DOLMEN
USA Death/Thrash Metal
Lyrical themes: Occultism, Warfare
Origin: Plano/Dallas, Texas, United States
Status: Changed name
Formed in: 1989
Years active: 1989-1990, 1990 (as Azathoth), 1990 (as Eternus), 1990-1991 (as Necrotic),
1991-2002 (as Absu), 2007-present (as Absu)
"Dolmen" is Breton for "portal tomb" (or in Welsh, "cromlech").
Tagging themselves "dark speed metal"
*the first Dolmen lineup was a three-piece
(Shaftiel - vocals, guitar, bass; Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais - vocals, guitar, bass; Masthema Mazziqim - drums)
and that Martin Roth and Danny Benbow joined afterwards, yet in time for the Summer '89 demo recording.
DOLMEN (US) On The Eve Of War + Bonus tracks Deluxe Edition
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added: May '22
DOLMEN (US) On The Eve Of War + Bonus tracks Deluxe Edition
©+℗ 1989, 2002, 2017, 2021 DOLMEN - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - DARK SYMPHONIES - DARK134
Cat N°: DARK134
Matrix N°: 20951-CD-0765 21-242-11-2
DARK SYMPHONIES is proud to present continued cooperation with ABSU member Equitant
for the first ever stand alone standard edition of Dolmen - On The Eve Of War,
which will feature the original cover art and layout elements as the original vinyl edition,
including lyrics and liner notes.
The deluxe edition features the original mono recording, the stereo recording from the original 90's vinyl,
the bonus 'black magic' covertrack and alternate unreleased outtakes of the original demo songs.
All songs were mastered from the original analog and dat sources.
Limited to 1000 copies worldwide!
Band members
Masthema Mazziqim - Vocals
Martin Roth - Guitars (lead)
Shaftiel - Guitars
Equitant Infernain - Bass
Danny Benbow - Drums
01-08: On the Eve of War (Stereo mix)
09-16: On the Eve of War (Original mono mix)
17-25: On the Eve of War - Outtakes '89
1. Intro – Conjuration
2. The Ritual Night
3. Dolmen (Living in Fear)
4. On the Eve of War
5. The Battle
6. Denigration
7. Infernal Attack
8. Outro – Thy Summoning
9. Intro – Conjuration
10. The Ritual Night
11. Dolmen (Living in Fear)
12. On the Eve of War
13. The Battle
14. Denigration
15. Infernal Attack
16. Outro – Thy Summoning
17. Intro – Conjuration (Remix 2019)
18. The Ritual Night (Outtake 1)
19. The Ritual Night (Outtake 2)
20. The Ritual Night (Outtake 3)
21. Dolmen (Living in Fear)
22. Denigration (Instrumental)
23. Eternus (Unreleased)
24. Infernal Attack (Remix 2019)
25. Black Magic
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DISCOGRAPHY
On the Eve of War -Demo 1994
On the Eve of War -Compilation 2002
On the Eve of War - Outtakes '89 -Compilation 2019
On the Eve of War + Bonus Tracks Deluxe Edition -Compilation 2021
