The Phantom Lodge

Captured with Digital Devices at Unisound Studio, September 1996. Mastered at The Cutting Room. All music, lyrics and concepts written 1995/1996. Originally released via Adipocere Records in April of 1997. It is the second studio opus of meticulously crafted epic Black Metal from Katatonia's Anders ‘Blackkeim’ Nyström.    The Phantom Lodge was the second of four albums from Blackheim’s (later Blakkheim) Symphonic Black Metal solo-project (before the band was ended in September 2004).   Diabolical Masquerade was based primarily around Symphonic/Melodic Black Metal. Strong atmospheres were created through layered guitar and keyboards (and notably, flute, on this album), and Blackheim’s compositions contained more up tempo and extreme elements than those of Katatonia, with cold, dark riffs with a firm emphasis on mood, given life with strong fantasy-based lyrics.   The Phantom Lodge was a natural progression from debut album Ravendusk In My Heart; delving further into the realm of experimentation and atmospherics.