The Pagan Winter is the first studio recording by Hungarian symphonic black metal band Sear Bliss. In that time founder/bass player András Nagy was only 17 years old. Thanks to this demo Mascot Records from the Netherlands offered a three-album contract and signed the band.
Mascot Records re-released The Pagan Winter on CD in 1997 following the success of Sear Bliss' debut album Phantoms.
1995 demo
Side A
Side B
1997 re-release
The original track list was extended by a 12-minute song called "In the Shadow of Another World" recorded between November 7âÂÂ11, 1996 in Nautilus Studio, Sopron, Hungary. Kris Verwimp created the new artwork for the re-release.
Sear Bliss "In the Shadow of Another World" recording line-up: