The ultimate edition on vinyl! Housed in a heavy-duty slipcase, the package features a replica of Into Darkness LP with original cover layout, the demo Eternal Frost making its vinyl debut plus a thick magazine with Winter memorabilia.
Perpetually out of print, much sought after and universally worshipped amongst those in the know, Winter’s Into Darkness was a game-changing classic.
Formed in New York circa 1988, Winter played slow, deep and hard nuclear doom with a crust punk rawness, that came across like Hellhammer jamming with Amebix. Their penchant for mammoth sized and funeral-paced, wasteland droning has become a touchstone reference for bands across the whole spectrum of underground metal.
Their pre-internet infamy led to Winter demos being tape- traded in hallowed adoration by fans and bands alike, gaining notable fans such as Fenriz from Darkthrone. Deserving of their special place in the pantheon of one-off classic albums, the Swans-like noise and down-tuned Earth-like riffs of Into Darkness went on to spawn countless doom and sludge bands, being an influence for an entire doomed generation.
The Winter come-back show at Roadburn Festival in 2011 was massively anticipated and held a captivated audience. Packing out one of The Netherlands largest stages, that particular Winter show, after many years in obscurity is a rare event that is still highly regarded today. The band is a rare jewel amongst collectors, and audiences alike.
Svart Records is proud to re-release Into Darkness once more, having only been reissued once in a limited edition during this millennium, putting the album back in print for a new generation of listeners. This reprint notably also features the legendary demo which was only reissued on a mini-cd in 1995, now finally on vinyl.
The double vinyl set comes in a slipcase box with a luxury 32 page magazine, with every imaginable press clipping and piece of memorabilia about Winter ever produced!
Into Darkness was a gateway drug to the dark depths of sludge metal, and now awaits a whole new throng of acolytes who bow down before the throne of heavy doom. Eternal Winter awaits!
Black vinyl is limited to 600 copies.
(Svart Records)
3xCD Box presented here is the entire original trilogy, held in a sturdy black embossed box, with brand new artwork for all three albums by band vocalist Alex. The collection also contains a lyric booklet, an enamel badge and two embroidered patches. Fall Of Efrafa “The Warren of Snares” complete CD box set Fall of Efrafa were an atmospheric crust band from Brighton, United Kingdom. Influenced by the novel “Watership Down” by Richard Adams, they created a trilogy of records collectively known as “the Warren of Snares” - Owsla, Elil and Inle. Over the course of these three records, they incorporated doom, post rock and post metal into their emotive crust punk, creating vast swathes of uplifting crescendos and dark abysses whilst telling the tale of an uprising against religious despots and the cruel hand of man. Presented here is the entire original trilogy, held in a sturdy black embossed box, with brand new artwork for all three albums by band vocalist Alex. The collection also contains a lyric booklet, an enamel badge and two embroidered patches. (Alerta Antifascista Records)
