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New Legion Blotan Releases / Distro Update

New Legion Blotan Releases now available!

Aad Sleck – “Pitman’s Revenge” 2x LP + Zine

Double LP collection of all Aad Sleck material from 2018-2021 plus four unreleased bonus tracks. Four sides of Northern Blackened Punk Stomp from Northumberland, UK including the two classic demo’s and all three sets of split tape tracks. 100 copies on black vinyl with printed labels in thick gate-fold PVC sleeves and including a 32 page “Black Book” zine, chronicling England’s worst mining disasters.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/pitmans-revenge

Absava – “Kaikkiallinen – Kosminen – Tajunta” LP

Long awaited vinyl version of the debut album by Finnish supergroup Absava. Following a triumphant demo, the duo of Antti Klemi (Absolute Key, Circle Of Ouroborous etc…) and Harri Kuokkanen (Hail Conjurer, Ride For Revenge etc…) deliver eleven tracks of haunting experimental Black Metal with an up-front dark industrial influence colliding in a maelstrom of unhinged vocals, buried organic riffs and swirling electronics. As sombre as it is terrifying. 100 copies on black vinyl with printed labels in thick PVC sleeves with sticker and insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/kaikkiallinen-kosminen-tajunta

Fangfoss – “Battle Dose: First Recordings Collection” LP

Yorkshire’s own blackened punk executioner. A vinyl collection of the first Fangfoss demo “Steel Toe Cap Iron Will”, their side of the split with Aad Sleck and three unreleased bonus tracks. 100 copies on black vinyl with black labels in thick PVC sleeves with sticker and double sided screen printed artwork on recycled card.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/battle-dose-first-recordings-collection
  
Fangfoss – “Battle Dose: First Recordings Collection” LP + Zine

Yorkshire’s own blackened punk executioner. A vinyl collection of the first Fangfoss demo “Steel Toe Cap Iron Will”, their side of the split with Aad Sleck and three unreleased bonus tracks. 30 special edition copies on black vinyl with black labels in thick PVC sleeves with sticker and screen printed sleeve with 12 page booklet including complete lyrics and imagery. This edition is available only from Stoic Strength.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/battle-dose-first-recordings-collection

Sump – “Old Ways To Pass Into Hell” LP

Northern English Blackened Punk Stomp. The gateway to the Legion Blotan sound… A concise vinyl collection of the three tapes “Dicta Hell”, “Songs From Old Ways” and “VII: Ways To Pass Into Death” released in 2011 and 2012 respectively. 100 copies on black vinyl with stamped labels in thick PVC sleeves.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/old-ways-to-pass-into-hell

Wapentake – “Madrigals” LP

Legion Blotan is proud to present the beautiful 2021 album from Hampshire’s Wapentake. The principle musical outlet of one Hreodbeorht, Wapentake delivers seven tracks of Black Metal influenced Folk with an emphasis on the acoustic. At times both sobering and haunting, yet at others reminding of the gentle quiet of spring time in the pastures of rural England. The musicality of Wapentake evolves ever further with time, incorporating more percussive elements than previous releases which make for a dynamic listen. “Madrigals” is a glowing rarity in the annals of modern British music in general but even more so within our rigid underground scenes; Hreodbeorht’s ability to take the listener on a journey and tell a cohesive story throughout this instrumental work is astounding in our over-literal world. 100 copies on black vinyl with black labels in thick PVC sleeves with full colour insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/madrigals

White Medal – “Yorkshire Steel” LP

Brand new vinyl pressing, with new artwork, of long sold out 2012 EP by White Medal. Alongside a re-recording of “Agbrigg”, the EP had 3 new tracks in a slightly more polished style. Also included is the track from the split 7″ with Slægt. 100 copies on black vinyl with stamped labels in thick PVC sleeves.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/yorkshire-steel

White Medal – “Yorkshire Steel: Silver Edition” LP

Brand new vinyl pressing, with new artwork, of long sold out 2012 EP by White Medal. Alongside a re-recording of “Agbrigg”, the EP had 3 new tracks in a slightly more polished style. Also included is the track from the split 7″ with Slægt. 30 copies on black vinyl with stamped labels in thick PVC sleeves and additional screen printed insert + patch. This edition is available only from Stoic Strength.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/yorkshire-steel

Celtic Rainforest – “Ty’n’y’coedcae” Tape

The elusive and un-classifiable Celtic Rainforest returns with five new tracks of unadulterated underground music with a pro-Welsh message. Classical acoustic instrumentation merges with working class acapella folk-song rendition stuck between claustrophobic electronics under a blanket of defiant Black Metal aesthetics. Call it what you want, Cadwyr has a unique vision for his music and a tale to tell. Dedicated to Welsh Pagan fanatic William Price. Pro-printed glossy insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/tynycoedcae

Eoforan – “Demo I” Tape

New trio formed from the ashes of Eofor present their first demo, featuring members of Sump and other Legion Blotan stalwarts. Five tracks of raw Black Metal sewage with a post-punk feel. Pro-printed glossy insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/demo-i-2

Fangfoss/Ruin Trajectory – “Split” Tape

Short and sharp split tape of Black Metal Punk with all new tracks by Yorkshire’s Fangfoss and Wapentake side-project Ruin Trajectory. For fanatics of the sound. Pro-printed glossy insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/split-7

Ride For Revenge – “Feed The Infamy” Tape

Tape version of 2021 Ride For Revenge album “Feed The Infamy”. Heavy and occult black metal from Finland. Horrible, slimy and fucked up. The unique sound of Ride For Revenge is truly like no other and can never be replicated. Essential underground music. Red tapes with stickers and pro-printed double sided glossy insert with lyrics.

