Cold Spring
In the last 15 to 20 years a lot has changed in the world of music. Projects were very much dependent on hardware for sound-creation and tape-recorders (multitrackers) for there recordings. Bands were still recorded on 16 track Tascams and computers with a reasonable capability were beyond everybody's financial capacity. Let's face it, in 1993 a 286 PC still would have been a whopping 2k$ to 3k$.
It was only 15 years ago and the scene was also very different back then. Because of the absence of computers for the masses there were less bands, who were better known, and one of the leading bands in death-industrial was Archon Satani. The two persons in this project were Mikael Stavöstrand (currently working under his own name) and Tomas Pettersson who is now the engine and mastermind behind Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio.
But, this is a review from a re-release from Inanna's 'Day ov Torment' so let's stick to that. Originally released in 1993, 'Day ov Torment' was the first CD for Inanna after a handful of tape-releases and after this, three more CD's and one cassette followed.
Eight years after the final official output on Crowd Control Activities Cold Spring re-releases this gorgeous album which was imho a landmark for death industrial. Mainly a landmark because of the audible integration of neo-classicism and martial music. This crossover of styles opened a scene for many artists to come, which makes this album not only worth listening, but - as said before - a definite landmark for the underground music scene.
Opus magnus on the album is still the 17 minute epic 'Submission To Solitude I - III' but there are 8 more tracks on there which each makes this album worth getting.
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