SHINING · The Helsinki Tapes | BLACK LP

Black vinyl, 180g vinyl, gatefold sleeve with soft foil finish, exclusive A3 poster, limited to 200 copies.

Background information about 'The Helsinki Tapes'

Niklas Kvarforth has, on countless occasions, mentioned the month that he spent together with Christian Larsson and Yusaf Parvez (DHG) in an apartment that they rented in Finland's capital. The three resolved to use this space as a base in which to write, experiment and cause various forms of unspecified damage before heading to Varberg to record the new album. For years, the band has wished that these infamous demo tapes could be released officially somehow. We here at TSI, who recently issued the definitive edition of the very album for which these songs were created, feel that the time has now come to release the recording that the band themselves have stressed: "Is in so many ways far superior to the actual album itself".

We may or may not agree on that, but there's certainly a mesmerizing rawness and constant feeling of unease contained within this otherworldly material. Not to mention, the tapes serve as an audial retelling of how an obscure Black Metal band from Sweden transformed into something different and ultimately way more dangerous than even those involved ever could have anticipated.

Track listing

A1. Kanvasduk / Hudkystom
A2. The Ghastly Silence
A3. Misantropen
B4. Hail Darkness Hail
B5. Det Forna Grå
B6. For The God Below

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