Aesthetic Death

Ethere (INT) - #1 - Zine (Funeral doom, BACK IN STOCK - Pro-printed - 2023 - issue 1 - 60 pages - A5++ - includes Until Death Overtakes Me, Skepticism, Weird Truth and just loads more funeral/extreme doom music. Highly recommended!!!)

Trail Of Tears (NOR) - Winds Of Disdain - CD (Gothic/Darkwave, Gothic Symphonic Metal - new 2024 EP)

Ataraxia (ITA) - Centaurea - CD (Neoclassical / Folk, Modern classical, neofolk, ethereal dark ambient)

Lake Of Tears (SWE) - Headstones - A5 digi CD (Doom, A5 digi CD re-issue of 1995 classic Lake Of Tears album - A5 digi comes housed in luxury leather-bound box. Nice re-issue)

Trail Of Tears (NOR) - Winds Of Disdain - LP (Gothic/Darkwave, Return of Norwegian gothic metal pioneers - dark melancholic metal - Blue & Black vinyl edition)

Lake Of Tears (SWE) - Headstones - LP (Doom, Headstones is an immortal album, First time on vinyl - gatefold LP - silver vinyl)

Sworn (NOR) - A Journey Told Through Fire - LP (Black, Melodic black metal - now available on LP. Black vinyl.)

Angizia (AUT) - Die Kemenaten scharlachroter Lichter - 2LP (Doom, Symphonic gothic doom. Angizia's debut album - for the first time on LP. Black vinyl.)

Cyclocosmia (UK) - And We Will Move The Stars - digi 2CD (Doom, Symphonic doom - with an eclectic and meandering direction)

Victim Path (BLR) - Surrounded By Pain - CD (Black, debut album)

WEL (BLR) - From Where Night Comes - CD (Black ambient, WEL = WeltEisLehre)

Pragnavit (BLR) - Viede - CD (Folk ambient, Occult dark ambient / folk metal)

Kozeljnik (SRB) - Death Gives Into Life - CD (Black)

Ketha (POL) - 2nd Sight - digi CD (Death, Experimental technical avantgarde death metal - digipack release - still sealed)

Kronos (FRA) - The Hellenic Terror - CD (Death, brutal death metal - based on Greek mythology - used CD but in excellent condition, very slight scuffs on cd)

Mithras (UK) - Worlds Beyond The Veil - CD (Death, death metal with progressive and classical influences - 2004 CD issue on Candlelight)

Mactatus (NOR) - The Complex Bewitchment - CD (Black, Symphonic black metal - used CD but in excellent condition)

Mayhem (NOR) - Dawn Of The Black Hearts - digi CD (Black, originally released in 1995 by Warmaster Recs (COL) - this is a live recording, which features the infamous suicide photo of Dead on the cover - this is a digipack edition of this cult release - sealed - most probably a 2016 Mexican bootleg edition )

Shape Of Despair (FIN) - Angels Of Distress - CD (Doom, this is the 2003 Russian pressing on Fono - as the original version)

Red Harvest (NOR) - Hybreed - CD (Industrial Doom, industrial metal - original 1996 Voices Of Wonder press - 2nd hand - scuffs to CD surface but plays fine)

Korova (AUT) - Dead Like An Angel - CD (Avant Black, 2nd hand - but in good condition)

Malignant Tumour & Squash Bowels (CZE/POL) - Eat The Flesh / Dreams Come True - CD (Grind, extreme death gore grind from two of the scene veterans - 2004 re-issue - includes bonus tracks)

Dodsferd (GRE) - The Parasitic Survival Of The Human Race - CD (Black, released on Moribund Recs)

Dodsferd (GRE) - Death Shall Purify The Wounds Of Your Fragile Mortality - digi CD (Black)

Kampf (GRE) - Nothing But Wrath - CD (Black, mini-album - Kampf is an old project of Wrath/Dodsferd )

Moloch (UKR) - Isolation Der Essenz - CD (Black ambient, nature ambient black metal)

Matricide (SWE) - Holy Virgin - CD (Black, mini-album)

Kludde & Wanhoop (BEL) - De Verdoken / Elegy Of Despair - CD (Black)

Tundra (ITA) - In Cold Dimness - CD (Black)

Anthrax (USA) - For All Kings - digisleeve 2CD (Thrash, Tour edition - includes 5 song bonus demo disc - second hand but excellent condition)

