*Artist: Graveland
*Album: Celtic Winter
*Year: 2013
*Genre: Black Metal
*Country: Poland
*Format: mp3@CBR320kbps
*Size: 254MB

Tracklist:
01. Prolog 03:18
02. The Gates To The Kingdom Of Darkness - Intro 00:58
03. Intro 02:44
04. The Night Of Fullmoon 05:32
05. Call Of The Black Forest 04:24
06. Hordes Of Empire 04:39
07. The Gates To The Kingdom Of Darkness 05:46
08. The Return Of Funeral Winds 07:50
09. Prolog (Alternative Version) 02:36
10. The Gates To The Kingdom Of Darkness - Intro (Alternative Version) 00:59
11. Intro (Alternative Version) 02:55
12. Call Of The Black Forest (Alternative Version) 04:23
13. Hordes Of Empire (Alternative Version) 04:38
14. The Gates To The Kingdom Of Darkness (Alternative Version) 05:46
15. The Return Of Funeral Winds (Alternative Version) 02:58
16. Call Of The Black Forest (Alternative Version) 04:24
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Total playing time: 1:03:50








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когда ж он уже что-нибудь новое запишет.......

Да вот, завтра выходит, собственно:

Зачем новое? Лучше уже никогда не будет.

This reissue is interesting mainly due to some old pictures of Graveland, but it's much better to talk about the original version released by Melissa Productions in 1994. The Celtic Winter is the quintessence of 90s Polish Black Metal. One of the best release of Polish Black Metal and Graveland ever. Extremely influenced by Norwegian Black Metal and their actions like church burnings, thus this very raw, gloomy, evil, hateful sound. I think all tracks are excellent, but for me Call of the Black Forest and The Gates to the Kingdom of Darkness are on the top of the best Graveland songs.

I agree, of course!
B.t.w. ......why this particular edition is so much sought after? I've also seen in numerous want-lists the 3 tracks version by No Colours Rec., can you also explain why?? Was it a very limited edition, perhaps? Or just for the sound in it, maybe better than any other re-release?

This demo was recorded in Winter 1993 and as far I know this MCD - 3 tracks version by No Colours Rec. was released before the ''full demo'' (7 tracks) by Melissa Productions. These releases may have been limited, so I guess that's why they are rare. No Colours Rec. also had some problems with the police and many of their releases were confiscated, including Graveland. I remember someone told in an interview that Melissa Prod. wasn't that much into Black Metal, but I can't find this interview at this moment... More common version was the CD released in 1996 by No Colours Rec. with different cover. Note that in 1996 version the fifth track is ''Prolog'', while in 1994 there was ''Outro'' at the end. The 1996 version doesn't recall Karcharoth who was recording this stuff with Rob Darken and Capricornus.

Truly agree! Even subsequent "CW" and "TS" which are of early period of Graveland are not so inspired to me.


I wasn't aware of that. Now it's clear why some early NC releases are really hard to come by.


MA states that Melissa Tape was released in may 94 and Discogs states about MCD - dec 94. If that is the case, strange that MCD contain less tracks than Melissa Tape.

I like these albums very much. They have the true spirit which most of Black Metal bands don't have nowadays...
The Celtic Winter is the most inspiring though. Perfect and even better continuation of In the Glare of Burning Churches. These demos along with first album Carpathian Wolves are a great trilogy.



Yes, it's strange and I'm not sure about this 3 track version, but according to an interview with Rob Darken in Holocaust zine (vol. 7, 1994) these three tracks were recorded in November 1993. It means that it wasn't even in Winter, but Autumn and it was Hammer of Damnation which planned to release this MCD.

Graveland - The Celtic Winter, издание от No colours records - NC001, Рип с оригинального издания 1994 года.

https://spcs.news/files/user/svarte_alvor/l...Link_id=1672976

Graveland - The Celtic winter MCD, No colours records - NC001, FLAC-рип с оригинального издания 1994 года (First press)

https://spcs.news/files/user/svarte_alvor/l...Link_id=1581471