Available in two colours, both limited to 250 copies.

Only released one year after Trulen, the album’s nine tracks featured four entirely new songs, the rest being titles already present on Trulen. In general, Fran marder picks up where Trulen left off. The components that made Trulen such a stand-out effort are all intact but presented in a refined way. The most striking difference between the second demo and Fran marder is the professional studio sound. Still cited by many as one of their favourite ARCKANUM albums, Fran marder hasn`t lost one inch of its relevance.

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After having gathered experiences in various bands as a drummer Shamaatae founded ARCKANUM out of his desire to combine his deep passion for Metal with dark magic and Satanism in 1992.

The demos and full lengths bearing the ARCKANUM logo that would be released up until 1998 garnered its sole member Shamaatae praise wide and far. Appreciated by adherents of Black Metal for its highly original and atmospheric sound, ARCKANUM’s merits aren`t restricted to releasing timeless music. Beginning with „Fran marder“, multi-talented Shamaatae - by creating unmistakable covers, booklets, calligraphy, drawings and lyrics written in ancient Swedish – not only succeeded in establishing a particular aesthetic for ARCKANUM but manifested a whole world or rather an antikosmos unto itself.

All audios are remastered by Patrick W. Engel at Temple of Disharmony.

These releases will come as double-LPs (except Fran Marder) in a gatefold sleeve with UV-varnish on the cover. Including a huge 20-page 12” booklet each title with an in-depth interview (divided into 4 parts) with Shamaatae and many never seen before pictures.

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