Burzum says of the new album: "The "Umskiptar" album is also a return-to-the-roots album for me, with a strong focus on atmosphere and wholeness rather than anything else. The vocals on this one however are more important than on any other album, with a total of 66 stanzas, some of them even repeated a few times, making up the lyrics of the album. The vocals are very important for the special atmosphere and are more important than on any other Burzum album, and more varied too – and as honest as it gets".
Burzum says of the concept of the new album: "The concept of the album is 2Umskiptar" (English = "Metamorphoses"), a deeply rooted European (i.e. Pagan) Stoic concept of changes. This concept was chosen in a world heading for a new Ice Age, and can therefore also be seen as critique of all the popular political movements of our age of lies".

Depressive/Atmospheric Black Metal from the Netherlands.
Beyond Light was formed in the middle of 2007 by Belfalas. Influenced by depressive black metal bands of that time, the Demo 2007 with raw quality was released soon after. In December 2008 the second demo-EP was released called The Blessing Of A Dead Sun.
In July 2009 the third demo After..Before was released. Belfalas also made a re-arrangement of The Blessing Of A Dead Sun that year, and re-recorded it including new elements as The Scars Of Daylight, which came out in November 2009.

Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Progressive/Post-Metal

格鲁吉亚

自赏黑 美国加州旧金山

Label: Rave-On Records
Catalog#: RMLP-002
Format: Vinyl, 12", Limited Edition, 1st
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock
Style: Heavy Metal
Credits: Producer - Jac. Hustinx
Notes: This is the first Mercyful Fate record. There are three pressings. The first pressing is white bordered and exists in only 200 copies.
The second and third pressings are black bordered. The third one is like the second one but distributed by Bertus Holland.

Recorded at the legendary Abyss studios by fellow label mate Peter Tagtgren (Hypocrisy), this 2002 release features grim, haunting vocals, crushingly brutal guitar riffs, and pounding bass thunder adding up to a superior black metal album.

最具喜感之不朽之第八张全长.

Nocturnal Depression is a French Suicidal / Depressive Black Metal band formed in 2004.
It is Depressive and Suicidal Black Metal filled with feelings of melancholy, misanthropy and longing for death. This French duo is influenced by the likes of Burzum, Forgotten Tomb, Xasthur and other similar black metal acts.

