Wheels Within Wheels/Merkaba “Split” Cassette/Free Download

Split cassette by two of Kentucky’s most interesting dark bands.

Hailing from Louisville Kentucky, Wheels Within Wheels is a one-person entity featuring Crow from doom band Seidr. Heavy, ambient drone; buzzed-out blackness. Think Godflesh versus Gnaw Their Tongues. Wheels Within Wheels contributes one disturbing yet sophisticated 20 minute track that makes us here at the Flenser very very uncomfortable.


Merkaba is an atmospheric black metal band from Lexington, Kentucky.  They have self-released one hard to find demo and an equally rare full-length. Their contribution to this release reminds us of a Neil Young, Fell Voices match up. Dynamic, immersive, lo-fi, raw.

Limited Cassette with red shells. Layout by Austin from Panopticon.

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Coffinworm`s “The Great Bringer of Night” Cover Art Work

The Flenser announced his latest addition to the fold, Indianapolis blackened sludge barbarians COFFINWORM, and to be partnering with the band for the first-ever vinyl release of their now-classic 'Great Bringer of Night' demo from 2009. This deluxe version will include two unreleased tracks from the demo recording sessions in all their raw glory, and comes graced with the gorgeous artwork of Bryan Proteau and a finely-tuned mastering job from James Plotkin (KHANATE, ISIS, PELICAN, KVIST).

COFFINWORM play ugly music for hateful people. The doomhauling quintet first came crawling out of the primordial ooze of Indianapolis’ D.I.Y. underground in 2007, and have kept themselves busy doing the devil’s work ever since. Their virgin offering, 2009′s self-released three-track demo, demanded attention, and got it, as the press and fans of the heavy started to discover ‘Great Bringer of Night.’ COFFINWORM had given volcanic birth to a wretched, heaving slab of noxious, blackened death sludge of the lowest order, one that eventually led to their signing with Profound Lore and invitations to perform a number of high-profile live actions across the country. Hellish, depraved, and heavy as a neutron hammer, COFFINWORM had truly created a monster.

Track Listing

1. High On The Reek Of Your Burning Remains

2. Strip Nude For Your Killer

3. The Inner Caligula

4. Start Saving For Your Funeral

5. Spitting In Infinity’s Asshole

 

Obolus - Lament MLP Full Streaming

 

Obolus is one of the most exciting new bands in the American black metal realm, devoid of pretension or pandering and devoted to the ways of old, when nothing but the strength of will and power of the riff mattered, and the music spoke, loudly, for itself. ‘Lament’ contains multitudes and speaks with the thunderous voice of a thousand falling angels.  

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Obolus - Lament EP: Pre-Sale

Album art by  Bryan Proteau. Please visit his website

A couple of weeks ago, The Flenser put Obolus' new EP “Lament” up for free download on their bandcamp. They have offered a ton of free downloads and now are getting ready to offer the album in physical form.

Up for preorder now is the Obolus' "Lament" in the form of a 10inch EP

Five tracks of misanthropic ritualistic blackness mixed with melancholic guitars laid to rest in vinyl. You can order it here.

The album comes in a heavy jacket with black art on the outside and a flood of black on the inside; the inner sleeve is black and it comes with a blackened insert. Artwork by Natvres Mortes Illvstration.

500 units total.

100 on grey and black A side/B side vinyl.

400 on black vinyl.

These should arrive early March.

For now, you can continue to download Lament for free here.

This is the mysterious black metal band's second release and expands upon the gazed-out harshness of their debut demo.

The 2011 Obolus demo was previously released by Sunyata Recordings and will be reissued by the Bay Area label Merz Tapes. That recording demonstrates a supreme balance of harsh 90’s black metal and somber California depressive gaze. The release deservingly rounded out a number of year-end lists.

If you enjoy this recording please buy the vinyl. The free download link will be removed once the physical release is available.

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Obolus - Free Download of entire album

The Flenser presents “Lament” by Obolus.

Album art by  Bryan Proteau. Please visit his website

This is the mysterious black metal band's second release and expands upon the gazed-out harshness of their debut demo.

The 2011 Obolus demo was previously released by Sunyata Recordings and will be reissued by the Bay Area label Merz Tapes. That recording demonstrates a supreme balance of harsh 90’s black metal and somber California depressive gaze. The release deservingly rounded out a number of year-end lists.


 If you enjoy this recording please buy the vinyl. The free download link will be removed once the physical release is available. Expect a pre-sale for the vinyl edition soon. 

“Lament” can be found now downloadable from The Flenser bandcamp.

