search for and, maybe for someone, to reach a full acknowledgement of life and acting: that’s what we call Auto-Conscience. It’s at the same time the musical transposition of the Dark Will and our homage to It. The key has to be found in the uncasual use of metaphores which is meant to be the link between ourselves and the comprehension of the Magic Way towards the initiation and magical realisation. Many subjects have been introduced such has the self-analysis, mid-oriental learnings, Salomonic Magic, ancient pagan cults and soon.
Nox Isecuta Est
The concept is no longer based upon the initiatical achievement and the new songs are more into several topics of esoterism such as astrology, the Equilibrium, ancient evocations… the music also reaches new levels: from slow and atmospheric black metal to synphonic and aggressive extreme musical art.
Nequaquam Vacuum
It comprehends the two full demos and the live version of the song “In Tuo Honori Preparatum”: a true must for people into this kind of music for the impossibility to find the first original tape which is worldwide considered as a true cult demo in the underground.
I.gne N.atura R.enovatur I.ntegra
The atmosphere of this CD is the same of the oldest songs: rhytmical, atmospherical black metal with some sudden accelerations… magical, esoterical, mysteriously but still poetic halo. The lyrical concept is the same, much more improved, treating topics such as the philosophical meaning of Equilibrium, evocative and venerative rituals, natural Magic, Satanism… put into the already known ambient component of ABHOR. Harp interludes, acoustic parts, recitations, make I.N.R.I a various, heterogeneous piece of art that entertains and involves the listener with the complexity and depth of music and concept.
Promo 2002
A product for label only. It contains two new songs, minimum necessary for demonstrate the maturity and the evolution achieved from the band. Occultism and philosophical nods remains the bases of the lyrics. This CD contains additionally two remixed and remastered songs from I.N.R.I. and a little tribute to the great italian horror band GOBLIN with the songs “Non ho sonno” and “Profondo rosso”.
Vocat Spiritum Morti
A professional version printed of the promo, with another new ambient song in pure ABHOR style.
Vehementia
Ensemble of refined violence... anger that acts without making to be noticed... the keyboards leave more space to the guitars but the mystical atmosphere of the compositions is unaltered. Evocative prayers, philosophical considerations, esoteric experiences, ancient ritual exposed with coldness and vehemence: another thorn in the crown of Christ!
In Nostrum Maleficium
A new vision of our Magic Way... raw, evil and minimalistic black metal! Full of class old style music melted with ABHOR's elitarian concept lyrics. Limited to 500 copies.
A M E S S A G E T O T H E M A S S
This kind of extreme musical/visual/lyrical art is not turned to you, but to the few soul who really understand it: our elite declares a total unconnection with any common human thought far from all that is vulgarly considered pure and chaste. Our proposal concerns no modern esoteric influences or brances of classic Satanism, we take as basis for our development what other people call fundamental. The development of a “universal expansion philosophy” is still growing that’s why we, forced by a tiresome human need, consider ourselves as disciples of a Univarsal Black Principle, which is against the brightest light, our eternal enemy.
Италия
Summer 1996: Isis, who also played in another Saevum’s avantgards power metal band that splitted up before releasing anything, joined the band as bass player.
Winter 1996/’97: the band starts to rehearse and to compose the first songs. The result of these first efforts is in an unprofessional and unofficial tape: Rehearsal ’96.
Spring 1997: the band found a drummer in Lord Winter, also singer-guitarist of Glory.
Fall 1997: after leaving his former band, Bloody Grave, Ulfhedhnir is recluted as singer in ABHOR. The band is now complete and several songs are ready to be played, but the band decides to realize another rehearsal before publishing their very first demotape.
Winter 1997/’98: to create the best sound (connecting with their means) for their music, the guys entered the Open Studios in Padua (North-East Italy), known for the productionns of Evol, Satanel, Bloody Grave, Diableria… In this period Isis leave from the band and the bass parts are played by Saevum.
