Ladies and Gents of RTTP, I am going to attempt to put together a wonderful compilation of bands from New England. There are many great bands from this area and we could/should put together something we are all proud of. I am looking to put together an all encompassing mix of black metal bands from this area. I want it to be dirty, atmospheric, vile, blasphemous, raw, epic, huge and professional sounding.
I am putting this out there to gauge the interest in such a compilation. I have an idea of 5 or 6 of the bands I would like to see on this, however, I am open to suggestions and offers. If the interest is overwhelming, I have no issue with making this a dual disc/LP.
For bands do not have something recorded, I am basically offering my studio services free of charge to make this compilation happen. I have a full recording studio with 16 simultaneous channels of recording, a wide variety of mics, equipment and software plug-ins. For bands that have tracks that they are proud of, I can master them free of charge as well.
My plan for release is in the month of July, 2010. The cut-off date for bands would be around May. I plan to release them in a single color eco-sleeve ( or something different, again dependent on the interest) I will make this financially as painless as possible on all the bands and hope to get bands a good chance to make some money and publicity off of this compendium. There will be more details as I finalize the line-up.
I will send emails/myspace messages/pm's etc to bands that I am interested in having on the comp. If you are interested, please post within or contact me at:
Hey, my band Autolatry might work well for this. The songs we've recorded need some more mixing work and could use mastering though. Listen at www.myspace.com/autolatry - if you like, contact Dave via email at orangeshoes999@gmail.com.
post by arilliusbm at Feb 27,2010 8:50pm edited Feb 27,2010 9:00pm
I'd suggest calling it "black death over new England part II" because there was a bm comp released a few years ago too.
edit: actually it was more of a three way split than a comp. it was released on two dyi labels, one of them was Cnv matt's north cabin label via cassete.
Are you strictly sticking to cd or do you want another ( limited) release on vinyl or cassete as well?
I'd suggest calling it "black death over new England part II" because there was a bm comp released a few years ago too.
edit: actually it was more of a three way split than a comp. it was released on two dyi labels, one of them was Cnv matt's north cabin label via cassete.
Are you strictly sticking to cd or do you want another ( limited) release on vinyl or cassete as well?
It's going to be called the New England Compendium Maleficarum. At the rate I am getting responses from people, it is looking like a double cd at this point. If the cd goes well, i'm not opposed to looking into a seperate vinyl and cassette pressing... unless bands want to spend the money to do a quad vinyl pressing.
post by GRAVESIDESERVICE at Feb 27,2010 9:19pm
We have two vlad the impaler songs we could contribute. They sound like BLack Funeral type songs, very different for us but very good...Are music is already finalized and could send a song if you wish to have one of new englands most bizarre bands on your comp.
Hey, my band Autolatry might work well for this. The songs we've recorded need some more mixing work and could use mastering though. Listen at www.myspace.com/autolatry - if you like, contact Dave via email at orangeshoes999@gmail.com.
Actually I would be totally disappointed if we werent asked to be a part of something, especially since we would add a totally unique sound and not just your average run o' the mills watains and 1349s...
Actually I would be totally disappointed if we werent asked to be a part of something, especially since we would add a totally unique sound and not just your average run o' the mills watains and 1349s...
Easy with the insults to bands that don't sound like the above two you have quoted. I do like the sound of Graveside. You will have a song on the comp... but you need a better recording. So email me your details, if you have a good recording of something you want to submit or want to spend a day recording a song with me. Shoot me an email.
post by arilliusbm at Feb 28,2010 12:29pm edited Feb 28,2010 12:35pm
Not to sound like an ass, but what does the recording quality have to do with the compilation? All the metal comps I own have all sorts of production qualities and band sounds.
In other words, a certain bands' essence can be tied into production quality, or lack thereof, especially within black metal. I like all of your ideas with this except a limitation on production quality. It's a black metal comp.
Just take the entire comp to a mastering guy and have him to an overall master to the whole disc so that all tracks are roughly the same volume/frequencies etc and that'd be fine...
I can't rerecord the Horn of Valere track and Deathgod Messiah are supposed to sound like shit hhahah
In other words, a certain bands' essence can be tied into production quality, or lack thereof, especially within black metal. I like all of your ideas with this except a limitation on production quality. It's a black metal comp.
Personally, I'd be much less interested in "good" recording for something like this then I would be in keeping it all quality music and not just having every Tom Dick and Euronymous's band be on there because they have a MySpace up. Black metal isn't inclusive, it's the very definition of exclusive.
