Ancient "Back To The Land Of The Dead (Limited Edition Digipak, Holland, Soulseller Records, SSR092)"

In 2011, band's lead singer Aphazel had shortened his artist name to Zel and also announced plans for a new studio album. The album, Back to the Land of the Dead, was released in 2016 by EMP Label Group, with the group subsequently signing with Soulseller Records. In early 2016 the band recruited guitarist Ghiulz (Bulldozer) as session guitarist for live performances.

Tracklist:

1. Land of the Dead 04:07
2. Beyond the Blood Moon 03:42   
3. The Sempiternal Haze 04:25  
4. The Empyrean Sword 05:48
5. The Ancient Disarray 05:45
6. Occlude the Gates 05:22  
7. The Excruciating Journey, Part I: Defiance and Rage 05:20  
8. The Excruciating Journey, Part II: The Prodigal Years 01:45
9. The Excruciating Journey, Part III: The Awakening 04:50   
10. Death Will Die 05:34
11. The Spiral 06:21
12. Petrified by Their End 09:36  
13. 13 Candles (Bathory cover) 04:19  

Time:  01:06:54

Comes in 4-panel digipak and includes 12-page booklet.

Recording information:

• Recorded during 2014 - 2015 at various studios:

　- Drums recorded at Alpha Omega Studios in Como, Italy.

　- Vocals recorded at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark.

　- Guitars recorded at Bad-l Studios in Como, Italy and Red Pieon Studios in Brugherio, Italy.

　- Bass recorded at Bad-l Studios in Como, Italy.

　- Acoustic and additional clean guitars recorded at McSimon Studios in Como, Italy.

　- Additional keyboards on track 11 "The Spiral" recorded at Fragile Studios in Athens, Greece.

　- Special effects on track 11 "The Spiral" recorded at Jarjo Studios in Bergen, Norway.

　- Martyr Lucifer's vocals recorded at Domination Studio, Fiorentino, San Marino.

• Mixed at Elfo Studios in Tavernago, Piacenza, Italy.

• Mastered at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland.

Ancient "Eerily Howling Winds - The Antediluvian Tapes (Greece, Sleaszy Rider Records, SR-036)"

Ancient's original demos, including Eerily Howling Winds, were re-released in 2005 in an album called Eerily Howling Winds - The Antediluvian Tapes, after which the band went on hiatus.

Tracklist:

1. Trolltaar 06:12  
2. Nattens skjønnhet 08:00  
3. Eerily Howling Winds 03:49
4. The Call of the Absu Deep 05:29   
5. Det glemte riket 07:32  
6. Trumps of an Arch-Angel 03:53  
7. Paa evig vandring 08:07  
8. Likferd 04:41  
9. Det glemte riket 07:40

Time:  55:23  

All music by Aphazel, all lyrics by Grimm.

This is a compilation of the "Eerily Howling Winds" demo-tape (tracks 3, 4 and 5) plus early material.

The early version for the song "Paa Evig Vandring" (track 7) which appears here is the same one which can be found on the "Det Glemte Riket" CD (1999).

Recording information:

Tracks 1 and 2 recorded in the Warlust Studios, Norway, November 1994.

Produced by Ancient and Michael Omlid.

Tracks 3, 4 and 7 recorded at Verftet Lydstudio, Bergen, October 1993.

Produced by Olav Arne Haus and Ancient.

Tracks 5 and 6 recorded at Verftet Lydstudio, Bergen, July 1993.

Produced by Olav Arne Haus and Ancient.

Tracks 8 recorded at Verftet Lydstudio, Bergen, February 1994.

Produced by Ancient.

Track 9 recorded by Aphazel, September 1992.

Mastered in Flying Studios, Italy, October 2004.

Ancient "Proxima Centauri (Japan, Zain Records, ZACB-1057)"

Proxima Centauri is the fifth album by Norwegian black metal band Ancient.

Track listing

1. "A Lurking Threat" 00:38 (Music: Aphazel)
2. "Proxima Centauri" 04:37 (Music: Aphazel / Lyrics: GroM)
3. "The Ancient Horadrim" 04:50 (Music: Aphazel, GroM / Lyrics: GroM)
4. "In the Abyss of the Cursed Souls" 06:00 (Music: GroM, Aphazel / Lyrics: Deadly Kristin)
5. "The Witch" 04:15 (Music & Lyrics: Jesus Christ!)
6. "Apophis" 02:58 (Music: Aphazel, GroM / Lyrics: Aphazel)
7. "Satan's Children" 05:31 (Music & Lyrics: Jesus Christ!)
8. "Beyond the Realms of Insanity" 6:46 (Music & Lyrics: Aphazel)
9. "Audrina, My Sweet" 02:46 (Music: Jesus Christ! / Lyrics: Scarelfina)
10. "On Blackest Wings" 03:16 (Music: Aphazel / Lyrics: Deadly Kristin)
11. "Eyes of the Dead" 04:00 (Music & Lyrics: Jesus Christ!)
12. "Incarnating the Malignant Deity" 09:32 (Music & Lyrics: Aphazel)
13. "Trolltaar - 2000"  06:40  
14. "Powerslave (Iron Maiden cover)"  08:02   
15. "The Draining - remix"  05:26  

Total time:   01:15:17  

Japanese edition comes with 16-page booklet, a foldout 8-page japanese lyrics fold and Obi strip.

Recording information:

Recorded in May 2001 at Los Angered Recording, Sweden.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City.

Produced by Ancient & Jacob Hansen

Engineered by Jacob Hansen.

Ancient "Det Glemte Riket (2005 Remastered, Greece, Sleaszy Rider Records, SR-0034)"

Det Glemte Riket (The Forgotten Realm) is a compilation album by Norwegian Melodic Black Metal band Ancient, released March 15th, 1999.

Tracklist:

1. Trolltaar 06:18  
2. Nattens skjønnhet 08:16  
3. Eerily Howling Winds 03:50   
4. Det glemte riket 06:54  
5. Huldra dans 05:55  
6. Paa evig vandring 07:56  
7. Fjellets hemmelighet 05:48  
8. Algol 04:25   instrumental
9. Sweet Leaf (Black Sabbath cover) 05:13   

Time:  54:35

Compilation of old material & unreleased tracks. Standard jewel case edition.

The LP version does not have track 8 "Algol".

Bootleg version released by Black Hearse Records on red vinyl.

Recording information:

Track 1, 2, 3, 7 recorded & mixed in Warlust Studios, April 1995.

Track 4, 5 recorded in Hindu Lyd, Norway, February 1994.

Track 6 recorded at Verftet Lydstudio, Norway, August 1993.

Track 8 recorded at Verftet Lydstudio, Norway, March 1994.

Track 9 recorded in the Unisound studio, Sweden, January 1996.

Track 1, 2, 3, 7 produced by Ancient & Michael Omlid.

Track 4, 5 produced by Ancient & Cato Langnes.

Track 6 produced by Olav Arne Haus.

Track 8 produced by Aphazel.

Track 9 produced by Dan Swanö and Ancient.