VLAD TEPES - Celtic Poetry CD

Norway was not the only country that was experiencing a rise in black metal due to the second-wave in the early 1990's. There were plenty of other bands from various countries putting out quality material. One of these countries in particular was France. Bands like Mütiilation, Black Murder, Belkètre, Torgeist, and this band, Vlad Tepes, along with the dark ambient side projects such as Aäkon Këëtrëh and Moëvöt, put out some of the harshest and most raw black metal recordings in history. The Les Légions Noires (Black Legions) was the name given to this group of highly obscure cult bands. Original releases from these bands can sometimes be found on sites such as eBay for thousands of dollars. Vlad Tepes is somewhat of an oddity within the LLN to me because while they still sounded very raw, they used much better production values than a lot of the other bands. Don't get me wrong, the production of this demo, "Celtic Poetry", is still awful. But hey, that's all for the atmosphere!