Stormcrowfleet, Skepticism's monumental 1995 debut album, remains a landmark of funeral doom - an album that defined both a sound and a legacy. This 30th anniversary edition of the classic was newly mixed from the original tape reels by Anssi Kippo in 2018 at Astia Studio under the band's supervision and is now freshly cut for vinyl.

"Stormcrowfleet was originally released on CD. Instead of taking the easiest route, we wanted to make the vinyl version the best it can be. We bought the multi-track tapes at the end of the recording sessions back in the day and have stored them for possible later use. This use became the Stromcrowfleet reissue - not just a vinyl edition but a complete remix of the album from the original recordings."

"In the remix sessions, nothing was added or changed in the original recordings. The mix was done at Astia-studio with high-quality analogue equipment. In fact, most of the equipment used did exist in 1995. What did not exist back in then was more than two decades of audio engineering tradition dedicated to processing extreme metal. In this process that tradition manifested in the form of Anssi Kippo - multiple award winning producer who handled the mixing in co-operation with the band members. In short the target was not to do a different mix but one with the original vision for the album with better equipment and engineering", comments the band.

The 30th anniversary edition of Stormcrowfleet features two bonus tracks from the 1994 demo cassette Aeothe Kaear, cut directly from the original studio master tape, released on vinyl for the first time. The new edition also includes a special anniversary edition booklet illustrating the making of the album. 30th anniversary T-shirt and first-ever reissue of Aeothe Kaear on cassette tape are also available for pre-order now.

A milestone of doom metal history, expanded and reintroduced for a new generation. Link