Dammerung (UKR) - Dark Poetry - CD (Black)

Hell:On (UKR) - Re:Born - CD (Death, death thrash metal - 2011 re-issue with bonus tracks)

Indesinence (UK) - III - CD (Death Doom, the final album of this excellent band, on Profound Lore)

Nortt (DEN) - Galgenfrist - CD (Doom black, funeral doom/black)

Anatomy (AUS) - Where Angels Die - CD (Death Black)

Anatomy (AUS) - The Witches Of Dathomir - CD (Death Black)

Violenta Domestica (AUT) - Despicable - 2LP (Electronic EBM, Experimental Electronic Musick - gatefold vinyl 2LP version of the great new VD album - orange vinyl - beautiful production)

Violenta Domestica (AUT) - Cephalaea - LP (Electronic EBM, Experimental electronic musick - the excellent debut on gatefold vinyl - blood red vinyl )

Violenta Domestica (AUT) - Cephalaea - LP (Electronic EBM, Experimental Electronic Musick - excellent debut album on gatefold vinyl - semen white vinyl)

Violenta Domestica & Mossadeq (AUT) - Zerfall / Czech - LP (Electronic EBM, Split album from two Austrian artists - Mossadeq with experimental rock and VD with their experimental electronic ebm style - great collaboration)

Nuclear Death (USA) - All Creatures Great And Eaten / For Our Dead - CD (Death, Cult US death metal act from the early 90s - re-issue featuring the 1992 album, plus the "For Our Dead" EP - innovative and extreme band from the time, who were often sadly overlooked at the time - classic stuff.)

Wish (NED) - Monochrome - CD (Atmospheric Doom, gothic atmospheric doom - second hand, scuff marks on CD but plays fine)

When (NOR) - Prefab Wreckage - CD (Dark ambient, Dark ambient industrial)

Korperschwache (USA) - Evil Walks - digi CD (Drone, noise rock improv psych-drone doom black metal - FFO: Nekrasov, Skullflower, Wolvserpent)

Boris (JAP) - Smile - CD (Doom Stoner, experimental doom psychedelia)

Sabbah Navahthani (CYP) - Sabbah Navahthani - CD (Doom black, unused but CD disc has scuffs marks from storage wear)

Exaltatio Diaboli (SPA) - Fluxion - CD (Avant Black, A work of spiritual darkness through invictus black metal and sinister cacophonies - atmospheric black, cosmic ambient - Australian import)

The Deathtrip (UK/NOR) - A Foot In Each Hell - The Complete Demos - LP (Black, Contains the demo recordings + exclusive tracks. Comes with printed innersleeve and A3 poster.)

Mor (RUS) - Ð›ÐµÑÐ¾Ð¼Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸Ðµ - LP (Pagan/folk black, Atmospheric pagan black metal - Side A is "Ð›ÐµÑÐ¾Ð¼Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸Ðµ" demo. Side B is "Ð¯Ð½Ð²Ð°Ñ€ÑŒ" demo. Released on Myrkr label. This is the white vinyl edition)

Veiled Metamorphosis (NED) - Tentacled Void Of Infinity - CD (Doom black, abysmal black death funeral doom - members of nihill and necronomicon - combining the slow gore of funeral doom and satanic first wave bm)

Brygmus (HUN) - Augury - digi CD (Sludge Doom, 2nd full length of crushing sludge death doom)

Ornamentos Del Miedo (SPA) - Suenos - digi CD (Funeral doom, atmospheric funeral doom)

Gravkvade (SWE) - Prolog - digi CD (Funeral doom, Depressive black metal/funeral doom)

Rejoice In Moribund & Kreyll & BHPL (NED) - Split - digi CD (Doom black, Awesome split from 3 obscure and eclectic underground bands - from varied extreme genres Rejoice In Moribund (Funeral doom) Kreyll (Black) and BHPL (dark electro) - kudos to such an innovative collaboration!!)

Zelfhaat (NED) - Project: Uitzichtloosheid - digi CD (Black)

still fresh......

