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====== God ======

Barbarian Folk Black Metal\\
Romania

This band's second album seems to have made it into several Christian collections, but the band seems more focused on Barbarian ancestral gods. They also go by "GOD The Barbarian Horde" now.

===== Discography =====

| 1997 | God | From The Moldavian Ecclesiastic Throne |
| 1998 | God | Sublime |
| 2002 | God | Aura |
| 2006 | God | Hell & Heaven |
| 2014 | GOD The Barbarian Horde | Zal Mox |
| 2015 | God | Crestele Albe [single] |
| 2019 | GOD The Barbarian Horde | Forefathers - A Spiritual Heritage |

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==== From The Moldavian Ecclesiastic Throne ====

1997 Independent

Constantin 'Costel Castor' Lăpușneanu - Vocals, lyrics\\
Eugen 'Gelu' Lăpușneanu - Lead guitars, rhythm guitars\\
Ștefan Nicolau - Bass\\
Elena Doroftei - Vocals, viola\\
Manuel 'Maanu' Giugula - Keyboards\\
Adrian 'Dray' Olaru - Drums, percussion

  - Intro (3:37)
  - From the Moldavian Ecclesiastic Throne (5:22)
  - Interlude (0:21)
  - The Waiting... (6:10)
  - My Romance... (7:10)
  - Black Judgement Day (2:47)
  - Diabolus in Musica (3:44)
  - Pity of My Own Grief (6:43)
  - Și,... (6:47)
  - Copycat [Lacrimosa cover] (4:20)

"The first studio album was mystically titled to suggest the profound and deep historical spirituality, of which those rooting ancestral concepts were the core inspiration for each and every composition. The record took the Romanian Metal scene by the storm and came as a true revelation for the Eastern European Underground as well! It was also appraised as the Best Album in the national and international media having lots of great reviews in magazines and fanzines alike."

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==== Sublime ====

1998 Independent

Constantin 'Costel Castor' Lăpușneanu - Vocals, lyrics\\
Eugen 'Gelu' Lăpușneanu - Lead guitars, rhythm guitars\\
Ștefan Nicolau - Bass\\
Elena Doroftei - Vocals, viola\\
Manuel 'Maanu' Giugula - Keyboards\\
Adrian 'Dray' Olaru - Drums, percussion

  - Intro to... (3:34)
  - Dreaming About You... Angira! (9:05)
  - Prelude to... (5:16)
  - Sublime, Supreme... Atman! (9:08)
  - Vodă-Lăpușneanul (7:59)
  - Here Comes the Night... Marata! (4:50)
  - La Răscruce... Rajasa! (10:21)

"This is the second album, the most complex opus from the first part of our career as a band. Symphonic, spiritual and even erotic are words in which one could accurately define the essence of this release. Much more dense and emotional, it succeeds to reveal a new artistic side of us as musicians, one very mature and more spiritual then ever before. Based on overwhelming melodic structures, an aspect more present in comparison with the first album, it makes for a perfect harmony with fast and aggressive rhythms of Black Metal origins. The listener can also distinguish a palette of exotic influences on the lyrical level, inspired from Sanskrit, Romanian and English."

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//(...to be continued...)//

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===== Links =====

  * [[https://godthehorde.bandcamp.com/|GOD The Barbarian Horde]]