Listen: https://rideforrevenge.bandcamp.com/album/feed-the-infamy

Ruin Trajectory – “Hostile Environment” Tape

The second demo by Wapentake side-project Ruin Trajectory. In stark contrast to the beautiful calming sounds of Wapentake, here we have five tracks of Raw Black Metal with Punk influences. Killer vocals on top a simple and effective foundation of buzzing guitars and stomping 4/4 drums. For fans of Aad Sleck and Sump etc… Pro-printed glossy insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/hostile-environment

V/A – “Declaration Of Yorkist Anti-Modernist Belief” Tape + Zine

A four-way primitive declaration encompassing some of the more recent Yorkshire-based projects under the Legion Blotan banner; the bleak Black-Doom of Jorvik, the classic Black Metal sound of Ivar’s Burial, the post-punk influenced raw power of Sarig and the Blackened Punk Stomp of Fangfoss. A truly eclectic compilation tied together by the independent spirit of Yorkshire. A line in the sand and a fist in the face of the weak modern world. Tape with stickers complete with a 16 page A6 booklet with information and artwork by each band.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/declaration-of-yorkist-anti-modernist-belief

Void Of Autumn/Hylster – “Split” Tape

A meeting of Northern minds, from Denmark and Finland respectively, all of whom are not afraid to push the boundaries of their musical spheres. While rooted in Black Metal, the Void Of Autumn tracks deliver their audial assault with an almost No-Wave edge. Likewise, the Hylster tracks are rooted in the dark frozen sound of fellow Scandinavian acts but have exchanged the buzzsaw guitars for lush synth work and to great effect. Pro-printed A5 double-sided glossy insert with lyrics by each band.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/split-8

Wælcwealrn – “Ancient Pain & Agony” Tape

The unholy Northern alliance of the Hotchin Pit / Legion Blotan freudenschaft keeps moving ever forward with this reissue of the first two ultra-limited tapes (“Angrislic Pains In The North-Eastern Lands” 2020 & “Razored Cartilage” 2021) by Northumberland Raw Black Metal project Wælcwealrn. Black tapes with stickers and pro-printed double-sided glossy insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-pain-agony

Wulvyr – “MMXXI” Tape

We are proud to present the Legion Blotan version of the first demo by new Southern English band Wulvyr. A full length opus of first offering delivering a boiling torrent of raw blackened death poured over a propulsive core of primitive rhythms. Drawn with a malevolently cold impiety from the ancient soils of the British Isles, Wulvyr is a band to keep your eyes and ears on.  Black tapes with stickers and full colour pro-printed glossy insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/mmxxi

The following T-Shirts are also now available:

Celtic Rainforest – T-Shirt (Grey)
Celtic Rainforest – T-Shirt (Red)
Fangfoss – “Fangfoss Ultraviolence Yorkshire” T-Shirt
Fangfoss – “Northern Soul” T-Shirt
Ride For Revenge – “Feed The Infamy” T-Shirt
Sump – “Old Ways To Pass Into Hell” T-Shirt
Wælcwealrn – “Weaponised Bodies” T-Shirt
Wapentake – “Madrigals” T-Shirt
White Medal – “Yorkshire Steel” T-Shirt

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New Legion Blotan Releases / Distro Update

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New released from Legion Blotan available today:

Absava – “Kaikkiallinen – Kosminen – Tajunta” Tape

Following last year’s triumphant demo, the duo of Antti Klemi (Absolute Key, Circle Of Ouroborous etc…) and Harri Kuokkanen (Hail Conjurer, Ride For Revenge etc…) return with their debut full length album. Eleven tracks of haunting experimental Black Metal with an up-front dark industrial influence collide in a maelstrom of unhinged vocals, buried organic riffs and swirling electronics. As sombre as it is terrifying. Double sided pro-printed glossy insert. CD and LP coming early 2022.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/kaikkiallinen-kosminen-tajunta

Eofor – “A Blighted Oak” Tape

The long lost second and final demo of short lived and raw black metal band from Yorkshire. This demo, in contrast to the previous, featuring heavy use of keyboards and could certainly fit somewhat uneasily within or adjacent to the Dungeon Synth genre. Minimal presentation with pro-printed glossy insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/a-blighted-oak