Not fer nuthin', dude, but it's not like if this were a ska comp or something where you can just do a novelty song that sounds like the genre you're emulating and that's all there is to it. It could sound great but Scaphism is still a rape-and-Star-Wars-themed silly DM band. An excellent one, IMO, but this is BM; the music is like half to a third of the art in question, and you can't really switch-hit or fence-sit.
overall master to the whole disc so that all tracks are roughly the same volume/frequencies etc
yeah to that.
post by GRAVESIDESERVICE at Feb 28,2010 3:50pm
We have a recording of the new Vlad song, it came out really good and would probably be fitting for this. I can send a link but if you would like to talk to us directly myspace.com/gravesideservice would be best. Is that cool?
post by GRAVESIDESERVICE at Feb 28,2010 3:53pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPIh4s9la7c We are one of the first "Black Metal" bands to have two full length albums with a piano driven sound and absolutely no guitars. We now use guitars to add some flavor. Even Malefic of Xasthur really dug our old stuff as you can see he thanked us on the All Reflections Drained album which also rules...
post by GRAVESIDESERVICE at Feb 28,2010 3:59pm
I would really like to move in a weird mort garson meets old/new xasthur type sound with alot of tangerine dream type in between piano only tracks...But just as with the chaos of our first album it will be misunderstood and left out...No one understood that our first album was about classical psychological experimentation and the mentally ill that is why it is in almost absolute chaos. but if we said, "we are the audio essence of """evil""" ", then we would have been hailed from now to kingdom come. DOnt get me wrong, I love abruptum but they are talked about often and they were even more chaotic and accepted and they just experimented with random instrumentation and screaming. We do it and its "not that good"... Anyway, I really hope one of our songs makes it to this idea/compilation that would be fun to be a part of this...
post by GRAVESIDESERVICE at Feb 28,2010 4:03pm
I know I am jumping off subject here but it really irks me to see all these black metal shows and we are never invited to play any of them. When in fact we do alot of creative stuff and would def add to the atmosphere. We are probably the only band in this area to hold a mock funeral live, a mock mass live with full pope outfits and play piano driven black metal but once again we are never asked to even play a show or two so we end up having to play as220 with art fags that have nothing to do with what we are playing thus resulting in no audience at all...
post by GRAVESIDESERVICE at Feb 28,2010 4:05pm
all in all, slag we would love to be a part of this and want to help make this come out pretty cool. Thanks for the opportunity and like I said if you like that sound then we can talk about contributing or at least something...Frig, have our piano player do the intro to the album or something that would be cool. He can do some really creepy moonlight sonata meets mark snow type shit. Its kind of like the soundtrack from creepshow...
Should be exclusively a New England Black Metal comp = no death metal bands, no New York bands, no Canadians. Representative tracks offering NE perspectives on black metal that provide insight to each band.
The time is ripe and there's a hell of a lot of unique area bands that can contribute great stuff. I know Slag wants to release a quality representative comp - something cohesive and complete. So I'm assuming tracks should to have something to offer to the whole and be able to stand up to the other material well, and how it's recorded doesn't matter as long as it fits that criteria. Volume leveling and mastering is a different issue.
So, Scaphism wouldn't fit on a NEBM comp anymore than a band like Ipssissimus would fit on a NEDM comp; NE has plenty to offer on the death metal front that would warrant it's own compilation.
post by GRAVESIDESERVICE at Feb 28,2010 4:09pm
currently we are working on a cover of the 70s band coven and their song portrait. We even have a really good special guest female vocalsit that sounds almost just like the woman from jefferson airplane so its perfect.
nice job takin over this comp guys! i think i pretty well understand that black metal isn't about recording quality and more abt atmosphere feeling etc. im just not super interested in putting a fuckin song recorded with 1-mic in a basement on here. the deathgod stuff sounds great and so doesnt horn of valere. I am offering you a chance for a free recording.. so if you think you can do better than what you already have, the option is there. and as far as bands are concerned, i could care less what anyone says on rttp about you. if you are from NE, have a good bm song, as far as i am concerned, you can be included. Nobody needs to get preachy or butthurt about this comp. Im not doing it if it turns into a popularity contest. if you want in, send me a emaail
^^^ absolutely...and you know full well - that i'm aware this is your project, and also that i know you and every detail you're looking for. NO HOMO...
nice job takin over this comp guys! i think i pretty well understand that black metal isn't about recording quality and more abt atmosphere feeling etc. im just not super interested in putting a fuckin song recorded with 1-mic in a basement on here. the deathgod stuff sounds great and so doesnt horn of valere. I am offering you a chance for a free recording.. so if you think you can do better than what you already have, the option is there. and as far as bands are concerned, i could care less what anyone says on rttp about you. if you are from NE, have a good bm song, as far as i am concerned, you can be included. Nobody needs to get preachy or butthurt about this comp. Im not doing it if it turns into a popularity contest. if you want in, send me a emaail
I would like to try recording a track at your studio
nice job takin over this comp guys! i think i pretty well understand that black metal isn't about recording quality and more abt atmosphere feeling etc. im just not super interested in putting a fuckin song recorded with 1-mic in a basement on here. the deathgod stuff sounds great and so doesnt horn of valere. I am offering you a chance for a free recording.. so if you think you can do better than what you already have, the option is there. and as far as bands are concerned, i could care less what anyone says on rttp about you. if you are from NE, have a good bm song, as far as i am concerned, you can be included. Nobody needs to get preachy or butthurt about this comp. Im not doing it if it turns into a popularity contest. if you want in, send me a emaail
Eh - I'm just psyched for the idea, and (like probably most of the bands) want it to be something I can support and be involved in. If it was just a big demo sampler of whatever bands, it'd be ok; if it's a snapshot of the best of what NE has to offer, it could be amazing.
post by slag in car at Feb 28,2010 4:57pm
for the record, i like the graveside service songs and they will have a song on this comp if they email me.
Yea, I mean it's a great idea. It's been being talked about for a few years; it's good to see it finally come to reality.
post by arilliusbm at Feb 28,2010 5:46pm edited Feb 28,2010 5:47pm
alright emailed you. I'm going to see of abaroth interested, too.
i also have an infernecron track that was never put on anything but I don't wanna submit more than one project.
good luck with this.. Lemme know if there's anything I can do to help
^^^ absolutely...and you know full well - that i'm aware this is your project, and also that i know you and every detail you're looking for. NO HOMO...
NO HOMO NO TAKEBACKS.
I hope you guys expect nothing but the best BM comp. It is going to be nothing but. I won't release it otherwise, lol.
Alright just called xammael chris and he said abaroth would be down.
Also, here's a good project from a dude that lives near me. I've never met him or anything- not sure if any of you guys know him
http://www.myspace.com/summonbuer
post by slar you morbid? at Feb 28,2010 6:17pm
slag, witchtomb is an essential addition to this, if you like deathgod messiah thatd be pretty cool too, (we have new songs in the works just sayin) also, i have a solo project i am starting to record right now, if you're down i might take you up on the offer to record a track at your place check out the myspace www.myspace.com/pestiferous
post by slar you morbid? at Feb 28,2010 6:19pm
those are way old songs btw, the new stuff is a bit more experimental
Alright just called xammael chris and he said abaroth would be down.
Also, here's a good project from a dude that lives near me. I've never met him or anything- not sure if any of you guys know him
http://www.myspace.com/summonbuer
I think with the amount of responses I am getting for this, only the best songs are going to be chosen. I think it is going to be a 2 cd maximum, or 144 minutes. A panel of people will choose what songs will and will not make it. As mentioned, this should be the best of what New England has to offer. It's not a popularity contest, but not every New England BM band is going to make it on this comp. Most will, but not all.
also forget about the 2 disc thing for now. concentrate on one quality disc. if you get enough material then think double disc or volumes one and 2. this sort of thing will be better figured out after you figure out your finances. I assume you are doing this for promotion (of bands,your studio, nebm in general) not for profit. after you price out copies and packaging, shipping, set up fees of one disc vs. 2. Number of bands on your cd (black metal songs tend to be longer) etc. you'll know what to charge bands if you go that route. if you pay for it yourself you can make your money back and profit but then you get into copyright bs especially if any bands are on labels. promotion vs profit. another reason i say forget the double disc idea is that a lot of folks wont follow thru. NEIWP vol 1 had almost 50 bands express interest. about 35 actually signed up and said they would definitely get material to me. 22 bands did. Granted you have a little more time to work with so that might pan out in your favor.
as for the recording quality i think that was a major downfall of the last comp. granted the thing was mastered in sound forge and ozone but the volumes of all the tracks i got where all over the map as were the amounts of compression. pro mastering will fix this to a degree but with levels and compressing that far apart it would have been a nightmare for any mastering engineer to work with. its best if you get the raw wav files of the final mix before the mastering but most bands dont have access to that, just the mastered copies, which as we said are all over the place compared to one another. Also, I personally dont like the basement one microphone sounding shitty black metal recordings either. i dont care how trve kvlt a certain band is. if it sounds like tin cans and chanting echoing horribly in a basement amid some squeals that repesent a guitar tone i dont want to fucking hear it.
also the voting thing but then saying its not a poulartiy contest is kinda weird. wait till you start collecting material from people before making these statements. im sure only more arguing will ensue as to the true kult status and why one band deserves to be on the comp and another doesn't.
but it's not my comp im just sharing my 2 cents through my personal expiriences of putting together a comp like this. let me know if you have any specific questions.
