Quest for Blood out now!

Quest for Blood with Yukihiro Isso is now available. Listen!

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Rättö ja Lehtisalo's Ed Benttonin briljantti stabilismi tai Taivaallinen kylpysaippua is now available again!

July 2 update:
The CDs turned out to be faulty due to some kind of a manufacturing error. We'll inform you when the album really is available later.

Motorspandex - Torment Star 7"

Frantic Slaves Torment Star

Black Hole, Torment Star, Sterilized... Listening to side A of
Motorspandex's debut 7" can be a traumatizing experience: the very moment the needle touches the vinyl, black smoke begins to fill the room. You suddenly find it very hard to breathe, and realize, that the air pouring into your lungs is made out of crusty, rusty metal. A mechanized nightmare appears, veiled in nothing but motorized tight pants. It steps out of the smoke, grabs you by the throat, and enters your life forever.

With shaking hands you turn the record around, only to see it all
happening again.

Motorspandex is old fashioned crusty fun, following the twisted
multidirectional trails of Brocas Helm, the NWOBHM movement, Magma,
Amebix, Captain Beyond, Tractor Pulling and others...

Prepare for an eternity on TORMENT STAR. No shirt, no service!

OUT NOW!

Reverend Bizarre / Rättö ja Lehtisalo split 12"

Ektro Records is proud to announce that a split 12" featuring the Finnish doom metal gods Reverend Bizarre and the krautpop sensation Rättö ja Lehtisalo will be released in about two weeks time. The record features previously unreleased music by both bands.

To celebrate this marriage of Reverend Bizarre's crushingly slow steamroller attack and Rättö ja Lehtisalo's sporty medieval aesthetics, Ektro has printed a handful of R&L / RB t-shirts, in two different colors. The shirts are available now!

More information about the split release soon...

Quest for Blood with Yukihiro Isso

Miwa Uchina Yayema

It is safe to say that Quest for Blood's music is “something else”. In it you can hear echoes from the distant past in the land of spectres and spirits, and at the same time its harsh and metallic sound reminds the listener of the cold violence and despair of the current inner/outer world of mankind.

This album offers a lot for those who are into the most experimental and extreme musical heaviness, but friends of traditional East Asian music will also experience a strange delight during this astonishing journey.

The oriental feeling becomes even richer with the presence of Yukihiro Isso. His magnificently traditional, but free-form sounding flute playing creates a whole new layer over the merciless mayhem of the band itself. Together they are able to travel from, what at times reaches, a mind blowing semi-cacophony to wonderful and calming sounds of the very roots of the Japanese music. This musical alchemy surely reflects several stages of the existence itself.

When listening to the overwhelming music, immortalized on this silver disc, one cannot but dream about experiencing this fine collaboration "live". As long there is life, there is hope. Maybe one day the quest for blood of these Japanese sonic sorcerers will reach our peripheral regions too. Until then we are fortunate enough to mesmerize ourselves with this extraordinary work.

To cut it short: I love this album!

- Albert Witchfinder (read Albert's unabbreviated writing)

Quest for Blood will be released soon!

Kuusumun Profeetta - Lyhtykuja

Lyhtykuja - Alku Täältä tullaan taivas

On their earlier works, Kuusumun Profeetta has melted nuances of folk, jazz, progressive rock and heavy metal to their highly original musical universe. On their fifth album Lyhtykuja (The Alley of Lanterns) this group from Pori, Finland takes another step towards the unknown - to a colder, more otherworldly sound, manic groove and a psychological horror story. A gate has been opened for the friends of deep, adventurous music.

You can expect Lyhtykuja to be released early in July. While you are waiting, check out one new song on Kuusumun Profeetta's MySpace page.

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Aiemmilla teoksillaan Kuusumun Profeetta on sulattanut omaperäiseen musiikilliseen universumiinsa folkin, jazzin, progressiivisen rockin ja heavy metallin sävyjä. Viidennellä Lyhtykuja-albumillaan porilaisyhtye ottaa jälleen askeleen kohti tuntematonta - kylmempää, toismaailmallisempaa soundia, maanista groovea ja psykologista kauhutarinaa. Portti syvällisen, seikkailuntäyteisen musiikin ystäville on avoinna.

Lyhtykuja julkaistaan heinäkuun alkupuolella. Kuusumun Profeetan MySpace-sivulla on kuultavissa uutta materiaalia.

Two legends, two t-shirts

Two legends, two live albums! Out now!

When Faust wasn't satisfied with his achievements, he went after eternity. Thor settled for what was granted and reached the infinite. Faust wanted to discover the foundations of heaven and earth and sold his soul to the devil, but he should have asked Thor for the task...

Perhaps he did, since the legends talk about Faust, sneaking on the tundra, calling for Ukko and all the northern overlords. Which one represents the power, The Hammer of Thor or the Fist that clutches it? Will these two legends cancel each other or will their union give birth to The Fist of Thunder that alone can save us from mediocrity, death and giants?

