Swedish black metal veterans Dark Funeral will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1994 self-titled debut EP this year with a new re-recording of the outing. The group returned to the studio to give the included four songs a ‘modern update’, as guitarist Lord Ahriman explained below:
“In January 1994, Blackmoon (RIP) and I put our entire income and savings into a recording session and pressing 1,000 copies of our 4-track debut Mini-CD. A Mini-CD we released ourselves too.
To now reach the significant milestone with an epic 30th anniversary is of course very honorable for me & the band. Three decades of Swedish Black Metal filled with precious memories.
It is now time for us to reflect on what started it all, a 30-year epic journey, filled with experiences and an unbreakable bond. And in this honor, we have breathed new life into these legendary songs & given them an honest but modern update. Enjoy!”
Century Media will have this revised take on the effort, which includes the original recordings of the songs as well, out on August 09th. To tide you over, a stream of the re-recorded version of “Shadows Over Transylvania” has been released below.
“Dark Funeral” (30th Anniversary Edition) track listing:
01 – “Open The Gates”
02 – “Shadows Over Transylvania”
03 – “My Dark Desires”
04 – “In The Sign Of The Horns”
05 – “Open The Gates” (Re-Recording 2024)
06 – “Shadows Over Transylvania” (Re-Recording 2024)
07 – “My Dark Desires” (Re-Recording 2024)
08 – “In The Sign Of The Horns” (Re-Recording 2024)
Pre-orders are available through darkfuneral.lnk.to/DarkFuneral-30thAnniversaryEdition.
