Retortae is proud to present it's first collaboration with Trepaneringsritualen, the brilliant project from Sweden which has already gained the cult status among the industrial music fans.
Our release is the vinyl version of the compilation The Totality Of Death which was released in 2013 by Malignant and Silken Tofu as 2CD and now is already sold out. The album contains all the tracks from the CD version as well as some compositions which were not included there. The material is a compendium of the best tracks from various rare and obscure tape and vinyl releases, which are now highly sought after and very expensive.
Musically it is a world full of inner psychic monsters, occult and unclean rituals and strange perverted desires made with a quality and energy which is now rare to meet. The old school industrial approach is combined with nowadays decaying world feel and as a result we have the things made on a level of industrial godfathers classic like if they were in their best form in our time, but with a today's reality vibe inside.
We won't like to make any direct comparisons like they usually do in the release notes like that since this project is really unique and definitely has no direct influences by its predecessors, it is just industrial music in its own, influenced by the death, horror, dark mysticism and perversions directly as the life itself.
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released October 1, 2015
Track A1 originally released on Martyrium cass (Small Doses, 2011).
Track A2 originally released on Edifice Of Nine Sauvastikas split cass (Beläten, 2012).
Track A3 originally released on Konung Dómaldr Vid Upsala Hängd cass (Merzbild, 2013).
Track A4 originally released on Deathward, To The Womb 10" (Release The Bats, 2012).
Track B1 originally released on Deathward, To The Womb 10" (Release The Bats, 2012).
Track B2 originally released on Veil The World cass (Kości, 2011).
Track B3 originally released on The Totality Of Death CD (Malignant, 2013).
Track B4 originally released on Veil The World cass (Kości, 2011).
Track B5 originally released on Deathward, To The Womb 10" (Release The Bats, 2012).
Track B6 previously unreleased.
Track C1 originally released on The Totality Of Death CD (Malignant, 2013).
Track C2 originally released on Deathward, To The Womb 10" (Release The Bats, 2012).
Track D1 originally released on Judas Goat 7" (Fang Bomb, 2013).
Track D2 originally released on Veil The World cass (Kości, 2011).
Track D3 originally released on Sub Gothenburg 08 comp. cass (Fang Bomb, 2008).
Track D4 originally released on Martyrium cass (Small Doses, 2011).
Track D5 originally released on The Totality Of Death CD (Silken Tofu, 2013).
Track D6 originally released on Deathward, To The Womb 10" (Release The Bats, 2012).
Track E1 originally released on Veil The World cass (Kości, 2011).
Track E2 originally released on Konung Dómaldr Vid Upsala Hängd cass (Merzbild, 2013).
Track E3 originally released on The Totality Of Death CD (Silken Tofu, 2013).
Track E4 originally released on Undergången - An Audio Companion To The End-Tymes comp. cass (Fukk Tapes, 2009).
Track F1 originally released on White Nights comp. 4xcass (Private Edition, 2008).
Track F2 originally released on Judas Goat 7" (Fang Bomb, 2013).
Track F3 originally released on Roi Perdu cass (iDEAL, 2010).
Track F4 originally released on Roi Perdu cass (iDEAL, 2010).
Track F5 originally released on Veil The World cass (Kości, 2011).
supported by 7 fans who also own “The Totality Of Death”
I came in new to this group after seeing they were on a bill with Youth Code. If you are also new to this group, I'd recommend starting here. Highly recommended for people that don't necessarily enjoy screamo black metal, but love the musical intensity; this is typically more of a dark drone metal. Fans of Boris and Sunn O))) will surely enjoy this too. Eve McGivern
The aptly-named Hauntings write songs that are sinister and moody—the seconds in a horror film right before the jump scare. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 3, 2023
In the music of Paul Jordan, digitally manipulated field recordings become striking electronic songs that feel eerie and surreal. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 7, 2020
supported by 5 fans who also own “The Totality Of Death”
A great album to lose your mind and hearing to. 'Musikalisches Opfer' is both torturous and intoxicating. As massive pounding thuds work to separate your jaw muscles from the skull, cracked earth, and tormented chorals ease into the forefront. Subtle industrial and ritual aspects recall the likes of Several Wives, Nordvargr, and Inanna, yet somehow it's all a little more unsettling in FANATICISM's hands. more rhythms please! Lost Tribe Sound