Fangfoss – “The Cruelty Void” Tape

Yorkshire + the paranoia of modern Britain = Ultra-Violence. Following the success of the debut “Steel Toe Cap Iron Will” demo and the split tape with Aad Sleck, Fangfoss return to worship death under the banner of the endless void and contemplate the stark choice between fuck all and nothing. Four new tracks in under 10 minutes of blackened punk stomp misery. Xerox covers with tape stickers. The first lot of tapes ordered directly from Stoic Strength will get alternate packaging, fold-out lyric sheet and a free patch.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/the-cruelty-void

Ivar’s Burial/Goatchurch – “Split” Tape

Old school split cassette from these raw black metal acts from opposite ends of England. Ivar’s Burial returns with two new tracks of medieval torture themed suffering in similar vein to their two demo releases which saw the light of day last year. Goatchurch is a new project by a stalwart of the UK Black Metal scene, Glomor, who performs in Pale Mist, Zawrat, Haunted Sanity and other elite entities worthy of high praise. The two tracks presented here mark their debut recordings. Pro-printed glossy insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/split-5

Sarig – “The Misery Of Company” Tape

New mysterious one man entity presenting their debut demo which incorporates elements of Ildjarn-like simplicity with the cold dead sound of churning analog synthesizers. Distant vocals jar with the up-front machine rhythms, synth bass lines and ugly guitar tone. For fans of Valhalla Bound and Dobri Isak. Comes in bag with fold out xerox poster.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/the-misery-of-company

Vanyar – “March Rehearsal” Tape

Early Vanyar rehearsal recording from 2010 which was due to be released on a split with a UK project but never saw the light of day. Dug out from the vaults, this short recording captures the foggy essence of the first few releases of the project and was recorded in between the sessions for “Noldorin Of Vanyarian Blood” and “Returning To Woden’s Stone”. Comes in bag with fold out xerox poster.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/march-rehearsal

Vanyar – “White Mountain Oath” Tape

Vanyar returns with a new album of Tolkien Black Metal after nearly five years of silence. Three long tracks taking in the signature sounds the band is known for; mournful mid paced obscurity with heavy guitars, plodding keyboard and bizarre vocal performances. Summon the voices from the caverns and join the march of the dead men of Dunharrow. Pro-printed glossy insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/white-mountain-oath

Void Of Autumn – “Sanctuary Of Bones” Tape

The obscure debut demo of new project from the Finnish mastermind behind Absolute Key, Circle Of Ourobouros and one half of Legion Blotan’s own Absava; Antti Klemi. A slow paced Black Metal trip through the depression of the coming season, rotting as the leaves die. Pro-printed glossy insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/sanctuary-of-bones

Wapentake/Haxan – “Split” CD

CD version of the sold out tape released last year on Ancient Entity Records. Two masters of their craft from the UK and France respectively. Enchanting yet dark folk music from both acts as they weave together seamlessly to form a cohesive whole which is firmly rooted in Black Metal lore. Limited to 100 copies only in digipak packaging.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/split-6

Woddrea Mylenstede – “I & II” Tape

The first two sold out demo’s (Legion Blotan 2011/12) on one tape by the ghostly Northern English raw black metal band Woddrea Mylenstede. Presented here in their remastered forms as they appeared on both the double LP release of the same name and the “Collection” CD box set. Pro-printed glossy insert.

Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UamDcy6Kddg

Woddrea Mylenstede – “Nihthelmgengen” Tape

Tape version of the latest album by extreme raw black metal band Woddrea Mylenstede from Northern England. Full of the mysteries of the abandoned mills that litter the Pennine trail. Buried under layers of ancient tape hiss, the molten riffs bubble under the surface accompanied by the ghastly shrieks of trapped spirits. Pro-printed glossy insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/nihthelmgengen

The following T-Shirts are  also now available:

Absolute Key T-Shirt
Fangfoss – “Modernity” T-Shirt
Odious Hiss T-Shirt
Woddrea Mylenstede – “I & II” T-Shirt
Woddrea Mylenstede – “Nihthelmgengen” T-Shirt

The following releases have now been added to the distro, the label names are clickable and will take you to the relevant sections.

From Bestial Burst:
Goatmoon – “Hard Evidence: Illegal Live Activities 2009” CD RESTOCK
Moon Oracle – “Muse Of The Nightside” CD
Moon Oracle – “Muse Of The Nightside” LP
Two Runes/Fatherland/Uskonrauha/Valhalla Bound – “Myrsky On Tulossa!” LP

From Breathing Problem Productions:
God Is War – “Apex” LP
Jason Crumer – “Services Rendered” 2x CD
Jason Crumer – “Services Rendered” 3x LP
Morgue Tar/Shotgun Cock – “Partners In Necrophilia” LP
Suspect Unknown – “Let Me In” LP
V/A – “Missing And Exploited Children” 2x LP (Booklet Missing)

