Israthoum Monument of Brimstone Lp out now on BWR
Israthoum Monument of Brimstone Album Cover
Burning World Records is proud to present the vinyl version of the Holland based Israthoum’s debut album Monument of Brimstone. The album is pressed up in 250 copies of which 150 on black and 100 on gold vinyl.The cd was released earlier this year on Spinefarm to much critical acclaim (see below).
Please get your black or golden copies in our store by clicking on the colors. Find more info on Israthoum and this release below. Now artwork was made especially for this album by Burning World Records recording artist Mories of Gnaw Their Tongues.
Israthoum was formed in 1992 in Portugal under the name of Grendel by Arvath and Arluth Dhu. Voxinferi joined soon after. Around ’94 the bandname changed to Geryous and somewhere between 1997 and 1998 there was a final change of the bandname to Israthoum.
From 1998 onwards the founding bandmembers slowly started moving to the Netherlands where forces were bound with some new members, from which Agramon is the only one remaining. Kald finally joined the band in 2005.
Throughout the years, the following discography has been built up:
- Decapitation demo ‘92
- Untitled demo ‘93
- Live tape ‘95
- Hatred demo ‘00
- The Art of Malice MCD ‘02
- Black Scenery Avatar MCD ’04 (official release by Merciless in ’05)
- Monument of Brimstone CD ’08 (official release by Spikefarm in ’09)
“It’s nice to hear that there still are bands out there that try to continue black metal, solely in the “2nd wave” style, which was made popular by such acts as DARKTHRONE, GORGOROTH and others. ISRATHOUM is a band from the Netherlands with a great deal of balls and ambition. ” (Metal-archives.com)
“MOB sees them back with the oppressive atmospherics and sense of the theatrically horrific that’s defined their presence on the scene thus far.” (Kerrang)
TRACK LISTING
01. Wearing You
02. Painters of Uncreation
03. Christ Null and Void
04. Soul Funeral
05. The Slanderer
06. My Death Grotesque
07. Fire, Deliverance
08. …Through the Voices of the Dead
In the wake of the second wave of black metal or “norsecore”, if you will, Israthoum was formed in 1992 in Portugal under the Tolkien-inspired name of Grendel, by drummer Arvath and guitar player Arluth Dhu. Soon after Voxinferi a.k.a. Israth and his psycho shrieks joined as vocalist. “Monument of Brimstone” isn’t anymore held in the confines of harsh norsecore only, Israthoum has grown to display melancholic folkish tendencies usually connected with the early Emperor/early Borknagar tradition.
MARKETING AND PROMOTION
• Internet promotion
• CD release by Spinefarm
SELLING POINTS
• “It’s nice to hear that there still are bands out there that try to continue black metal, solely in the “2nd wave” style, which was made popular by such acts as DARKTHRONE, GORGOROTH and others. ISRATHOUM is a band from the Netherlands with a great deal of balls and ambition. ” (Metal-archives.com)
• “MOB sees them back with the oppressive atmospherics and sense of the theatrically horrific that’s defined their presence on the scene thus far.” (Kerrang)
TRACK LISTING
01. Wearing You
02. Painters of Uncreation
03. Christ Null and Void
04. Soul Funeral
05. The Slanderer
06. My Death Grotesque
07. Fire, Deliverance
08. …Through the Voices of the Dead
