THOU SHALT SUFFER

Release Year: 2013
Artist Origin: NOR
Style: rough obscure blackened death metal

no Emperor and no Ildjarn would ever be possible without this obscure entity that existed before the dawn of times, that is 1991, transforming from Embryonic in its own right, and musically it was also a transitional period between dark death and harsh black metal, correlating with Soulside Journey more than it was first pointed; purely cult formation featured both Ygg aka Ihsahn and Samot aka Samoth, as well as Vidar aka Ildjarn in its line-up, plus nowadays well-familiar producer Thorbjørn Akkerhaugen; this retrospective compilation includes all their recordings: Into the Woods of Belial demo, recorded in October 1991, Open the Mysteries of Your Creation 7"EP, recorded in April 1991, and five track rehearsal, recorded in summer 1991, spreading a spooky veil of shadows via rough yet hypnotizing compositions; recent British re-issue comes with altered cover artwork and two extra rehearsal songs