From Freak Animal/Industrial Recollections:
Bastard Noise – “Bastard Noise Hails The Finnish Sound Masters/The Symptoms Of A Failing Equilibrium” CD
Grunt – “Perfect World” CD
Grunt – “Last Grip To Sanity” CD
Junta – “4 Eye A.M. Dis Appearing” Tape
Kovana/Circle Of Shit – “Split” Tape
Lusters – “Rock Music” Tape
Mogao – “A Mass Meditation” CD
Moozzhead – “Sideboob Shenanigans” CD

From Manifest Of Hate Creations:
Bound Bible – “Collected Works” Tape
Southern Spruce – “Make Persia Great Again” 7″
Quincunx – “Collected Works” Tape
Upir – “Howling of the Ageless Winds: Hymns for the Black Tapestry of Night” Tape

From Northern Heritage:
Clandestine Blaze – “Secrets of Laceration” LP
Diaboli – “Awakening of Nordic Storm” LP
Phlegein – “Labyrinth of Wonder” LP

From Others (Metal):
Helwetti – “S/T” CD (Illuminating Void Productions)
Hollows Tower – “Hollows Tower” Tape (Teutonic Fury Records)
Odious Hiss – “A Vial Of Putrid Hockle” (Hotchin Pit)
Wóddréa Mylenstede – “Nihthelmgengen” LP (Final Agony)

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New Legion Blotan Releases

Wapentake – “Madrigals” Digipak CD

Legion Blotan is proud to present the beautiful new album from Hampshire’s Wapentake. The principle musical outlet of one Hreodbeorht, Wapentake delivers seven brand new tracks of Black Metal influenced Folk with an emphasis on the acoustic. At times both sobering and haunting, yet at others reminding of the gentle quiet of spring time in the pastures of rural England. The musicality of Wapentake evolves ever further with time, incorporating more percussive elements than previous releases which make for a dynamic listen. “Madrigals” is a glowing rarity in the annals of modern British music in general but even more so within our rigid underground scenes; Hreodbeorht’s ability to take the listener on a journey and tell a cohesive story throughout this instrumental work is astounding in our over-literal world. Presented in a glorious 6 page digipak and limited to 200 copies.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/madrigals

White Medal – “Elmet” Digipak CD

Yorkshire’s White Medal returns with its unique blend of gnarly, primitive Black Metal against the modern world, entangled in fog and darkness. CD version of the latest White Medal full length from 2020, released on LP by the mighty Altare Productions. Presented in matte-finished digipak and limited to 200 copies.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/elmet

White Medal – “Elmet” CD + Patch (DVD Case with alternative artwork)

Yorkshire’s White Medal returns with its unique blend of gnarly, primitive Black Metal against the modern world, entangled in fog and darkness. Special CD version of the latest White Medal full length from 2020, released on LP by the mighty Altare Productions. Presented in red DVD cases with DIY screen printed patch, very limited.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/elmet

White Medal – “Jorviking/Division:Yorkshire” Digipak CD

CD version of the LP compilation released in 2020 by the mighty Altare Productions. As with the LP, this CD collects the “Jorviking” and “Division:Yorkshire” demo tapes from previous years along with a previously unreleased track. Rawer and more experimental than the full length albums, the demo’s served as a vehicle for laying out new ideas. Presented in matte-finished digipak and limited to 200 copies.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/jorviking-division-yorkshire

Woddrea Mylenstede – “Collection” 3x CD (DVD case)

An expanded CD version of the recent “I & II” DLP released in 2019 by Livor Mortis, Finland. This triple disc set is a comprehensive collection of the early Woddrea Mylenstede demo tapes including “I”, “II” and “III: Raw Rehearsals” (Legion Blotan, 2011/12) as well as the tracks from the “Old Ways, Once More” Compilation (Legion Blotan, 2011) and the track from the split 7″ with Black Cilice (Discipline, 2013). Ultra-raw and ghostly analogue Black Metal misery from Northern England. Presented in a 3-way DVD case with insert. Co-released with Belgian label Gramschap.

Woddrea Mylenstede – “Créda Beaducwealm” Digipak CD

CD version of 2016 album. The first full length following the “I”, “II” and “III: Raw Rehearsals” demo cassettes (Legion Blotan, 2011/12). Extreme raw ghostly analogue Black Metal from the North of England. Dissonant reverb drenched melodies and shrieking vocals buried in tape hiss and misery. Birth. Toil. Death. Presented in matte-finished digipak and limited to 200 copies. Co-released with Belgian label Gramschap.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/cr-da-beaducwealm

Wóddréa Mylenstede – “Cwylmendéaþ” Digipak CD

CD version of 2017 album. A continuation of the eerie Victorian darkness of “Créda Beaducwealm” with a richer, clearer recording quality. The main album is 4 tracks in c.25 minutes of obscure melodies and bizarre death drenched Black Metal from the North of England. Vicious vocals, pummelling drums and dissonant guitar sound. This CD contains the previously unreleased rehearsal track as found on the LP version as a bonus. Artwork by old friend and ex-steel worker Andy Martin, deceased. Birth. Toil. Death. Presented in matte-finished digipak and limited to 200 copies. Co-released with Belgian label Gramschap.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/cwylmendeap

