Abigor – Nachthymnen (From The Twilight Kingdom) LP + Bonus CD (Cyan Blue & Purple Galaxy Vinyl)
Abigor – 'Nachthymnen (From The Twilight Kingdom)' LP + Bonus CD
Remastered reissue cyan blue & purple galaxy vinyl edition in gatefold sleeve with 32 page booklet featuring new interview, rare photos plus A3 poster & bonus CD with 1994/95 instrumental demo-rehearsals including early alternative versions.
Originally released in 1995, 'Nachthymnen (From the Twilight Kingdom)' stands as one of the most influential and defining albums in ABIGOR’s catalogue and a cornerstone of mid-90s European Black Metal. Alongside a select group of era-shaping releases, it marked a moment when the genre expanded into darker, more atmospheric and Gothic dimensions without ever abandoning its uncompromising satanic underground spirit. Beneath the haunting female vocals, solemn keyboard passages and majestic arrangements lies a fiercely radical Black Metal core. Written by the young Austrian trio at just 19 and 20 years of age, 'Nachthymnen' unites elegance and hostility, melancholic longing and apocalyptic extremity, capturing the genre at its creative peak before disorientation, overexposure and mainstream dilution altered the scene. Widely regarded as ABIGOR’s most majestic and emotionally resonant album, 'Nachthymnen' documents a crucial turning point in the 1990s Black Metal movement, when absolute artistic freedom collided with total darkness. Across nine hymns devoted to the night, demonic mysticism and twilight realms, the album remains timeless in both intent and execution.
This special 30th anniversary LP edition is presented in a high-quality glossy gatefold sleeve and delivers the original 1995 Hörnix sound carefully and faithfully transferred to vinyl for the first time. It also includes a bonus CD featuring instrumental demo and rehearsal recordings from 1994–1995, offering early alternative versions of key material, alongside an extensive 32-page booklet, a large-format poster, and a download card containing a brand-new remaster.