以前写过Nocturnal Depression的文字，文笔很烂，不过大伙都自己人，就斗胆发出来秀一秀。
Nocturnal Depression于2004年组建于巴黎，只有两个成员：Herr Suizid（乐器演奏）和Lord Lokhraed（主唱）。从网上得到有关这支低调乐团的信息并不容易，而体会它的音乐便是理解它的最好方式。
依稀法国黑金属如它的国度，包含一份独特的浪漫，而首次触到Nocturnal Depression，最直白的感觉便是源于北欧天然黑金属的寒芜气息。感觉ND的风格和美国单人黑Xasthur比较相似，简易的编曲与原始粗糙的演奏手法力图塑造暴敛而阴暗的氛围。而ND不似Xasthur狂野，却多了一份冰冷感，低沉粘稠的小段落吉他弹拨是ND的最大特色，而晦涩唱声给人最贴切的感触便是一位老者在泣诉辛酸的过往。ND自称为Depressive Black Metal（抑郁黑金属），如此定义再合适不过，每一份关于哀伤、绝寂、毁灭的思忖，都浸融于ND的金属之声中。
Nocturnal Depression成立的同年便发行了两张Demo：《Suicidal Thoughts》和《Near to the stars》，这让刚诞生的法国新秀初露锋芒，从中也显现出ND的创作理念和表述形式。两张Demo中的曲目并不多，但几乎都是长时之作，编排手法简易，相同的粗砺riff反复行进，却并不显得枯燥乏闷，这种直白单一的旋律恰是ND的精妙之处，阴郁的自毁情结无需刻意修饰，于音乐之中暴露无遗。When Darkness Cover My Soul便是一首代表之作，20分钟深渊之旅，坠入，便无法自拔。
Demo中自然采样的运用也是ND的一大亮点，此后ND的所有作品都留有天然原声的痕迹。恍惚间飘逸出流水之音，夜兽之鸣，在分解和弦的点缀下，营造出隐秘而空寂的氛围。新颖的是Into The Arms Of Fog曲中一段落，高速致密的前行节奏突然停滞，转为男声阵阵独白，瞬间又归至如初，此方式具有峰回路转却畅然无阻的效果，不觉让人心头一振。而Emperor的I Am the Black Wizards，被ND翻版为长达14分钟的疾风骤雨，压迫感十足。
2005年Nocturnal Depression又有两张Demo问世：《Soundtrack For A Suicide》和《**** Off Parisian Black Metal Scene》，前辑中有两首翻唱作品，分别来自意大利黑金属Forgotten Tomb和德国黑金属Nargaroth，前者流有灰暗厌世之血，后者酿造残暴旷然之力，而ND集悲情与壮烈于一处，坚定地延续着黑金属铺设的悲凄之路。**** Off Parisian Black Metal Scene，ND用音乐鸣出此番张狂而骄傲的叫嚣。
2006年的首张正式专辑《Nostalgia - Fragments of a Broken Past》出炉，五首别出心裁的作品带给耳膜和心灵一场清澈的洗礼。75分钟的夜郁之旅，时急时缓，张驰交错，心绪随着起伏不断。所有段落似被分割成一幅幅寸裂的场景，鸟语花香的物语遮掩不住暗夜的阴郁感，荒芜的粗糙寄附宁静与安详。专辑名称与封面散发出的丝缕乡愁味令人流连忘返，音乐是一种手段，而内心那片无人涉足的灵魂之地才是最坚实的根基。
《Suicidal Metal Anthems》是一首很有趣味的歌，它将一些乐团的不同曲目融合起来，像搭建积木一样组成一首独特的歌，其间连接顺畅自然，也显出ND的编曲功底。此曲中包括Katatonia与Burzum的节段，这两乐团应该对ND有深刻的影响。Burzum大概是自毁情结黑金属的创始者，其中期作品更为明显，ND与之相比，一个浑厚外放，一个尖刻内敛，却勾勒出相近的氛围。ND作品的厄运成分很突出，尤其是后期作品，凝慢而粘稠的旋律使得ND的自然忧郁特色更为明显。此外若去除段落中的金属RIFF，ND俨然成了一个新民谣乐团。成员H.S曾在采访中说，他受过多种音乐影响，从Wagner、Verdi等古典音乐到黑金属、厄运金属和Old School重金属。有时感觉众多金属风格，甚至金属与民谣，都是一脉相承的，风格并不重要，重要的是听者能从中汲取所需的感触。
ND的录音显得些许粗糙，未经过雕琢，甚至会察觉出一些弹奏失误的音符。曾在一次采访中成员谈过这个问题，H.S说：我们通常只选择初次录音，因为这会带来特殊的感觉。也许正是嘈杂，才赋予ND与众不同的沧桑凛冽感。此外ND的不足之处便是长篇幅的歌曲似有一种摆脱不了的拖沓感，而之后的作品中这种感觉荡然无存，ND愈加精致完美。
06年Nocturnal Depression和另一支法国黑金属乐团Funeral RIP出了一张Split，而同年的Demo《Four Seasons to a Depression》使ND的创作生涯达到一个顶点。
这张Demo中的四曲以四季命名，刻画出最生动天然之音，聆听时刻仿佛穿梭于漫长的四季轮回。首曲Spring在慢板凝重的旋律中前行，主唱的声音乾涩低沉，春天被压制成一幅凄冷绝望的黑白画面。Summer的节奏缓和一些，散发出暴风雨般的厄运气息，迷幻般的吉他音色显现出阳光的温暖。Autumn接续，依旧是原声吉他，勾勒出金黄色的荒芜场景，咆哮缓缓淡去，黑嗓转为喃吟，秋末，冬至。Winter的节奏疾驰，是四曲中最为狂暴的一首，中途旋律少许转缓，持续至末。ND通篇似乎只由三种声音构建而成：嘈杂的吉他，寒邪的黑嗓，厚实的鼓。音乐没有华丽的修饰，恰似大自然最纯粹的万物撞击迸裂之声。
2007年的全新大餐《Soundtrack for a Suicide - Opus II》一如既往的朴素与透彻，加重了厄运元素，再一次让人品味到灵魂的苍茫和自然的生息。当文字已成为累赘，唯有音乐共鸣。
《Nostalgia》是我个人所认为ND最完美的一首歌，朋友们可在乐团的Myspace空间看到这首歌的MV：一个蹲在角落，尸装打扮的人，痛苦而无助的吟唱。
Nocturnal Depression的双CD新专辑即将发行，新专辑将《Nostalgia - Fragments of a Broken Past》和《Four Seasons to a Depression》重新编排录音，并增添些许新歌。让我们拭目以待吧。
Nocturnal Depression是一种理念，一种阐述悲伤以及其它消极情感的理念。生命是赞美悲伤的唯一方法，音乐是表达消极的最佳途径。ND用并不高昂的声音召唤着人们，通往被世俗所遗忘的黑暗之路。