Munruthel streams 1999 "Brilliance of the Thundering Swords"

"... In summer of 1999, Munruthel recorded his controversial epic sympho-ambient album “Oriyanskiye Skazanya” (“Oriana Tales”) in his MoonHome Studio. Twelve compositions being recorded in non-stop manner for 66 minutes immerse you into the World of Gods, Spirits, Slavonic Wizards and Mysteries. The album is adorned with wonderful lyrics written for all tracks including instrumental ones, and “Blesk Grozovyh Mechey” (“Brilliance of The Thundering Swords”) became for many years a kind of anthem for Ukrainian Pagan Metal scene..."

MUNRUTHEL has posted a song taken of second album, “Oriyanskiye Skazanya” (“Oriana Tales”)  that is a landmark in his creativity. The Dark Ambient mixed with Slavonic Folk melodies. In this album for the first time sole metal experiements of Munruthel are performed, and very successul ones since the track "Brilliance of the Thundering Swords" can be considered as one of the best Pagan Metal songs coming from Ukraine. 

Re-issued in 2009 in digipak format (with completely new artwork and bonus track) by Russian independent label Gardarika Musikk.

 Whole discography: svarga.music.munruthel 

MUNRUTHEL's Epoch of Aquarius Out now on Svarga Music

On August 6, 2012 Svarga Music reissued Epoch of Aquarius, the third album from Ukrainian Pagan Metal band MUNRUTHEL. This album became a classic of Ukrainian Folk Pagan Metal upon its initial release in 2006 and quietly sold out. This masterpiece of Slavonic Pagan Art is now revived. Created by Ukrainian underground legend Vladislav "Munruthel" Redkin, who participated in more than 30 albums with various bands (ASTROFAES, THUNDERKRAFT, etc), the album features unbelievable folkloristic colors, technical solos and live folk instruments in what has become a stalwart release from the Ukrainian Pagan Metal scene! The new edition comes in deluxe digipak with completely new artwork by Al.Ex {Mayhem Project} and includes as bonus track cover version of BURZUM's "Tomhet."

An album teaser for Epoch of Aquarius has been posted at this location.

На Грани Миров (Пролог) [On The Verge Of The Worlds (Prologue)]

Воронограй [The Raven Croak]

В Шёпоте Листьев Иль В Грома Раскатах... [In Leaves' Whisper Or In Bursts Of The Thunder...]

Эпоха Водолея [Epoch Of Aquarius]

Мне Поведали Зори... [I Was Confided By Dawns...]

Эхо Забытых Сражений [Echo Of The Forgotten Battles]

На Грани Миров (Эпилог) [On The Verge Of The Worlds (Epilogue)]

Tomhet (BURZUM cover, digiCD edition)

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MUNRUTHEL`s cult "Epoch of Aquarius" re-released via Ukraine Svarga Music

Underground Pagan Black Metal label from Ukraine Svarga Music "www.svarga.eu" will release MUNRUTHEL`s "Epoch of Aquarius" and has posted an album track title for stream which can be heard below.

"Epoch of Aquarius" is the third album of Ukrainian Pagan Metal band MUNRUTHEL. This album became nowadays a classic of Ukrainian Folk Pagan Metal. Released in 2006 and quietly sold out this masterpiece of Slavonic Pagan Art is now revived. Made by a legend of Ukrainian underground, Vladislav “Munruthel” Redkin, who participated in more than 30 albums with various bands like NOKTURNAL MORTUM, ASTROFAES, LUCIFUGUM, THUNDERKRAFT to name a few, this great album consisting of unbelievable folkloristic colors, great technical solos and live folk instruments makes glory and pride of Ukrainian Pagan Metal scene! Re-edition comes in deluxe digipack with completely new artwork and includes as bonus track cover version of BURZUM's “Tomhet”.

Tracklist:

01. На Грани Миров (Пролог) [On The Verge Of The Worlds (Prologue)]

02. Воронограй [The Raven Croak]

03. В Шёпоте Листьев Иль В Грома Раскатах… [In Leaves’ Whisper Or In Bursts Of The Thunder…]

04. Эпоха Водолея [Epoch Of Aquarius]

05. Мне Поведали Зори… [I Was Confided By Dawns…]

06. Эхо Забытых Сражений [Echo Of The Forgotten Battles]

07. На Грани Миров (Эпилог) [On The Verge Of The Worlds (Epilogue)]

08. Tomhet (BURZUM cover)

Pre-orders are possible in  Svarga Music  webshop.