Summer 1998: Rex Tenebrae, former Evol member, now in Death Dies, replaced Isis on the bass guitar.
Winter 1998/’99: Sorath and Lord Winter decide they will play from now on as session members due to important changes of philosophical attitude and involving. The first gig took place in Verona (Nord-East Italy) in support of Evol (this will be their last show as they splitted up a pair of months later). The experience was positive as the band mixed the wellknown theatrical impact with their atmospheric but powerful music.
Spring 1999: after having part in many international compilations for ABHOR is the time of the second self-production, which grew up with the help of Simone Hemdale.
Summer 1999: Sorath and Lord Winter definitelly decided to leave the band, but they are soon replaced by Samael Von Martin at drums, formerly in Evol and by now in Death Dies and Satanel, and Errans Infernorum at keyboards.
Winter 1999/’00: ABHOR become a well known band in the underground, thanks to the presence in many compilations, fanzines and a massive promotions of the tapes. In fact they got two deals: the first one, with the newly born X-Horizon rec., concerns the realisation of a digipack with ten new songs. The second, with the active Black Tears prod., concerns the reprint of the two demos on CD format.
Summer 2000: the band, together again Simone Hemdale, enter studio to record the new stuff.
Fall 2000: The reprint of the previous demos Nequaquam Vacuum is out.
Winter/Spring 2001: The debut CD I.N.R.I is available.
Spring 2001: The stability of the line up allows the band to exhibit live in different occasions in all the north Italy. Among the varied bands ABHOR has also played with Burial Place, Nefarium, Ancient, Mortuary Drape... But in this period happens the split with Errans Infernorum that leaves the place to the keyboards to Black, mastermind of the solo proj. Harmony Dies.
Winter 2001: For personal incomprehensions inside the band Rex Tenebrae decides freely to leave Abhor. His assignment comes entrusted to Demian De Saba, drums in Death Dies and Satanel.
Spring 2002: New line up, new live exibitions (with Frostmoon Eclipse, Wood’ Silence, Bastard Saints, VII Arcano, Handful of Hate, Behemoth, Carpathian Forest…) and composition of new songs. Without a deal ABHOR decides to record a promo on CD format only for labels.
Fall 2002: “Promo 2002” is out.
Winter 2002/’03: Started the Desaster Winter tour in the north Italy and Austria . Many concerts with: Aisling, Tystnaden, The wood' silence, Horna, Taake, Celestia, Goatreich666, Theatres des vampires, Seth and Enthroned.
Summer 2003: Black leave ABHOR.
Fall 2003: The band signed for The Oath Rec. For two CDs, a sublabel of the italian Nocturnal Music.
Winter 2003/’04: Live activity included concert with Carpathian Forest, Mortuary Dreape, Handful of Hate, Tsjuder, ecc... Vocat Spiritum Morti CD is out.
Spring 2004: Samael Von Martin and Demian De Saba leave ABHOR cause different visions on the future of the band. Immediately replaced by Kvasir (Spiritual, Ancient Supremacy, Profezia) and Ahrijn (Eternalwarfare).
Fall 2004: Starts the recording of the new fulllenght album: Vehementia.
Winter - Spring 2004/’05: restart the live performance with the new line up: Enslaved, OperaIX, Mortuary Drape, Nargaroth, ecc… Vehementia is available in digipack format with artwork, layout and design by Dennis D. Thomsen (Suffocation).
Winter - Spring 2004/'05: Restart the live performance with the new line up: Enslaved, OperaIX, Mortuary Drape, Nargaroth, ecc…
Fall 2005: Vehementia is available in digipack format with artwork, layout and design by Dennis D. Thomsen (Suffocation). On line the official web site http://www.legioneocculta.com realized by tomhet design ( http://www.tomhet-design.tk ).
