Tracklist
| Disc 1 | |
| 01 | To Enter Pagan |
| 02 | The Darkest Flame |
| 03 | Among The Lazarae |
| 04 | To The Ends of The Earth |
| 05 | In Graciousness |
| 06 | A Blacker Art |
| 07 | Total Destruction (Bathory-cover) |
| 08 | To Walk The Infernal Fields (Darkthrone-cover) |
| 09 | Strangulation |
| Disc 2 (DVD) | |
| 01 | Fallen to Ruins |
| 02 | Gods to the Godless |
| 03 | Cast to the Pyre |
| 04 | The Burning Season |
| 05 | Sons of Morrigan |
| 06 | To Enter Pagan |
Album facts
| Band: | Primordial |
| Title: | “Dark Romanticism” |
| Release date: | 2004-07-26 |
| Catalogue# | KARMA014 |
| Formats: | CD/DVD |
| File under: | Pagan/Black Metal |
| Barcode: | 8 24971 70142 7 |
Overview
Chronological history… 1987; three young men start a metal band. 1988; the band moves from Thrash towards Death Metal and records a demo (which already contains a few Primordial-riffs). 1989; the band was still searching for the right vocalist. 1991; vocalist “Alan “Nemtheanga” Averill joins the band, influences move towards Black Metal acts such as Samael, Master’s Hammer, Mayhem and Bathory, first live show played in October and the band starts composing new material with Alan on vocals. 1992; a definitive step into the darker side of Metal, becoming a bit of an outcast within the Irish scene which is very eco-friendly at that time, the song “To Enter Pagan” is written, a live-classic still today and the name is taken of Primordial. In June 1993, the first demo “Dark Romanticism” is finally recorded, selling over 1,000 copies and still today it is seen as a classic Black Metal demo. Exactly that demo is the main chunk of this release. The demo resulted in getting signed to Cacophonous Records because a certain Dani Filth was pestering the label to sign Primordial. The recordings for the band’s debut-album “Imrama” took place in Ireland and in 1995 it was mixed by well known producer Mags at the famous Academy Studio in the U.K. We assume most of you know that after this Primordial released their 2nd album “Journey’s End” on Misanthrophy Records (label of Burzum/In The Woods) and eventually ended up getting signed by Dutch label Hammerheart Records. This resulted in the classic albums “Spirit the Earth Aflame” (still seen as the bands best album so far) and “Storm Before Calm”. Primordial had grown up and became a well-respected band and for sure the most known extreme Irish Metal band… This release combines the legendary “Dark Romanticism” demo from 1993, a couple of unreleased tracks, two covers and a 40 minute live-performance additional on DVD … simply value for money!