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SVYATOGOR's Doctor Veritas Out Now; Stream for Title Track

 Doctor Veritas, the third album from Ukraine's Experimental Death/Black Metal act SVYATOGOR, is out now via Svarga Music. Along with melodic fragments and penetrating vocals, the solos smack of classical Heavy Metal and the saxophone gives the music Jazz and Art-rock tendencies, all of which is rooted in Black Metal. Lyrics are written in Russian, Ukrainian, English and French languages and devoted to the problems of society, preparation of human emotions, reflection on the subject of contemporary history, structure of the universe, and macrocosm. SVYATOGOR features Amorth I.M. (ex-DRUDKH, ex-ASTROFAES, UNDERDARK) and Master Alafern (QUINTESSENCE MYSTICA, TRIGLAV, THUNDERKRAFT). Doctor Veritas is officially distributed by Australis Records (Chile), Casus Belli Musica (Russia), Dead Shop (Ukraine), Fono (C.I.S.), My Kingdom Music (Italy), Rock Inc/Bertus (BeNeLux), The End Records (North America) and Code7/PlasticHead (UK & Worldwide).

NoCleanSigning.com has posted an exclusive stream of the album's title track at this location.

Doctor Veritas Cover Art & Track Listing

1.    Памяти мёртвых Героев [In Memory Of Fallen Heroes] 

2.    Word hard. Eat. Watch. 

3.    Манифест [The Manifesto] 

4.    Doctor Veritas 

5.    Нi вогню, нi меча... [Nor Fire, Nor Sword...] 

6.    AWOKE / INCOMING (Antarctic solitude) 

7.    Плюнуть и забыть [Spit And Forget] 

8.    Неизбежность [Inevitability] 

9.    La concupiscence [Lust] 

10.    Реинкарнация дум [Reincarnation Of Thoughts]

Band line-up:
Arius - vocal, guitar
Master Alafern - guitar, violin
Duk - bass
Amorth I.M. - drums

Contact:

www.svarga.eu | facebook.com/SvargaMusic | www.myspace.com/svyatogorband

Experimental Black Metal: Svarga Music to release SVYATOGOR's Doctor Veritas on May 7th

On May 7th Svarga Music will release Doctor Veritas,  the third album from Ukraine's SVYATOGOR, an Experimental Death/Black  Metal album, one quite unusual for this style. Along with melodic  fragments and penetrating vocals, the solos smack of classical Heavy  Metal and the saxophone gives the music Jazz and Art-rock tendencies,  all of which is rooted in Black Metal. Lyrics are written in Russian,  Ukrainian, English and French languages and devoted to the problems of  society, preparation of human emotions, reflection on the subject of  contemporary history, structure of the universe, and macrocosm.  SVYATOGOR features Amorth I.M. (ex-DRUDKH, ex-ASTROFAES, UNDERDARK) and  Master Alafern (QUINTESSENCE MYSTICA, TRIGLAV, THUNDERKRAFT). Doctor Veritas is officially distributed by Australis Records (Chile), Casus Belli  Musica (Russia), Dead Shop (Ukraine), Fono (C.I.S.), My Kingdom Music  (Italy), Rock Inc/Bertus (BeNeLux), The End Records (North America) and  Code7/PlasticHead (UK & Worldwide).


An album teaser for Doctor Veritas has been posted below.

Doctor Veritas Cover Art & Track Listing

1.    Памяти мёртвых Героев [In Memory Of Fallen Heroes] 

2.    Word hard. Eat. Watch. 

3.    Манифест [The Manifesto] 

4.    Doctor Veritas 

5.    Нi вогню, нi меча... [Nor Fire, Nor Sword...] 

6.    AWOKE / INCOMING (Antarctic solitude) 

7.    Плюнуть и забыть [Spit And Forget] 

8.    Неизбежность [Inevitability] 

9.    La concupiscence [Lust] 

10.    Реинкарнация дум [Reincarnation Of Thoughts] 

In the player below you can heard the track "Work hard. Eat. Watch."

SVYATOGOR was founded by Arius (guitar) and Konstantin (vocal) in the autumn of 1999. At the beginning of its existence the songs "Battle beyond the forest" and"Immediate Vengeance" were created. They later became the basis of the band`s debut album. In the years 2000-2001 the band was completed by Odalv (drums), Master Alafern (guitar, THUNDERKRAFT, TRIGLAV), Paulus (bass) and actively began rehearsal and concert activities.