Aad Sleck/Fangfoss – “Split” Tape

Split from these two one-man Blackened Punk fiends. North East England 2020. Ex-Mining Town Ultra-Violence. 10+ minutes from each project. Limited to 100 copies with double sided glossy covers.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/split-3

Aad Sleck/Vault – “Split” Tape

Split tape from Legion Blotan stalwart and North-East England’s finest Blackened Punk destroyer Aad Sleck and relative newcomer Vault, whose debut demo released in 2020 on the mighty Tour De Garde has been in heavy rotation. Themes of radical individualism and societal disgust run through both sides of this split which will surely appeal to fans of Sump, Bone Awl and those who like their Black Metal with a Punk bite. Limited to 100 copies with double sided glossy covers.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/split-4

Celtic Rainforest – “Celtic Rainforwest” Tape + Zine

Unclassifiable musically but the statement made is clear. The debut release by pro-Welsh Independence experimental musician Cadwyr and their Celtic Rainforest project. Elements of Black Metal, Folk, Dungeon Synth and even Neo-Classical music swirl together and when read with the accompanying essay make for a stirring and emotive work. Very limited, as per the wishes of the artist.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/celtic-rainforwest

Ride For Revenge – “Sinking The Song” Tape

A band of which anyone with an interest in underground metal should need no introduction. “Sinking The Song” is the latest full length album proper by Ride For Revenge, Finnish Black/Death/Doom/Experimental metal kings. Released on CD and LP in 2018, this is the first time this master work has been released on cassette. Released in a very limited edition of 100 copies on transparent red tapes with stickers and with double sided glossy pro-printed fold out covers containing all the lyrics and imagery.

Listen: https://rideforrevenge.bandcamp.com/album/sinking-the-song

Wapentake – “Madrigals” Tape

Legion Blotan is proud to present the beautiful new album from Hampshire’s Wapentake. The principle musical outlet of one Hreodbeorht, Wapentake delivers seven brand new tracks of Black Metal influenced Folk with an emphasis on the acoustic. At times both sobering and haunting, yet at others reminding of the gentle quiet of spring time in the pastures of rural England. The musicality of Wapentake evolves ever further with time, incorporating more percussive elements than previous releases which make for a dynamic listen. “Madrigals” is a glowing rarity in the annals of modern British music in general but even more so within our rigid underground scenes; Hreodbeorht’s ability to take the listener on a journey and tell a cohesive story throughout this instrumental work is astounding in our over-literal world. Limited to 100 copies with full colour glossy covers.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/madrigals

White Medal – “Elmet” Tape

Yorkshire’s White Medal returns with its unique blend of gnarly, primitive Black Metal against the modern world, entangled in fog and darkness. Cassette version of the latest White Medal full length from 2020, released on LP by the mighty Altare Productions. Limited to 100 copies with glossy covers.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/elmet

White Medal – “Jorviking/Division:Yorkshire” Tape

Cassette version of the LP compilation released in 2020 by the mighty Altare Productions. As with the LP, this tape collects the “Jorviking” and “Division:Yorkshire” demo tapes from previous years along with a previously unreleased track. Rawer and more experimental than the full length albums, the demo’s served as a vehicle for laying out new ideas. Limited to 100 copies with glossy covers.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/jorviking-division-yorkshire

Zawrat – “The Flames of the Spiritual Quest” Tape

Cassette version of 2019 EP by UKBM project Zawrat, featuring the principle figure behind Pale Mist. From the south west of Britain, and following in the footsteps of the debut demo, Zawrat creates barren ambient and cold Black Metal with an unflinching and honest DIY attitude. Limited to 100 copies with double sided glossy covers.

Listen: https://zawrat.bandcamp.com/album/the-flames-of-the-spiritual-quest

Zawrat/Fleam – “Void of Primitive Howls” Tape

A split featuring two relatively new projects to the UK Black Metal underground, both with a large melancholic dose of darkness to their music. It is within this darkness that we can hear the subtle beauty of the chilling, often doom laden riffs and bleak shadowy soundscapes these artists employ and complement each other perfectly with. Limited to 100 copies with double sided glossy covers.

Listen: https://zawrat.bandcamp.com/album/void-of-primitive-howls-split-w-fleam

Apparel:

Aad Sleck – “Beneath…” T-Shirt (Black)
Fangfoss – “Battle We Crave” T-Shirt (Green)
White Medal – “Bastard Sons Of Northern Luddite Wolf” Longsleeve T-Shirt (White)
White Medal – “Elmet” Pullover Hoody (Black)
White Medal – “Elmet” Longsleeve T-Shirt (Black)

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New Legion Blotan Releases Out Now

Absava (Hail Conjurer + Absolute Key) – “Värähtelyjä Kynnyksellä” Tape

Oppressive, monotonous, unnatural, cold and drum machine-driven Industrial/Black Metal. ”Värähtelyjä Kynnyksellä” delves into the darker side of astral planes, ghosts, clairvoyance and the esoteric to find the Truth among the lies. Absava is a collaborative project between Absolute Key and Hail Conjurer, two titans of the Finnish scene. Limited to 100 copies with pro-printed glossy covers.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/v-r-htelyj-kynnyksell

Blut – “Blut” 5x Tape Box Set

Reissue of most of the works in the discography of Dorset, UK based black/doom band Blut. Five tape box set featuring the tape reissues “Demo’s 2009”, “Demo’s 2014”, “Children Of Blut”, “Grief And Incurable Pain” and “Ritual And Ceremony”. Comes in a screenprinted slipcase with poster. Limited to only 25 copies.