Objekt 4 (SWE) - Shades Of Night - CD (Dark ambient, light scuff marks on cd from storage wear)

Do Skonu (UKR) - Hesychian Noise - digi CD (Black)

Black Candle (LUX) - Lost Light of the North - CD (Black, back in stock)

Do Skonu (UKR) - Offering - digi CD (Black)

My Blood (FIN/RUS) - Dead Strings Of Agony - digibook CD (Black)

Raven Throne (BLR) - Biaskoncy snieh Äasu / Niazhasnaje - digi CD (Black, tracks taken from EP releases in 2015 and 2017)

Raven Throne (BLR) - Šliacham zabytych - digibook CD (Black)

Soli Diaboli Gloria (RUS) - The Last Blessing - A5 digi CD (Black)

Plamen (RUS) - Blood Magic - A5 digi CD (Black, 6 panel A5 digi CD)

Project: Void (IRE ) - The Anthropogenic Process - CDr (Noise, power electronics, noise, death industrial project)

Stalaggh (NED) - Nihilistik Terror - CD (Power electronics, Misanthropik Nihilistik Audio-Terrror)

Necrosadist (CYP) - Abstract Satan - CD (Black, featuring members of Dictator, Voz De Nenhum, Nightbringer, Enthroned)

Necromass (ITA) - Mysteria Mystica Zothyriana - CD (Black, debut album - repress edition from 2011 includes 7"ep and live tracks - slight marking to CD disc (not silver side))

Necrofeast (NED) - Soulwinds - CD (Pagan/folk black)

Northgate (ITA) - Psychodrama - CD (Ambient Abstract, Northgate is a mixture of apocalyptic ambient, industrial, electronics, dark-wave and psychedelia.)

Centenary (USA) - Death....The Final Frontier - CD (Death, extended version with the 2017 EP included)

Stozhar (RUS) - Ð”ÑƒÑ…Ð¾Ð¼ ÑÐ²Ð¾Ð±Ð¾Ð´Ñ‹â€‹, â€‹Ñ€Ð°Ð·Ñ€Ñ‹Ð²Ð°Ñ Ð¾ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ñ‹ - CD (Pagan/folk black, jewel case edition - folk heavy metal)

Voidhaven (GER) - Voidhaven - CD (Death Doom, 2018 EP)

Dirge & Miscarriage (RUS) - Split - CD (Death, Death metal / grindcore - re-issue of the "Journey To Dark Subconscious" demo 1993 and "Your Child Will Be Dead" demo 1992)

Thee Plague Of Gentleman (BEL) - Primula Pestis - CD (Sludge Doom)

Westwind (FRA) - Who Cares About The War... - digi 2CD (Martial industrial, industrial ambient)

Neige Morte (FRA) - Bicephaale - digisleeve CD (Black)

A Sad Bada (CHI) - White Rivers And Coldest Chains - digi CD (Sludge Doom, sludge doom, post-rock)

Melektaus (CHI) - Nexus For Continual Genesis - digi CD (Death, Chilean death metal)

Convocation (FIN) - No Dawn For the Caliginous Night - digi CD (Death Doom, funeral doom death metal)

And Harmony Dies (ITA) - Flames Everywhere - CD (Avant Black, avant-garde black metal)

Rossometile (ITA) - Terrenica - CD (Gothic/Darkwave, symphonic gothic progressive metal)

The Sun Of Weakness (ITA) - Trompe L'Oeil - CD (Gothic/Darkwave, Gothic metal)

Whisper Of Tears (CHN) - Lost Dreams - digi CD (Ambient Abstract, modern classical electro ambient)

Until Death Overtakes Me (BEL) - Days Without Hope - CD (Funeral doom, funeral doom ambient)

Until My Funerals Began (UKR) - False Horizon - CD (Funeral doom)

Until My Funerals Began (UKR) - Behind The Window - CD (Funeral doom)

Nidhogg (NOR) - Nidhogg - digi CD (Black)

Forest Of Shadows (SWE) - Where Dreams Turn To Dust - CD (Doom, Melodic Doom Metal - 2021 issue on GSP Prod includes "The Silent Cry" demo as bonus tracks - FFO October Tide, Katatonia, Anathema etc...)

