Various Artists "The Holy Bible (France, Holy Records, HOLY19CD)"

The Holy Bible is a Death/Doom/Gothic Metal compilation, released in June 17th, 1996 by Holy Records.

Tracklist:

1. Yearning   – Autumn Funeral 5:55
2. Nightfall   – Black Leather Cult 4:49
3. Serenity  -  Skin Of The Soul 5:37
4. Orphaned Land  – Disciples Of The Sacred Oath 5:16
5. Elend  – Birds Of Dawn 12:10
6. On Thorns I Lay – The Higher Color Of Mind (Wrong Is Right) 4:31
7. Tristitia  –  Prelude Of The Solitude 6:20
8. Misanthrope – Rêve Lézardé 6:52
9. Godsend   – Wolf's Den 4:25
10. Septic Flesh – Woman Of The Rings 6:36

First press reportedly limited to 2879 copies.

Various Artists "Deaf Metal Sampler (Germany, Deaf Records, DEAF 12CD)"

A Sampler Compilation released by Deaf Records in 1993 showcasing all the bands on their roster.

Most tracks are from albums, but some are *exclusive tracks (Dissection, Chorus Of Ruin, Nightfall, Maimed & Eucharist) and the Doomed song is from a rare single.

Tracklist:

1. Vital Remains - War In Paradise
2. Banished - Cast Out The Flesh
3. Dissection - Cold Winds*
4. Morta Skuld - In The Shadows
5. Chorus Of Ruin - Headstone*
6. Nightfall - Enormous Anthem Of The Death*
7. Impaler - Repel Your Faith
8. Therion - The Return
9. Maimed - Engulfed In Cysts*
10. At The Gates - The Architects
11. Accidental Suicide - Method Of Murder
12. Eucharist - The View*
13. Pitch Shifter - Landfill
14. Doomed - Witches
15. Prophecy Of Doom - Insanity Reigns Supreme

Tracks 3, 5, 6, 9 and 12 are exclusive to this release. Includes a clip-off token for a free poster offer.

Nightfall "Cassiopeia (Digipak Edition)"

Cassiopeia is the eleventh album by Greek Gothic/Doom Metal band Nightfall, released January 22, 2013.

After the release of their 2013 album, Cassiopeia, Nightfall went on hiatus. In June 2020, the band announced their return to live performances through their official Facebook page. The band's current line up, apart from Efthimis Karadimas on vocals and bass, includes returning members Mike Galiatsos and Kostas Kyriakopoulos on guitars, as well as Fotis Bernardo of Septicflesh fame on drums.

Tracklist:

1. Phaethon 04:35
2. Oberon & Titania 04:33   
3. Colonized Cultures 03:21   
4. The Nightwatch 04:49
5. Stellar Parallax 04:05   
6. Hubris 05:18
7. The Reptile Gods 04:42  
8. Hyperion 04:27  
9. Akhenaton, the 9th Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty 04:10   
10. The Sand Reckoner 04:20  
11. Astropolis 06:14  

Time:  50:34

A video was made for "Stellar Parallax".

Recording information:

Recorded at Soundlodge (Germany), Soundflakes (Greece) and Boom Cave Studios, Nashville, Tennessee (USA).

Nightfall "Parade Into Centuries (1992 Holy Records, HOLY01CD)"

Nightfall is a Greek extreme metal band from Athens. Formed by vocalist/bassist Efthimis Karadimas in 1991, the group is currently signed to Metal Blade Records. They are widely considered the forerunners to a “mediterranean way to black metal” together with Inchiuvatu and Moonspell.

Nightfall was formed in 1991 by frontman and bassist Efthimis Karadimas. Within a few months of existence, Karadimas had produced Nightfall’s one-and-only demo tape, Vanity. The 4 track demo was noticed by Holy Records, a new French record label that was looking for an act to use to help introduce itself to the music business worldwide. 

A deal followed and gave birth to the debut release of Nightfall and Holy records, Parade Into Centuries, in 1992. The release proved a successful pioneering step as time went on for both Nightfall and Holy Records. This paradigm was followed by many in both countries, establishing a tradition for French labels to release Greek metal albums.

Tracklist:

1. Thoughts 06:35   
2. Domestication of Wildness 06:47   
3. Vanity 03:01   
4. The Passage 04:42
5. In God They Trust 00:48   
6. For My Soul, When the Dark Falls into... 05:05  
7. Immaculate / Enslaved by Need 04:46  
8. Birth 00:37   
9. Crying Out the Fear Within 04:33  
10. Domestication of Wildness (longest & deadliest version) 09:08   

Time:  46:02  

The first release from Holy Records. 

Black/silver print on disc.

Lyrics by Efthimis K. All arrangements by Nightfall. All harmonies and melodies by Efthimus K. except the intro to "The Passage" and "Immaculate/Enslaved by Need" by Christian A..

"Domestication of Wildness" (Longest & Deadliest Version) was originally a track on the band's '91 Vanity demo and timed in at only 1:20.

Recording information:

Recorded April & May 1992 at Praxis Studios, Athens, Greece.

Mastered at Dyam Music, Paris.

Nightfall "Astron Black and the Thirty Tyrants"

Nightfall is a Greek extreme metal band from Athens. Formed by vocalist/bassist Efthimis Karadimas in 1991, the group is currently signed to Metal Blade Records. They are widely considered the forerunners to a "mediterranean way to black metal" together with Inchiuvatu and Moonspell.

Their 2010 release "Astron Black and the Thirty Tyrants" was released on Metal Blade Records in August, 2010. The album was almost universally well-received, garnering high praise from numerous international critics, and included artwork by noted American cover artist Travis Smith.

Track list:

1. Intro 00:37   
2. Astron Black 04:20   
3. Astronomica / Saturnian Moon 04:09   
4. Astra Planeta / We Chose the Sun 04:43
5. Ambassador of Mass 04:34   
6. The Criterion 03:13   
7. Asebeia 04:16  
8. I-I 01:14   instrumental
9. Archon Basileus 03:28   
10. Proxima Centauri / Dead Bodies 04:44   
11. The Thirty Tyrants 04:11   
12. Epsilon Lyrae 03:33   

Total Time:  43:02

Release dates 2010:

Europe - August 27

UK - August 30

USA - August 31

Recording information:

Produced by Karadimas and Uken (God Dethroned, Sinister).

Recorded at various places, including Soundlodge in Germany.  

Nightfall "Lyssa: Rural Gods and Astonishing Punishments"

Lyssa: Rural Gods and Astonishing Punishments is the seventh album by the Greek metal band Nightfall.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Efthimis Karadimas; all music is composed by Efthimis Karadimas.

1. "Dark Red Sky" 3:28
2. "Swollen" 3:12
3. "Christless" 3:46
4. "Master of My Dreams" 3:39
5. "The Perfect Li(f)e" 3:59
6. "The End Times" 4:04
7. "Synastry" 3:45
8. "One of These Days" 5:01
9. "Victimized" 3:16
10. "So(u)l Invictus" 3:11
11. "Essence" 3:07

Total length: 40:28

Recording information:

Vocals, guitars, bass and keyboards recorded at Artemis Studio, Greece.

Drums recorded at Praxis Studio, Greece.

Mixed at Tico-Tico Studios, Finland.

Mastered at Athens Mastering, Greece.