THE 2004 ALBUM OF HIGH-CALIBRE EXTREMITY FROM THE FRENCH METAL MASTERS, MARKING TWENTY YEARS SINCE RELEASE
PRESENTED ON CD AND VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 2004 ORIGINAL, OUT 10 MAY
Seth formed back in 1995 and is known as being among the primary acts in the French black metal scene, with their 1998 debut, ‘Les Blessures de L’Ame’ regarded as a landmark album and a cornerstone of French Black metal since its release on the then freshly-established label, Season of Mist, with Seth becoming firmly established as an internationally recognised act as a result.
Seth went on to release a further five studio offerings over the next twenty five years, branching out into other spectrums of extreme metal along the way before returning to the more grimly-atmospheric sounds of yore, with the band also set to return in 2024 with their new studio album.
‘Era Decay’ was Seth’s fourth studio opus, originally surfacing in 2004, and continued to establish a more brutal integration of riffing & compositional styles and ideas which was indicative of the times, whilst also still retaining some blackened metal elements among more progressively technical ingredients. With a cleaner, more cutting production, this resulted in one of the band’s heaviest outputs, with some intricate riffs and melodies interweaving to create a powerfully dark and at times experimental opus.
This edition of ‘Era Decay’ is presented on CD and black vinyl LP for the first time since its original 2004 release. Includes booklet with full lyrics (CD) and printed inner sleeve with full lyrics (LP).
THE 1998 DEBUT ALBUM FROM THE LEGENDARY FRENCH BLACK METAL MASTERS, HIGHLIGHTING 25 YEARS SINCE RELEASE PRESENTED ON LIMITED CLEAR VINYL
Seth formed back in 1995 and is known as being among the primary acts in the French black metal scene, with their 1998 debut, ‘Les Blessures de L’Ame’ regarded as a landmark album and a cornerstone of French Black metal since its release on the then freshly-established label, Season of Mist, with Seth becoming firmly established as an internationally recognised act as a result.
Seth went on to release a further five studio offerings over the next twenty five years, branching out into other spectrums of extreme metal along the way before returning to the more grimly-atmospheric sounds of yore, with the band also set to return in 2024 with their new studio album.
And now, as this much revered debut passes its 25th anniversary milestone, this edition of ‘Les Blessures de L’Ame’ is presented on limited clear vinyl, with artwork inspired by the original pressing along with a fresh vinyl master. Though the overall atmosphere is one of rawness through the utilisation of the classic cold and harsh guitar sounds of the period, Seth also integrated strong melodic elements and synth textures along with majestic acoustic guitar passages to hone this finely crafted, multi-layered and dynamic opus, producing a spellbinding soundscape in line with the earlier works of other legendary bands such as Satyricon.
Includes printed inner sleeve with full lyrics.