Elffor (SPA) - Medieval Cults of Heresy - digi CD (Black, this is the dungeon synth side of Elffor on this release - released on Nightside Records)

Necromantia (GRE) - To The Depths We Descend.... - digi CD (Black, Digipack version)

Autumn Tears (USA) - Guardian Of The Pale - digi 2CD (Neoclassical / Folk, 2CD digipack version)

Wooden Veins (CHI) - Imploding Waves - digi CD (Atmospheric Doom, classic melodic doom metal, combined with progressive and gothic elements - 2nd album )

Aathma (SPA) - Dust From A Dark Sun - digi CD (Sludge Doom, unique style of sludge, doom and atmospheric metal, with massive wall breaking riffs and mesmerizing ambient passages )

Voidhaven (GER) - Lithic - digi CD (Death Doom, Voidhaven blend their foundation of melancholic doom metal with elements of death metal)

Until Death Overtakes Me
Last updated: 29 October 2024

the long-awaited new album from Belgian doom act UNTIL DEATH OVERTAKES ME will be released on December 6th

Preview track available soon.

Voidwards - to release debut album with Aesthetic Death
Last updated: 29 October 2024

Really pleased to announce the upcoming release with underground doom act - VOIDWARDS

"Bagulnik" is an album blending extreme doom with a droning funeral sound. Not an album that will appeal to many - even within the doom metal scene - but for anyone interested in the qualities of acts such as Swiss legends Mordor, then look out for this.

Due for release later this year - look out for more info soon.

Grava - The Great White Nothing digi CD
Last updated: 22 September 2024

the release of "The Great White Nothing" is imminent - counting down to September 28th.

In preparation you can check out the full premiere of the album here.....

https://www.nocleansinging.com/2024/09/20/an-ncs-album-premiere-and-a-review-grava-the-great-white-nothing/

.....thanks to the most excellent folk over at No Clean Singing

Grava - The Great White Nothing digi CD
Last updated: 22 September 2024

Violenta Domestica - Despicable digi CD
Last updated: 9 September 2024

Hurrayyy!!!!

After many delays and issues - the cursed "Despicable" album from VIOLENTA DOMESTICA is finally in my hands.

It looks and sounds great - so hopefully will be worth the wait. Thanks for your patience if you originally pre-ordered!! All parcels are shipping this week.

Experimental Elecktronic Music - dark beats, mixing ebm, ambient, noise - like a Skinny Puppy, Velvet Acid Christ, Wumpscut, Nordvargr mix

Grava - The Great White Nothing digi CD
Last updated: 9 September 2024

Coming out at the end of September is the sophomore album from Danish sludge beast - GRAVA

Following on from the well-received debut "Weight Of A God" - the new album sees Grava continue their bleak sludge barrage - but weaving a more refined direction at times.

Check out the first preview track and info from the album here.....

https://toiletovhell.com/premiere-grava-mangled/

Until Death Overtakes Me
Last updated: 9 September 2024

Really pleased to announce that Aesthetic Death will be working with ambient funeral doom legend - UNTIL DEATH OVERTAKES ME

A wonderful opportunity for Aesthetic Death to finally collaborate on a physical release with UDOM - and on such a special album.

Digi CD is currently at press - expect more news and a release before the end of this year.....

Rot Coven + Mekigah.....
Last updated: 9 September 2024

both of the recent Aesthetic Death release - from ROT COVEN and MEKIGAH - have been receiving some awesome feedback and press!

It's great to see these obscure underground acts getting some deserved attention.

Check out these releases if you get chance......

Rot Coven - album released
Last updated: 29 August 2024

Aesthetic Death is stoked to have released the debut ROT COVEN album.

"Nightmares Devour The Waking World" - is out on digi 2CD.

Read more below about their industrial noise death-sludge - an album I highly recommend, some exciting music ahead from this act.

Check out the full album premiere here.....

https://everythingisnoise.net/premieres/decompose-with-the-intense-weight-of-rot-coven-on-nightmares-devour-the-waking-world/

Rot Coven isse 2nd track - Accretion Disk Necropolis
Last updated: 11 August 2024

check out another track from the awesome ROT COVEN album - coming out next week.....

https://echoesanddust.com/2024/07/exclusive-video-premiere-rot-coven-accretion-disk-necropolis/

Mekigah reveal full album on No Clean Singing......
Last updated: 11 August 2024

Check out all tracks from the new MEKIGAH album - premiered over at NO CLEAN SINGING.

Fantastic review - from someone who gets what Mekigah are about.

"To Hold Onto A Heartless Heart" is released later this coming week.

https://www.nocleansinging.com/2024/08/09/an-ncs-album-premiere-and-a-review-mekigah-to-hold-onto-a-heartless-heart/

Rot Coven - Nightmares Devour The Waking World - digi 2CD
Last updated: 30 July 2024

check out more info for the Rot Coven CD - out in just a couple of weeks.....

