Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
To call I a Norwegian supergroup would be nothing short of an understatement: featuring members of mighty IMMORTAL, GORGOROTH, SAHG and ENSLAVED in their ranks, it comes as no surprise that the debut album Between Two Worlds takes us to the very roots of high-class metal and further. With IMMORTAL having disbanded a few years back, the metal... [+] Read More
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
There is a scent of indefatigable fighting around Marduk. For over ten years this outstanding band has embodied values extremely rare, always strongly determined to go their own way, refusing to adjust, always fighting to stay on top and never backing down. But let’s begin from the start about how the charismatic band founder Morgan Håkansson,... [+] Read More
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
First formed as "Dolmen" in 1989 by Shaftiel (vocals/guitar/bass) and Equitant Ifernain (lead guitar, bass), the black/death metal band Absu hails from the least likely of extreme metal watering grounds: Dallas, Texas. By 1991, the name change to Absu (borrowed from ancient Mesopotamian beliefs) had taken effect, two demos, "Immortal Sorcery"... [+] Read More
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Enslaved was formed in 1991, by Ivar Bjørnson and Grutle Kjellson. Joined by drummer Trym Torsson, they did their first demo in the summer of 1992. While working with the first full length, there came a call from England, resulting in the two 1993 legendary mini albums; Enslaved-“Hordanes Land” and Emperor-“s/t”. Due to tragic...
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Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Gorgoroth was founded by Infernus in 1992 as a strategy to perpetrate sonic and spiritual violence upon the world in order to bring forth change in peoples perception of being therein. Thus, through metal music, Satans minister on earth summoned an avatara of the forces of darkness and did let it manifestate through a variety of attempts on... [+] Read More
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Hole in the Sky - Bergen Metal Fest VIII proudly presents BLOOD FIRE DEATH!
August 22- 25, 2007 Bergen, Norway
It’s amazing how time flies by. It’s been almost eight years since we started planning the first Hole in the Sky festival and a lot of things have happened in the world of metal since the inception of this little...
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Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
The Swedish death metal band Hypocrisy was formed by Peter Tägtgren in 1990 upon his return to Sweden from Florida, where he had been inspired by that state's flourishing death metal scene (bands like Morbid Angel, Deicide, Death, and Obituary). Hypocrisy's first demo was recorded entirely by Tägtgren himself; once it secured him a record deal,... [+] Read More
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Dates: Thursday April 5-7th 2007
Location: Oslo, Norway
Venue: Rockefeller Music Hall - Rockefeller (main stage) and John Dee (club stage)
Bands: 30 bands, 10 each day, 5 on each stage.
Capacity:...
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Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Gothenburg, Sweden-based death metal outfit Dissection was formed in 1989 by singer/guitarist Jon Nödtveidt and bassist Peter Palmdahl; with the addition of drummer Ole Öhman the following spring, the group recorded its first demo, "The Grief Prophecy." Following the 1991 Corpsegrinder single, "Into Infinite Obscurity," Dissection recorded a... [+] Read More
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
These Canadians started to rock in 1992 with the mission statement "deliver the most punishing music ever created by combining melody and power into one devastating force." Whether they are the most punishing band ever could be debated for hours over multiple bottles of Jim Beam. But one thing is for sure: Kataklysm is an extremely heavy death... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
We are a symphonic black metal band from South London. We formed around mid 2006 (with only 2 members, Andy and Charlie), but only started recording around september. There are 3 current members:
Andrew Land - Lead Guitars, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
Joe Rainer - Harmonising Guitar
Charlie Tuckey - Drums
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Offering a complex form of metal that combined the sweeping adverturism of math rock, the oddball tempos of experimental jazz, and the stunning brutality of thrash metal, Meshuggah raised the bar for metal bands everywhere upon their debut. The roots of Swedish metal band Meshuggah were planted in 1985; originally named Metallien, the founding... [+] Read More
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
SATANIC CORPSE,Black Satanic Metal music, is the dark work of Belita,a spirit channeler,musician and singer,who in essence, channels the dark forces through the body,the Dark Ones using the vocal and instrument vessels to create this music,this music of death... main spirits in SATANIC CORPSE are Sir Blasphemy and Infernal.Music is Black... [+] Read More
Genre: Hard Rock/Metal
We are a Black Metal band from Arkansas. Buzzy on rythym guitar and vox. Richard on Lead Guitar, Steve on Bass, and Phil on drums. Our music is a fuse of different metal elements, from Death to Black metal. Check us out!!!