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Bit the bullet and listened to Pro Xristou.

It was even worse than I had feared: a plodding bland mess. It was very hard to make it to the end.

Now spinning Non Serviam to try and forget about the last hour.

ha a debut gig 20 years later!

That would be something, haha. A four-song gig.

Looking forward to seeing so many old friends.

Ticket bought; I hope I'll be able to find my way around Cork, it has been so long since I've been there...

Happy memories getting the Starside demo in the post from Brian many years ago. It is still one of my favourite Irish releases. Always had a soft spot for Angel's Cry too: there are some great songs on it, and them same holds for Fate's Lost Son, I certainly had and still have a lot of faith in that under-related release.

Just got my copy of the tape today—it's class!

That is good news about the new Dordeduh album. For me, that is the real  post-split continuation of Negura Bunget, as that is where most of the creativity that made the mid-period Negura Bunget releases so great went.

N'Crugu really is an excellent album, but I think Om manages to top it. The night they played all of Om while at the height of their powers in November 2008 in Fibber's was one of the best gigs I have ever seen. Saw NB a few times after the split too, nowhere near as good as earlier, but Dordehuh were epic in Stuttgart in 2012 supporting Bethlehem.

One of my favourite demos, ever. I suppose the demo's obscurity is part of its charm.

It is a big shame that they didn't keep going, especially after they had expanded into a six-piece (briefly).

There was talk of a re-issue as part of a split CD at one point: I remember even seeing the cover, but heard no more about if after.

It was also a shame that the vocals didn't get laid down on the re-recorded version from around 2001, and the talked about gig didn't happen.

There is also a very limited (unofficial) remastered CD version from 2001 or so.

I got mine a few weeks ago: it is a great read.

Class to read that the album is nearly ready. Looking forward to hearing it!

Good luck with the guitarist search.

Nice one. I've not heard the Incitatus stuff.

The Svartsyn EP is a forgotten gem, it is great to see that other people like it too.

I lost my Osiris pressing in Dublin. I foolishly bought the shitty Burznag Productions repress to replace it a few years ago, so I might buy the vinyl altogether.

Have you got all the Kampfar stuff? Sort of similar style, and to my mind even better than the early Vintersorg stuff.

Great to read that an album is on the way! Everything has been class so far.

Christ on a bike, imagine it. Having accidentally headlined Fuck Witness in 2001, we bowed out at the top. The video of that gig is pure insanity...

Yep,  I have The Olden Domain.  I haven't got the s/t album though.  Must rectify that.

It is one of my favourite Norwegian albums; there is some epic stuff on there while still staying within a more black metal sound.

As for Vintersorg: I lost interest after Cosmic Genesis, and Visions really grated on me. I love prog—but not bad prog—and his clean vocals only ever worked if used sparingly.

Til Fjäls is class; along with Kampfar's first few releases it is some of the best music of that type.

Never actually checked them out. What is a good album to start with?

I'd start at the start with MPoD and work forward. They have several good albums and they were one of those bands that could reinvent their sound successfully to stay fresh. The drum machine does get a bit annoying at times, though.