{"product_id":"ancient-mad-grandiose-bloodfiend-cd-16-page-booklet-2026-brutal-planet-black-metal","title":"Ancient - Mad Grandiose Bloodfiend (*CD-16-page booklet, 2026, Brutal Planet) Black Metal","description":"\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Im3xjf_qM3c?si=Y_rGx2ekVUeP4iY_\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dhiy1AsiC4M?si=zNrNJRSuNB5IUGkv\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c!-- ==================== PACKAGE PROTECTION BOX START ==================== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #2563eb; background-color: #eff6ff; padding: 16px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e\n🛡️ Package Protection Plan (Recommended)\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nAdd low-cost package protection at checkout to protect your entire order from delivery damage or loss.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e✔ Covers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Damage in transit • lost or stolen package • full order value\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e✖ Does not cover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carrier delays or missed delivery windows\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImportant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Without package protection, damage claims are denied and no replacements or refunds are provided.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===================== PACKAGE PROTECTION BOX END ===================== --\u003e\n\n\n\u003c!-- ==================== PRE-ORDER BOX START ==================== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #d97706; background-color: #fff7ed; padding: 16px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e\n⚠️ Pre-Order Terms\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nPre-orders ship on or before the posted release date, barring manufacturing delays.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e📦 This is a pre-order that ships on or before the release date of 11\/2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYou must place a separate order for all pre-orders if you do not want your in-stock items held up.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nAll items ordered together will ship together when the last item arrives.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nPre-orders may not be split, cancelled, refunded, credited, swapped, or altered in any way once placed.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders are final—no exceptions, including manufacturing delays.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\nBy purchasing from this store, you agree to these terms and conditions.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===================== PRE-ORDER BOX END ===================== --\u003e\n\n\n\u003c!-- ==================== CONTENT NOTE BOX START ==================== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #6b7280; background-color: #f9fafb; padding: 16px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e\n⚠️ Content Note\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\nAncient explores intentionally dark, provocative, and occult-themed imagery and lyrics consistent with the traditions of extreme black metal. This release is presented for its musical, historical, and collector significance. Listeners who are sensitive to such themes should purchase accordingly.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===================== CONTENT NOTE BOX END ===================== --\u003e\n\n\n\u003c!-- ==================== RELEASE DETAILS BOX START ==================== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #333333; background-color: #f8f8f8; padding: 16px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e\n💿 Release Details\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ancient\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brutal Planet Records\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e BPCD1720\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 732131699081\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD \/ Jewel Case\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited to 300 Copies\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBooklet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deluxe 16-Page Booklet\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14 \/ Approximately 67 Minutes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Release:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1997 – Metal Blade Records\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Metal Icon Series\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 2026\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===================== RELEASE DETAILS BOX END ===================== --\u003e\n\n\n\u003c!-- ==================== KEY COLLECTOR DETAILS BOX START ==================== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 16px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e\n🔥 Key Collector Details\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited to only 300 copies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginally released by \u003cstrong\u003eMetal Blade Records in 1997\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOfficially licensed from \u003cstrong\u003eMetal Blade Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the \u003cstrong\u003eBrutal Planet Records Metal Icon Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemastered by Rob Colwell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeluxe \u003cstrong\u003e16-page booklet\u003c\/strong\u003e packed with lyrics, credits, artwork, and archival photography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures an extensive \u003cstrong\u003ecenter-spread photo collage\u003c\/strong\u003e filled with vintage Ancient images\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand-new 2026 retrospective liner notes from BOTH Aphazel and Kaiaphas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAphazel looks back on the Cue Studio sessions, cemetery photo shoots, the rushed original mix\/master, and the album's unexpected enduring reputation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKaiaphas explores the album's vampire influences, collaborative songwriting, experimentation, and eventual cult status\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures \u003cstrong\u003eAphazel, Kaiaphas, Jesus Christ!, and Erichte\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong\u003eAphazel\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginally recorded, mixed, and mastered at \u003cstrong\u003eCue Recording Studios in Falls Church, Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e in September 1997\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngineered by \u003cstrong\u003eDoug Johnston\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLayout and design by \u003cstrong\u003eScott Waters \/ NoLifeTilMetal\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes Ancient's cover of the \u003cstrong\u003eMercyful Fate classic “Black Funeral”\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFor Fans Of:\u003c\/strong\u003e Emperor, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Covenant, Mercyful Fate, and atmospheric\/melodic black metal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ===================== KEY COLLECTOR DETAILS BOX END ===================== --\u003e\n\n\n\u003c!-- ==================== ALBUM DESCRIPTION BOX START ==================== --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #333333; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 16px; margin: 20px 0; border-radius: 6px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px;\"\u003e\n🩸 Ancient – Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nOriginally released by \u003cstrong\u003eMetal Blade Records in 1997\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ancient's \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMad Grandiose Bloodfiends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e remains one of the most distinctive, adventurous, and controversial albums in the Norwegian band's catalog. The band's third full-length pushed beyond the boundaries of its earlier black metal sound into a darker and increasingly theatrical world of gothic atmosphere, melody, experimentation, and vampiric imagery.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nThe album features \u003cstrong\u003eAphazel\u003c\/strong\u003e on guitars, bass, and keyboards; \u003cstrong\u003eKaiaphas\u003c\/strong\u003e on male vocals, drums, and percussion; multi-instrumentalist \u003cstrong\u003eJesus Christ!\u003c\/strong\u003e on guitars, bass, keyboards, cello, and piano; and \u003cstrong\u003eErichte\u003c\/strong\u003e on female vocals. That expanded musical palette allowed Ancient to move between aggressive extreme metal, atmospheric keyboards, male\/female vocal interplay, piano, cello, and haunting melodic passages.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nNearly three decades later, this new Brutal Planet Records edition gives fans something especially valuable: \u003cstrong\u003ebrand-new retrospective liner notes from both Aphazel and Kaiaphas\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering two firsthand perspectives on the making and legacy of \u003cem\u003eMad Grandiose Bloodfiends\u003c\/em\u003e.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAphazel\u003c\/strong\u003e takes readers back to the 1997 sessions at Cue Recording Studios in Virginia. His memories include the unusual atmosphere surrounding the sessions and cemetery photo shoots, the pressure surrounding the original mixing and mastering, and the band's disappointment with aspects of the finished sound. Looking back decades later, he reflects on how remarkable it is that an album the band once viewed with complicated feelings has endured and become so highly regarded by many Ancient fans.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKaiaphas\u003c\/strong\u003e approaches the story from another angle. He recalls the fascination with vampire lore and imagery that helped shape the record, while explaining that \u003cem\u003eMad Grandiose Bloodfiends\u003c\/em\u003e was far more of a collaborative band effort than its predecessor, \u003cem\u003eThe Cainian Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e. Songs were developed together during rehearsals, ideas came from throughout the lineup, and Ancient deliberately pushed into new musical territory.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\nKaiaphas also looks back on the album's unusual journey after its release. 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