In the summer of 2002 the recording of the debut album ...With Wolfish Stalk and by Wings of Black... was started in the band`s home studio. Due to force majeure connected with some faulty equipment the album was lost. And only in the spring of 2004 the band tries again to record the lost album, but now in a well known Kharkov studio (audioALchemia). The attempt was successful and in the spring of 2005 the first full-length album ...With Wolfish Stalk and by Wings of  Black... (6 tracks, 33 minutes) was finally recorded. The style of the album can be characterized as Pagan Black Metal.


Having recorded the album Odalv, Paulus and Konstantin leave the band. Arius takes up vocals, a session drummer Vsesvit joins the band which makes it possible for the band to continue rehearsals and take part in concerts. With this team in 2006 the band records its second album Energy-Freedom: Force is Strong, Power is Imperious (7 tracks, 51 minutes) in audioALchemia and XC-Records studios. The style is Death-Black Metal.

In the autumn of 2007 the permanent drummer Amorth I.M. (ex-DRUDKH, ex-ASTROFAES, UNDERDARK) and bass guitarist Duk join the band. During the years 2006-2011 the band has active concert activities and takes part in such festivals as Svarogovo Kolo, Navja Noch, Metal Point, Svarogov Den etc., also supports many different European Death/Black Metal bands. SVYATOGOR has also been invited to many concerts as a headliner.

In the summer of 2011 SVYATOGOR completes its studio work on the third album Doctor Veritas (10 tracks, 52 minutes). This album will be released on 7th of May 2012 by Ukrainian underground label Svarga Music. Currently the band is working on their 4th album. The recording sessions are planned for summer 2012.

Band line-up:
Arius - vocal, guitar
Master Alafern - guitar, violin
Duk - bass
Amorth I.M. - drums

Contact:

www.svarga.eu | facebook.com/SvargaMusic | www.myspace.com/svyatogorband

Industrial Folk Death Metal! Svarga Music to Release Thunkderkraft's Totentanz on March 12th

On March 12, 2012 Svarga Music will release Totentanz from Ukrainian Industrial Folk Death Metal act THUNDERKRAFT.  The sophomore effort sees the band going in a more experimental direction, combining the classical styles of Death and Black Metal with electronic music, folklore, epic and symphonic elements. The lyrics are written in Ukrainian, Russian and German and explore problems of mankind's relation to the past, ideas of greatness and boundless possibilities of the human spirit, and the strength of will and character. Cosmology concepts are also represented, albeit leaning toward the social aspects.  

An album teaser can be seen below.

Настане Час [A Time Will Come]  

Дефект Масс [Mass Defect] 

Totentanz [Dance of The Dead] 

Смерть Не Роз'єднае Нас [Death Won't Separate Us] 

Свiт Майбутнього [The Future World] 

Смятая Повесть [A Crumpled Story] 

Де Сон Ллє Вологою З Вiй [Where The Dream Flows As Moisture From Eyelashes

THUNDERKRAFT was founded in 2001 in Kharkov (Ukraine) by Alafern (guitar) who was eager to play more diverse music than the Black Metal of that time. The band's style - Death Folk Metal - became cemented in the course of the first rehearsals. This meshed nicely with Alafern's longtime love of Death Metal and Ukrainian folklore. From the very beginning, the band maintained an active presence on the Ukrainian live music scene.

In 2005 after a rather long period of fluctuating line-ups, the band recorded their first full-length album, The Banner Of Victory (Alafern - guitars, violin, Anna - keyboards, Sigurd - bass, Amorth I.M. - drums, vocals) which was released a few months later by Dutch label Blazing Productions. In spite of the debut album getting good press, a period of stagnation followed.

In 2009 the band members decided on a fundamental change to their approach, characterized by the frequent use of computer-generated sound effects, regular rehearsals and preparation for the recording of a second full-length album. The band's musical style also underwent some changes, to the point where it could be described as Industrial Folk Death/Black Metal.

THUNDERKRAFT have finished work on their second albumTotentanz, which will be released through Svarga Music in 2012. In spite of the fact that the second album was recorded some time ago, the band will soon start recording sessions for the third album in winter 2012, having already collected enough material during years of rehearsals.

Current line-up: 

Master Alafern - guitar, vocal, violin

Ann - keyboards, flute

Sigurd - bass

Munruthel - drums, vocal

Amorth I.M. - vocal (live)

www.svarga.eu  

www.myspace.com/thunderkraft