Niden Div. 187 "Impergium / Towards Judgement" Cassette last copies!!

Limited edition 100 hand-numbered copies.

Tracks 1-10: Impergium
Tracks 11-14: Towards Judgement

This is honestly one of the biggest semi-forgotten classics that black metal has ever turned out. It's majestic. Somewhere between the oldschool aesthetic of Blasphemy and the ultra-binary, attacking nature of modern bands like Truppensturm lies Niden Div. 187, one of the few bands with which you can make an argument for 'war metal' being a legitimate stylistic description. Such a moniker fits this music well, because it's not JUST black metal- it goes a step further beyond that aesthetic, making it bleaker, more modern, and less indulgent in fantasy. It doesn't bring you to the world, it brings the world to you, but what makes it unique is that the world they're bringing you is just black metal's interpretation of the one we currently live in, simply made even more bleak, dark, and dangerous. If you appreciate truly excellent metal of any style, you owe it to yourself to pick up this compilation of one of metal's most needlessly overlooked bands (admittedly short) discography.
Niden Div. 187 just made music that's exquisite on every level, from the simplest of sonic qualities to the most high-minded of concepts. It's very, very brutal and militaristic black metal, extremely straightforward in just about every way. The band switches between hyperfast, Immortal-derived rolling blast beat configurations and lurching, funereal passages while guitars alternate between tremolo riffs of full atonality or fragile melody. Vocals are an EXTREMELY high screech that disappears almost entirely in the hideous, thin wall of guitars. The atmosphere is distinctly desolate and warlike; imagine a world where WWI never ended, just dragged on through the late 20th century with no end in sight. This is the music of those trenches. It's unique among black metal in that it has none of the supernatural or occult atmosphere of most BM, and really feels extremely 'realistic' if that makes sense at all. It's unusual among black metal for more reasons you'd think of at first glance.
The production is smoky, cloudy and raw, and if you don't like it (or at the very least can't stomach it) you're a pussy and probably shouldn't be listening to metal in the first place.
There's not a lot of wiggle room in liking this music. You'll respect the very minimal, warlike style of it or you won't. It is not lush and rich music; it's extremely focused on its individual mood and texture. It verges on black/grind at times due to its relative simplicity and ultra-focused presentation, and those into more traditional varieties of black metal may not enjoy this sort of thing. If you like the sleek, black, modern atmosphere, though, I don't think you'll find it anywhere better than this. Think of it as the pre-Aborym, only infinitely better. I personally love this stuff and I'd say that it verges on mandatory for anyone who considers themselves particularly involved in black metal.

Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...