Lake of Tears first came together in 1992 when Daniel Brennare, Jonas Eriksson, and Michael Larsson left the death metal band they were playing in and hooked up with Johan Oudhuis. They recorded a demo in early 1993 which caught the attention of Black Mark Productions, who signed the band soon after. Their debut, Greater Art, was released in... [+] Read More

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ALS is a modern metal band from Budapest that released its debut EP titled "To Whom It May Concern" in early 2007. Fronted by two vocalists the Hungarian six-piece draws influence from many sub-genres of heavy metal keeping their music diverse and energetic.

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Since their humble start in 1992 as an underground band from Tumba, a suburb in southern Stockholm, AMON AMARTH have managed to establish themselves as one of Europe’s top death metal acts through hard work, relentless touring, and consistently solid albums. What has set AMON AMARTH apart from the rest of the death metal scene since the very... [+] Read More

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The Helsinki, Finland, quartet Apocalyptica comprised classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Max Lilja, Antero Manninen, and Paavo Lotjonen; formed in 1993, the group made waves internationally in 1996 with Plays Metallica by Four Cellos, which combined their formal background with their love of heavy metal. The album found favor with both... [+] Read More

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The Helsinki, Finland, quartet Apocalyptica comprised classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Max Lilja, Antero Manninen, and Paavo Lotjonen; formed in 1993, the group made waves internationally in 1996 with Plays Metallica by Four Cellos, which combined their formal background with their love of heavy metal. The album found favor with both... [+] Read More

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After bowing in 1992 with the straightforward death metal album An Evil Shade of Grey, the Swedish band Cemetary began tinkering with the genre on 1993's Goddess Beauty, incorporating both '70s rock and goth rock into the mix. Before recording 1994's Black Vanity, vocalist and guitarist Mathias Lodmalm dismissed the rest of the band, opting to... [+] Read More

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In the last eight or so years, Children Of Bodom that darted to international fame with their debut, 1997’s "Something Wild", has gone from being "this amazing band from Finland" to a household name in the metalscene. And that, of course, is obvious given the intensity, sheer quality of their material and the flawless execution.
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Founded 1988 in Stockholm/Sweden, Dismember were among those responsible for Death Metals big breakthrough. Reaching even further back through the mists of time to bring you the ultimate in old school Death metal, Dismember has explored their underground roots and paid homage to their NWOBHM heroes to bring you the vicious breed of real Death... [+] Read More

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Founded 1988 in Stockholm/Sweden, Dismember were among those responsible for Death Metals big breakthrough. Reaching even further back through the mists of time to bring you the ultimate in old school Death metal, Dismember has explored their underground roots and paid homage to their NWOBHM heroes to bring you the vicious breed of real Death... [+] Read More

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The leaders of Holland's death metal scene, Gorefest built a substantial underground following over the course of the '90s with a powerful, groove-based sound that often paralleled similar innovations by bands like Entombed and Sepultura. Founded by vocalist/bassist Jan-Chris De Koeyer and guitarist Frank Harthoorn in 1989, Gorefest issued their... [+] Read More

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Finnish death metal legends Impaled Nazarene formed in 1990 originally consisting of brothers Mika and Kimmo Luttinen (vocals and drums, respectively) along with Mika Pääkkö (guitar), Ari Holappa (guitar), and Harri Halonen (bass). By 1992, the band had recorded a couple of demos and opened shows for bands like Sentenced, Amorphis, and Belial.... [+] Read More

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After leaving Ceremonial Oath to form In Flames, founding member and guitarist Jesper Strömblad saw this project as a way of expressing his songwriting creativity rather than being stuck in the background. With the added influences of Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, along with his own touch of aggressive metal that overwhelmed his home country of... [+] Read More

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After leaving Ceremonial Oath to form In Flames, founding member and guitarist Jesper Strömblad saw this project as a way of expressing his songwriting creativity rather than being stuck in the background. With the added influences of Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, along with his own touch of aggressive metal that overwhelmed his home country of... [+] Read More

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Norwegian alternative rockers Motorpsycho formed in October of 1989, in Trondheim, combining the efforts of a three-piece crew, fronted by Bent Saether (bass, vocals), along with Hangus Magnus Ryan (guitar) and Kjell Runar Jenssen (drums). One year after assembling, the trio recorded Mayden Voyage, its first demo tape, which eventually turned... [+] Read More

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Brought together in Stockholm by guitarists Peter Lindgren and Mikael Åkerfeldt in 1990, Opeth added progressive influences and acoustic instrumentation to their brand of Swedish death metal. As the group progressed, it was very common for an Opeth live set to fly in several different musical directions -- and an average song lasted no less than... [+] Read More

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German rockers Pyogenesis began their career in the early '90s, making a gothic death metal hybrid that sounded much like Paradise Lost. They kept this style throughout their first two EPs, but started to tweak it on their first full-length album, 1995's Sweet X-Rated Nothings. The vocals were much clearer and the sound was a little less dark.... [+] Read More

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The band was founded in early 1998 and released it's debut CD "Sinnocence" in the fall of 2002. Musical material on that album was close to classical gothenburg death metal standarts. Seducer's Embrace have good concert experience and used to share the stage with bands like Nightwish, Dismember, Impaled Nazarene and the most of Russian "biggest"... [+] Read More

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The Finnish heavy metal band Sentenced released its debut album, Shadows of the Past, in the early '90s on a small French label; dissatisfied with their somewhat commonplace black-metal sound, they hired bassist/vocalist Taneli Jarva to provide more originality for 1992's North From Here. The record was more melodic and technically competent and... [+] Read More

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Summoning Buer is the main solo project of Nate "Fenrazor" Radzicki. After leaving several projects behind (Triforium Dawn, Mord, Nakaa, and Frost Gate) Summoning Buer was created. The style is a mix of black metal and heavy rock themes. It also incorporates many aspects of 80's heavy metal. The project is still in its early stages but hopefully... [+] Read More

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Formed during the late '80s, Swedish death metal band Therion was led by vocalist, guitarist and composer Christofer Johnsson. Originally rounded out by lead guitarist Peter Hansson, bassist Erik Gustafson and drummer Oskar Forss, the group debuted in 1990 with the LP Of Darkness. Gustafson exited soon after, and as a three-piece Therion... [+] Read More

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