"726" Out May 6th, 2008!
April 2, 2008
Proscriptor is FINALLY releasing his 3rd, full-length album "726" on May 6th, 2008 for Tarot Productions. Influenced by the metaphysical order of "Theurgia Goetia Summa," this album will take the listener to planes of meditation and synchronization with themselves. In other words, this will be an out-of-the-body listening experience consecrated to Proscriptor’s magickal number.
"Thoth Music(k)" Out Now!
September 9, 2004
The long and utterly overdue “Thoth Music(k)” EP has been released through Tarot Productions and you can order yours directly at www.tarotproductions.com Also, Proscriptor has begun the compositions and arrangements for a new solo album astronomically titled “Theta-E.”
ABSU/MELECHESH’s Proscriptor To Launch New Record Label This Summer
July 4, 2004
ABSU/Melechesh drummer/vocalist Proscriptor (a.k.a Russ R. Givens) is launching a unique and revolutionary label, Tarot Productions, this summer. “My objective is to furnish the underground communities with high quality releases. The first of which will be my solo project titled Proscriptor’s “Thoth Music(k)” limited to 500 vinyl EPs. Rare and limited releases from Absu, Equimanthorn, Heaven’s Devils, Equitant, Divine Eve and Starchaser Network are in the works, including Morbid Scream, which had a vast influence on my principle band, ABSU. Plans are already afoot to release collectible LP and CD releases from these mentioned bands, as we are actively seeking old and new bands to sign up on Tarot Productions. We have our headquarters in Texas and are opening an office in Sweden by the autumn of 2004.”
Tarot Productions is also the official merchant for the Canadian drum company, Ayotte Drums, in the state of Texas.
Press Statement: January 31, 2004
EQUIMANTHORN Sign With From Beyond Productions/New Album Artwork Posted Online
Equimanthorn, the distinctive Sumerian and ambient "supergroup" led by Equitant (ABSU/EQUITANT) and Proscriptor (ABSU/MELECHESH), have reformed the group along with Mark Riddick & Michael Riddick (THE SOIL BLEEDS BLACK) and special guests Moloch (MELECHESH) and Vorskaath (ZEMIAL/AGATUS).
The third opus, "Second Sephira Cella", will be released on May 28th through the Dutch label From Beyond Productions. To view the cover illustration, check it out at this location:
Equimanthorn’s first two albums, "Nindinugga Nimshimshargal Enlillara" (1993) and "Lectionum Antiquarum" (1992-1997) were both released through Greece’s now defunct Unisound Records. A new Web site, www.equimanthorn.com, will be in full operation soon. For more information, go to www.displeasedrecords.com
News for December 1st, 2003
Plans have changed and Proscriptor will be releasing the "Thoth Music(k)" picture-disque EP on his own label, Tarot Productions, instead of Defenestration Records. The release will be the first on his label and shall be unleashed in January, 2004. In addition to, Proscriptor is currently looking for other artists to join his establishment as well, so please contact him at either proscriptor@sbcglobal.net or info@tarotproductions.com.
Press Statement: July 31, 2003
EQUIMANTHORN reforms and announces new album!
Equimanthorn, the distinctive Sumerian and ambient “supergroup” led by Equitant (ABSU/EQUITANT) and Proscriptor (ABSU/MELECHESH), have reformed the group along with Mark Riddick & Michael Riddick (THE SOIL BLEEDS BLACK), David Harbour (DAVID HARBOUR/ex-KING DIAMOND/ CHASTAIN), and other special guest appearances.
The third opus, “Second Sephira Cella,” is currently being recorded in Ashburn, Virgina and Dallas, Texas. “It has been nearly a decade since the last Equimanthorn recording and we are now very stimulated to bring this project back to life,” explains Proscriptor. An anticipated release date is set for the end of 2003/early 2004. Equimanthorn are currently approaching various esteemed record labels for the publishing of this occult musical documentation.
Equimanthorn’s first two albums, “Nindinugga Nimshimshargal Enlillara” (1993) and “Lectionum Antiquarum” (1992-1997) were both released through Greece’s now defunct Unisound Records. A new Web site, www.equimanthorn.com, will be in full operation soon.
News for 06 May 2003
**The new Proscriptor picture seven-inch EP "Thoth Musick" (Defenestration Records) will be released in July for sure.
***Proscriptor, along with Vincent Rossi, will be releasing Proscriptor’s 3rd, full-length album titled "726." Several label negotiations are under way, so the record should be out in a couple of months. Influenced by the metaphysical order of "Theurgia Goetia Summa," this album will take the listener into planes of meditation and synchronization with themselves. In other words, this will be an out-of-the-body listening experience consecrated to Proscriptor’s magickal number.
***For the first time ever, Proscriptor and Equitant will team up together to record a split CD titled "Proscriptor VS. Equitant" for both Black Montanus Productions (Owned by Equitant) and Tarot Productions. (Owned by Proscriptor) Not only that, but the antiquated ambient project EQUIMANTHORN will be resurfaced also. The third album, "Second Sephira Cella," will begin production in the near future. The line up consists of Proscriptor, Equitant, Vorskaath (Zemial/Agatus) and Dalkhu Zilittu. (Yamatu)
***Last but not least, Proscriptor and Equitant have formed new band called Starchaser Network. The name itself derives from "an interconnection strategy allowing frequencies of sound to communicate with galaxies of space." It can also be described as "the direct patching of MIDI lines between devices with a complex of electronic instruments." Earthlings, do you get the picture now? New material for a debut album is currently being worked on at the moment.