It mentions release date but nothing about how its gonna be distributed.
Ties in with the # of copies, packaging, price to charge bands, etc.
Giving them away? Copies to the bands? Distros? are they selling it or using it for promotion? Sending it to newbury comics? Selling it yourself? (there's that profit vs promotion thing again)
just giving you something else to think about. if i randomly think of anything else i'll post.
Not fer nuthin', dude, but it's not like if this were a ska comp or something where you can just do a novelty song that sounds like the genre you're emulating and that's all there is to it. It could sound great but Scaphism is still a rape-and-Star-Wars-themed silly DM band. An excellent one, IMO, but this is BM; the music is like half to a third of the art in question, and you can't really switch-hit or fence-sit.
[/ black metal commissar]
well perhaps you'd like to actually learn a little bit about what he was talking about before jumping to conclusions. we've been putting together a side project of black metal songs for a while now, considering all of the band members are avid fans. but i suppose if we aren't locally kvlt enough then i guess it's cool to just shoot us out of the sky. kind of fucked up if you ask me.
post by Yeti at Mar 1,2010 7:39am edited Mar 1,2010 7:44am
it's not even under the Scaphism name, he just said we were interested. we take what we do very seriously, it may seem like a joke to everyone else, and it is tongue-in-cheek, but that doesn't take away from our heart. it also doesn't mean we aren't capable of writing what we love on the side, us 4 being long time fans of black metal. this isn't a fucking band wagon jump, it's a chance for us to put out something else we love. that comment was uncalled for and really pissed me off.
it's not even under the Scaphism name, he just said we were interested. we take what we do very seriously, it may seem like a joke to everyone else, and it is tongue-in-cheek, but that doesn't take away from our heart. it also doesn't mean we aren't capable of writing what we love on the side, us 4 being long time fans of black metal. this isn't a fucking band wagon jump, it's a chance for us to put out something else we love. that comment was uncalled for and really pissed me off.
Tony, i'm down to hear what you have. Again, what is said on RTTP is not going to affect what goes on this comp. If it sounds good and if I think it will be a good fit for this comp... then we'll talk further. I need to hear it first.
It mentions release date but nothing about how its gonna be distributed.
Ties in with the # of copies, packaging, price to charge bands, etc.
Giving them away? Copies to the bands? Distros? are they selling it or using it for promotion? Sending it to newbury comics? Selling it yourself? (there's that profit vs promotion thing again)
just giving you something else to think about. if i randomly think of anything else i'll post.
As of right now, this compilation will be 100% free online. This is strictly a promotional tool for the bands. I'm trying to gauge the work of having a studio/record label under my control, so in a way, i'm using this as a tool myself. Any band on this comp will NOT have to buy cd's.... HOWEVER, cd's will be available for purchase by bands so the band (not myself) CAN turn a profit. The ratio for how much profit can be made will strictly be influenced by how many bands want to buy cd's. There is sliding discount for cd's made in bulk... so the more we do, the cheaper they are, the more profit and promotion the bands get. I am not looking to make anything off this cd.
post by you can't handle the truth at Mar 1,2010 8:11am
lol at this being a dick pulling contest by people who know nothing about blackmetal!!
bunch of vultures swarming in to get their scraps of kvlt faggot status!!
post by DestroyYouAlot at Mar 1,2010 8:42am edited Mar 1,2010 8:45am
it's not even under the Scaphism name, he just said Scaphism, specifically, by name, was interested.
is maybe a bit confusing then? Not sure how I'd gather that this wasn't Scaphism if that's specifically what was offered, but sometimes I'm a bit literal - anybody a bit more neurotypical get a different impression?
And beyond that, Tom, you've said on here at least once that you "love black metal [music] but hate black metal attitude", so I'm just a bit confused as to why you'd want to be involved in this in the first place - without the one, the other would seem to lack a bit of substance.
This should be an oppressive, crushing monolith of "black metal attitude" or we're selling a good scene short.
I also agree with this statement... to a point. This comp is about the music. We as a New England scene and I as a organizer/engineer have to put our names to something and it needs to be the very best, or I do not want to be a part of it. For me, sacrifice the individual for the greater good or something to that effect. If there are a few NEBM bands that don't "fit the bill" or the songs don't belong, they will be passed over for other bands. As much as it stinks for the people not making it, this is the way it is going to be. I want a "sweeping, comprehensive and painful" catalog of bands for this comp.
