Bal-Sagoth (UK) – Battle Magic
BAL-SAGOTH – First Trilogy
Between 1994 and 1998, the mighty BAL-SAGOTH recorded their now legendary First Trilogy of albums, which were originally unleashed by the cult UK label Cacophonous Records. These renowned masterworks of Symphonic Fantasy Black Metal defined a genre and provided inspiration for an entire generation of bands who subsequently rose in BAL-SAGOTH’s illustrious wake. Now, A Black Moon Broods over Lemuria, Starfire Burning upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule and Battle Magic return triumphantly as newly remastered editions complete with lavishly illustrated lyric booklets! A Black Moon Broods over Lemuria is presented in its entirety as a gatefold double vinyl LP edition, while Starfire Burning upon the Ice-Veiled Throne of Ultima Thule and Battle Magic are finally making their long-awaited first appearances on vinyl after more than three decades!
All hail the true kings of symphonic sword & sorcery Black Metal!
ALL HAIL BAL-SAGOTH!
Battle Magic (1998)
BAL-SAGOTH’s fantastic first triptych at last reaches its climactic height! The majestic third opus from Britain’s kings of symphonic sword & sorcery black metal has been expertly remastered and is proudly presented on vinyl for the first time in the album’s history! Featuring the classic original cover artwork and a lavishly illustrated lyric booklet containing an exclusive new interview with BAL-SAGOTH vocalist/lyricist Byron Roberts. Relive the grandiloquent glory of BAL-SAGOTH’s epic fantasy saga with the final chapter in the band’s acclaimed First Trilogy, the baroque and bombastic Battle Magic!
20-page 12“ booklet including many never seen pictures and new in-depth interview with Byron Roberts conducted by Olivier “Zoltar” Badin.
Mastered by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony in December 2025.
Battle Magic is available as LP in two different colors, jewel-case CD, MC and digital.
Jewel-case CD with 32-page booklet.
1. Battle Magic
2. Naked Steel (The Warrior’s Saga)
3. A Tale from the Deep Woods
4. Return to the Praesidium of Ys
5. Crystal Shards
6. The Dark Liege of Chaos Is Unleashed at the Ensorcelled Shrine of A’zura Kai (The Splendour of a Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath the Blazon of the Hyperborean Empire: Part II)
7. When Rides the Scion of the Storms
8. Blood Slakes the Sand at the Circus Maximus
9. Thwarted by the Dark (Blade of the Vampyre Hunter)
10. And Atlantis Falls…