News for 10 April 2002
"The Serpentine Has Risen" is out now on Dragon Flight Recordings! Visit the DFR Website for ordering information.
It's been a long time since the last update, but soon there will be more news!
News for 05 December 2001
Proscriptor Press Release: Proscriptor signs with Dragon Flight Recordings & The Fossil Dungeon!
"Former Dark Age Productions co-owner and Cold Meat Industries/Cruel Moon International artist, Proscriptor McGovern, has signed a CD deal with Dragon Flight Recordings and a limited LP deal with The Fossil Dungeon. The album, The Serpentine Has Risen, is scheduled for release in February 2002, which will be a massively promoted project for both labels.
"In early 1998, Proscriptor’s second offering was originally to be released on Sweden’s Cold Meat/Cruel Moon Int’l, but they refused the album due to musical differences within the label. Two years later, Greece’s In Vision Musick decided that The Serpentine Has Risen deserved another chance for worldwide recognition, but it vanished instantly as the label went insolvent and failed. So, the album was finally released in minimal packaging on CD format - the last release ever on Dark Age Productions.
"Proscriptor is perhaps best known for his percussive/vocal work in the extreme metal outfits, Absu and Melechesh, which both have accomplished discographies. Both Dark Age Productions and Cold Meat Industries released the debut album of Proscriptor, The Venus Bellona, in 1996. He hopes to foresee future endeavors with these two unique labels and formulate 'innovation beyond the imagination of music(k).'
"Proscriptor describes his sound as being 'a concoction between progressive, dark wave music(k) and oscillation frequency experiments combined together.' These are the musical elements that tells the story concerning his past immortality in medieval Scotland and his rising transcendence for magic(k).
"And remember: 'lightlessness of sound, which is sometimes motionless, is essential in occultic and atmospheric music(k).'"
In other Proscriptor news... Proscriptor plans to start work on the upcoming "Thoth Music(k)" seven-inch ep in January. This release should be out in March/April of next year on Defenestration Records, USA.
News for 04 August 2001
Due to the fact that In Vision Musick totally ripped him off, Proscriptor has had to find new channels through with to release "The Serpentine Has Risen." The CD version of this release will now be done by Dragon Flight Recordings, USA. There will also be a limited edition LP release done through The Fossil Dungeon, USA. Proscriptor is currently working on the layout for these two editions. More details at a later time.
Within the next couple of months, Proscriptor will work on the tracks for the upcoming seven-inch ep, "Thoth Music(k)."
News for 17 April 2001
The recording of Proscriptor's upcoming release, "726...," has been postponed. Check back here for further information.
This year Proscriptor will also release a seven-inch ep entitled "Thoth Music(k)" on Defenestration Records, USA. It will feature one exclusive Proscriptor track, plus one of the cover songs also to be featured on the bonus disque of "726..." More details soon.
News for 30 October 2000
The album "The Serpentine Has Risen" will be released soon on In Vision Musick, Greece.
Sometime in the Spring of 2001, Proscriptor will begin production of his third release, "726: The Sign Of My Number." Here is the tracklisting:
Spell Titles:
SIDE ATU:
i. 33 x 22
ii. Mars' Avatar Of June
iii. Silvercraigs Of Glenorchy's District
iv. Vision Of The Arrow
v. The Venus Bellona
vi. Retort/Receiver
vii. Ilk
viii. A Virgin Universe
ix. Setts & Tramlines
x. Vestelerene
xi. Thoth Music(k)
xii. The Walk To Rannoch (I'll Take The Black Corries)
xiii. We Annexed The Colony Of Quextable (Once And For All)
SIDE TIPHARETH:
xiv. An Adder's Tongue
xv. Line
xvi. Scapegrace
xvii. I'm A Doyen & You're The Seed
xviii. Surface
xix. Substance
xx. Pure Folly Is The Key To Magic(k)al Initiation
xxi. Silence Breaks Into Rapture
xxii. Gemini's Ultimatum
xxiii. I Dare You To Make A Move On Me
xxiv. Coire Gabhail
xxv. The Serpentine Has Risen
xxvi. 6 x 11 (ii)
Cover Hymn Bonus Disque:
1. Touch Me (Fancy)
2. Sleeping Under Tartarus (Zemial)
3. Stranger (Jefferson Starship)
4. Ride Like The Wind (Christopher Cross)
5. The Knife (Genesis)
6. One Step Ahead (Split Enz)
7. Tainted Love (Soft Cell)
8. Aku-Aku (Styx)
9. The Raven (Alan Parsons Project)
10. After A Hard Year (Omega)
11. Don't You Want Me (Human League)
12. Child's Anthem (Toto)
13. Hypnotized (Fleetwood Mac)
14. 1692: Glen Coe Massacre (Nazareth)
15. Born, Never Asked (Laurie Anderson)
16. The Four Horsemen (Aphrodite's Child)
The year is/was 1270 in Glencoe, Scotland: I have the will to create magic(k) and the will to evolve inward from this modern era (2000) of dormant and monotonous degradation in world societies. Spirit is lacking in all things around and in us; this album is an immense "fuck off" to all mortals who only focus on mundane, trivial, and superficial aspects on Earth. Only Pagan ways are real, dammit!
----Proscriptor McGovern