There's a bit more to black metal mysticism then belonging to the right necro book of the month club; personally I hold no spiritual leader in higher esteem than myself. Do I need to lay out a schematic of my spiritual patrons and worldview to be in the club? Or is there something to the idea that setting it in stone and making it public robs it of any power it might have otherwise had? (Several well-known figures have argued it to be so.)
Wait, Church of Satan or Church of Scientology? 'Cause I was totally just talking about my deep personal relationship with Xenu and am now extremely offended by your cruel and heartless remarks.
And beyond that, Tom, you've said on here at least once that you "love black metal [music] but hate black metal attitude"
my opinions dont necessarily speak for everyone in the band and i still stand by them. doesnt mean i dont want to contribute some music. if it is still unwanted based on that, then thats a shame.
Not everyone's beliefs and practices are for public consumption.
Zos Kia Cultus?
YeahNoYeah. Let's say "informed by". Although my book-larnin' on the subject is, admittedly, a few years back and mixed in with a highly unlikely potpurri of other... err... ideas.
I mean, "Gesundheit."
post by FuckIsMySignature at Mar 1,2010 9:57am edited Mar 1,2010 9:59am
jeez i guess we'll just keep our black metal to ourselves.
You clearly said Scaphism was interested. Send Slag an email.
why does it matter if its under the scaphism name or another name ...its the same band members playing the tunes. Also, Tony has been "out sick" for the past weeks so we havent discussed this as a band yet... i was just throwing our name into it because we were interested into doing some BM stuff anyways. i didnt realize this would turn into such debacle. and i sent him an email yes.
post by GRAVESIDESERVICE at Mar 1,2010 10:01am
If anyone looked in the cover of our last album you would see we thanked the founder of the WCSL because he assigned us the head of the New England chapter. We never ask anyone to join and if they do it is usually free or we ask they show proof that they donated to some organiztion that helps others. It is called the world church of satanic liberation. It is an organization that gets together and talks about different things. We know satan is a christian concept and we know that there is no such thing but we embrace all that many religions have decided to call satanic. So it is a play on words. Just like how our band is a play on mock concepts and historical mishaps. The ritual we follow is that of normal conversations about philosophy. To an outsider that is christian we are "satanic". To an insider, we are the philosophers, nothing more and nothing less. But it is a really fun organization that gives us a chance to explore other peoples music and discuss all kinds of things. It doesnt lead our lives and there is no "mind control", and there is especially no antons pretending and wanting to believe so much that something exist so that way they can look like a direct descendant of this magica l power. metaphorically we can all play on words and there is nothing special about that.
wow, this turned into a witchhunt on Scaphism. i overreacted above, and for that i apologize, it's been a tough few weeks. i have been trying to put together a black metal project for quite some time, and that has been able to happen with the guys from Scaphism. THE OTHER PROJECT WE'RE WORKING ON, NOT SCAPHISM has a song i personally feel would fit very well on this. seems that the arguments in here are semantics on the band name, not the project at hand. i hope that we are considered and given a fair chance.
as for the "black metal attitude", i agree that i don't like the majority of it. but that's the bullshit elitist attitudes of individuals, like that guy Beelze, not the mentality and attitude that comes along with creating this music. without the venom and hate then you get pussy bands like Krallice and Wolves in the Throne Room trying to "re-invent" something that doesn't need to be touched. what i am trying to create, and what i feel was achieved on the songs we are working on is cold, black, menacing hate. i'm not trying to make enemies, or bring anything negative upon this great idea, i was just irked that simply seeing the name "Scaphism" brought about such an unfair judgment.
Tony, i'm down to hear what you have. Again, what is said on RTTP is not going to affect what goes on this comp. If it sounds good and if I think it will be a good fit for this comp... then we'll talk further. I need to hear it first.
Someone make a BITCHES DONT KNOW BOUT MY RITUALS with Aril's face superimposed on the wigger ASAP
Hahahahahahahaha
post by arilliusbm at Mar 1,2010 11:25am edited Mar 1,2010 11:26am
I don't do any of that stuff.
One of the reasons why I dont preach about it and also why I chose to put infernecron on hold.
Taking interest and partaking in it are two different things.
I have my own beliefs on that subject.
I don't do any of that stuff.
One of the reasons why I dont preach about it and also why I chose to put infernecron on hold.
Taking interest and partaking in it are two different things.
I have my own beliefs on that subject.
