Friday, January 28, 2011

Invoke The Dark Age

We're going all the way back to the dark ages of 1994 with Abigor's debut full-length album Verwüstung - Invoke the Dark Age. Abigor are the elite of Austrian Black Metal and this record proved that furious Black Metal in the early '90s wasn't solely the charge of the Norwegian kids. This also marks a time when Napalm Records released interesting records, and not just goofy folk metal and symphonic crap with chicks on the cover. Absolutely essential.

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21 comments:

  1. Thiago BehrndtJanuary 28, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    yes! napalm glory days were essencial. summoning, in battle, falkenbach, svartahrid... a bunch of great acts!

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  2. The Glacial ScablanderJanuary 28, 2011 at 3:08 AM

    Yes, I second it's essentiality. I like your sentence that says "...this record proved that furious Black Metal in the early '90s wasn't solely the charge of the Norwegian kids.". Darkness came from all countries at that time. And this is a great time capsule for that evil and contempt. About Napalm Records: Through looking at my old magazines [Metal Maniacs,Ill Literature, Pit, BW & BK and Terrorizer], you could always tell a Napalm Records ad when you first lay your sight upon it. Amusing, yet with a little scoffing.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    sweet. sadly a band I never got round to listening to the first time round even tho I remember seing their material around a lot at the time. thanks for the (re)introduction and actually for bringing some enthusiasm to me for bm (and much besides) again with your blog!
    mk

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  4. theheftJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:14 AM

    Hey now, Napalm Records still releases decent records.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2011 at 6:16 AM

    Absolutely love this album. Classic! Amazing talent..Opus IV rules too.

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  6. Carl WarslaughterJanuary 28, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    This ones a classic. And look at that album cover. Perfection in my book.

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  7. homegrownJanuary 28, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    This is my jazz hangover cure XD
    Thanks, I love this classic!

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Miasma were on Napalm too, I think. And agree about the cover, it is nice.

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    Yes! Great BM that has been overlooked for too long. That is why I Love the Hearse!

    -the anonymous jew

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  10. idoJanuary 28, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    The second song, "Kingdom of Darkness" opens with a sample from one of the most powerful scenes of Bergman's "The Seven Seal." Right at that moment I knew I'd love this fucking band.

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  11. Frisco BathhouseJanuary 28, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    That is so grim and *tru* Varg is somewhere crying in his Casio.

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  12. JCSJanuary 28, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    This is a great one, along with Nachtymnen and the overlooked Supreme Immortal Art...hell, all their albums are pretty great!

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  13. wireless darknessJanuary 28, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    austrian emperor(s).

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  14. NO BEAST SO FIERCEJanuary 29, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    classic!

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  15. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    Great album. Completely missed these guys 10+ years ago so many thanks for the chance to get into Abigor's weird little world. Some things in common with Satyricon, mainly the razor-sharp guitar tone & acoustic instruments. Vocals do sound a bit like Emperor, if heard from less of a distance. Arrangements put them over the top - ahead of the curve for 1994, IMO. Bass guitar is present in the mix as something other than an extra layer of distortion. Epic.

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  16. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    This is pretty rad,Abigor is good at this shit. Napalm got pretty cheesy with all that lame fake goth band tryin to be metal cheesy bs

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 29, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    loving this.

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  18. east kansas bangerJanuary 30, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Awesome, simply awesome. Great riffs, great songs. thank you so much for this one

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  19. eric jJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Awesome to see so much Abigor love. A great band that I haven't listened to in a while, thanks for the reminder to dig out some of their stuff again. I also dig on Channeling the Quintessence of Satan pretty hard.

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  20. .w.February 1, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    recently got into this album. KILLER riffs, definitely underrated.

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  21. NickMarch 1, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    AMAZING! anyone know where i can find the lyrics to "Weeping Mindwintertears?" let me know: 2kracked@gmail.com

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