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Horde is the single-album Christian Black metal project of Australian musician Jayson Sherlocke, formerly of Mortification and Paramaecium. Sherlocke recorded one album, "Hellig Usvart" (Holy Unblack) under the pseudonym "Anonymous", and it was released on Nuclear Blast Records in 1994, followed by a later re-release on Rowe Productions. Most of the album is recorded in Norwegian (as well as the title itself), a fact which led many to believe, while Sherlocke was still anonymous, that Horde originated from Norway, a fact backed up by the poor production quality on the album, considered to be a trademark of Norwegian Black metal.
Upon the initial release of Hellig Usvart, a publicity campaign was launched throughout the black metal community, revolving around Sherlocke being credited as "Anonymous". A wide stir crept about the Black Metal community due to the unusual marketing techniques involved in the promotion of this album. Unsuccessful death-threats were given to Mark Staiger at Nuclear Blast to reveal the identity of the anonymous musician who had created the album, although the identity of the musician was later revealed as Jayson Sherlocke. Horde as an entity also received death threats for creating a Christian version of Black Metal. Upon original release in 1994, 4,000 copies of the album were printed. In 1999 Rowe Productions purchased all remaining copies and distributed them world-wide. The album has since been re-released on this label with an additional track entitled, My Heart Doth Beseech Thee (O Master).
Hellig Usvart itself is a one-time release, in that Jayson has no plans to work on his Horde project again. The album pioneered the previously unheard of genre of "Christian Black metal"; since its release bands such as Dark Endless (also a black metal band with one anonymous member), Crimson Moonlight and Antestor have emerged as proponents of Christian black metal. While the album is satirical of the satanic black metal scene in that it twists common black metal terms or phrases into a Christian ideal. The message of the album is generally the destruction of, and hatred towards Satan, in favour of God. There is also direct and indirect praise of God throughout the record. Horde's music is mostly simple, dark and slow driving Black Metal with high pitch shrieking or growling vocals. Some songs such as Invert the Inverted Cross have a much quicker pace and utilize double-bass work to drive the song. Keyboards are sprinkled in throughout the album as well and appear on such tracks as Release and Clothe the Virgin Sacrifice.
Discography
- Hellig Usvart - 1994
External links
- Legacy of Horde
- Rowe Productions
- Hellig Usvart album cover
- Horde Biography on the heavy metal encyclopedia metallian