I predict at least 3 more chapters to this thread before anyone ever actually sits down and listens to one single mp3. Should be up to 4000 posts by April.
YES! So much hilarity caused in #212 as a result of constant "THIS IS MY WOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRLDDDD! (PIG WALK PIGWALK) YOU'RE IN MY WOOOOOOOOOOOOOROROROOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLD (PIG WALK PIG WALK)!!!!! imitations. Love the weak pinch harmonics and open E riffage.
I plan to announce the names of a few of the confirmed bands for the compliation sometime tomorrow.
wait, so does that mean bands will be getting "denied"?
So far I have recieved requests from some bands who do not post on RTTP and I have never heard of...or any of us have, that will not make it on to the comp. I plan on being upfront with any person that sends me a song about this very thing. Not every song that any fred/dick/harry sends me is going to make it on this comp. It may not make me any friends, but at least it will be a good cd or dual disc. This is representing New England and will showcase nothing but the best we have to offer.
I plan to announce the names of a few of the confirmed bands for the compliation sometime tomorrow.
wait, so does that mean bands will be getting "denied"?
So far I have recieved requests from some bands who do not post on RTTP and I have never heard of...or any of us have, that will not make it on to the comp. I plan on being upfront with any person that sends me a song about this very thing. Not every song that any fred/dick/harry sends me is going to make it on this comp. It may not make me any friends, but at least it will be a good cd or dual disc. This is representing New England and will showcase nothing but the best we have to offer.
plus there's the whole issue of fitting 100 bands on the cd.
#1 I intend to make zero profit from this. This is for bands to make money from, for bands to get promotion, recognition, for New England BM to show the rest of world what we are about.
#2What do I get out of this? I am increasing my portfolio and increasing my experience recording the style of music I like to record. I honestly look forward to meeting all of you and seeing what this blossoms into. We have a wonderful opportunity to organize and mutually benefit each other.
#3 Due to the response, there are going to be two cd's released simultaneously. Limited to 500 copies each (unless the masses have a problem with it, we can do more). I want to hand silk-screen the artwork for all 1000 cd's on a thick cardboard wallet.
The Compendium Maleficarum Red and the Compendium Maleficarum Black editions.
Both will be organized randomly with no heirarchy.
Both will have the same art (minus track listing), with different colors.
Advantages of doing two seperate versions versus a dual disc?:
a - Bands can purchase only the cd's of the version they want to sell
b- Raises collectability
c - Bands can buy both cd's and increase chance of profit (having both versions at a show could sway a customer to buy both or the version they do not have)
#4 This will be released online for free, with bands able to link to it and promote themselves and their fellow BM bands.
With the permission of every band, I plan to send it to various review sites, magazines, etc to increase exposure.
#5 Each band has from 4 to 8 minutes on this compilation. With many BM songs being on the longer end of the spectrum, the maximum is put in to ensure that a greater number of bands have the equal opportunity as the others. The minimum is put in for the same reason, for bands with shorter songs to have equal opportunity.
#6 Cd's are going to be replicated in bulk. This will keep costs down. Since I plan on doing the labor of screenprinting (feel free to volunteer to help), the albums will be much cheaper for you, the bands to buy and distribute.
#7 I plan on fronting the cost to make the cd's. Each band who wants cd's will need to submit a small deposit so that my investment is protected. Upon delivery of cd's, band will be responsible for cost of cd replication and cost per piece of cardboard wallet.
Please respond with any other questions/concerns comments you might have.
Again, I am flexible... I have 144 minutes of songs available. I'm not trying to limit any one band, but also not trying to allow any one band to hog the spotlight. We will have to talk more about this.
post by Slag NLI at Mar 2,2010 9:42am
More bands with longer songs = less bands on comp.
#6 Cd's are going to be replicated in bulk. This will keep costs down. Since I plan on doing the labor of screenprinting (feel free to volunteer to help), the albums will be much cheaper for you, the bands to buy and distribute.
i'll be glad to help with anything you need labor-wise, considering i only live like 2 miles from your house.
#6 Cd's are going to be replicated in bulk. This will keep costs down. Since I plan on doing the labor of screenprinting (feel free to volunteer to help), the albums will be much cheaper for you, the bands to buy and distribute.
i'll be glad to help with anything you need labor-wise, considering i only live like 2 miles from your house.
Thanks for the offer. I will more than certainly take you up on it.
I'll try to slim the song down a bit.
DYA- good thing I'm not submitting runes haha
LOL, was talking about this last night.
post by arilliusbm at Mar 2,2010 3:55pm edited Mar 2,2010 3:57pm
Slag, heugrims other song will be all layered with acoustic and is mid paced but we won't have that done in time.