"There is no group more mythical than Faust" - Julian Cope
"...but Thor sure comes close."- Jussi Lehtisalo

Faust - Kleine Welt

"Kleine Welt" is compiled from concerts of the year 2006. These avant-garde trailblazers continue their unique work that they started in 1970. Chaos, fear, irrationality, the grotesque, the absurd, darkness, surrealism and underground are all fitting definitions for Faust but still only modest attempts to describe one of the most notable rock bands in the world. Faust gave their best consideration when choosing the path, on which only a few have ventured.

“There is a certain element of sheer chaos and entropy in [Faust] that is almost impossible to cope with […]”
Christoph Linder — road manager

“Some enjoy their Faust as Goethe’s poetry, others as Thomas Mann’s story. I prefer the real thing.”
Tuomas Laurila — Circle

I was shy before
Thru

Thor - Live in Detroit

While Thor stood out front roaring to the crowds with his mighty vocals, Steve Price gave incredible superhuman shredding performances as he wailed on his guitar. Mike Favata supplied the backbeat, pounding the drums into submission with his furious assault. Keith Zazzi was superior on his weapon, the bass, as well as raunchy backing vocals. Pantera supplied all the sultry sexiness of a female goddess and warrior as she sang backing vocals while she seduced the throngs of adoring fans. What Kerrang magazine said of Pantera was that she had "the biggest bristols in rock". In British terms they meant the largest breasts to ever grace the stage.

Thor's Live in Detroit is one of the Greatest Lost Milestones in the Saga of Heavy Metal.

This special re-release, originally from 1985, includes exclusive bonus tracks, some of them never heard before.

Live in Detroit is a guaranteed power trip to the Golden Age of Metal. Metal Madness.

Rock the City
Anger

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Kuusumun Profeetta:
Kukin kaappiaan selässään kantaa CD
Jatkuvasti maailmaa pelastamaan kyllästynyt supersankari CD

Rättö ja Lehtisalo:
Kopernikus hortoilee näkinkengässä CD

Pharaoh Overlord:
#4 CD

Store closed Nov 15 - Dec 3

Ektro's Webstore will be closed from November 16 to December 3 (Correction:) November 15 to December 3. Orders made during this time will be shipped in December. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Rakennus and Ghost Hungerland released

CIRCLE – Rakennus (Ektro-048)

Rakennus – approximately the seventh full length Circle release this year – is an hour-long snapshot of the band's recent tour of the USA. The concert (recorded in September in Charlottesville, Virginia) thunders and wobbles onwards with unprocessed autenticity. The recording effectively captures the full spectrum of Circle's contemporary live expression, revealing to us a glimpse of the spiritual landscapes of the most astonishing speedkraut pioneers of our times.

There's an abundance of ritualistic rumbling to be discovered between the twitchy hard rock show opener ”Uusi uhraus” and ”Kaappikellon kummitus”, the ravishing Rättö ja Lehtisalo cover song that closes the album. Rakennus displays the joy of playing music in its most pure form. (Eetormentor)

Sample: Nopeuskuningas
Sample: Tuhat



TRACTOR PULLING - Ghost Hungerland (Krypt-001)

Circle, Pharaoh Overlörd, Krypt Axeripper, Steel Mammoth... These bands familiar to NWOFHM warriors will find a new comrade standing in their ranks, when Ektro Records releases the debut single of Tractor Pulling. ”Ghost Hungerland” will enter record stores with a bang like the volcanoes of Lucifer! ”Ghost Hungerland” has two boogie rock songs of the most radioactive variety, immortalized on seven inches of black vinyl. When this music makes the legs of your pants flap around with greasy primitivism, the only solution is to jump into a flaming truck and thunder down the highway! High speed! Low speed!

Sample: Ghost Hungerland

May the Circle Remain Unbroken

A documentary film about Circle called Ympyrä - Saturnus Reality will be premiered at Avanto Festival in Helsinki.

Showtimes:
Kiasma Theatre on Friday, 16 November at 7 pm,
second screening on Saturday, 17 November at 7 pm.

More information about the film on the Avanto Festival website. (suomeksi)

Circle - Rakennus

Rakennus is an authentic Circle experience, a live album in it's most pure form. The album was recorded on Circle's recent tour of the United States, in Charlottesville, VA.

Rakennus will be released soon by Ektro Records.

1. Uusi uhraus (10:37)
2. Nopeuskuningas (6:32)
3. Tulilintu (3:42)
4. Tuhat (10:30)
5. Virsi (8:43)
6. Point (7:28)
7. Murheenkryyni (7:23)
8. Kaappikellon kummitus (5:01)

Full Contact & Tractor Pulling

Ghost Hungerland – a 7" single by TRACTOR PULLING from Pori, Finland – will be released on Ektro Records' vinyl-only Full Contact imprint.

Side A / Ghost Hungerland (4:24)
Side B / Dynamite Highway (4:15)

Volcanoes of Lucifer, bleeding downhill!

Coming soon!

Pharaoh Overlord interview

There's a Pharaoh Overlord interview from September at stonerrock.com.