Rot Coven - Nightmares Devour The Waking World - digi 2CD
Last updated: 2 July 2024

Really excited to announce the release of the debut album from US act - Rot Coven

Rot Coven dwell amidst the darkest corners of the underground - roughly described as noise-drenched, industrial death metal sludge.

Personally, it's everything I'm seeking out in the music I want to listen to currently - seamlessly incorporating elements of noise, ambient, death metal, and a doomed aesthetic - noisy chaos with a metal pulse - it's dark, evocative, psyched out, lysergic, f*cked up.....and it's pure bliss!!

"Antimatter Halo" is the first preview track - from Phase I of the album, which builds colossal sludge riffs out of ominous death industrial soundscapes, erupting into a supernova of psychedelic leads.

Due for release on August 15th - be sure to check this out and share around....

Mekigah - To Hold Onto A Heartless Heart
Last updated: 2 July 2024

more info on the forthcoming MEKIGAH release......

Mekigah - To Hold Onto A Heartless Heart
Last updated: 27 June 2024

the new album from Mekigah is due for release on August 15th

expect some beautifully awkward genius

more news to follow - but to start with check out the first track from the album, appropriately titled "Collapsing Under" .......

Rot Coven due to release with AD.....
Last updated: 10 June 2024

After running the label for so many years I'm privileged to have worked with so many amazing and exciting bands.

But, as you get older, there's not so much (in life, not just in music) that gets you as excited as those young hedonistic days when dark oppressive music was the soundtrack to the highs....and the lows...

Listening to Rot Coven brings it all back - reminds me of why I love running the label after all these years.

"Nightmares Devour The Waking World" was exactly what I looking for in that moment - when I heard it for the first time I fell straight for it and it gave me that buzz of excitement, like an old music junkie still searching for the next big high.....

Released in August 2024 - be sure to look out for this!!

Mekigah - new album.....
Last updated: 10 June 2024

some 7 years since the last album - Mekigah return with their brand new album.

Long time friend of both myself and the label - Mekigah create a music and identity I can perfectly relate to.

With a non-conformist approach to music, an anti-establishment mindset and turning his back to the mechanisms of society - Mekigah are the ideal fit to Aesthetic Death

The new album sees Mekigah travel down even more difficult and head-fucking labyrinths than before.

More news to follow - expect a release by August 2024

Horthodox & Haiku Funeral
Last updated: 6 June 2024

the new collaboration between Horthodox & Haiku Funeral is now available - released on digi CD

"Serpentine Sorcery" is a wonderfully disturbing piece of work.

Check out the first track of the album here......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR2cctG3jXc

And support these awesome underground obscure projects!!

Urza & Calliophis - split CD
Last updated: 2 June 2024

After an unexpected delay I finally have the "Dawn Of A Lifeless Age" CDs here.

Beautiful split release - both bands combine really well to make this an enthralling funeral doom death listen throughout.

Nice looking 8 panel digi CD - available now here on the AD website - or through the bands directly!

Journey through the funeral winter.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uewG-vunlnM

Aesthetic Death upcoming releases...
Last updated: 24 May 2024

Upcoming:

Esoteric (UK) - 9x vinyl box set (during 2024)

Unfold (USA) - debut album - CD (Summer 2024)

Voidwards (RUS) - tba - CD (Autumn 2024)

Until Death Overtakes Me (BEL) - Diagenesis - CD (Summer 2024)

Goatpsalm (RUS) - tba - CD (Autumn 2024)

Cave Dweller (USA) - Showing Teeth - CD (end 2024)

In production, at press:

Mekigah (AUS) - To Hold Onto A Heartless Heart - digi CD (release - July 2024)

Rot Coven (USA) - Nightmares Devour The Waking World - CD (release - July 2024)

Violenta Domestica (AUT) - Despicable - digisleeve CD (printing issues delayed release - out soon)

Longer term plans - at various stages of progress:

Mordor (SWI) - Odes - re-issue CD/LP (tba)

Wreck Of The Hesperus - 4 CD box set (tba)

MurkRat (AUS) - Drudging The Mire - 2LP (tba)

Endvra (UK) - Liber Leviathan - gatefold LP (tba)

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