Opera IX
      90-92-93 The Early Chapters
      
Occultum production wants to desecrate this ancient crypt to unearth the early,
distressing works of this historic cult band, works that have been
unfindable for years.

With this CD, that collects the first two demo tapes and the only 7" EP,
we will recall from a gloomy and damned grave those early laments that have
been the supporting columns of Opera IX, and that, after nearly twenty years,
are very far from what the band represents today.
This songs are the evil seed that made the band grow up.

Opera IX was born in 1988 by the perverse mind of Ossian.
In 1990 they realize the first demo tape "Gothik".
After many changes of line-up, the band reaches stability with a line up that was
composed by:
Cadaveria - vocals, Ossian - guitars, Vlad - bass and Flegias - drums.
The sound switches from an "occult metal" to an atmosferic mix of Doom,
Death and Black Metal.
The second demo called simply "DEMO 92" include 4 cult songs and made the
band well knowned in the entire underground scene bringing a contract for a
7" EP (out in 1993) under the banner of "The Triumph of Death",
limited at 500 copies and sold out in 2 months.

After that Opera IX started to produce high quality albums, becoming one of the
most important bands from the italian and international underground scene.

Here you have a collection of songs from the early days, not to forget our obscure
roots...

Enjoy it!

Occultum staff