Genre: Black Metal

A1 Dawn of Human Dust
B1 Repulsor (Pulsar 2003)

This limited 7” has been released in 2004 on the US label Dark Horizon Rec. and consists of two exclusive versions of existing tracks. This was the time when the band split up and, thus, the inlay typically reflects this release’s role of “tombstone” of Abigor. The big logo of the band surrounded by the dates “1993 – 2004” is a prelude to a deathlike silence of two years…

On “Dawn of Human Dust”, the voice is clearer, higher-pitched and sounds more natural than on “Channelling the Quintessence of Satan” version. The sound is a bit different mainly due to the vinyl support, which, of course, doesn’t mean we’ve a better sound! We can find weird electronic noises during the first break. Then, during the second major break of the song, there’s a German sample, more or less well integrated to the song. Finally, an ambient part of “Channelling the Quintessence of Satan” has been added at the end of the track.

The second song is called “Repulsor (Pulsar 2003)” and is a modified version of “Satanized” album “Repulsor” track. The introductory synths’ sounds are different and, especially, the voice: which is a futuristic vocoded one! This voice completely replaces the usual growled one. And all I can say is that it doesn’t sound good, with all due respect to the Great Duke of Hell. Especially when the singer shouts, it causes an echoed mess, Clear voices have been removed and some guitar parts too, it seems. The structure seems to have been changed, at least in the beginning, and it seems the track is shorter… Moreover, we can hear three short samples (spoken voices) along the track.

Note that it isn’t possible to know how much pieces of this release have been made: no number is available and it isn’t hand-numbered. The design of this release, however, is rather interesting and well-done, as other Abigor’s releases. The front cover is an enigmatic composition of several pics…

In summary, apart from abovementioned details only the voice is the main difference or ‘innovation’ compared to the original track. In addition, the quality of the sound on this vinyl is not really exciting, sadly… It isn’t truly a bad release, but I doubt one can say it’s a good one. The original tracks (and albums in question) are far more interesting. So, I guess this now sold-out release might only interest vinyl fetishists or rarities’ collectors. Despite its relative cheap price, this “7 may disappoint all its other buyers, included some diehard Abigor fans…