From their humble beginnings in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Sepultura went on to become the most successful Brazilian heavy metal band in history. Over a ten-year period, the band grew from strength to strength, transforming itself from a primitive death metal ensemble into one of the leading creative trendsetters of the international aggressive... [+] Read More

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Like many late-'90s metal bands, System of a Down struck a balance between '80s underground thrash metal and metallic early-'90s alternative rockers like Jane's Addiction. Their dark, neo-gothic alternative metal earned a cult following in the wake of the popularity of such likeminded bands as Korn and the Deftones. Vocalist Serj Tankian,... [+] Read More

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Promethic where formed by Dag and Petter in April 2007. Per Kristian joined in may 07, then came Benny in Juli and last our vocalist/ keyboardist in November 07. In May 08 we will release our first EP, recorded in toproom studio. The same studio Mayhem, Extol, Borknagard, Vintersorg, Turboneger and many more has used before. See... [+] Read More

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The alternative metal band Quicksand emerged from the New York City hardcore scene of the late '80s; before coming together in 1990, singer/guitarist Walter Schreifels, guitarist Tom Capone, bassist Sergio Vega, and drummer Alan Cage all honed their chops in a series of local acts, including Youth of Today, the Gorilla Biscuits, and Bold and... [+] Read More

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Soundgarden made a place for heavy metal in alternative rock. Their fellow Seattle rockers Green River may have spearheaded the grunge sound, but they relied on noise rock in the vein of the Stooges. Similarly, Jane's Addiction were too fascinated with prog rock and performance art to appeal to a wide array of metal fans. Soundgarden, however,... [+] Read More

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Tool's greatest breakthrough was to introduce dark, vaguely underground metal to the preening pretentiousness of art rock. Or maybe it was introducing the self-absorbed pretension of art rock to the wearing grind of post-thrash metal -- the order really doesn't matter. Though Metallica wrote their multi-sectioned, layered songs as if they were... [+] Read More

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Conceived during the late '80s when death metal did everything it could to gain credibility as a substantial niche, Entombed instantly championed the eerie variation of brutal heavy metal, giving it credibility before quickly abandoning the style in the early '90s. In their post-death metal years, the band retained the niche genre's most... [+] Read More

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Fear Factory was one of the first bands to fuse the loud, crushing intensity of death metal with the cold harshness of industrial electronics and samples, producing a more varied sonic palette with which to express their bleak, pessimistic view of modern, technology-driven society. The group was formed in Los Angeles in 1990 by vocalist Burton... [+] Read More

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The alternative metal outfit Nothingface formed in 1995 in Washington, D.C. Frontman Matt Holt, guitarist Tom Maxwell, bassist Bill Gaal, and drummer Chris Houck made riveting, gnarling hard rock intertwined with heavy melodies and a brash punk rock sound. After two releases for DCide, 1997's Pacifier and 1998's An Audio Guide to Everyday... [+] Read More

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Akuma is:
Luke (LoG) O’Grady: Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Jay Richards: Lead Guitar
Adam Stojanovski: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Brendan Kelso: Drums
Akuma began as a group of four misfits who found each other through friends of friends and at heavy metal shows. The guys soon discovered that they all shared the dream of... [+] Read More

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Hailing from Bristol, England are the Corporation of Corpse Stealers ( or C.O.C.S as it is also abbreviated ) is a side project band by the core founder members of the bands `Whores of Babylon` ( Goth Metal ) & `Soundisciples` ( Experimental / Metal ). Formed during spring 2008, the musical direction of C.O.C.S is Thrash / Black / Death Metal,... [+] Read More

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Earth Crisis' chugging riffs and barked declarations served as the mouthpiece of America's militant vegan straight-edge movement throughout the '90s, detailing the ideas of animal and human liberation, drug-free living, and personal empowerment through hardcore song. The vegan straight-edge movement spawned activists who took the law into their... [+] Read More

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Fate Unknown was formed in Poland in order to break some rules, however not to exaggerate in this respect too much. The hybrid which was conceived after seven years of F.U.'s existence is "Something Now" - a debut album utilizing most of metal music genres enforced with hardcore energy
influenced by post-industrial sterile sound frames and... [+] Read More

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Born out of the depleting industrial settlement of Ebbw Vale, South Wales, UK. Formed by 5 friends, all with individual influences. The songs are the sound of pain, regret, disappointment and the fear of what the future will bring us, all performed with hope and exhilaration. This is 'Fell on Black Days'!!

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South Florida is home to a band that embodies the universal sounds of rage, excitement and power. Run like a train and powered as a machine is West Palm Beach's GONEMAD. Their musical style has captured and evolved a successful merger of metal, hard-core and rock, which translates to a good time feel and a serious clarity that is hard to shake... [+] Read More

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We are Haze of Judgement, an English metal band with a unique sound that consists of a vocalist, bassist and a guitarist. We blend elements of Nu, Groove, Thrash, Progressive Metal together to create our heavy yet melodic sound. At the moment we are trying out different drummers. When our lineup is complete we will begin giging around London... [+] Read More

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1995 [OSIAN] start playing in a small session room based in their home town Putignano (Ba) .1997 After two years of hard sessions the band produces two promotional - tapes of heavy/thrash kind: "Surreal Masterpeace"(Jan.97) and "Mythomania"(Jul.97) that meet good success in the underground metal scene and receive optimal reviews on the national... [+] Read More

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Catch SDR Live @ the pop factory, porth, South wales - along with distorted dreams.. On Friday october 10th !! and then at TJ's In newport, south wales on sunday 12th oct. .
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Formed in late 2001, in Cardiff UK, the band began life when workmates Matt and Sion realised they both knew people interested in forming bands. The... [+] Read More

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Zatarras Vengeance speaks the word of the real man, no need for restraint and with every intention to deal with the issues that we all turn a blind eye to. Hailing from the great city of Melbourne we bring a blend of thrash/groove metal with a dash of Hardcore, to bring you a tasty cocktail called Zatarras Vengeance.

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