Sheath And Knife
Out of print, reissued as part of the Cask Strength Black Metal box set. CD-R released by the Brazos Valley Meat Authority and DarkBlack MusikProduktion. Harsh, noisy covers of traditional folk songs.

Sheath And Knife ~ The Broom Blooms Bonnie
Hej Sokoły ~ Ukraina
Sawney Beane ~ A True Tale
The Young Girl Cut Down In Her Prime ~ Pills Of White Mercury

Reviews

Aversionline
August 2001
2/10
Whoa, this is black metal so raw that it sounds like a wall of harsh noise. I'm talking all treble, just a sheen of abrasive attack. Everything is distorted beyond belief, and the output levels are way off the scale. All of the material (lyrics/music) is traditional, performed in a black metal style with effective screaming vocals. But the production is just intolerable, I can't even listen to it. I think I can hear some drums and "clean" guitars in "The Young Girl Cut Down in Her Prime: Pills of White Mercury", which is the most diverse and melodic attempt. Elsewhere some stringed basslines are barely audible. The artwork is printed from a home computer, and though the visuals fit perfectly, the text is very hard to read. What I can make out of the audio isn't awful, but the senseless recording does no justice to what the music might offer otherwise.