IRON MAN - I Have Returned
SKR019CD
Release Date: April 29, 2009
CD

Iron Man's guitar player/song writer Al Morris III has been writing the most savage/heaviest sounding guitar riffs for over 2 decades now! I cannot stress enough to Heavy Metal fans out there that if you haven't heard Iron Man, find something FAST! You're missing out on some of the most mind-bending groove-laden (Maryland) Doom metal around. It's a shame they never got the recognition they deserve, yet! I'm hoping to help change that for them for their forthcoming album "I Have Returned". I've listened to this album a million times already and I can firmly tell everyone this is the very best underground recording I've ever heard on an independant label. This recording sounds like it should be on a major label and I didn't even mention the superior songwriting yet! The songs are very well written and catchy, I'm convinced there's not a stale riff in Al Morris's soul! The man is a guitar god!! Louis is a top-notch bass player, Dex's drums are thunderous and just about as balanced as it gets, and Joe's vocal performance is far beyond my expectation. I'm incredibly honored the band and their manager had faith in me to release their album and it's going to be a pleasure to read, hear, and see the reactions of metal fans far and wide with this release. I think this could have a MAJOR impact on the Heavy Metal scene in 2009.

1. Burn The Sky 2. Run From The Light 3. Curse The Ages (Curse Me) 4. Sodden With Sin 5. Blind-Sighted Forward Spiral 6. Days Of Olde 7. I Have Returned 8. Gomorrah Gold 9. Fallen Angel 10. Among The Filth And Slime

***HARD TO FIND LIMITED EDITION GERMAN IMPORT / CD IS BRAND NEW (NOT SEALED) / 17 TOTAL TRACKS (INCLUDING 7 BONUS TRACKS) / MELODIC SCANDINAVIAN METAL FROM THE MID TO LATE 1980'S FROM THIS BAND FROM FINLAND / BONUS TRACKS TAKEN FROM RARE 1983, 1988, AND 1999 DEMO AND 7" RELEASES / 2008 KARTHAGO RECORDS RELEASE#CD784-1278/KR031***

***VERY HARD TO FIND LIMITED EDITION GERMAN IMPORT / CD IS BRAND NEW (NOT SEALED) / 16 TOTAL TRACKS (INCLUDING 6 BONUS TRACKS) / MELODIC SCANDINAVIAN METAL FROM THE MID TO LATE 1980'S FROM THIS BAND FROM FINLAND / BONUS TRACKS TAKEN FROM THEIR RARE 1988 PROMO TAPE / 2008 KARTHAGO RECORDS RELEASE# CD784-1279/KR032***

IRONSWORD - Overlords Of Chaos
SKR006CD
Release Date: September 3, 2008
CD

The one and only IRONSWORD, hailing from Portugal is back with a very long anticipated album! Going strong for well over a decade now, IRONSWORD is the only band that is not only influenced by the Epic Metal masters, MANILLA ROAD, but they are the only band that sounds closest to MANILLA ROAD (somewhere in the Open The Gates/The Deluge/Mystification era MANILLA ROAD). Speaking of MANILLA ROAD, there will be a special appearance of Mark Shelton singing along with Tann (what an honor)!!! "Overlords Of Chaos" is going to be their 3rd full-length effort and to me sounds much more focused and diverse. The overall song writing is more developed, memorable, and with more catchy chorus lines than the 2 previous, but classic albums. This album from the amazing artwork provided by Martin Hanford to the last note on the album will blow all fans of Epic Metal away!

1. Death Of The Gods 2. An Ending In Fire 3. Overlords Of Chaos 4. Blood And Honor 5. Cimmeria 6. Wrath Of Crom 7. Hyperborean Hordes 8. Road Warriors 9. Fear The Night 10. Dark Shadows Of Stygia 11. Crown Of Iron 12. Call Of Cthulhu 13. The Pyre Of Kings

ISEN TORR - Mighty And Superior
SKR003CD
Release Date: April 2, 2008
CD

Formed by the legendary Rich Walker (now in PAGAN ALTAR!), most notably from the classic UK Doom Metal band SOLSTICE (+ countless other bands/projects) and mastermind behind one of the best labels ever, The Miskatonic Foundation, he decided to branch out yet again and form this band, ISEN TORR! Originally released in 2003 on vinyl only, Mighty And Superior is the perfect name for this album because this is exactly what Epic Metal should sound like! In terms of quality and sound, think early IRON MAIDEN and classic era MANILLA ROAD. 2 Epic songs clocking in over 8 minutes a piece (CD version will be 3 songs and almost 25 minutes!!)! This is the first time it will be available on CD, and the CD version will have a bonus track (a demo version of "The Theomachist"). This EP will also be released again as a 10" 2 songs just like the original, but with brand new gatefold artwork provided by Martin Hanford that will be featured as the cover for the CD version (note: you can only see 1/2 of the new artwork here!)!

1. Mighty & Superior 2. The Theomachist 3. The Theomachist (Demo Version)