Listen: https://bluthell.bandcamp.com/

Blut – “Children Of Blut” Tape

Reissue of most of the 2018 album by Dorset, UK based black/doom band Blut. Some of their most concise and aggressive materials here. Pro-printed glossy covers.

Listen: https://bluthell.bandcamp.com/

Blut – “Demo’s 2009” Tape

Reissue of most of the early demo’s by Dorset, UK based black/doom band Blut. Raw and long-form songs. Pro-printed glossy covers.

Listen: https://bluthell.bandcamp.com/

Blut – “Demo’s 2014” Tape

Reissue of most of the early demo’s by Dorset, UK based black/doom band Blut. Featuring older versions of material from later releases. Pro-printed glossy covers.

Listen: https://bluthell.bandcamp.com/

Blut – “Grief And Incurable Pain” Tape

Reissue of the 2011 album by Dorset, UK based black/doom band Blut. Two long-form 30+ minute slabs of blackened concrete doom. Pro-printed glossy covers.

Listen: https://bluthell.bandcamp.com/

Blut – “Ritual And Ceremony” Tape

Reissue of the first album from 2009 by Dorset, UK based black/doom band Blut. Two long-form 30+ minute slabs of blackened concrete doom. Pro-printed glossy covers.

Listen: https://bluthell.bandcamp.com/

Fangfoss – “Steel Toe Cap, Iron Will” Tape

Debut demo by new black oi! punk stomp project from Yorkshire. 4 tracks of ultra-violence and moorland rock and roll. Xerox cut and paste covers. Rough and ready for fans of Sump, Bone Awl and perhaps more recently Kūka’ilimoku.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/steel-toe-cap-iron-will

Hail Conjurer – “Crude Magick” 2x Tape

Double tape collection featuring material from sold out releases “Manifests of Will” Demo Tape (2017), “Heaven Piercing Phallos” Demo Tape (2017), “Decadence” Lathe-Cut EP (2019) and includes a previously unreleased pre- Hail Conjurer demo song “Last Vision” (2009). An hour’s worth of obscure and unique material from the heart of the Finnish underground scene. The pro-printed and duplicated tapes come with all the artwork from the original releases with the demo’s on the first and the EP and bonus track on the other. Limited to 100 copies housed inside a slip case.

Listen: https://hailconjurer.bandcamp.com/

Ivar’s Burial – “Demo 2020” Tape

New demo following years of silence from Yorkshire Heathen Black Metal band Ivar’s Burial. 4 tracks of medieval torture themed raw and misanthropic melodic Black Metal.  Housed in screen printed slipcase, printed on recycled card, with lyric sheet insert.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2020

Rimethurses II – “S/T” Tape

Potentially extremely obscure sounding/aesthetic release from this brotherly duo. Recording over 4 years and featuring 9 songs that incorporate Black Metal, Noise Rock, Punk, Hate Rock, and more. Northern black humour and hatred all viewed under the scrutiny of modern world depravity and every day toxic bewilderment of surroundings… Not for everyone by any means and certainly not the faint hearted kvltist or the easily swayed. Limited to 100 copies with pro-printed glossy covers.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-3

Mors Atra Crucis – “Demo II” Tape

The recently completed second demo finally see’s the light of day, after years of being on the backburner, from this Anglo-Portuguese Black Metal duo. Featuring members of White Medal and Satanize. Limited to 100 copies with pro-printed glossy covers with artwork by Simon Moors.

Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/demo-ii-2

Hail Conjurer – “Erotic Hell” T-Shirt

Single Sided Print Featuring “Erotic Hell” Artwork. Black Ink On White Gildan Heavy Cotton T-Shirts.

Mors Atra Crucis T-Shirt

Single Sided Print Featuring “Demo II” Artwork. Black Ink On White Gildan Heavy Cotton T-Shirts.

