LIMBONIC ART · Arcane Past - The Celestial Grimoire | 8CD BOXSET

8-CD artbook edition in hardcover format measuring 28 x 28 cm with 60 pages. Features personal memoir, lyrics, enhanced artwork, photos, and exclusive bonus material. Limited to 600 copies.

Background information about 'Arcane Past - The Celestial Grimoire'

What a monumental tribute to Norwegian black metal history! Limbonic Art delivers the ultimate collection with "Arcane Past: The Celestial Grimoire", an absolutely stunning 8-CD compendium that captures every essential moment from their legendary early years. This isn't just another compilation – it's a sonic archaeological dig through the vaults of one of black metal's most cinematically ambitious acts, featuring everything from their earliest demos to their groundbreaking debut albums, plus the previously unreleased "1994 Demo" that fans have been craving for decades.

The sheer scope of this collection is breathtaking, chronicling Limbonic Art's evolution from their 1993 formation through their most influential period. Their revolutionary fusion of harsh Nordic black metal with sweeping orchestral grandeur practically invented the symphonic black metal template that countless bands would follow. From the haunting melodies of "Moon in the Scorpio" to the devastating beauty of "In Abhorrence Dementia", every disc showcases why Samoth from Emperor was so captivated by their early tapes that he signed them to Nocturnal Art Productions. This comprehensive anthology proves that Limbonic Art weren't just participants in the Norwegian black metal revolution – they were architects of its most cinematic and emotionally devastating moments.

For fans of:
Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, Old Man's Child, Arcturus, Covenant

Track listing

CD 1: 1995

1. Eve Of Midnight
2. Path Of Ice
3. In Mourning Mystique
4. Moon In The Scorpio

CD 2: 1996

1. Solace Of The Shadows
2. Symphony In Moonlight And Nightmares
3. Sources to Agonies
4. Black Heart's Nirvana
5. Arctic Odyssey
6. Beyond The Candles Burning
7. Moon In The Scorpio
8. In Mourning Mystique

CD 3: Moon in the Scorpio

1. Beneath The Burial Surface
2. Moon In The Scorpio
3. Through Gleams Of Death / Overture: Nocturne
4. In Mourning Mystique
5. Beyond The Candles Burning
6. Darkzone Martyrium
7. The Dark Rivers Of The Heart

CD 4: In Abhorrence Dementia

1. In Abhorrence Dementia
2. A Demonoid Virtue
3. Descend To Oblivion
4. A Venomous Kiss Of Profane Grace
5. When Mind And Flesh Departs
6. Deathtrip To A Mirage Asylum
7. Under Burdens Of Life's Holocaust
8. Abyssmal Necromancy
9. Oceania
10. Behind The Mask Obscure
11. Misanthropic Spectrum

CD 5: Epitome of Illusions

1. Symphony In Moonlight And Nightmares
2. Eve Of Midnight
3. Path Of Ice
4. Sources To Agonies
5. Solace Of The Shadows
6. The Black Hearts Nirvana
7. Arctic Odyssey
8. Phantasmagorial Dreams

CD 6: Ad Noctum - Dynasty of Death

1. The Dark Paranormal Calling
2. As The Bell Of Immolation Calls
3. Pits Of The Cold Beyond
4. Dynasty Of Death
5. Behind The Darkened Walls Of Sleep
6. The Supreme Sacrifice
7. In Embers Of Infernal Greed
8. Enthralled By The Shrine Of Silence
9. The Yawning Abyss Of Madness

CD 7: The Ultimate Death Worship

1. The Ultimate Death Worship
2. Suicide Commando
3. Purgatorial Agony
4. Towards The Oblivion Of Dreams
5. Last Rite For The Silent Darkstar
6. Interstellar Overdrive
7. From The Shades Of Hatred
8. Funeral Of Death
9. Voyage Of The Damned

CD 8: 1994

1. Intro/Transcendence
2. Devoured
3. Interlude
4. Rotting Sculpture
5. The Darkest Silence
6. Limbonic Art
7. Prophecy (Voluspå)

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