Dismal Euphony "All Little Devils (Germany, Nuclear Blast, NB 340-2)"

Dismal Euphony was a Norwegian Dark Metal band that mixed styles including gothic metal, black metal, death metal, melodic metal, and classical music.

The history of Dismal Euphony began in 1992 in Stavanger, Norway by bassist Ole K. Helgesen and drummer Kristoffer Vold Austrheim under the name The Headless Children, a cover band of Slayer and Kreator. A year later, singer Erik Borgen and guitarist Kenneth Bergsagel joined the group.

They changed the name to Carnal Tomb, then Borgen left the band and Helgesen became the singer/bassist with the female voice of Linn Achre Tveit (Keltziva). Elin Overskott joined the band as a keyboard player.

All Little Devils is the third studio album by the Norwegian gothic metal band Dismal Euphony. It was released in 1999, and was the band's first album with Nuclear Blast.

Track listing

1. "Days of Sodom" (5:22)
2. "Rage of Fire" (3:44)
3. "Victory" (4:31)
4. "All Little Devils" (4:12)
5. "Lunatic" (4:19)
6. "Psycho Path" (4:03)
7. "Shine for Me, Misery" (6:20)
8. "Scenario" (4:12)
9. "Dead Words" (2:17)

Time:  39:03

The album is "dedicated to the dark side of human reason, insanity, and schizophrenia" - Kristoffer Austrheim (Rus. int.)

"Dead Words" by Kristoffer Vold and Waldemar Sorychta.

Comes with a 12-page booklet.

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Woodhouse Studios, Hagen, in September 1998.

Produced by Waldemar Sorychta

Mastered by Siggi Bemm

Dark "Seduction (Germany, GUN Records, GUN 143)"

Seduction is the second album by German Gothic Death Metal band Dark, released August 25th, 1997.

Tracklist:

1. Another Journey 02:24   
2. Dark Clouds Rising 03:55   
3. Bloodred Sunrise 04:50   
4. Broken Down 04:43
5. My Desire 05:22   
6. Love and Seduction 05:08   
7. Sands of Time 04:46   
8. This Falling Veil 06:04  
9. Shadowdancer 04:31   
10. Angeltear 05:18
11. The Flood 01:59  

Time:  49:00  

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Communication Studio in June 1997.

Mastered at Studio Nord.

Alastis "The Just Law (Norway, Head Not Found, HNF 001)"

Alastis was a Swiss extreme metal band formed in 1987 in Sion, Valais.

The band formed in 1987 with the name Fourth Reich, playing death metal. The initial line-up was War D. on guitar, Zumof on vocals, Acronoise on drums, and Masmiseim (b. Christophe Mermod, Acronoise's brother) on bass. 

In 1989 Fourth Reich changed name to Alastis, a derivation of Alastor, the executioner of hell, and moved towards black metal; two years later Masmiseim left in order to join Samael, with Zumof departing soon after.

Samael's current vocalist/guitarist Vorph did guest vocals on one track from the demo Black Wedding, and the band issued their debut album, The Just Law, on Head Not Found.

Tracklist:

1. The Just Law 07:02  
2. Black Wedding 04:13   
3. Illusion 05:46  
4. Reconversion 04:05   
5. Damned for Ever 06:37
6. Nightmare 03:28
7. The Cry 02:23
8. Fatidical Date 05:50  
9. Messenger of the U.W. 04:56  

Total time:   44:20

Recording information:

Recorded at Feeling Studio Martigny.

Produced by Dany & Alastis.

Mixed by Dany and War D.

Soulfallen "Grave New World (Finland, Off Records Finland, OFFCD008)"

Soulfallen is a Finnish Melodic Death/Black Metal band founded in the year 1996 in Jyväskylä, Finland, as Blacksmith by Kai Leikola (vocals, bass), Christian Jorgensen (guitars) and Juha Pesonen (drums). The music at that time was very typical death metal.

