Ancient North - The Gates CD AsatruAncient North 'The Gates' CD 4 panel digipak CD edition limited to 300 copies ANCIENT NORTH is the work of one Forlorn, who also numbers the band Necrosear. As ANCIENT NORTH, the band makes its debut with The Gates in 2022. ANCIENT NORTH's black metal is as authentically 1994 as anything currently around. Trilogy era Darkthrone (whom they cover), Malicious Records era Gorgoroth, early Ancient, the lone Kvist album, the first demo of Norway's Troll:
"The Fading Rays of the Weeping Moon" is a compilation of both "The Fading Rays of the Sun" EP (2009) and "The Weeping Moon" EP (2007-2008)
Exploring deeper regions of the dark arts through necromantic soundscapes and cryptic ambiances that guides the listener through the very precipice of abysmal depths
Vicious and chaotic at times
This compilation includes all their studio and rehearsal recordings that were released on tape
with creepier excursions into heightened atmospheric experiences without losing any heaviness
pairing their raw hymns with two covers of VENOM and SARCOFAGO
straight forward Black Metal sound
Wampyrinacht & Haxandraok
Lord Matzigkeitus
Lord Belial – 'Wrath Of Belial' LP
Melancholic & Vampyric Black Metal
As the album plays and slays on
