Black Seared Heart
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Black Seared Heart is compilation of very early recordings by the Norwegian
black metal
band Gehenna
.
Tracks 1-7 are labeled "Pact I" and originally appeared on Gehenna's 1993 demo, Black Seared Heart. It was released on a cassette, limited to 100 copies. They were recorded in June, 1993.
Tracks 8 & 9 are labeled "Pact II". These songs were recorded in January, 1994 for an album which was never completed, the two included on this compilation ("A Witch is Born" & "Night of the Serpent's Judgment") were re-mixed on an old portable four-track home recorder with the addition of Sarcana's keyboard parts as the original versions only contained guitar, bass and drum tracks. Both of these tracks would later be re-recorded with a much different sound and released on "Seen Through the Veils of Darkness (The Second Spell)
".
Track 10 is labeled "Pact III." This track is from an old rehearsal cassette that was recorded even before the demo.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Gehenna
Gehenna (band)
-Biography:Gehenna was formed in January, 1993 by original members Sanrabb, Dolgar, and Sir Vereda. Their first demo, entitled Black Seared Heart, was recorded between the 3rd and 7 June 1993 in Soundsuite Studios, and was released as a cassette...
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Tracks 1-7 are labeled "Pact I" and originally appeared on Gehenna's 1993 demo, Black Seared Heart. It was released on a cassette, limited to 100 copies. They were recorded in June, 1993.
Tracks 8 & 9 are labeled "Pact II". These songs were recorded in January, 1994 for an album which was never completed, the two included on this compilation ("A Witch is Born" & "Night of the Serpent's Judgment") were re-mixed on an old portable four-track home recorder with the addition of Sarcana's keyboard parts as the original versions only contained guitar, bass and drum tracks. Both of these tracks would later be re-recorded with a much different sound and released on "Seen Through the Veils of Darkness (The Second Spell)
Seen Through the Veils of Darkness
Seen Through The Veils Of Darkness is the second full length album by the Norwegian black metal band Gehenna. A vinyl LP version, limited to 1000, was released in 1995 by Necromantic Gallery Productions.-Track listing:...
".
Track 10 is labeled "Pact III." This track is from an old rehearsal cassette that was recorded even before the demo.
Track listing
- "Intro" - :48
- "Two Demons Eight Spirits" - 2:33
- "Black Seared Heart" - 3:46
- "Angelwings and Ravenclaws" - 2:44
- "The Chariots that Carried Her to the Grave" - 5:32
- "Outro" - 2:33
- "Outro II" - :40
- "A Witch Is Born" - 5:37
- "Night of the Serpent's Judgement" - 4:46
- "Midwinter Forest" - 3:23
Credits
- Sanrabb - Lead Guitar, Vocals
- Dolgar - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
- Sir Vereda - Bass
- Sarcana - Keyboards
- Dirge Rep - Drums