The Pagan Winter is the first studio recording by Hungarian symphonic black metal band Sear Bliss. In that time founder/bass guitarist 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's debut album Phantoms. Track listing "Ancient" – 4:54 "The Pagan Winter" – 4:24 "…Where the Darkness Always Reigned" – 7:20 "Twilight" – 4:33 "In the Shadow of Another World" (re-issue bonus track) – 12:02 Credits Zoltán Csejtei – vocals Csaba Csejtei – guitar János Barbarics – guitar Winter – synthesizer, lyrics András Nagy – bass guitar Gergely Szűcs – trumpet Balázs Bertalan – drums (session fill-in) Zoltán Máté – guest vocals on "Twilight" Re-release The original track list was extended by a 12-minute song called "In the Shadow of Another World" recorded between November 7–11, 1996 in Nautilus Studio, Sopron, Hungary. Kris Verwimp created new artwork for the re-release. Sear Bliss line-up at "In the Shadow of Another World" recording: András Nagy – bass guitar, vocals János Barbarics – guitar Csaba Csejtei – guitar Zoltán Csejtei – drums Winter – synthesizer Gergely Szűcs – trumpet External links Sear Bliss Official Site Encyclopaedia Metallum Sear Bliss albums 1995 debut albums Mascot Records albums