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Lake of Blood’s “As Time and Tide Erodes Stone”

Originally issued on CD by Human Jigsaw records, Lake of Blood’s “As Time and Tide Erodes Stone” has become a new classic in the ranks doomed California black metal. Heavily atmospheric, viciously intense, and dedicated to the bone, Lake of Blood have gained a reputation for ear swallowing performances and this recording showcases the feral entity's aggressive, dissonant take on black metal which weaves together the genre's puritanical roots with elements of DOOM!

The Flenser vinyl edition features new artwork by Nate Burns. Jackets are heavy and come with a small poster. 500 units. 100 on white vinyl. The test copy sounds great and this will ship mid to late January.

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Lycus’s “Demo MMXI”

Lycus’s “Demo MMXI” was one of the most important doom releases of 2011 having adorned many year end lists. The Flenser feel that these three majestic compositions demand to be ensconced within the loving organic memory of virgin vinyl grooves, and now, finally, the twain shall meet. Don’t sleep on this.

Recorded by Greg Wilkinson (Brainoil, Laudanum, Worm Ouroboros) and mastered for vinyl by Colin Marston (Krallice, Loss, Jarboe). Download the newly mastered version of the album here for free.

500 units with 100 on green and black splatter vinyl. Reverse board jackets on heavy stock with new artwork by Bryan Proteau.  The test pressing showcases one of the best vinyl mastering jobs we have ever been apart of!

Shipping mid to late January

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Fo(u)r Burials - Otesanek, Loss, Orthodox & Mournful Congregation

"Fo(ur) Burials is a lost classic of extreme doom, and has now finally, reverently been brought back into circulation by The Flenser. Featuring monolithic emissions from Mournful Congregation, Loss, Orthodox, and Otesanek, this four-track album reeks of desolation, the gnashing of teeth and virulent decay. “Heavy” does not begin to do these songs justice; the riffs stumble and crawl through an acid bath of feedback and distortion, dragging themselves along on broken knees. Funereal horde Mournful Congregation hail from Australia, and recently released a much-hailed compilation album via 20 Buck Spin, as well as news of a brand-new full-length and virgin US tour. With “Despond” (Profound Lore), Nashville’s Loss released one of the most painfully beautiful and critically-acclaimed albums of 2010, entombing listeners with a richly melodic, flowing shroud of depression. Orthodox’s ultra-minimal, droning, ambient take on the traditional rites of doom bleeds forth from Spain and belies the myth that sun breeds contentment. Otesanek, now-defunct and much-missed, crawled out of the filth and desperation of Philadelphia; their sludgy, crusty, unbearably brutal sound remains unmatched today. The quartet of compositions on Fo(ur) Burials are all very different, yet drawn together by a shared atmosphere of longing, sadness, and disgust for that which we call life. The cult of death is calling.

Dig in."

Pre-sale: CDs should start shipping the first week of December or sooner before this can be found in stores.

This is a reissue of the classic doom split that has been remastered and features new artwork by Chimere Noire.     

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The Flenser To Release Debut From Animate Metal Sorcerers SEIDR

The avant-garde metal craftsmen at The Flenser are proud to announce the signing of the unique entity SEIDR to the label's growing roster. SEIDR's debut full-length release For Winter Fire is in its final stages of completion for the label and will be unveiled to the public in late Spring 2011.

With only a handful of self-released demos and EP's to their credit since their 2009 inception, the unit known as SEIDR are brand new to widespread metal legions as of now, but their organic postrock-influenced black/death/doom output is sure to fascinate forward-thinking fans of the contemporary bastardization of extreme metal. With the bulk of the band's lyrical content mainly centered on spirituality, nature and the cosmos, musical comparisons to the SEIDR sound can be traced to acts ranging from Asunder to Katatonia to Fauna and well beyond, with dramatic progressions raging from the beautiful elements of Alcest to the hallowing funeral crush of Disembowelment within the same hymn at times!

Formed in the open-minded music haven of Louisville, Kentucky, one of SEIDR's most notable aspects may be that one of the two main songwriters is Austin Lunn, the solo artist behind anarcho-black metal solo act Panopticon, with recent releases also a part of the Flenser family. Together Lunn (guitar, vocals, recorded drumming) and his songwriting counterpart Wesley Crow (guitar, vocals, recorded bass) wrote all of For Winter Fire, and recently revamped the band's full-time lineup to include live vocalist Jack Hannert and bassist Adam Nicholson. SEIDR completed several mini-tours of the East Coast and Midwest US in 2010, and already in 2011 completed a mini-tour with Falls of Rauros and Lake of Blood.

Expect sporadic touring from SEIDR throughout 2011 in support of the upcoming debut full-length, and expect the final details for this intriguing album to be released in the coming weeks.

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