1. Sabbath Of The Rat
2. A Stone For The Graveless
3. Satan Is Among Us
4. She’s A Witch
Michael Enevoldsen – bass, keyboards
Frederik O’Carroll – guitars
Danni Jelsgaard – drums
Sonja Rosenlund Ahl – vocals
Danny Bo – guitars
A1. Intro
A2. Bonesong
A3. Blasphemica
A4. Desert Serpent
A5. Color Me Dead
A6. Lacerations
B1. Vanity Of The Wicked
B2. Absolution In Flesh
B3. Sacrament of Deceit
B4. Echoes Of Human Debris
B5. Thrive In Sadness
Bue T. Jensen – vocals
Nicolai Cheung – guitars
Oliver Ragnar – guitars
Kelvin Dam – bass
Lukas Meier – drums
A1. Plague Of Messiah
A2. Prince Of Evil
A3. Salvation
A4. Evil Courier
B1. Fateful Day
B2. Megalomania
B3. Rebirth
B4. Ground Zero
Esben Slot Sørensen – guitars
Martin Hundrup – vocals, bass
Henk Leviathan – guitars
Max Thorup Due – drums
Samhain was, in the early 80s, one of the first bands playing extreme metal in Denmark. Formed in 1984, the quartet started exploring music in their rehearsal room under the direct influence of their idols – Hellhammer/Celtic Frost, Kreator, Venom, Sodom and the likes – and started to forge the Danish extreme metal scene with their early contacts, struggle to get gigs and mouth-to-mouth promotion.
In 1985 the band released their only demo tape, “The Courier”, containing three tracks of the raw and unadulterated death/thrash metal that they played. The demo never really got them a record deal, but put Samhain’s name in the scene, where they gained praise from their peers and underground press and played shows with such fine acts as Kreator, Pestilence, Exumer, Imperator, Mezzrow, Invocator, and Illdisposed. Eventually, the group would change their name to Desexult in 1986 under which name they put out three demos. They disbanded in 1991, but “The Courier” remains one of the finest examples of how early Danish extreme metal sounded and gained cult status in the following decades.
In the Summer of 2023, fans of 80s original death/thrash metal could finally rejoice! The long-awaited album release of the demo tapes from the legendary band was finally released as a full-length album on vinyl format.
“The Courier” features all songs from the band’s first two demo tapes, recorded in 1985 and 1986. Remastered for maximum audio quality by one of metal’s finest: none other than ex-Desexult drummer and metal producer par excellence Tue Madsen at Antfarm Studio (Rob Halford, Sick Of It All, The Haunted, Vio-Lence, etc.), this is as trve as it gets.
The release also includes extensive liner notes from metal notables and rare photos from the band’s early days.
A1. Tomorrow
A2. Creature
A3. Lies
A4. Suicide
A5. At The Grave
B1. Death Approaches
B2. Metal Church
B3. Room Service
B4. The Red River
B5. Evil
1. Turn The Rack
2. My Name Is Lucifer
3. Last Of A Kind
4. The Fires On Gallows Hill
5. The Devils Whore
6. Sabbath Of The Rat
7. Baptized In Piss
8. Juniper Creek
1. Inexorable (Perracide)
2. The Grotesque (Benediction)
3. In The Eyes Of Suffering (Perracide)
4. Raped (Deströyer 666)
5. Satanic Sacrifice (Nifelheim)
6. Domedagen (Nasum)
7. The Decisive Slaughter (Perracide)
8. Horripilation (Perracide)
9. The Dreams You Dread (Benediction)
10. Black Evil (Nifelheim)
11. Cut To Fit (Nasum)
12. Torn From The Grave (Interment)
13. Silence The World (Perracide)
14. Satanic Speed Metal (Deströyer 666)
A book about the death metal underground metal scene from 1990 to 1994 written by Danish scene veteran Michael Hvolgaard Andersen. “Please Return My Stamps” takes you back to Naestved, Denmark in the early Nineties and tape trading, starting up a radio show at the age of 15, a fanzine at 16, a record label at 18 and the love of alcohol, extreme metal and almost getting arrested for the “please return my stamps” method and lots more.
The book, written in English, features 12 new chapters written in 2021 and 2022, original colors photos of Matti Karki of Dismember, Paul Masvidal of Cynic and Death and both Gregor and Nick from Paradise Lost back, and never seen before color photos of Napalm Death, Nocturnus, Obituary, Confessor and other cool stuff from the early 90s, like rare flyers and photos, concert tickets, flyers and scans the four original issues of the cult fanzine Emanzipation ‘zine written in the period this book is all about. The scans are from the original pages and features cut out logos and photos originally placed on the pages with glue. Everything was hand-made back then, except for the text which was written on Amiga 500. 200 A4 pages in total with new front cover artwork created by Jimmy Nielsen (Last Mile Records).
KEY POINTS:
* Underground metal book on 200 A4 pages, english written, with focus on the death metal scene in 1990 to 1994 written by Danish scene veteran Michael Hvolgaard Andersen.
*Rare and unseen photos by Dismember, Confessor, Nocturnus, Death, Cynic, Paradise Lost etc.
*Concert tickets, flyers etc.
*12 new chapters written in 2021 and 2022 and scans of the first four issues of Emanzipation ‘zine published in the period 1991 to 1994.
*Interviews with now classic acts such as Death, My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, Carcass, Dismember, Obituary, Napalm Death, Katatonia, Amorphis, Entombed, Dominus, Unleashed, Confessor etc. made in their early days.
VM Underground Fanzine review
Fistful Of Metal Magazine review
Metal Horde Zine review
Rock Hard Magazine review (in German)
Sweden Rock Magazine review (in Swedish)
Flight Of Pegasus review (in Greek)
1. Son Of Sin
2. Chaos Prophets
3. Kill For Pleasure
4. Taphephobia
5. Tomb Mold
6. Lullaby Of Obliteration
7. Torn Apart
8. Arrogance Of Ignorance
9. Avant-garde
10. Falling
11. Descending Into Madness
12. Perpetual War
13. Ouroboros
14. Weed Smokers’ Dream
Luiz “Quinho” Parisi: guitar
Woesley Johann: guitar
Edu Lane: drums
Pedro Lemes: bass
Brian Stone: vocals
