The Pagan Winter is the first studio recording by Hungarian symphonic black metal band Sear Bliss. In that time founder/bass player András Nagy was only 17 years old. Thanks to this demo Mascot Records from the Netherlands offered a three-album contract and signed the band.
Mascot Records re-released The Pagan Winter on CD in 1997 following the success of Sear Bliss' debut album Phantoms.
Track listing 1995 demo
Side A "Ancient" – 4:54 "The Pagan Winter" – 4:33 Side B "…Where the Darkness Always Reigned" – 7:20 "Twilight" – 4:24
1997 re-release "Ancient" – 4:54 "Twilight" – 4:24 "…Where the Darkness Always Reigned" – 7:20 "The Pagan Winter" – 4:34 "In the Shadow of Another World" (re-release bonus track) – 12:02
Credits Zoltán Csejtei – vocals Csaba Csejtei – guitar János Barbarics – guitar Winter – synthesizer, lyrics András Nagy – bass Gergely Szűcs – trumpet Balázs Bertalan – drums (session fill-in) Zoltán Máté – guest vocals on "Twilight"
Re-release The original track list was extended by a 12-minute song called "In the Shadow of Another World" recorded between November 7–11, 1996 in Nautilus Studio, Sopron, Hungary. Kris Verwimp created the new artwork for the re-release.
Sear Bliss "In the Shadow of Another World" recording line-up: András Nagy – bass, vocals János Barbarics – guitar Csaba Csejtei – guitar Zoltán Csejtei – drums Winter – synthesizer Gergely Szűcs – trumpet
External links Sear Bliss Official Site Encyclopaedia Metallum (1995 demo) Encyclopaedia Metallum (1997 re-release)