Conqueror began its campaign of devastation in 1992 with the union of
the uncontrollable and aggressive drumming of J. Read (Cremation,
Revenge, Axis of Advance) and the cacophonous guitar of R. Forster
(Domini Inferi, Blasphemy). From this combination came a surge of hatred
and violence yet unmatched in extreme metal. After the demo,
“Antichrist Superiority” in which Conqueror sharpened the blades of its
tools of war, the band turned its attention to crafting the one of the
most cataclysmic and savage Black/Death records ever produced. There are
few albums as genre defining as “War.Cult.Supremacy.” Conqueror’s work
may arguably be perceived as representing one of the last major steps
forward in the evolution of underground metal. Though it precipitated a
flood of weak simulacra, the undeniable power of Conqueror’s sound has
never been achieved by any band since. The melding of the
instrumentation and imagery evokes an atmosphere of endless
extermination. With Conqueror, Read perfected the style of playing for
which he is now revered where the reckless attack of the drums are
presented as a focal point of the band’s sound rather than a backdrop.
The horrific collision of Read’s recalcitrant percussion and vocal
mayhem with Forster’s roiling guitar cultivates visions of Armageddon in
which the turbid smoke of the burning dead turns the sky a deep, opaque
grey and the ground is soft with the dampness of blood. The intervening
years have not reduced the effect of Conqueror’s music at all. Indeed,
Conqueror’s sound and vision are arguably more relevant now than at the
time when they were created. It suits perfectly the apocalyptic
nightmare that appears to be perpetually unfolding around us. Existence
is conflict and the sound of Conqueror is a mode of combat unto itself.
The path toward conquest; the path of the Superion. Rising above the
subhuman forms that dwell below, yet eschewing lofty pseudo-intellectual
histrionics, Conqueror aggressively confront and operate within the
brutal nihilistic reality of the world while simultaneously carving out
space for the elite man to transcend through the language of terror and
violence. Conqueror’s warfare mysticism seeks out the nexus of arcane
esotericism and the savagery of combat. Perhaps an appropriate reference
point would be the militaristic sound of Order From Chaos merged with
the bestial belligerence of Blasphemy. The effect on the listener
produced by this combination is profound; it is neither excessively
cerebral nor is it one of pure physicality.
Nuclear War Now!
first reissued the “War.Cult.Supremacy” DLP/DCD as the premier
collection of all Conqueror recordings back in 2011. Three years later,
in November 2014, Conqueror played its first and last live show as the
headliner of the Nuclear War Now! Festival Volume IV in Berlin,
Germany. In order to commemorate this unique occasion and celebrate the
twentieth anniversary of the album’s original recording, NWN! is now
pleased to offer a repress of the “War.Cult.Supremacy” DLP/DCD,
including the band’s complete discography, with an additional DVD
containing a multi-angle video of the historic Conqueror live set. With
this aural and visual document, those who attended are reminded of this
once-in-a-lifetime experience, and those who did not attend can more
fully regret not having been there.
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Format: 2x LP
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