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New Legion Blotan Releases

Aad Sleck – “Demonstration” Tape
Crude, mongrel breed of Black Metal/Punk for fans of Akitsa, Sump and Bone Awl. No frills or innovation. Paying homage to the strongest men in the north. Double sided glossy printed covers.
Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/demonstration

Aad Sleck – “Demonstration II” Tape
The return of Nothumberland’s crude, mongrel breed of Black Metal/Punk for fans of Akitsa, Sump and Bone Awl. No frills or innovation. Paying homage to the mining heritage of North East England. Double sided glossy printed covers.
Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/demonstration-ii

Ivar’s Burial – “Demo ’17” Tape
A lost and forgotten project of Yorkshire Heathen Black Metal finally unleashed! Fold out, double size glossy printed covers.
Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2017-2

White Medal – “Guthmers Hahl” Tape
Clean repress of White Medal’s first proper album. 6 tracks of stomping Yorkshire Heathen Black Metal with raw industrial production. Glossy printed covers.
Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/guthmers-hahl

White Medal – “Yorkshire Steel” Tape
Clean repress of White Medal’s 2012 EP. Alongside a re-recording of “Agbrigg”, the EP had 3 new tracks in a slightly more polished style. Glossy printed covers.
Listen: https://legion-blotan.bandcamp.com/album/yorkshire-steel

Hail Conjurer – “Crude Magick” T-Shirt
White ink on black Gildan T-shirts featuring artwork from the “Crude Magick” compilation CD released by Bestial Burst.

Hail Conjurer – “Crude Magick” Vest
White ink on black Fruit Of The Loom Vests featuring artwork from the “Crude Magick” compilation CD released by Bestial Burst.

White Medal – “Rose Shield” T-Shirt
Black ink on white Gildan T-shirts. A reprint of the first ever White Medal T-shirt from 10+ years ago.

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New Legion Blotan Releases

Uskonrauha – “Tympeyden Ylistys” LP

LP version of this near-perfect Finnish black metal assault by the power trio of Harald Mentor (Ride For Revenge), The Unnatural (White Death) and BlackGoat (Goatmoon). All that is needed for quality black metal is present; Satan, deep respect for the laws of nature, hatred for subhuman scum and a dose of national romanticism. Originally released on CD in 2015 by Bestial Burst, this debut full length finally see’s the light of day on vinyl!

Limited to only 197 copies the LP comes in a professionally printed, in a matte-finish, glued and spined sleeve with the black vinyl inside a black disco bag and with xerox lyric sheet included.

Woddrea Mylenstede – “Créda Beaducwealm” LP (Second Press)

Due to popular demand, Legion Blotan in conspiracy with Altare Productions unleash a second pressing of this raw and mysterious Northern English Black Metal obscurity originally released in 2016 limited to only 130 copies. Birth. Toil. Death.

Black vinyl with fold over cover, second edition of 250 copies.

Auld Fued – “S/T” Tape (Second Edition)

New edition of the demo originally released in 2012. Near-Psychedelic sounding Black Metal madness from the North of England. Limited to 100 copies with professionally printed glossy covers.

Bokkenrijders – “Kingdom Of Lies” Tape

Raw demo from Russian 3 piece Black Metal project. With a sound reminiscent of Finnish bands such as Satanic Warmaster and Goatmoon but with minimal instrumentation and a more punk feel. Limited to 100 copies with professionally printed glossy covers.

Caelum Nocte – “S/T” Tape

Finnish two-piece entity playing raw black metal with themes of enlightenment, apparitions in the woods and entrancing mutations of perception; meditations of hollow emptiness. Limited to 100 copies with professionally printed glossy covers.

Peasant ‎– “Demo MMXIX” Tape

Already in circulation for some time on tape and CD-r, this raw Black Metal demo recorded in 2019 features Steve Mills from Old Corpse Road/Arcane North/Thy Dying Light on guitars and vocals and George Proctor of White Medal/Sump on Drums. 3 tracks of traditional black metal in the northern tradition. Limited to 100 copies with tape stickers, co-released with Blackwood Productions.

Sidekut Slave – “Batcave Skinheads” Tape

Punk Black Metal from Pskov, North-Western Russia. Sidekut Slave is a member of the Pleskau Brethren Circle along with Hexenvomit, Needle Fetish, Virgin Pimp, and several others. Herein lies a short sharp burst of raw stomping Black Metal Skinhead Decadence – boots and bomber jackets, rot, misery, vomit, graveyards and nostalgia. For fans of Bone Awl, Sump and Ildjarn. Limited to 100 copies with professionally printed glossy covers.

Thunar – “Hamerslag” Tape

Here we have Dutch Old School Pagan Black Metal Desecration from Thunar. This evocative debut demo featuring five tracks in nearly 40 minutes of raw atmospheric metal invoking the old and dark gods of war and torture. Limited to 50 copies with professionally printed glossy white covers and 50 copies with red xerox covers by request of the band.

White Medal – “Division : Yorkshire” Tape + Patch

Three tracks of Yorkshire Heathen Black Metal from White Medal, delving further and deeper into the dark and unexplored abyss of Yorkshire history. Presented in a similar format to the “Jorviking” tape (2019), this release comes in a folded, double sided screen-printed inlay on recycled card which folds out into a poster and comes with screen printed patch. Limited copies.

White Medal – “Yorkshire Heathen Black Metal” Tape (Second Edition)

Compilation album featuring the “Agbrigg Beast” and “Alone As Owt” demo’s as well as compilation track and unreleased tracks. Limited to 100 copies with professionally printed glossy covers.