There's a few other bands around, I think someone mentoned that band earlier in this thread. Too lazy to browse up on the phone though.
Edit: I think it's that white moutain band. Are they the agallochy band?
post by Dj Death at Mar 3,2010 11:18am
Check your email Slag. Would Like to contribute a track to this comp. And, when this CD is ready for press, would like to help out in any way that i can.
-Gemini matt
post by slag nli at Mar 3,2010 3:58pm
TWO things,
Anyone know how to get ahold of HAXEN?
and
I forgot to mention, files need to be in .wav or .aiff format and NOT LIMITED AND CRUSHED TO DEATH. I WILL DO THAT FOR YOU. Please send me songs that are at -6db peak or less.
I'm still trying to find my master CD-R with the unreleased Horn of Valere track. I'll email you it ASAP. I hope its not longer than 8 mins hahah I was writing some epic long songs back then.
I think Deathgod Messiah are gonna record an exclusive song for this comp...
Anyone know the Witchtomb folks? I'm trying to get in contact with them.
post by AndrewBastard at Mar 3,2010 7:46pm
Mike from Witch Tomb is in Deathgod Messiah with me...they want in on this comp.
post by AndrewBastard at Mar 3,2010 7:59pm
so the unreleased HoV song was 10 mins hahah BUT, after having not listened to it in years, I decided I kinda dont love the begining 30 mins or so, so I'm going to edit it down...What I have in mind is way better than it currently is. Not many vocal parts left though. Oh well..
We would be interested in doing this. You may want to see if you can set it up at mars gas chamber where the white mice host private but heavily populated BM shows...Its BYOB free to get in...byopot...byocigs...byoeverything and its always a good fucking time...Come on you get to play infront of a massive bulls skull...Plus when we were playing bats were literally flying around, very fitting...Also SLag is there a way for me to upload wav files to send them to you quicker? email me if you can...
We would be interested in doing this. You may want to see if you can set it up at mars gas chamber where the white mice host private but heavily populated BM shows...Its BYOB free to get in...byopot...byocigs...byoeverything and its always a good fucking time...Come on you get to play infront of a massive bulls skull...Plus when we were playing bats were literally flying around, very fitting...Also SLag is there a way for me to upload wav files to send them to you quicker? email me if you can...
SENT
post by BSV at Mar 7,2010 8:11pm
we're supposed to be recording on thursday, we'll see how that goes.
Christraper will do do it but I would need a bassist and drummer...
ill totally do do it. andrew if you have the old sorcery demo send it to slag. i wanted to get dawn... or beginning my descent... onto the comp but neither of those songs are on the myspace.
shouldn't this be a comp of the best new black metal bands new england has to offer? why put a band of death metal kids that sing about dead indians on there....
Black metal needs something like the Edge-Breakers List (from How's Your Edge?) where you can report posers that own a death metal record or went to church once. So wish I had a website now.
Christraper will do do it but I would need a bassist and drummer...
ill totally do do it. andrew if you have the old sorcery demo send it to slag. i wanted to get dawn... or beginning my descent... onto the comp but neither of those songs are on the myspace.
I should have a copy of that somewhere...I'll look around.
Don't mean to be 'unkvlt' and a 'poser', but has anyone taken a break from talking shit & actually thanked Slag for taking the initiative in the creation of this compilation and offering up his studio free of charge? Hails to a true supporter of the underground! See you at the Darkwor record release next Saturday.
Christraper will do do it but I would need a bassist and drummer...
ill totally do do it. andrew if you have the old sorcery demo send it to slag. i wanted to get dawn... or beginning my descent... onto the comp but neither of those songs are on the myspace.
I should have a copy of that somewhere...I'll look around.
i have a copy if you guys cant find it. dont have a way to get it onto the computer though.
Nevvuh unduhestimate thuh kid....................................
and Ah' AHM THUH MOTHUFUCKIN' KID!
Ah got unreleased CHRIST INVERSION rituals puhfoahmed unduh uh Samhain moon in thuh stone feilds of a NOLA cemetary. Paul Booth held the foah track recoahduh while we invoahkuhd ,fuckin'........PETIONED.....the black goat of the woods with a thousand young to come and waste this heah land. Y'all think Katerina was naytchuh at worhk? Ah've nevvuh seen so many blind mothufuckkuhs in mah lahf.goddammmmmmnnnn
What would people think about a large BM fest/show for the release of this? Maybe 10 bands? Ideas?
was trying to pull something like this together in june at unit 11, but no one from there ever gets back to me (beyond the initial "sounds cool, let me get back to you with dates"). any ideas for a space? i'd be down to collaborate, do shit work, whatever to help make this happen.