Winter 2005/'06: Vehementia is reprinted in pro tape version by Nigra Mortis rec. and Misanthropic Propaganda prod. for Brazil and Bielorussia. The band plays some gigs as headliner with Moonrise, The tombers, Blood thirsty demon...
Spring – Summer '07: after some gigs in the north of Italy and the nearest Europe the band enter studio for the recording session of In Nostrum Maleficium.
Winter 2007/'08: In Nostrum Maleficium is out for the Italian label Hearse rec. In a limited edition CD. The band decide to sospend the live activity: the new wave black metal scene don't corrispont to the concept of ABHOR that prefer the underground studio dimension. In this season Ahrjin leave the band.
Spring – Summer 2008: the band start the preparation of the upcoming split CD with the norvegian legend Isvind.
O P U S’ D E S C R I P T I O N
In Tuo Honori Preparatum
This demotape is a sort of abstract mini concept who isn’t based on a fix topic, but is a try out which matter is to pursue the listener to examine his own self in search for and, maybe for someone, to reach a full acknowledgement of life and acting: that’s what we call Auto-Conscience. It’s at the same time the musical transposition of the Dark Will and our homage to It. The key has to be found in the uncasual use of metaphores which is meant to be the link between ourselves and the comprehension of the Magic Way towards the initiation and magical realisation. Many subjects have been introduced such has the self-analysis, mid-oriental learnings, Salomonic Magic, ancient pagan cults and soon.
Nox Isecuta Est
The concept is no longer based upon the initiatical achievement and the new songs are more into several topics of esoterism such as astrology, the Equilibrium, ancient evocations… the music also reaches new levels: from slow and atmospheric black metal to synphonic and aggressive extreme musical art.
Nequaquam Vacuum
It comprehends the two full demos and the live version of the song “In Tuo Honori Preparatum”: a true must for people into this kind of music for the impossibility to find the first original tape which is worldwide considered as a true cult demo in the underground.
I.gne N.atura R.enovatur I.ntegra
The atmosphere of this CD is the same of the oldest songs: rhytmical, atmospherical black metal with some sudden accelerations… magical, esoterical, mysteriously but still poetic halo. The lyrical concept is the same, much more improved, treating topics such as the philosophical meaning of Equilibrium, evocative and venerative rituals, natural Magic, Satanism… put into the already known ambient component of ABHOR. Harp interludes, acoustic parts, recitations, make I.N.R.I a various, heterogeneous piece of art that entertains and involves the listener with the complexity and depth of music and concept.
Promo 2002
A product for label only. It contains two new songs, minimum necessary for demonstrate the maturity and the evolution achieved from the band. Occultism and philosophical nods remains the bases of the lyrics. This CD contains additionally two remixed and remastered songs from I.N.R.I. and a little tribute to the great italian horror band GOBLIN with the songs “Non ho sonno” and “Profondo rosso”.
Vocat Spiritum Morti
A professional version printed of the promo, with another new ambient song in pure ABHOR style.
Vehementia
Ensemble of refined violence... anger that acts without making to be noticed... the keyboards leave more space to the guitars but the mystical atmosphere of the compositions is unaltered. Evocative prayers, philosophical considerations, esoteric experiences, ancient ritual exposed with coldness and vehemence: another thorn in the crown of Christ!
In Nostrum Maleficium
A new vision of our Magic Way... raw, evil and minimalistic black metal! Full of class old style music melted with ABHOR's elitarian concept lyrics. Limited to 500 copies.
A M E S S A G E T O T H E M A S S
This kind of extreme musical/visual/lyrical art is not turned to you, but to the few soul who really understand it: our elite declares a total unconnection with any common human thought far from all that is vulgarly considered pure and chaste. Our proposal concerns no modern esoteric influences or brances of classic Satanism, we take as basis for our development what other people call fundamental. The development of a “universal expansion philosophy” is still growing that’s why we, forced by a tiresome human need, consider ourselves as disciples of a Univarsal Black Principle, which is against the brightest light, our eternal enemy.