T-Shirts/Patches

Legion Blotan Records – “Teeth” T-Shirt
Satanhartalt – “Déaþscufærgewinn” T-Shirt
Sump – “Logo” Patch
Uskonrauha – “Logo” Vest
Vanyar – “Dunharrow” T-Shirt
White Medal – “Jorviking” T-Shirt

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New Turgid Vermin Releases

We are incredibly excited and proud to announce the beginning of new label Turgid Vermin and what a great beginning it is with these two new CD’s:

Skullflower – “Purity” CD

“We stress test sound ’til it buckles, we burn off impurities and reduce it it to its essence…”

Hot on the heels of solstice, we present a new label and a new full length recording from the Yorkshire based, countryside-dwelling legends.

Although Matthew Bower and Samantha Davies release regular Skullflower, and other, sound via their Bandcamp, “Purity” is the first album proper since 2018’s “Werecat Powers…” released on vinyl by Egyptian label Nashazphone. Here are 4 tracks of dark cinematic aurality and wonderment and/or a massive dose of the essence of traditional black psychedelia, its roots in the moors and valleys of Gondal.

Presented in full colour digipak with photography by the band and in an initial run of 500 copies.

https://skullflower-skullflowertruth.blogspot.com/2019/12/purity.html

https://turgidvermin.bandcamp.com/album/purity

Will Over Matter – “Normalcy Restored Through Enemy Castration” CD

This second release for Turgid Vermin and brand new album by Finland’s Will Over Matter project see’s sole member Harold Mentor (Ride For Revenge, Bestial Burst label etc.) perform c. 75 minutes of new and harrowing material in his unique style.

A concept album, “Normalcy Restored Through Enemy Castration” takes topics of primitive warfare and black magic and processes them through filters of old school power electronics and experimental minimalism. Clear, commanding yet droning vocals deliver striking testaments to Satanic philosophies over pulsing abrasive industrial noise and rhythmic electronics.

Presented in a garishly coloured digipak and in an initial run of 200 copies.

https://turgidvermin.bandcamp.com/album/normalcy-restored-through-enemy-castration

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New Legion Blotan Releases

We are proud to present the following items from our Black Metal label Legion Blotan Records.

Skravl/War Is Aer – “Split” Tape
Sump – “Archive I” Tape
Sump – “Archive II” Tape
Sump – “Archive III” Tape
White Medal – “East Riding Cart Burial” CD
White Medal – “East Riding Cart Burial” Tape
White Medal/Wapentake – “Split” CD
White Medal/Wapentake – “Split” Tape
Wóddréa Mylenstede – “Cwylmendéaþ” LP

Sump – “Archive” T-Shirt
White Medal – “East Riding Cart Burial” T-Shirt
White Medal/Wapentake – “Split” T-Shirt

Stoic Strength T-Shirt

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New Releases From Legion Blotan

We are proud to present the following items from our Black Metal label, Legion Blotan Records.

Tapes:
Flooded Church Of Asmodeus ‎– “Piss Soaked Church Of The Wrong…” Tape
Flooded Church Of Asmodeus ‎– “Satan’s Punishment: The Ultimatum” Tape
Sump – “Vengeance” Tape
Uskonrauha – “Tympeyden Ylistys” Tape
War Of The Roses – “S/T” Tape (Second Edition)

Vinyl:
Ritual Violence – “S/T” 12″ LP
White Medal/Arcane North – “Split” 7″
White Medal/Dommedagssalme – “Split” 7″

Apparel:
Wóddréa Mylenstede – “Créda Beaducwealm” Hooded Sweatshirt (S-2XL)
White Medal – “Yorkshire Black Metal” Longsleeve (S-2XL)
Sump – “Vengeance” T-Shirt (S-XL)

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New Releases From Legion Blotan

We are proud to present the following tapes and apparel items from our Black Metal label Legion Blotan Records.

Tapes:

Aphotykum – “The Cimmerian Sessions” Tape
Eofor – “Demo 15” Tape
Headless Horseman – “Demo” Tape
Jorvik – “Demo 2017” Tape
Troth – “Images Of Cotard Delusion” Tape
Unkerd Wood/Pact Of Ash/Gammal Sed – “Northern Retaliation” Tape
White Medal – “Jorviking” Tape, Patch + Zine
Wóddréa Mylenstede – “Cwylmendéaþ” Tape SECOND EDITION

Apparel:

Ride For Revenge – “Path Of Dominion” White on Black Vest (FOTL S-XL)
Ride For Revenge – “Path Of Dominion” Black on Charcoal T-Shirt (GILDAN S-XL)
Wóddréa Mylenstede – “Skull” Black on Bone T-Shirt (GILDAN S-XL)
Wóddréa Mylenstede – “Créda Beaducwealm” White on Black T-Shirt (FOTL S-XL)

Patches:

Legion Blotan – “Logo” (Design by Warhead Art) Patch
Wóddréa Mylenstede – “Birth. Toil. Death.” Patch