Salutations,

After a brief hiatus, Tour de Garde is still standing in the winter
mist and strikes back with strength! Nothing less than six new
releases are available as of today, including some long delayed ones.
All information can be found in the following lines…

The split LP between AKITSA and ASH POOL is finally out. Two of the
forefront figures in the true underground American Black Metal scene
team up to offer a split which will surely be remembered. AKITSA
offers five hymns inspired by the glory days of hateful eastern
European Black Metal, along with street-punk. An obvious link can be
made between this recording and the cult 2004 EP "Soleil noir". ASH
POOL continues on their path to Saturn with one of their most furious
recordings to date. ASH POOL reach to find a place among the best acts
of their U.S. fellow men with amazingly composed and well structured
tracks. ASH POOL is a fine example of U.S. hateful Black Metal
brilliance. This is a co-release with Hospital Productions.

The fifth album of one of the oldest and mightiest Canadian Black
Metal projects is now available on CD. PAGAN HELLFIRE "On the Path to
Triumph" displays the skill and maturity of a one-man band that has
been around since 1996. "On the Path to Triumph" is a monument built
of epic guitar melodies, pounding drums and hate-filled screams. It's
definitely an album that has to be added to any true Black Metal
collection.

The reissue of the debut demo of SLÆGT on a 7" EP is out now. SLÆGT is
a new Danish Black Metal project from Copenhagen who have managed to
compose incredible songs of Black Metal magic, achieving to reach the
cult northern sound of the mid-nineties without sounding like just
another copy-cat. In fact, SLÆGT have a totally distinct sound of
their own. SLÆGT needs to be heard, a sample of the demo can be heard
at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLMii0Cw6Kw

The debut demo of APSE, simply entitled "Demo I" is now out of the
dungeon. Performing utterly sinister, dark dungeon ambient music, APSE
recalls the great days of Cold Meat Industry. A long, transcendental
piece of over twenty minutes, which took years of reflection to be
created. APSE will lead you into the deepest hidden corner of your
mind. APSE have recorded a very interesting demo that stands beyond
the usual Dark Ambient/Black Metal related demo recordings, generating
one of the greater releases of the genre.

The following two titles are not real new releases as they were
released via Werewolf Promotion a few months ago, but have taken some
time to reach us. The first one is CHAOTIC SYMMETRY’s "Apo thn Abysso
ths mavrhs mou psyxhs" cassette. CHAOTIC SYMMETRY is a raw Greek Black
Metal project with on his board Acheron of Darkthule. This cassette is
an ode to the ancient bloodcult rituals of Hades, using keyboards to
generate a darkened ambience which recalls the great days of the Greek
underground Black Metal scene.

The second one is the cassette version of the album "Wintermoon
Enchantment" by EVILFEAST which features over an hour of haunting
Polish Black Metal. EVILFEAST needs no introduction, as they are one
of the best Polish hordes remaining in existence for over a decade
now.

New "logo" official t-shirts are available of AKITSA and VERGLAS. You
can also still get the official TOUR DE GARDE t-shirt, just check the
"others" section of the site under the tab "merchandise".

We are proud to be the official American distributor for the brilliant
KALEIDOSCOPE magazine. The first issue available directly from us is
issue 13 featuring interviews with ASYMMETRY (the first and the last
interview), SLÆGT, TOLLUND MEN, VENEROR and WITHER. American
distributors can ask for wholesale prices and possible trades.

Coming soon under the Tour de Garde banner:

NIGHTBRINGER/ACHERONTAS "The Ruins of Edom" PRO-MC
ACHERONTAS/CRIMSON MOON/AKRABU/SHIBALBA "Ana Harrani Sa Alaktasa La
Tarat" PRO-MC