DEAD OF WINTER - At the Helm of the Abyss Cassette

Canada has spawned some of the most heinous and aggressive Black Metal releases in the world, and DEAD OF WINTER’s At the Helm of the Abyss has always been a top contender as the most extreme and polarizing of them all. Originally released in 2005 by Profound Lore Records on compact disc format, and long out of print, War Vellum and Serpents Head Reprisal are proud to regurgitate this cassette version of At the Helm of the Abyss, limited to 250 copies. This release flagrantly displays an unheard of level of dedication and discipline through which the members honed their individual abilities, eventually going on to play in some of the most pertinent Black Metal bands active in Canada today. Zeroing in on the most pummelling and forlorn facets of the Black Metal sonic aesthetic, DEAD OF WINTER’s At the Helm of the Abyss stands as a monument to the impossible, a grinding gate bridging life and death, an abysmal arch connecting intellect to insanity, and a putrid portal to the lightless ends at the bottomless pits of non-existence.