ABSU — Barathrum: V.I.T.R.I.O.L.

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Album · 1993

Filed under Black Metal
By ABSU

Tracklist

1. An Involution of Thorns (3:08)
2. Descent to Acheron (Evolving into the Progression of Woe) (4:33)
3. An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment (3:13)
4. The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (5:00)
5. Infinite and Profane Thrones (6:20)
6. Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act II (5:27)
7. An Evolution of Horns (3:09)

Total Time 30:50

Bonus tracks:

8. The Coming of War (Live in Belgium, April 21, 1995) (5:10)
9. The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (Live in Germany, April 26, 1995) (5:10)
10. Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle (Live in Belgium, April 21, 1995) (5:30)

Bonus discs from 2011 boxset version:

Disc 2:
1. The Coming of War (4:59)
2. The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (5:17)
3. Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle(5:32)
4. Descent to Acheron (Evolving Into the Progression of Woe) (4:33)
5. An Equinox of Fathomless Disheartenment(3:13)
6. The Thrice Is Greatest to Ninnigal (5:17)
7. Infinite and Profane Thrones (6:19)

Total Time 35:10

Disc 3:
1. Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) Act I (5:27)
2. Immortal Sorcery(3:11)
3. Sumerian Sands (The Silence) (3:12)
4. Disembodied (3:32)
5. Immortal Sorcery (3:15)
6. Eternal Rest (2:30)
7. Sea of Glasya(2:55)
8. Dawn of Invocation (3:40)
9. Abhorred Xul(2:14)

Total Time 29:56

Line-up/Musicians

- Lord Equitant Alastor / Bass, Effects
- Shaftiel / Guitars, Vocals
- Daviel Athron Mysticia / Guitars
- Emperor Proscriptor Magikus / Vocals, Drums
- Black Massith / Keyboards, Samples

About this release

Released by Gothic Records, December 1st, 1993. CD limited to 900 copies.

Vinyl version released by Osmose Productions. Alternate cover art.

Cassette version released by Morbid Noizz Productions in 1994. Limited to 900 copies. Alternate cover art.

Digipak CD reissue by Osmose Productions released in 1997 with three bonus tracks.

Picture disc vinyl released by Bestial Onslaught Productions in 2004. Limited to 800 copies, 200 of which came with a shirt and patch.

Triple vinyl boxset version released by The Crypt, January 24th, 2011. Limited to 500 copies. Alternate cover art.

The full name of this release is "Barathrum: Visita Interiora Terræ Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem".

Thanks to adg211288 for the updates

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Warthur
Absu's short but sweet debut album finds the band mimicing the musical approach of harsh, lo-fi Norwegian black metal artists without really putting any sort of new, innovative or individual spin on the genre. Slightly overlong and spooky intro track? Check. Drums that at point sound like piles of cardboard boxes? Check. Bestial vocal style? Check, but it sounds rather affected and insincere. I understand things get a little bit more interesting on later albums, but the only sign of the promised black-thrash-death mashup on here is that the vocals tend to resemble a death metal grunt more than a black metal scream. Competent but forgettable.

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