Marking its 30th anniversary, Sacrilegium‘s seminal debut album Wicher has been reissued through Pagan Records.
Originally released in 1996, Wicher has been described as one of the most influential and atmospheric works of Polish black metal, a record that captured the freezing, pagan spirit of the era with a raw, melodic grandeur that few have since replicated. Pagan Records have unearthed the album in its most authentic form to date. The reissue features the original cover art, thought lost but rediscovered after decades, and includes the full lyrics for the first time in years. Released during the golden age of the Polish underground scene, Wicher stood apart for its ability to balance savage black metal aggression with an evocative, folk tinted atmosphere. For many, it represents the pinnacle of the genre’s mid-90s evolution, blending cold, razor sharp riffing with a distinctly Slavic sense of melancholy.
Wicher features the tracks ‘W Dolinie Rwących Potoków’, ‘Śpiew Kruków Czarnych Cieni’, ‘Wilczy Skowyt’, ‘W Rogatym Majestacie Snu’, ‘Zagubiona Ciemność’, ‘Wicher Falami Ognia’, ‘Szept Nocy’ and bonus track ‘Tam Gdzie Gaśnie Dzień’.
It is available in multiple high quality formats: jewelcase CD, double splatter vinyl, double blue vinyl and double white vinyl.
