Graveland "The Celtic Winter"

The Celtic Winter is the first EP by the black metal band Graveland. It originally was planned as an EP for Hammer of Damnation Records, but this release failed due to financial reasons. So it was released as the 6th demo tape in 1994 on Melissa Productions. It was re-released on MCD format in 1994 with only three songs, and then re-released again on CD format in 1996 by No Colours Records. It was rereleased several times by different labels. It was indexed by the German Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons in September 2008, so it appears under the name Evarg - TCW at the No Colours Catalogue.

A CD release via Hammer of Damnation (a Finnish label, not to be confused with the more prominent Brazilian label) was cancelled due to financial reasons.

This demo is on the Index (Liste B) in Germany, so it is labelled under the moniker "Evarg - TCW" on their official catalogue. 

The reissues by No Colours Records after 2001 omit all lyrics in the booklet.

Recording information:


Recorded and mixed at Wrocław Studio, Winter 1993/1994.