"VON seem to have finally taken up the mantle of black metal royalty in a way they have always deserved. What the Dark Gods Trilogy will ultimately become is yet to be seen, but the beginning is a promising one"

- Natalie Zed, ANGRY METAL GUY

"a rotting miasma, a great sense of unease, and an otherworldly feel to the music, an atmosphere that VENIEN and VON are known for"

- Dave Schalek, ABOUT

"overwhelming, like a vision of hell brought to earth, and with its convoluted and esoteric patterns shows us darkness revealing itself before our eyes, while we stare at the screen too scared to scream"

- Brett Stevens, DEATH METAL UNDERGROUND

"raw black metal that succeeds greatly at creating an unsettling feeling in listeners, especially on the very surprising ten-minute piece “Ancient Flesh of the Dark Gods”, made in collaboration with doom band Coffinworm"

- Adrien Begrand, MSN ENTERTAINMENT

"the music is good, the production is solid, and the entire album drips with evil atmosphere. These guys are the definition of “Trve Kvlt Black Metal” and you owe it to yourself to check them out if you’re not initiated into the fold yet"

- Shayne Mathis, METAL INJECTION

"compared to bands as Blasphemy and Beherit (in the old days always named in one sentence with VON) these songs have the impact of a grenade - a high pace and with a dark, obscure sound. Niiiiiiice!"

- Leon van Rijnsbergen, AARDSCHOK METAL MAGAZINE

"Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves comes off like the album that VON was trying to do all along, but had to get that pesky first full-length out of the way - the song ideas are more thought out and arranged"

- Dan Marsicano, METAL UNDERGROUND

"ample variation of pace, sound and mood (50 shades of dread, misery and hate) to keep it by and large an interesting and evocative listen"

- J Watt, YOUR ARENT COOL

"this is uncompromisingly malignant music - of course, I found it quite appealing"

- Islander, NO CLEAN SINGING

"USBM primitivist resurrect themselves in filth- if ever there was a band to divide the black metal scene, it was VON"

- Alastair Riddell, METAL HAMMER/SUBTERRANEA MAGAZINE

"the album engulfs the listener in absolute darkness and madness - VON is the sound of H.P. Lovecraft’s Absinthe-induced fever dreams"

- David Meredith, SPILL MAGAZINE

"Dark Gods showcases a band who have put a fair amount of time, effort, and intelligence into progressing their chosen art"

- Jason Deaville, BRAVE WORDS

"The record entails everything buried by the dusts of time and encompasses that raw, eerie and evil sound that makes this type of black metal an acquired taste and work of art"

- Berns von Bernington, THIS IS NOT A SCENE

"Nine tracks of a severe heart attack to the weak awaits us all, some being giants with more than 10 minutes, others very short, but the band hits the bull’s-eye"

- Marcos “The Jungle Guy” Garcia, METAL TEMPLE

ALBUM REVIEWS

❖ NO CLEAN SINGING
❖ OCCULT BLACK METAL ZINE
❖ ABYSMAL HYMNS
❖ SHAXUL RECORDS
❖ HEAVY METAL TRIBUNE
❖ MUTILADOR
❖ AVE NOCTUM
❖ ANGRY METAL GUY
❖ ABOUT HEAVY METAL
❖ DEATH METAL UNDERGROUND
❖ METALLUS
❖ ZWAREMETALEN
❖ BLEEDING 4 METAL
❖ AARDSCHOK METAL MAGAZINE
❖ MSN ENTERTAINMENT HEADBANG
❖ METAL INJECTION
❖ METAL UNDERGROUND
❖ THE MIDLANDS ROCKS
❖ YOU ARENT COOL
❖ METAL HAMMER/SUBTERRANEA MAGAZINE
❖ SPEAKER CREATURES
❖ AXES TO GRIND
❖ SATAN OWES US MONEY
❖ WINGS OF DEATH
❖ POPDOSE
❖ IMHOTEP
❖ ETERNAL TERROR
❖ METAL REVIEWS
❖ SPILL MAGAZINE
❖ REVOLUTION INC
❖ METAL ITALIA
❖ SLUDGELORD
❖ METAL MIRROR
❖ STORMBRINGER
❖ BRAVE WORDS
❖ THE NEW NOISE
❖ MISERE NOBIS
❖ MOUTH FOR WAR
❖ DEF LINES
❖ THIS IS NOT A SCENE
❖ THROW UP YOUR HORNS
❖ METAL CURSE
❖ STEREO INVADERS
❖ METAL TEMPLE
❖ BEST BLACK METAL
❖ THE HEAVY METAL SALOON
❖ PSYCHOZINE MAGAZINE
❖ ABSOLUTE HELL
❖ METAL SUCKS
❖ EXCLAIM!
❖ WONDERBOX METAL

LIMITED EDITION

DARK GODS VOL.I (12" BOOKLET EDITION) (LTD 500)

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DIGITAL EDITION

VON - Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves (12" Booklet Edition) (Digital Album)

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Cat/Sku#: VR D0009

Artist: VON
Title: Dark Gods: Seven Billion Slaves (12" Booklet Edition) (Digital Album)
Volume: Dark Gods Vol.I
Audio Format: Digital
Publisher/Distributor: Von Records (USA)
Digital Release Date: 2013
Illustration: VENIEN

Track-Listing:
01. They Have Come
02. Ancient Flesh of The Dark Gods Feat. D & C (Coffinworm)
03. Hands of Black Death
04. Dark Gods
05. MONSTER!
06. RawRot
07. DevilWhore
08. iAmInHuMan
09. Black Eyes

Recoding Lineup:
Jason Ventura (VENIEN) (vocals | bass)
Jon Gonzalez (Lord Giblete) (guitar)
Charlie Fell (drums)
Special Guests: vocals by D (Coffinworm) & guitar solo by C (Coffinworm)

1 They Have Come (Digital Edition) 03:23 Info Download

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2 Ancient Flesh of The Dark Gods Feat. D & C (Coffinworm) (Digital Edition) 10:09 Info Download

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3 Hands of Black Death (Digital Edition) 06:14 Info Download

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4 Dark Gods (Digital Edition) 02:59 Info Download

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5 MONSTER! (Digital Edition) 05:32 Info Download

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6 RawRot (Digital Edition) 07:40 Info Download

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7 DevilWhore (Digital Edition) 06:02 Info Download

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8 iAmInHuMan (Digital Edition) 06:03 Info Download

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9 Black Eyes (Digital Edition) 06:07 Info Download

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