1. Search Of Solace
2. Chanting Fire
3. Claws Of Piety
4. Serpent’s Hunger
5. Vortex
6. Of Frost, Of Flame, Of Flesh
7. Fierce Desire
8. Epilogue
Asbjørn Steffensen – vocals
Tommy Christensen – guitar
Mads B. H. Gath – guitar
Uffe Laustsen-Jensen – bass
Andreas Posselt – drums
It was five experienced gentlemen from the Aarhus metal scene who formed Crocell in early 2007, and the pace was high from the start. Thus, the debut album, “The God We Drowned,” was recorded the same year, and almost simultaneously with its release in 2008, Crocell was named “metal talent of the year” at the Danish Metal Awards.
It was the beginning of a respectful underground career for the Danish collective, featuring members that are and were active in other bands such as Illdisposed, Urkraft, The Petulant, Mordax and Demolition Inc., among many others. The following years were spent playing sweat-soaked gigs, travelling the Danish roads and abroad and releasing five full-length albums and two EPs.
Danish metal has seen one band after another flare up and die out, but after 17 years, Crocell continues undeterred, having long established itself as an indispensable player in the Danish metal scene with almost seven releases under its belt and over 100 concerts in over ten countries.
“Of Frost, Of Flame, Of Flesh” is out now on gatefold LP (black vinyl, limited to 300 copies), 8-panel digipack CD and digital formats via Emanzipation Productions.
Lineup:
Asbjørn Steffensen – vocals
Tommy Christensen – guitar
Mads B. H. Gath – guitar
Uffe Laustsen-Jensen – bass
Andreas Posselt – drums
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