What would people think about a large BM fest/show for the release of this? Maybe 10 bands? Ideas?
was trying to pull something like this together in june at unit 11, but no one from there ever gets back to me (beyond the initial "sounds cool, let me get back to you with dates"). any ideas for a space? i'd be down to collaborate, do shit work, whatever to help make this happen.
I will do some research. I would love to have this outside somewhere in July, but I will need to do some investigation as to how difficult it would be to make this happen. You and I will need to talk more as the comp progresses.
post by AndrewBastard at Mar 9,2010 12:42pm
Do it at that joint in Berlin NH. CNV did a 'fest' there a few years back....outdoors, camping, covered outdoor stage...picnic tables. It was a killer location.
post by Czarnobog at Mar 9,2010 12:55pm edited Mar 9,2010 12:55pm
I will do some research. I would love to have this outside somewhere in July, but I will need to do some investigation as to how difficult it would be to make this happen. You and I will need to talk more as the comp progresses.
i was originally just thinking a weekend thing in the city, like 5-6 bands a night. but if a big outdoor fest could happen that would be awesome.
post by rhinoplasty at Mar 9,2010 2:02pm
we need to have my band involved in both . NO one more brutal and deep . Remember i make more monies than thems , i be more brutal , i have a better sense of smell , and i'm just better .
we need to have my band involved in both . NO one more brutal and deep . Remember i make more monies than thems , i be more brutal , i have a better sense of smell , and i'm just better .
we need to have my band involved in both . NO one more brutal and deep . Remember i make more monies than thems , i be more brutal , i have a better sense of smell , and i'm just better .
What ? Never i be joining that bunch of spagetti swilling fatbags . who wants to hear a big whining jerkface ?
Witch Tomb
December Wolves
CNV
Sorcery
Nefarious
(i can give you material from both those last two listed...classic older NEBM)
Witch Tomb has been contacted via myspace and have not responded.
CNV is coming down to record in a few weeks.
I also don't want the cd to be a bunch of old un-released material. I want a few treats on here (which there already is), but this is to be used as a promotional tool for current bands. I want the buyers to be able to pick up a cd, see the songs they like and find more from the bands.
I dunno man. That's up to you. There were some really good bands circa 2000-2003. There's a lot more now. I think it wouldn't hurt.
I also just added another clip of the herugrim song. Http://www.myspace.com/herugrimclan . Slowly but surely it is being recorded. I should have something within a month or so. Still gotta record bass/keys/vocals. Hopefully well have it done in time.
The first of the "Compendium Sessions Recording Series" goes down this weekend with CNV. Looking forward to the completion of another fine submission to this compilation.
when we played with blood of the gods last week one of the dudes was telling me about his bm side project. i'm sure they'd be down to contribute a track if your still looking for bands: http://www.myspace.com/obsidiantongue666
So, this is taking much longer to organize than I had hoped (as probably mentioned earlier in this thread). However, this comp is still on. I'm waiting on a few more bands and the release date for this will be released when I have more info.
This... Also, any room for another band if this is still on?
post by Slag NLI at Dec 14,2010 12:31pm
I sensed a great disturbance in the forces of Black Metal in New England. There are a lot of great new bands, ones that really, really need to be one the compilation. This is in the works for 2011... hopefully I can fit it into my schedule. And, for the record, i'd really like to see your band on it, Mr. Burns.
I sensed a great disturbance in the forces of Black Metal in New England. There are a lot of great new bands, ones that really, really need to be one the compilation. This is in the works for 2011... hopefully I can fit it into my schedule. And, for the record, i'd really like to see your band on it, Mr. Burns.
I've undertaken far too many projects this year and I've also noticed an influx of great new BM bands. Oneiric Realm, Sarcomancy, Kathadin, Vaettir, Obsidian Tongue and more will really make this comp shine. I really think 2011 is going to be a great year for NEBM.
Along the lines of Mr Czarnobog any chance Katahdin could submit a different track also?
post by slarmageddon at Mar 4,2011 1:31pm
yo jesse, are you still interested in putting that pestiferous track on the comp? im pretty sure i sent u the instrument tracks a while back, still need to finish the vocals and effects but ive been rather busy with all the other stupid bands of mine that have been recording shit lately, lemme know what the dilly is
more like he got overwhelmed with a few things and went through some personal issues. Give the dude a break. This shit was a joke anyway,
. Way too many fucking bands.
If anything it should be done in multiple releases.
