Name: How It Ends
Brand: Primordial

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

160617

Colour

White

Colour details

Beige Marbled

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-09-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

39841606171

Total Cap

White LPx2

160622

Extended format: No

39841606225

Artist

Primordial

Genre GB

Metal

Label GB

Metal Blade

Metal Blade is an independent heavy metal label that was founded in Los Angeles, CA on February 1, 1982 by Brian Slagel. Over the years, Metal Blade has gained a reputation for launching the careers of numerous popular metal bands including Metallica, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, and many others.

The label has gone through various changes in its label codes and variants throughout the years. From 1982 to 1983, they used "tan labels and axe with blood stains" for most releases. However, there were exceptions such as "black labels" available only on the Metal Massacre compilation and "custom tan labels" for certain releases like Bitch's Damnation Alley.

In 1984, Metal Blade switched to using "silver labels and axe with blood stains," which were actually used only in that year. Some pressings from this period with earlier dates are actually from 1984. These silver labels were also reused in the 2016 reissues of Slayer's Show No Mercy album. Additionally, some releases sold in 1987 featured these silver labels but were likely old stock distributed in new sleeves.

Primordial is an Irish Black Metal band with notable Folk influences. Formed in Skerries, Ireland in 1991, the group initially recorded in a raw Black Metal style. However, over the years they have evolved and refined their sound into a unique blend of Metal, Folk, and Celtic music.

Their music is characterized by powerful vocals and intense instrumentals that create a captivating atmosphere. Drawing inspiration from their Irish roots, Primordial's lyrics often explore themes of history, mythology, and spirituality.

Similar to bands like Borknagar, Enslaved, and Windir among others, Primordial has carved out their own niche within the metal genre. With their distinct sound and thought-provoking lyrics, they have gained a dedicated following around the world.

Newest Listed Items

Primordial really do have nothing to prove. Having lasted 32 years and now returning with their tenth devastating full-length, the Irish band have made it clear they are a primal force who consistently lay it all on the line. The follow up to 2018’s Exile Amongst The Ruins, How It Ends sees them delivering more of their seminal blend of Celtic and black metal, with an extra added urgency, and staring down the apocalypse. Working alongside founding members Pól MacAmlaigh (bass) and Ciáran MacUilliam (guitar) and longtime drummer Simon O’Laoghaire, the band started writing in earnest in the fall of 2022, having lit a fire under themselves to work hastily and productively. Primordial never plan out a record beforehand, letting them come together naturally, though Nemtheanga knew he wanted something with a bigger, more open sound, and something more aggressive, which is exactly what they achieved. The album was tracked at Hellfire Studios on the outskirts of Dublin, produced by the band and engineered by previous collaborator Chris Fielding, and while the making of Exile Amongst The Ruins was like pulling teeth, How It Ends was a positive experience for the band, “calm, but with a really strong work ethic and intensity”. There was also a lot of room for improvisation once in the studio, the demos the “bones” of the songs, and they were open to changing structures and tempos, doing what it took to make the songs as good as possible. The result is certainly a fine way to celebrate 30-plus years of Primordial, and this milestone resonates with Nemtheanga. “It makes me proud to think we’ve lasted so long. It feels like so long ago but yet also I have memories that seem like last week - youth is wasted on the young, huh? Blink and you miss it, but in the grand scheme to be able to make music, have someone give a fuck about it, travel, and perform it, was what you would have wanted when you were 16 and here we are.”

How It Ends

Music GB

Discover How It Ends by Primordial. Celtic and black metal blend with an added urgency. A primal force staring down the apocalypse. Metal Blade label.