Forgotten Tomb "Vol. 5: 1999-2009 (Italy, Avantgarde Music, AV 112)"

Forgotten Tomb is an Italian extreme metal band from Piacenza. It was founded in 1999 by Ferdinando "Herr Morbid" Marchisio as a one-man black metal project after the disbanding of his previous black metal band Sacrater. The lyrical themes of the band's early albums revolve mostly around depression and suicide, while the recent albums' lyrics deal with negativity and nihilism. To date, the group has released ten full-length albums.

Their compilation album, Vol. 5: 1999–2009, featuring re-recordings of classic songs and two full covers of Nirvana and Black Flag was released in August 2010 via Avantgarde Music.

Tracklist:

Disc 1

1. Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath cover) / Subway Apathy 10:53
2. Solitude Ways 06:23   
3. A Dish Best Served Cold 07:38   
4. Disheartenment / Alone / Steal My Corpse 13:31  
5. Daylight Obsession 07:49
6. Papercuts (Nirvana cover) 04:33   

Time:  50:47  

Disc 2

1. Spectres over Venice 07:25   
2. Love's Burial Ground 10:09  
3. Entombed by Winter / House of Nostalgia 15:46   
4. Scars 07:36   
5. Depression (Black Flag cover) / Feedback 10:22

Time:  51:18  

Mostly consists of re-recordings of old songs, medleys and covers—only one song is exclusive to this album and was never released prior. All tracks were recorded/tracked live in-studio.

Co-production of Southern Apocalypse Records and Moonlight Records, licensed to Avantgarde Music.

The title and the cover image of the album refer directly to Black Sabbath's fourth full-length, Black Sabbath Vol. 4.

Recording information:

Recorded live at Moonlight Studios in Parma, Italy during February 2009.

Mixed at Moonlight Studios between March and April 2009.

Mastered at Elfo Studio, Tavernago (Piacenza), Italy on April 2009.

Benighted In Sodom/Nocturnal Depression/Deathrow "Dismal Empyrian Solitude (Split, Limited Edition, Mexico, Self Mutilation Services, sms034)

Dismal Empyrean Solitude is a split album by American Black/Doom Metal band Benighted In Sodom, French Atmospheric/Depressive Black Metal band Nocturnal Depression and Italian Black Metal band Deathrow, released December 3rd 2009.

Tracklist:

1. Benighted in Sodom - Gray Flowers 12:01  
2. Nocturnal Depression - Déchéance 10:21  
3. Deathrow - Il vento del nord 16:10  

Total time:  38:32  

Limited to 500 copies.

Jewel case with 8 page booklet.

Balnasar "Ein kalter Nachtgedanken (Limited Edition, Germany, Schwaerze Productions, SP-001)"

Balnasar is an Ambient Black Metal band from Stralsund, Germany, formed in 2007 by "Bavragor" and "Nosophoros".

Their first album, Ein kalter Nachtgedanken was released June 26th, 2009.

Tracklist:

1. Ewigkeit 03:12  
2. Es ward vergessen 10:26  
3. Regen 09:21
4. Waldgeist 08:48   
5. Tränen im Morgenlicht 06:18  
6. Nebelwald 08:14
7. Ein letzter Glockenschlag 01:48

Time:  48:07  

Limited to 300 copies.

Abysmal Depths "The Pain Shows In Dead Woods (Limited Edition, USA, Metallic Media, METALLIC 014)"

Abysmal Depths is a Depressive Black Metal from Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico, formed in 2010 under the name Du Temps Perdu, changing his name to Abysmal Depths from 2012.

Their debut album, The Pain Shows in Dead Woods was released February 21st, 2013.

Tracklist:

1. Intro 01:55
2. Entered Your Fucking World 05:52  
3. Inner Moment 05:27  
4. Within the Negative 05:20  
5. In the Mirrors 04:07  
6. Screams 04:51  
7. Within Forest 02:16  
8. He's Dead 08:08  
9. Abyssal 06:53  
10. Visions 03:57  
11. Outro 04:16  

Time:   53:02  

Limited to 1000 copies.

The inlay artwork is an edited version of "La Barca de Caronte", a painting by Spanish artist José Benlliure y Gil (1855-1937).

Xaosis "Mara I - Czarne wzgórza (Poland, Eastside, ESCD 092)"

Xaosis is a Polish Depressive Black Metal band from Lublin, formed in 2012.

Mara I - Czarne wzgórza is their debut album, released February 11th, 2013.

Tracklist:

1. Wejście 01:21  
2. Maligna na dnie szklanki 05:11   Show lyrics
3. Na szaro 06:12   Show lyrics
4. Miejsca 04:40   Show lyrics
5. W oczy szron 04:31   Show lyrics
6. Sen 04:54   Show lyrics
7. Śmierć 06:18   Show lyrics
8. She Lost Control (Joy Division cover) 03:49  

Time:  36:56

Woods Of Desolation/Drohtnung "Woods Of Desolation/Drohtnung (Split) (Limited Edition 7" white vinyl (33⅓ RPM), Australia, Dark Adversary Productions, DA003)"

Split album by Australian Black Metal bands, Woods Of Desolation and Drohtnung, released in September 2008 as a 7" white vinyl (33⅓ RPM) and limited to 300 copies.

Tracklist:

Side A

1. Woods of Desolation - Rotting 05:05  

Side B

1. Drohtnung - The Ghost of Harvest 05:56  

Total time:   11:01  

The first 100 were supposed to be on white vinyl with the remaining 200 on black vinyl, however due to a mistake at the pressing plant, all 300 copies came on white vinyl.