Artist: HOLLENTHON
Album: DOMUS MUNDI GREY/ BLACK MARBLED VINYL REISSUE (LP)

Year: 30.06.2023
EAN/UPS: 8715392832611
Media type: LP

An unique album far ahead of its time in 1999 and an absolute classic! This album mixes Folk, Death Metal, and Pagan Metal. First time on vinyl!

I was introduced to Hollenthon in 1999 when “Domus Mundi” was released. “Domus Mundi” has since been a favorite album that I always like to hear again, due to its endless replay value and unique style that no other Metal band can replicate. All the more amazing since it was all created and arranged by one man, namely Martin Schirenc, known best for his work in Pungent Stench.

This album would be best described as Orchestral Extreme Metal, though epic, folky, and medieval are all also adequate adjectives for this work. Schirenc proves that he is not only a great guitarist, but also a brilliant arranger, integrating Gregorian Chants, Spoken Word, Middle Eastern ethnic music, native New Zealand war chants, and heaps of classical music into his music. Samples range from Rimsky-Korsakoffs “Sheherezade” to a bagpipe film from the film Braveheart, to spoken samples from Ridley Scott’s Legend, and a whole lot more. These samples add such a unique touch to the album and make it extremely diverse, something you never heard before.

LP:

1. Enrapture - Hinc Illæ Lacrim
2. Homage - Magni Nominis Umbra
3. Vestige - Non Omnis Moriar
4. Lure - Pallida Mors
5. Interlude - Ultima Ratio Regum
6. Reprisal - Malis Avibus
7. Premonition - Lex Talionis
8. Eclipse - Vita Nova