Grave New World is ther second album, released March 4th, 2009.

Tracklist:

1. A Hearse with No Name 08:07   
2. Devour 04:43
3. To the Wolves at My Door 04:48
4. This World Is Bleeding Flies 04:14   
5. Grave New World 04:39
6. Towers of Silence 04:15  
7. Embrace the Scythe 04:08
8. Serenity's Throne 04:49  
9. We Are the Sand 07:02  

Time:  46:45

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed in Nov/Dec 2008 at Studio Watercastle, Jyväskylä, Finland.

Mastered at Finnvox, Helsinki, Finland in Jan 2009.

Keyboards & orchestrations recorded at Noisework Productions.

Alastis "Unity"

In 2000, the band added Sebastian on drums and Graven X on keyboards. Their last album was the 10-track opus Unity, released in 2001 on Century Media Records. After that, they built a home studio, which was initially supposed to be used for the recording of the 6th album, for which several songs had already been written. Notwithstanding, the album was never recorded and the band split up in 2004. While the members still play together in several other musical projects, they no longer write music under the "Alastis" name.

Track list:

1. The Right to Die 05:15   
2. The Elect 04:30   
3. The Sign 04:51   
4. Another God 03:37  
5. Who Created the Gods? 04:49   
6. Ghastly Fancies 04:15   
7. Existence 03:22   
8. Antidote 03:44   
9. To the Root of Evil 04:59  
10. ...and Death Smiled 05:53  

Total time:   45:15

Alastis "Revenge"

The band released their fourth album, Revenge, in 1998. The musician line-up at this stage was War D. on guitar/synthesizer/vocals, Acronoise on drums, Nick on second guitar, and Raff on bass.

Track list:

1. Just Hate 03:40   
2. Burnt Alive 04:29
3. Eternal Cycle 05:20   
4. Sacrifice 04:30   
5. Ecstasy 03:34   
6. Like a Dream 05:02
7. Nemesis 03:55  
8. Bring Down 03:40
9. Agony 03:54  
10. Revenge 04:52

Total time  :  42:56  

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at the Woodhouse Studios in May 1998.

Keyboards arranged and played by Waldemar Sorychta.

Dark "Endless Dreams Of Sadness (Germany, GUN Records, GUN 117)"

Dark were a German Death Metal/Dark/Gothic Metal band formed in 1991. 

Endless Dreams Of Sadness is their debut album, released in 1995.

Track list:

1. Endless Dreams... 01:13   
2. Nemesis of Neglect 06:46   
3. Dawn of the Gods 07:01   
4. When the Love Is Gone 05:25  
5. Gaias Masterpiece 04:59   
6. Fool 05:37  
7. A Taste of Fear 09:01   
8. In Darkness 01:27  
9. Brainsickness 03:27   
10. Dagobar 01:49   
11. Embedded in Illusions 04:17  
12. Visions 06:54  
13. ...of Sadness 02:16  

Total time:    01:00:12

Recording information:

Recorded at BMS-Studio, Petersberg.

Mental Home "Угра"

Угра (Ugra) is the fourth album by Russian band Mental Home, released in October 12th, 2012.

Track list :

1. Gen Osten! 07:43  
2. Вихри времени 06:44  
3. В среднем течении... 04:33  
4. Угра 04:58  
5. Гжатский тракт 05:45  
6. Утонувшие 04:29  
7. Берёза, яблоня, рябина 07:35  
8. Вороньё (Lake of Tears "Raven Land" cover) 04:01  

Total Time:  45:48

20-page booklet. The first 100 copies came with a used machine gun shell attached.

English translations:

"Ugra"

1. To the East!

2. Whirlwinds of Time

3. In the Middle of Stream

4. Ugra

5. Gzhatsk Tract

6. Drowned

7. Birch, Apple, Rowan

Recording information:

Recorded at 6th Studio and Schulz Home Studio.

Mixed and mastered at Buddha-Cat Studio.