Gosudar / Malignant Altar - Split LP 1990s I’d seen the bootleg t-shirt

I’d seen the bootleg t-shirt and knew them as an in-crowd secret

The vision of record collector and graphic designer Ivan Liechti

regardless of all the hurdles and hiccups

I was fuelled by a desire to create something inordinately luxurious and beautiful

and boy was my friend right

Gosudar / Malignant Altar - Split LP 1990s I’d seen the bootleg t-shirtTwo of Death Metals strongest forces will unleash a split of cataclysmic proportions. Russias Gosudar and American heavyweights Malignant Altar spew rotten filth in unison across four tracks. Doom, death and demolition is what this split is all about, so prepare to fester. Gosudar are definitely one of the most exciting yet still obscure Death Metal bands around. Hailing from Russia, they blend ferocity and gloom to give a truly sepulchral and savage